Jetson TK1 GPU vs ATI Radeon HD 3870
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Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 1076 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 0.05 | no data |
| Power efficiency | 0.96 | no data |
| Architecture | TeraScale (2005−2013) | Kepler 2.0 (2013−2015) |
| GPU code name | RV670 | GK20A |
| Market segment | Desktop | Laptop |
| Release date | 19 November 2007 (18 years ago) | 15 October 2014 (11 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $269 | no data |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
The higher the ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices.
Performance to price scatter graph
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Detailed specifications
General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Real power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially if overclocked.
| Pipelines / CUDA cores | 320 | 192 |
| Core clock speed | 777 MHz | 756 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | no data | 951 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 666 million | no data |
| Manufacturing process technology | 55 nm | 28 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 106 Watt | 8 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 12.43 | 7.608 |
| Floating-point processing power | 0.4973 TFLOPS | 0.3652 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 16 | 4 |
| TMUs | 16 | 8 |
| L1 Cache | no data | 16 KB |
| L2 Cache | 256 KB | 128 KB |
Form factor & compatibility
Information on compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop graphics cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility).
| Interface | PCIe 2.0 x16 | IGP |
| Length | 241 mm | no data |
| Width | 2-slot | no data |
| Supplementary power connectors | 1x 6-pin | no data |
VRAM capacity and type
Parameters of VRAM installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Integrated GPUs have no dedicated video RAM and use a shared part of system RAM.
| Memory type | GDDR4 | System Shared |
| Maximum RAM amount | 512 MB | System Shared |
| Memory bus width | 256 Bit | System Shared |
| Memory clock speed | 1126 MHz | System Shared |
| Memory bandwidth | 72.06 GB/s | no data |
| Shared memory | - | + |
Connectivity and outputs
This section shows the types and number of video connectors on each GPU. The data applies specifically to desktop reference models (for example, NVIDIA’s Founders Edition). OEM partners often modify both the number and types of ports. On notebook GPUs, video‐output options are determined by the laptop’s design rather than the graphics chip itself.
| Display Connectors | 2x DVI, 1x S-Video | No outputs |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 10.1 (10_1) | 12 (11_0) |
| Shader Model | 4.1 | 5.1 |
| OpenGL | 3.3 (full) 4.0 (partial) | ES 3.1 |
| OpenCL | N/A | N/A |
| Vulkan | N/A | 1.1 |
| CUDA | - | 3.2 |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 19 November 2007 | 15 October 2014 |
| Chip lithography | 55 nm | 28 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 106 Watt | 8 Watt |
Jetson TK1 GPU has an age advantage of 6 years, a 96% more advanced lithography process, and 1225% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between Radeon HD 3870 and Jetson TK1 GPU. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Radeon HD 3870 is a desktop graphics card while Jetson TK1 GPU is a notebook one.
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