AMD Radeon HD 8670M vs NVIDIA Quadro FX 3600M
Graphics Processor
| GPU model | Mars | G92 |
|---|---|---|
| GPU variant | Mars XT | NB8E-GLM3 |
| Architecture | GCN 1.0 | Tesla |
| Foundry | TSMC | TSMC |
| Manufacturing process | 28 nm | 65 nm |
| Number of transistors | 950 million | 754 million |
| Die size | 77 mm² | 324 mm² |
Mobile graphics
| Release date | Mar 1st, 2013 | Feb 23rd, 2008 |
|---|---|---|
| Generation | Solar System (HD 8600M) | Quadro FX Mobile (x600M) |
| Production | End-of-life | End-of-life |
| Interface | PCIe 3.0 x8 | MXM-HE |
| Predecessor | London | — |
| Successor | Crystal System | — |
| Reviews | — | 26 in our database |
Clocks
| Base clock | 775 MHz | — |
|---|---|---|
| Boost clock | 825 MHz | — |
| Memory clock | 900 MHz 1800 Mbps effective | 800 MHz 1600 Mbps effective |
| GPU clock | — | 500 MHz |
| Shader clock | — | 1250 MHz |
Memory Configuration
| Memory size | 1024 MB | 512 MB |
|---|---|---|
| Memory type | DDR3 | GDDR3 |
| Memory bus width | 64 bit | 256 bit |
| Bandwidth | 14.40 GB/s | 51.20 GB/s |
Render Configuration
| Shading units | 384 | 96 |
|---|---|---|
| TMUs | 24 | 48 |
| ROPs | 8 | 16 |
| Compute units | 6 | — |
| Cache L1 | 16 KB (per CU) | — |
| Cache L2 | 128 KB | 64 KB |
| SM count | — | 12 |
Performance
| Pixel rate | 6.600 GPixel/s | 8.000 GPixel/s |
|---|---|---|
| Texture rate | 19.80 GTexel/s | 24.00 GTexel/s |
| FP32 (float) performance | 633.6 GFLOPS | 240.0 GFLOPS |
Dimensions & Outputs
| TDP | unknown | 70 W |
|---|---|---|
| Outputs | No outputs | No outputs |
| Slot width | — | MXM Module |
API Support & Features
| DirectX | 12 (11_1) | 11.1 (10_0) |
|---|---|---|
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 3.3 |
| OpenCL | 1.2 | 1.1 |
| Vulkan | 1.2 | — |
| Shader model | 5.1 | 4.0 |
| CUDA | — | 1.1 |
