AMD Radeon HD 8790M vs NVIDIA GeForce GTX 280
Graphics Processor
| GPU model | Mars | GT200 |
|---|---|---|
| GPU variant | Mars XTX | G200-300-A2 |
| Architecture | GCN 1.0 | Tesla 2.0 |
| Foundry | TSMC | TSMC |
| Manufacturing process | 28 nm | 65 nm |
| Number of transistors | 950 million | 1,400 million |
| Die size | 77 mm² | 576 mm² |
Mobile graphics
| Release date | Apr 1st, 2013 | — |
|---|---|---|
| Generation | Solar System (HD 8700M) | — |
| Production | End-of-life | — |
| Interface | MXM-A (3.0) | — |
| Predecessor | London | — |
| Successor | Crystal System | — |
Clocks
| Base clock | 850 MHz | — |
|---|---|---|
| Boost clock | 900 MHz | — |
| Memory clock | 1000 MHz 4 Gbps effective | 1107 MHz 2.2 Gbps effective |
| GPU clock | — | 602 MHz |
| Shader clock | — | 1296 MHz |
Memory Configuration
| Memory size | 2 GB | 1024 MB |
|---|---|---|
| Memory type | GDDR5 | GDDR3 |
| Memory bus width | 128 bit | 512 bit |
| Bandwidth | 64.00 GB/s | 141.7 GB/s |
Render Configuration
| Shading units | 384 | 240 |
|---|---|---|
| TMUs | 24 | 80 |
| ROPs | 8 | 32 |
| Compute units | 6 | — |
| Cache L1 | 16 KB (per CU) | — |
| Cache L2 | 256 KB | 256 KB |
| SM count | — | 30 |
Performance
| Pixel rate | 7.200 GPixel/s | 19.26 GPixel/s |
|---|---|---|
| Texture rate | 21.60 GTexel/s | 48.16 GTexel/s |
| FP32 (float) performance | 691.2 GFLOPS | 622.1 GFLOPS |
| FP64 (double) performance | 43.20 GFLOPS (1:16) | 77.76 GFLOPS (1:8) |
Dimensions & Outputs
| Slot width | MXM Module | Dual-slot |
|---|---|---|
| TDP | unknown | 236 W |
| Outputs | No outputs | 2x DVI1x S-Video |
| Power connectors | None | 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin |
| Board number | C615 | P651 |
| Length | — | 267 mm 10.5 inches |
| Suggested PSU | — | 550 W |
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 | — | 1.3 |
Other Features
Graphics Card
| Release date | — | Jun 16th, 2008 |
|---|---|---|
| Generation | — | GeForce 200 |
| Production | — | End-of-life |
| Launch price | — | 649 USD |
| Interface | — | PCIe 2.0 x16 |
| Reviews | — | 59 in our database |
| Predecessor | — | GeForce 9 |
| Successor | — | GeForce 400 |
