ATI Radeon HD 3870 X2 vs NVIDIA GeForce GT 540M
Graphics Processor
| GPU model | R680 | GF108 |
|---|---|---|
| GPU variant | R680 XT (215-0708017) | N12P-GS-A1 |
| Architecture | TeraScale | Fermi |
| Foundry | TSMC | TSMC |
| Manufacturing process | 55 nm | 40 nm |
| Number of transistors | 666 million | 585 million |
| Die size | 192 mm² | 116 mm² |
Graphics Card
| Release date | Jan 26th, 2008 | — |
|---|---|---|
| Generation | Radeon R600 | — |
| Production | End-of-life | — |
| Launch price | 449 USD | — |
| Interface | PCIe 2.0 x16 | — |
| Reviews | 72 in our database | — |
| Predecessor | Radeon R500 PCIe | — |
| Successor | Radeon R700 | — |
Clocks
| GPU clock | 825 MHz | 672 MHz |
|---|---|---|
| Memory clock | 901 MHz 1802 Mbps effective | 900 MHz 1800 Mbps effective |
| Shader clock | — | 1344 MHz |
Memory Configuration
| Memory size | 512 MB | 1024 MB |
|---|---|---|
| Memory type | GDDR3 | DDR3 |
| Memory bus width | 256 bit | 128 bit |
| Bandwidth | 57.66 GB/s | 28.80 GB/s |
Render Configuration
| Shading units | 320 | 96 |
|---|---|---|
| TMUs | 16 | 16 |
| ROPs | 16 | 4 |
| Compute units | 4 | — |
| Cache L2 | 256 KB | 256 KB |
| SM count | — | 2 |
| Cache L1 | — | 64 KB (per SM) |
Performance
| Pixel rate | 13.20 GPixel/s | 2.688 GPixel/s |
|---|---|---|
| Texture rate | 13.20 GTexel/s | 10.75 GTexel/s |
| FP32 (float) performance | 528.0 GFLOPS | 258.0 GFLOPS |
| FP64 (double) performance | 105.6 GFLOPS (1:5) | 21.50 GFLOPS (1:12) |
Dimensions & Outputs
| Slot width | Dual-slot | MXM Module |
|---|---|---|
| Length | 267 mm 10.5 inches | — |
| Width | 113 mm 4.4 inches | — |
| Height | 39 mm 1.5 inches | — |
| TDP | 165 W | 35 W |
| Suggested PSU | 450 W | — |
| Outputs | 2x DVI1x S-Video | No outputs |
| Power connectors | 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin | — |
| Board number | B400 | — |
API Support & Features
| DirectX | 10.1 (10_1) | 12 (11_0) |
|---|---|---|
| OpenGL | 3.3 (full) 4.0 (partial) | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | — | 1.1 |
| Vulkan | — | — |
| Shader model | 4.1 | 5.1 |
| CUDA | — | 2.1 |
Other Features
Mobile graphics
| Release date | — | Jan 5th, 2011 |
|---|---|---|
| Generation | — | GeForce 500M |
| Production | — | End-of-life |
| Interface | — | MXM-A (3.0) |
| Predecessor | — | GeForce 400M |
| Successor | — | GeForce 600M |
