GM204 vs Durango 2
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | not rated | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Architecture | GCN 1.0 (2011−2020) | Maxwell 2.0 (2014−2019) |
| GPU code name | Durango 2 | GM204 |
| Market segment | Desktop | Desktop |
| Release date | no data | no data |
Detailed specifications
General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.
| Pipelines / CUDA cores | 896 | 2048 |
| Number of transistors | 5,000 million | 5,200 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 16 nm | 28 nm |
| ROPs | 16 | 64 |
| TMUs | 56 | 128 |
Supported technologies
Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.
| NVENC | - | 5th Gen |
| PureVideo HD | no data | VP6 |
API compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (11_1) | 12 (12_1) |
| Shader Model | 5.1 | 6.7 (6.4) |
| OpenGL | N/A | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 1.2 | 3.0 |
| Vulkan | 1.1 | 1.3 |
| CUDA | - | 5.2 |
Pros & cons summary
| Chip lithography | 16 nm | 28 nm |
Durango 2 has a 75% more advanced lithography process.
We couldn't decide between Durango 2 and GM204. We've got no test results to judge.
Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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