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AMD Radeon R5 A255 vs NVIDIA GeForce 930A
- Interface PCIe 3.0 x8
- Core clock speed 928 MHz
- Max video memory 2 GB
- Memory type DDR3
- Memory clock speed 2002 MHz
- Maximum resolution
- Interface PCIe 3.0 x8
- Core clock speed 925 MHz
- Max video memory 1024 MB
- Memory type GDDR5
- Memory clock speed 4 Gbps
- Maximum resolution
General info
Comparison of graphics card architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters.
Place in performance rating | 659 | not rated |
Value for money | 0.19 | no data |
Architecture | Maxwell (2014−2018) | GCN 3.0 (2014−2017) |
GPU code name | GM108 | Topaz |
Market segment | Desktop | Desktop |
Release date | 13 March 2015 (7 years old) | 2014 (9 years old) |
Current price | $350 | no data |
Technical specs
General performance parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. These parameters indirectly speak of performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider their benchmark and gaming test results. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.
Pipelines / CUDA cores | 384 | 384 |
Core clock speed | 928 MHz | 925 MHz |
Boost clock speed | 941 MHz | 940 MHz |
Number of transistors | no data | 1,550 million |
Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 28 nm |
Thermal design power (TDP) | 33 Watt | no data |
Texture fill rate | 22.58 | 22.56 |
Floating-point performance | 722.7 gflops | no data |
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements
Information on compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop video cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility).
Interface | PCIe 3.0 x8 | PCIe 3.0 x8 |
Width | IGP | no data |
Supplementary power connectors | None | no data |
Memory
Parameters of memory installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Note that GPUs integrated into processors have no dedicated VRAM and use a shared part of system RAM.
Memory type | DDR3 | GDDR5 |
Maximum RAM amount | 2 GB | 1 GB |
Memory bus width | 64 Bit | 128 Bit |
Memory clock speed | 2002 MHz | 4 GB/s |
Memory bandwidth | 16.02 GB/s | 64 GB/s |
Video outputs and ports
Types and number of video connectors present on the reviewed GPUs. As a rule, data in this section is precise only for desktop reference ones (so-called Founders Edition for NVIDIA chips). OEM manufacturers may change the number and type of output ports, while for notebook cards availability of certain video outputs ports depends on the laptop model rather than on the card itself.
Display Connectors | No outputs | Portable Device Dependent |
API support
APIs supported, including particular versions of those APIs.
DirectX | 12 (11_0) | 12 (12_0) |
Shader Model | 5.1 | 6.5 (6.0) |
OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
OpenCL | 1.2 | 2.1 |
Vulkan | 1.1.126 | 1.2.170 |
CUDA | 5.0 | no data |
Advantages and disadvantages
Memory bus width | 64 | 128 |
Memory bandwidth | 16.02 | 64 |
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