AMD Radeon HD 6250 vs NVIDIA GeForce 6700 XL
Graphics Processor
| GPU model | Cedar | NV43 |
|---|---|---|
| GPU variant | Cedar PRO | — |
| Architecture | TeraScale 2 | Curie |
| Foundry | TSMC | TSMC |
| Manufacturing process | 40 nm | 110 nm |
| Number of transistors | 292 million | 146 million |
| Die size | 59 mm² | 154 mm² |
Graphics Card
| Release date | Jan 31st, 2011 | Nov 14th, 2004 |
|---|---|---|
| Generation | Northern Islands | GeForce 6 PCIe |
| Predecessor | Evergreen | GeForce PCX |
| Successor | Southern Islands | GeForce 7 PCIe |
| Production | End-of-life | End-of-life |
| Interface | PCIe 2.0 x16 | PCIe 1.0 x16 |
Clocks
| GPU clock | 650 MHz | 525 MHz |
|---|---|---|
| Memory clock | 500 MHz 1000 Mbps effective | 550 MHz 1100 Mbps effective |
Memory Configuration
| Memory size | 512 MB | 128 MB |
|---|---|---|
| Memory type | GDDR3 | GDDR3 |
| Memory bus width | 64 bit | 128 bit |
| Bandwidth | 8.000 GB/s | 17.60 GB/s |
Render Configuration
| Shading units | 80 | — |
|---|---|---|
| TMUs | 8 | 8 |
| ROPs | 4 | 4 |
| Compute units | 2 | — |
| Cache L1 | 8 KB (per CU) | — |
| Cache L2 | 128 KB | — |
| Pixel shaders | — | 8 |
| Vertex shaders | — | 3 |
Performance
| Pixel rate | 2.600 GPixel/s | 2.100 GPixel/s |
|---|---|---|
| Texture rate | 5.200 GTexel/s | 4.200 GTexel/s |
| FP32 (float) performance | 104.0 GFLOPS | — |
| Vertex rate | — | 393.8 MVertices/s |
Dimensions & Outputs
| Slot width | Single-slot | Single-slot |
|---|---|---|
| Length | 168 mm 6.6 inches | — |
| TDP | 19 W | unknown |
| Suggested PSU | 200 W | 200 W |
| Outputs | 1x DVI1x HDMI | 1x DVI1x VGA |
| Power connectors | None | 1x 6-pin |
| Board number | C026, C027 | P216 |
API Support & Features
| DirectX | 11.2 (11_0) | 9.0c (9_3) |
|---|---|---|
| OpenGL | 4.4 | 2.0 (full) 2.1 (partial) |
| OpenCL | 1.2 | — |
| Vulkan | — | — |
| Shader model | 5.0 | 3.0 |
