AMD Radeon R7 M260 vs NVIDIA GeForce 9800 GT
Graphics Processor
| GPU model | Topaz | G92 |
|---|---|---|
| GPU variant | Topaz XT (216-0864030) | G92-270-A2 |
| Architecture | GCN 3.0 | Tesla |
| Foundry | TSMC | TSMC |
| Manufacturing process | 28 nm | 65 nm |
| Number of transistors | 1,550 million | 754 million |
| Die size | 125 mm² | 324 mm² |
Mobile graphics
| Release date | Jun 11th, 2014 | — |
|---|---|---|
| Generation | Crystal System (R7 M200) | — |
| Production | End-of-life | — |
| Interface | PCIe 3.0 x8 | — |
| Predecessor | Solar System | — |
| Successor | Mobility Radeon | — |
Clocks
| Base clock | 940 MHz | — |
|---|---|---|
| Boost clock | 980 MHz | — |
| Memory clock | 900 MHz 1800 Mbps effective | 900 MHz 1800 Mbps effective |
| GPU clock | — | 600 MHz |
| Shader clock | — | 1500 MHz |
Memory Configuration
| Memory size | 2 GB | 512 MB |
|---|---|---|
| Memory type | DDR3 | GDDR3 |
| Memory bus width | 64 bit | 256 bit |
| Bandwidth | 14.40 GB/s | 57.60 GB/s |
Render Configuration
| Shading units | 384 | 112 |
|---|---|---|
| TMUs | 24 | 56 |
| ROPs | 8 | 16 |
| Compute units | 6 | — |
| Cache L1 | 16 KB (per CU) | — |
| Cache L2 | 128 KB | 64 KB |
| SM count | — | 14 |
Performance
| Pixel rate | 7.840 GPixel/s | 9.600 GPixel/s |
|---|---|---|
| Texture rate | 23.52 GTexel/s | 33.60 GTexel/s |
| FP16 (half) performance | 752.6 GFLOPS (1:1) | — |
| FP32 (float) performance | 752.6 GFLOPS | 336.0 GFLOPS |
| FP64 (double) performance | 47.04 GFLOPS (1:16) | — |
Dimensions & Outputs
| TDP | unknown | 125 W |
|---|---|---|
| Outputs | No outputs | 2x DVI1x S-Video |
| Board number | C720 | P360, P393 |
| Slot width | — | Single-slot |
| Length | — | 229 mm 9 inches |
| Width | — | 111 mm 4.4 inches |
| Suggested PSU | — | 300 W |
| Power connectors | — | 1x 6-pin |
API Support & Features
| DirectX | 12 (12_0) | 11.1 (10_0) |
|---|---|---|
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 3.3 |
| OpenCL | 2.0 | 1.1 |
| Vulkan | 1.2 | — |
| Shader model | 6.3 | 4.0 |
| CUDA | — | 1.1 |
Other Features
Graphics Card
| Release date | — | Jul 21st, 2008 |
|---|---|---|
| Generation | — | GeForce 9 |
| Production | — | End-of-life |
| Launch price | — | 160 USD |
| Interface | — | PCIe 2.0 x16 |
| Reviews | — | 46 in our database |
| Predecessor | — | GeForce 8 |
| Successor | — | GeForce 200 |
