Riva 128 PCI vs Radeon R2 (Mullins/Beema/Carrizo-L)
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Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 1277 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Architecture | GCN 1.1 (2014) | no data |
| GPU code name | Beema/Mullins | NV3 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop |
| Release date | 29 April 2014 (12 years ago) | 1 April 1997 (29 years ago) |
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 | no data |
| Core clock speed | 300 MHz | 100 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 600 MHz | no data |
| Number of transistors | no data | 4 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 350 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | no data | 4 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | no data | 0.1 |
| ROPs | no data | 1 |
| TMUs | no data | 1 |
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 | no data | PCI |
| Width | no data | 1-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | no data | None |
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 | no data | SDR |
| Maximum RAM amount | no data | 4 MB |
| Memory bus width | 64 Bit | 128 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | no data | 100 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | no data | 1.6 GB/s |
| Shared memory | + | no data |
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 data | 1x VGA, 1x DB13W3 |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (FL 12_0) | 5.0 |
| OpenGL | no data | 1.0 |
| OpenCL | no data | N/A |
| Vulkan | - | N/A |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 29 April 2014 | 1 April 1997 |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 350 nm |
R2 (Mullins/Beema/Carrizo-L) has an age advantage of 17 years, and a 1150% more advanced lithography process.
We couldn't decide between Radeon R2 (Mullins/Beema/Carrizo-L) and Riva 128 PCI. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Radeon R2 (Mullins/Beema/Carrizo-L) is a notebook graphics card while Riva 128 PCI is a desktop one.
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