AMD Radeon R5 310 OEM vs ATI FireGL X3-256
Graphics Processor
| GPU model | Caicos | R420 |
|---|---|---|
| GPU variant | Caicos XT (215-0804070) | R420 GL |
| Architecture | TeraScale 2 | R400 |
| Foundry | TSMC | TSMC |
| Manufacturing process | 40 nm | 130 nm |
| Number of transistors | 370 million | 160 million |
| Die size | 67 mm² | 281 mm² |
Graphics Card
| Release date | May 5th, 2015 | Aug 3rd, 2004 |
|---|---|---|
| Generation | Pirate Islands | FireGL |
| Production | End-of-life | End-of-life |
| Interface | PCIe 2.0 x16 | AGP 8x |
| Predecessor | Volcanic Islands | — |
| Successor | Arctic Islands | — |
| Launch price | — | 1,099 USD |
| Reviews | — | 226 in our database |
Clocks
| GPU clock | 775 MHz | 491 MHz |
|---|---|---|
| Memory clock | 805 MHz 1610 Mbps effective | 454 MHz 908 Mbps effective |
Memory Configuration
| Memory size | 2 GB | 256 MB |
|---|---|---|
| Memory type | DDR3 | GDDR3 |
| Memory bus width | 64 bit | 256 bit |
| Bandwidth | 12.88 GB/s | 29.06 GB/s |
Render Configuration
| Shading units | 160 | — |
|---|---|---|
| TMUs | 8 | 12 |
| ROPs | 4 | 12 |
| Compute units | 2 | — |
| Cache L1 | 8 KB (per CU) | — |
| Cache L2 | 128 KB | — |
| Pixel shaders | — | 12 |
| Vertex shaders | — | 6 |
Performance
| Pixel rate | 3.100 GPixel/s | 5.892 GPixel/s |
|---|---|---|
| Texture rate | 6.200 GTexel/s | 5.892 GTexel/s |
| FP32 (float) performance | 248.0 GFLOPS | — |
| Vertex rate | — | 736.5 MVertices/s |
Dimensions & Outputs
| Slot width | Single-slot | Single-slot |
|---|---|---|
| Length | 168 mm 6.6 inches | — |
| TDP | 35 W | 57 W |
| Suggested PSU | 200 W | 250 W |
| Outputs | 1x DVI1x HDMI | 2x DVI1x S-Video |
| Power connectors | None | 1x Molex |
| Board number | C264 | A301-01 |
API Support & Features
| DirectX | 11.2 (11_0) | 9.0b (9_2) |
|---|---|---|
| OpenGL | 4.4 | 2.1 |
| OpenCL | 1.2 | — |
| Vulkan | — | — |
| Shader model | 5.0 | — |
| Pixel shader | — | 2.0b |
| Vertex shader | — | 2.0b |
