AMD Radeon HD 8790M vs NVIDIA Quadro 4000M
Graphics Processor
| GPU model | Mars | GF104 |
|---|---|---|
| GPU variant | Mars XTX | N12E-Q3-A1 |
| Architecture | GCN 1.0 | Fermi |
| Foundry | TSMC | TSMC |
| Manufacturing process | 28 nm | 40 nm |
| Number of transistors | 950 million | 1,950 million |
| Die size | 77 mm² | 332 mm² |
Mobile graphics
| Release date | Apr 1st, 2013 | Feb 22nd, 2011 |
|---|---|---|
| Generation | Solar System (HD 8700M) | Quadro Mobile (x000M) |
| Production | End-of-life | End-of-life |
| Interface | MXM-A (3.0) | MXM-B (3.0) |
| Predecessor | London | Quadro FX Mobile |
| Successor | Crystal System | — |
| Reviews | — | 26 in our database |
Clocks
| Base clock | 850 MHz | — |
|---|---|---|
| Boost clock | 900 MHz | — |
| Memory clock | 1000 MHz 4 Gbps effective | 625 MHz 2.5 Gbps effective |
| GPU clock | — | 475 MHz |
| Shader clock | — | 950 MHz |
Memory Configuration
| Memory size | 2 GB | 2 GB |
|---|---|---|
| Memory type | GDDR5 | GDDR5 |
| Memory bus width | 128 bit | 256 bit |
| Bandwidth | 64.00 GB/s | 80.00 GB/s |
Render Configuration
| Shading units | 384 | 336 |
|---|---|---|
| TMUs | 24 | 56 |
| ROPs | 8 | 32 |
| Compute units | 6 | — |
| Cache L1 | 16 KB (per CU) | 64 KB (per SM) |
| Cache L2 | 256 KB | 512 KB |
| SM count | — | 7 |
Performance
| Pixel rate | 7.200 GPixel/s | 6.650 GPixel/s |
|---|---|---|
| Texture rate | 21.60 GTexel/s | 26.60 GTexel/s |
| FP32 (float) performance | 691.2 GFLOPS | 638.4 GFLOPS |
| FP64 (double) performance | 43.20 GFLOPS (1:16) | 53.20 GFLOPS (1:12) |
Dimensions & Outputs
| Slot width | MXM Module | MXM Module |
|---|---|---|
| TDP | unknown | 100 W |
| Outputs | No outputs | No outputs |
| Power connectors | None | — |
| Board number | C615 | — |
API Support & Features
| DirectX | 12 (11_1) | 12 (11_0) |
|---|---|---|
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 1.2 | 1.1 |
| Vulkan | 1.2 | — |
| Shader model | 5.1 | 5.1 |
| CUDA | — | 2.1 |
