AMD Radeon 520 Mobile vs NVIDIA GeForce GT 445M
Graphics Processor
| GPU model | Banks | GF106 |
|---|---|---|
| GPU variant | Banks PRO (216-0568010) | N11E-GE-A1 |
| Architecture | GCN 1.0 | Fermi |
| Foundry | TSMC | TSMC |
| Manufacturing process | 28 nm | 40 nm |
| Number of transistors | 690 million | 1,170 million |
| Die size | 56 mm² | 238 mm² |
Mobile graphics
| Release date | Apr 18th, 2017 | Sep 3rd, 2010 |
|---|---|---|
| Generation | Mobility Radeon (M500) | GeForce 400M |
| Production | End-of-life | End-of-life |
| Interface | PCIe 3.0 x8 | PCIe 2.0 x16 |
| Predecessor | Crystal System | GeForce 300M |
| Successor | — | GeForce 500M |
Clocks
| GPU clock | 1030 MHz | 570 MHz |
|---|---|---|
| Memory clock | 1000 MHz 2 Gbps effective | 625 MHz 2.5 Gbps effective |
| Shader clock | — | 1140 MHz |
Memory Configuration
| Memory size | 2 GB | 1024 MB |
|---|---|---|
| Memory type | DDR3 | GDDR5 |
| Memory bus width | 64 bit | 128 bit |
| Bandwidth | 16.00 GB/s | 40.00 GB/s |
Render Configuration
| Shading units | 320 | 144 |
|---|---|---|
| TMUs | 20 | 24 |
| ROPs | 8 | 16 |
| Compute units | 5 | — |
| Cache L1 | 16 KB (per CU) | 64 KB (per SM) |
| Cache L2 | 128 KB | 256 KB |
| SM count | — | 3 |
Performance
| Pixel rate | 8.240 GPixel/s | 3.420 GPixel/s |
|---|---|---|
| Texture rate | 20.60 GTexel/s | 13.68 GTexel/s |
| FP32 (float) performance | 659.2 GFLOPS | 328.3 GFLOPS |
| FP64 (double) performance | 41.20 GFLOPS (1:16) | 27.36 GFLOPS (1:12) |
Dimensions & Outputs
| Slot width | IGP | — |
|---|---|---|
| TDP | 50 W | 35 W |
| Outputs | No outputs | No outputs |
| Power connectors | None | — |
API Support & Features
| DirectX | 12 (11_1) | 12 (11_0) |
|---|---|---|
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 1.2 | 1.1 |
| Vulkan | 1.2 | — |
| Shader model | 5.1 | 5.1 |
| CUDA | — | 2.1 |
