FirePro S9300 X2 vs Radeon HD 8330
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Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 1255 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | 3.46 | no data |
| Architecture | GCN 2.0 (2013−2017) | GCN 3.0 (2014−2019) |
| GPU code name | Kalindi | Capsaicin |
| Market segment | Desktop | Workstation |
| Release date | 13 August 2013 (13 years ago) | 31 March 2016 (10 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $5,999 |
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 | 128 | 4096 ×2 |
| Core clock speed | 497 MHz | 850 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 1,178 million | 8,900 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 28 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 15 Watt | 300 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 3.976 | 217.6 ×2 |
| Floating-point processing power | 0.1272 TFLOPS | 6.963 TFLOPS ×2 |
| ROPs | 4 | 64 ×2 |
| TMUs | 8 | 256 ×2 |
| L1 Cache | no data | 1 MB |
| L2 Cache | no data | 2 MB |
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 | IGP | PCIe 3.0 x16 |
| Length | no data | 267 mm |
| Width | IGP | 2-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | no data | 2x 8-pin |
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 | System Shared | HBM |
| Maximum RAM amount | System Shared | 4 GB ×2 |
| Memory bus width | System Shared | 4096 Bit ×2 |
| Memory clock speed | System Shared | 500 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | no data | 512.0 GB/s ×2 |
| 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 | No outputs | No outputs |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (12_0) | 12 (12_0) |
| Shader Model | 6.3 | 6.0 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| Vulkan | 1.2.131 | 1.2.131 |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 13 August 2013 | 31 March 2016 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 15 Watt | 300 Watt |
HD 8330 has 1900% lower power consumption.
S9300 X2, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 2 years.
We couldn't decide between Radeon HD 8330 and FirePro S9300 X2. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Radeon HD 8330 is a desktop graphics card while FirePro S9300 X2 is a workstation one.
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