AMD Radeon R5 310 OEM vs NVIDIA GeForce 9600 GSO
Graphics Processor
| GPU model | Caicos | G92 |
|---|---|---|
| GPU variant | Caicos XT (215-0804070) | — |
| Architecture | TeraScale 2 | Tesla |
| Foundry | TSMC | TSMC |
| Manufacturing process | 40 nm | 65 nm |
| Number of transistors | 370 million | 754 million |
| Die size | 67 mm² | 324 mm² |
Graphics Card
| Release date | May 5th, 2015 | Apr 28th, 2008 |
|---|---|---|
| Generation | Pirate Islands | GeForce 9 |
| Production | End-of-life | End-of-life |
| Interface | PCIe 2.0 x16 | PCIe 2.0 x16 |
| Predecessor | Volcanic Islands | GeForce 8 |
| Successor | Arctic Islands | GeForce 200 |
| Reviews | — | 4 in our database |
Clocks
| GPU clock | 775 MHz | 550 MHz |
|---|---|---|
| Memory clock | 805 MHz 1610 Mbps effective | 800 MHz 1600 Mbps effective |
| Shader clock | — | 1375 MHz |
Memory Configuration
| Memory size | 2 GB | 384 MB |
|---|---|---|
| Memory type | DDR3 | GDDR3 |
| Memory bus width | 64 bit | 192 bit |
| Bandwidth | 12.88 GB/s | 38.40 GB/s |
Render Configuration
| Shading units | 160 | 96 |
|---|---|---|
| TMUs | 8 | 48 |
| ROPs | 4 | 12 |
| Compute units | 2 | — |
| Cache L1 | 8 KB (per CU) | — |
| Cache L2 | 128 KB | 48 KB |
| SM count | — | 12 |
Performance
| Pixel rate | 3.100 GPixel/s | 6.600 GPixel/s |
|---|---|---|
| Texture rate | 6.200 GTexel/s | 26.40 GTexel/s |
| FP32 (float) performance | 248.0 GFLOPS | 264.0 GFLOPS |
Dimensions & Outputs
| Slot width | Single-slot | Dual-slot |
|---|---|---|
| Length | 168 mm 6.6 inches | 229 mm 9 inches |
| TDP | 35 W | 84 W |
| Suggested PSU | 200 W | 250 W |
| Outputs | 1x DVI1x HDMI | 2x DVI1x S-Video |
| Power connectors | None | 1x 6-pin |
| Board number | C264 | P393 |
API Support & Features
| DirectX | 11.2 (11_0) | 11.1 (10_0) |
|---|---|---|
| OpenGL | 4.4 | 3.3 |
| OpenCL | 1.2 | 1.1 |
| Vulkan | — | — |
| Shader model | 5.0 | 4.0 |
| CUDA | — | 1.1 |
