AMD Radeon HD 8730M vs NVIDIA GeForce 920A
Graphics Processor
| GPU model | Mars | GK208B |
|---|---|---|
| GPU variant | Mars LE | N16V-GM |
| Architecture | GCN 1.0 | Kepler 2.0 |
| Foundry | TSMC | TSMC |
| Manufacturing process | 28 nm | 28 nm |
| Number of transistors | 950 million | 1,020 million |
| Die size | 77 mm² | 87 mm² |
Mobile graphics
| Release date | Apr 1st, 2013 | Mar 13th, 2015 |
|---|---|---|
| Generation | Solar System (HD 8700M) | GeForce 900A |
| Production | End-of-life | Active |
| Interface | PCIe 3.0 x8 | PCIe 3.0 x8 |
| Predecessor | London | GeForce 800A |
| Successor | Crystal System | — |
Clocks
| Base clock | 650 MHz | — |
|---|---|---|
| Boost clock | 700 MHz | — |
| Memory clock | 900 MHz 1800 Mbps effective | 1001 MHz 2 Gbps effective |
| GPU clock | — | 954 MHz |
Memory Configuration
| Memory size | 2 GB | 2 GB |
|---|---|---|
| Memory type | DDR3 | DDR3 |
| Memory bus width | 128 bit | 64 bit |
| Bandwidth | 28.80 GB/s | 16.02 GB/s |
Render Configuration
| Shading units | 384 | 384 |
|---|---|---|
| TMUs | 24 | 32 |
| ROPs | 8 | 8 |
| Compute units | 6 | — |
| Cache L1 | 16 KB (per CU) | 16 KB (per SMX) |
| Cache L2 | 256 KB | 512 KB |
| SMX count | — | 2 |
Performance
| Pixel rate | 5.600 GPixel/s | 7.632 GPixel/s |
|---|---|---|
| Texture rate | 16.80 GTexel/s | 30.53 GTexel/s |
| FP32 (float) performance | 537.6 GFLOPS | 732.7 GFLOPS |
| FP64 (double) performance | 33.60 GFLOPS (1:16) | 30.53 GFLOPS (1:24) |
Dimensions & Outputs
| TDP | unknown | 33 W |
|---|---|---|
| Outputs | No outputs | No outputs |
| Slot width | — | IGP |
API Support & Features
| DirectX | 12 (11_1) | 12 (11_0) |
|---|---|---|
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 1.2 | 3.0 |
| Vulkan | 1.2 | 1.1 |
| Shader model | 5.1 | 5.1 |
| CUDA | — | 3.5 |
