Radeon R4 Mobile Graphics vs GeForce GT 425M
Primary Details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in performance ranking | 969 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-Effectiveness Evaluation | 0.29 | no data |
| Architecture | Fermi (2010−2014) | GCN 2.0 (2013−2017) |
| GPU code name | N11P-GS | Spectre SL |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Release date | 15 August 2010 (13 years ago) | 17 September 2014 (9 years ago) |
| Current price | $45 | $315 |
Cost-Effectiveness Evaluation
Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.
Detailed Specifications
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 | 96 | 192 |
| CUDA cores | 96 | no data |
| Core clock speed | 560 MHz | 533 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | no data | 655 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 585 million | 2,410 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 40 nm | 28 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 23 Watt | 17 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 6.7 billion/sec | 6.396 |
| Floating-point performance | 215.04 gflops | no data |
Form Factor & Compatibility
Information on GeForce GT 425M and Radeon R4 Mobile Graphics compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For notebook video cards it's notebook size, connection slot and bus, if the video card is inserted into a slot instead of being soldered to the notebook motherboard.
| Laptop size | medium sized | no data |
| Interface | PCIe 2.0 x16 | IGP |
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 | DDR3 | System Shared |
| Maximum RAM amount | 1 GB | System Shared |
| Memory bus width | 128 Bit | System Shared |
| Memory clock speed | 800 MHz | System Shared |
| Memory bandwidth | 25.6 GB/s | no data |
| Shared memory | - | no data |
Connectivity and Outputs
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 | No outputs |
API Compatibility
List of supported graphics and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 API | 12 (12_0) |
| Shader Model | 5.1 | 6.0 |
| OpenGL | 4.5 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 1.1 | 2.0 |
| Vulkan | N/A | 1.2.131 |
| CUDA | + | no data |
Pros & Cons Summary
| Recency | 15 August 2010 | 17 September 2014 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 1 GB | System Shared |
| Chip lithography | 40 nm | 28 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 23 Watt | 17 Watt |
We couldn't decide between GeForce GT 425M and Radeon R4 Mobile Graphics. We've got no test results to judge.
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