Qualcomm Adreno 685 vs GM20B
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
Place in the ranking | not rated | 827 |
Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
Power efficiency | no data | 26.63 |
Architecture | Maxwell 2.0 (2014−2019) | no data |
GPU code name | GM20B | no data |
Market segment | Desktop | Laptop |
Release date | no data | 6 December 2018 (5 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. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.
Pipelines / CUDA cores | 256 | no data |
Number of transistors | 2,000 million | no data |
Manufacturing process technology | 20 nm | 7 nm |
Power consumption (TDP) | no data | 7 Watt |
ROPs | 16 | no data |
TMUs | 16 | 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.
Shared memory | no data | + |
Supported technologies
Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.
PureVideo HD | VP9 | no data |
API compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
DirectX | 12 (12_1) | 12 |
Shader Model | 6.0 | no data |
OpenGL | 4.6 | no data |
OpenCL | 1.2 | no data |
Vulkan | 1.1 | - |
CUDA | 5.3 | - |
Pros & cons summary
Chip lithography | 20 nm | 7 nm |
Qualcomm Adreno 685 has a 185.7% more advanced lithography process.
We couldn't decide between GM20B and Qualcomm Adreno 685. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that GM20B is a desktop card while Qualcomm Adreno 685 is a notebook one.
Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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