AMD Radeon 550 vs NVIDIA GeForce GT 720
Graphics Processor
| GPU model | Lexa | GK208 |
|---|---|---|
| GPU variant | Lexa PRO (215-0904018) | GK208-320-A1 |
| Architecture | GCN 4.0 | Kepler 2.0 |
| Foundry | GlobalFoundries | TSMC |
| Manufacturing process | 14 nm | 28 nm |
| Number of transistors | 2,200 million | 1,020 million |
| Die size | 103 mm² | 87 mm² |
Graphics Card
| Release date | Apr 20th, 2017 | Mar 27th, 2014 |
|---|---|---|
| Generation | Polaris | GeForce 700 |
| Production | End-of-life | End-of-life |
| Launch price | 79 USD | 49 USD |
| Interface | PCIe 3.0 x8 | PCIe 2.0 x8 |
| Predecessor | Arctic Islands | GeForce 600 |
| Successor | Vega | GeForce 900 |
Clocks
| Base clock | 1100 MHz | — |
|---|---|---|
| Boost clock | 1183 MHz | — |
| Memory clock | 1750 MHz 7 Gbps effective | 900 MHz 1800 Mbps effective |
| GPU clock | — | 967 MHz |
Memory Configuration
| Memory size | 2 GB | 2 GB |
|---|---|---|
| Memory type | GDDR5 | DDR3 |
| Memory bus width | 64 bit | 64 bit |
| Bandwidth | 56.00 GB/s | 14.40 GB/s |
Render Configuration
| Shading units | 512 | 384 |
|---|---|---|
| TMUs | 32 | 32 |
| ROPs | 16 | 8 |
| Compute units | 8 | — |
| Cache L1 | 16 KB (per CU) | 16 KB (per SMX) |
| Cache L2 | 256 KB | 512 KB |
| SMX count | — | 2 |
Performance
| Pixel rate | 18.93 GPixel/s | 7.736 GPixel/s |
|---|---|---|
| Texture rate | 37.86 GTexel/s | 30.94 GTexel/s |
| FP16 (half) performance | 1,211 GFLOPS (1:1) | — |
| FP32 (float) performance | 1,211 GFLOPS | 742.7 GFLOPS |
| FP64 (double) performance | 75.71 GFLOPS (1:16) | 30.94 GFLOPS (1:24) |
Dimensions & Outputs
| Slot width | Dual-slot | Single-slot |
|---|---|---|
| Length | 145 mm 5.7 inches | 145 mm 5.7 inches |
| TDP | 50 W | 19 W |
| Suggested PSU | 250 W | 200 W |
| Outputs | 1x DVI1x HDMI1x DisplayPort | 1x DVI1x HDMI1x VGA |
| Power connectors | None | None |
| Board number | D090-01 | P2130 SKU 4 |
API Support & Features
| DirectX | 12 (12_0) | 12 (11_0) |
|---|---|---|
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 2.1 | 3.0 |
| Vulkan | 1.2 | 1.1 |
| Shader model | 6.4 | 5.1 |
| CUDA | — | 3.5 |
