AMD Radeon HD 8490 OEM vs NVIDIA GeForce GT 720
Graphics Processor
| GPU model | Caicos | GK208 |
|---|---|---|
| GPU variant | Caicos XTX | GK208-320-A1 |
| Architecture | TeraScale 2 | Kepler 2.0 |
| Foundry | TSMC | TSMC |
| Manufacturing process | 40 nm | 28 nm |
| Number of transistors | 370 million | 1,020 million |
| Die size | 67 mm² | 87 mm² |
Graphics Card
| Release date | Jul 23rd, 2013 | Mar 27th, 2014 |
|---|---|---|
| Generation | Sea Islands | GeForce 700 |
| Production | End-of-life | End-of-life |
| Interface | PCIe 2.0 x16 | PCIe 2.0 x8 |
| Predecessor | Southern Islands | GeForce 600 |
| Successor | Volcanic Islands | GeForce 900 |
| Launch price | — | 49 USD |
Clocks
| GPU clock | 875 MHz | 967 MHz |
|---|---|---|
| Memory clock | 900 MHz 1800 Mbps effective | 900 MHz 1800 Mbps effective |
Memory Configuration
| Memory size | 1024 MB | 2 GB |
|---|---|---|
| Memory type | DDR3 | DDR3 |
| Memory bus width | 64 bit | 64 bit |
| Bandwidth | 14.40 GB/s | 14.40 GB/s |
Render Configuration
| Shading units | 160 | 384 |
|---|---|---|
| TMUs | 8 | 32 |
| ROPs | 4 | 8 |
| Compute units | 2 | — |
| Cache L1 | 8 KB (per CU) | 16 KB (per SMX) |
| Cache L2 | 128 KB | 512 KB |
| SMX count | — | 2 |
Performance
| Pixel rate | 3.500 GPixel/s | 7.736 GPixel/s |
|---|---|---|
| Texture rate | 7.000 GTexel/s | 30.94 GTexel/s |
| FP32 (float) performance | 280.0 GFLOPS | 742.7 GFLOPS |
| FP64 (double) performance | — | 30.94 GFLOPS (1:24) |
Dimensions & Outputs
| Slot width | Single-slot | Single-slot |
|---|---|---|
| Length | 168 mm 6.6 inches | 145 mm 5.7 inches |
| TDP | 35 W | 19 W |
| Suggested PSU | 200 W | 200 W |
| Outputs | 1x DVI1x DisplayPort | 1x DVI1x HDMI1x VGA |
| Power connectors | None | None |
| Board number | C369, C553 | P2130 SKU 4 |
API Support & Features
| DirectX | 11.2 (11_0) | 12 (11_0) |
|---|---|---|
| OpenGL | 4.4 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 1.2 | 3.0 |
| Vulkan | — | 1.1 |
| Shader model | 5.0 | 5.1 |
| CUDA | — | 3.5 |
