HD Graphics 6EU vs FireStream 9170
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 1008 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | 1.14 | no data |
| Architecture | TeraScale (2005−2013) | Generation 7.0 (2012−2013) |
| GPU code name | RV670 | Ivy Bridge GT1 |
| Market segment | Workstation | Desktop |
| Release date | 8 November 2007 (18 years ago) | 1 April 2012 (14 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 | 320 | 48 |
| Core clock speed | 800 MHz | 650 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | no data | 1050 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 666 million | 392 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 55 nm | 22 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 105 Watt | no data |
| Texture fill rate | 12.80 | 6.300 |
| Floating-point processing power | 0.512 TFLOPS | 0.1008 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 16 | 1 |
| TMUs | 16 | 6 |
| L2 Cache | 256 KB | no data |
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 | Ring Bus |
| Width | 2-slot | IGP |
| 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 | GDDR3 | System Shared |
| Maximum RAM amount | 2 GB | System Shared |
| Memory bus width | 256 Bit | System Shared |
| Memory clock speed | 800 MHz | System Shared |
| Memory bandwidth | 51.2 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 | Motherboard Dependent |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 10.1 (10_1) | 11.1 (11_0) |
| Shader Model | 4.1 | 5.0 |
| OpenGL | 3.3 | 4.0 |
| OpenCL | N/A | 1.2 |
| Vulkan | N/A | + |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 8 November 2007 | 1 April 2012 |
| Chip lithography | 55 nm | 22 nm |
HD Graphics 6EU has an age advantage of 4 years, and a 150% more advanced lithography process.
We couldn't decide between FireStream 9170 and HD Graphics 6EU. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that FireStream 9170 is a workstation graphics card while HD Graphics 6EU is a desktop one.
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