AMD Radeon HD 6290 vs NVIDIA GeForce 9300 GS
Graphics Processor
| GPU model | Cedar | G98 |
|---|---|---|
| GPU variant | Cedar LE | — |
| Architecture | TeraScale 2 | Tesla |
| Foundry | TSMC | TSMC |
| Manufacturing process | 40 nm | 65 nm |
| Number of transistors | 292 million | 210 million |
| Die size | 59 mm² | 86 mm² |
Graphics Card
| Release date | Dec 4th, 2011 | Jun 1st, 2008 |
|---|---|---|
| Generation | Northern Islands | GeForce 9 |
| Predecessor | Evergreen | GeForce 8 |
| Successor | Southern Islands | GeForce 200 |
| Production | End-of-life | End-of-life |
| Interface | PCIe 2.0 x16 | PCIe 2.0 x16 |
Clocks
| GPU clock | 650 MHz | 567 MHz |
|---|---|---|
| Memory clock | 800 MHz 1600 Mbps effective | 333 MHz 666 Mbps effective |
| Shader clock | — | 1400 MHz |
Memory Configuration
| Memory size | 1024 MB | 512 MB |
|---|---|---|
| Memory type | GDDR3 | DDR2 |
| Memory bus width | 64 bit | 64 bit |
| Bandwidth | 12.80 GB/s | 5.328 GB/s |
Render Configuration
| Shading units | 80 | 8 |
|---|---|---|
| TMUs | 8 | 4 |
| ROPs | 4 | 4 |
| Compute units | 2 | — |
| Cache L1 | 8 KB (per CU) | — |
| Cache L2 | 128 KB | 16 KB |
| SM count | — | 1 |
Performance
| Pixel rate | 2.600 GPixel/s | 2.268 GPixel/s |
|---|---|---|
| Texture rate | 5.200 GTexel/s | 2.268 GTexel/s |
| FP32 (float) performance | 104.0 GFLOPS | 22.40 GFLOPS |
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 HDMI1x VGA |
| Power connectors | None | None |
| Board number | — | P561 |
API Support & Features
| DirectX | 11.2 (11_0) | 11.1 (10_0) |
|---|---|---|
| OpenGL | 4.4 | 3.3 |
| OpenCL | 1.2 | 1.1 |
| Vulkan | — | — |
| Shader model | 5.0 | 4.0 |
| CUDA | — | 1.1 |
