ATI Radeon HD 2900 GT vs NVIDIA GeForce GT 610

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Combined performance score

GT 610
0.79
+5.3%

GeForce GT 610 outperforms Radeon HD 2900 GT by 5% in our combined benchmark results.

General info

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

Place in performance ranking11041112
Place by popularity95not in top-100
Value for money0.01no data
ArchitectureFermi 2.0 (2010−2014)TeraScale (2005−2013)
GPU code nameGF119R600
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date2 April 2012 (11 years old)6 November 2007 (16 years old)
Launch price (MSRP)$39.99 no data
Current price$98 (2.5x MSRP)no data
Value for money

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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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 cores48240
CUDA cores48no data
Core clock speed810 MHz601 MHz
Number of transistors292 million720 million
Manufacturing process technology40 nm80 nm
Power consumption (TDP)29 Watt150 Watt
Maximum GPU temperature102 °Cno data
Texture fill rate6.5 billion/sec7.212
Floating-point performance155.5 gflops288.48 gflops

Size and 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).

Bus supportPCI Express 2.0no data
InterfacePCIe 2.0 x16PCIe 1.0 x16
Length5.7" (14.5 cm)no data
Height2.7" (6.9 cm)no data
Width1-slot2-slot
Supplementary power connectorsNone1x 8-pin

Memory

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 typeDDR3GDDR3
Maximum RAM amount1024 MB256 MB
Memory bus width64 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed1.8 GB/s1600 MHz
Memory bandwidth14.4 GB/s51.2 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 ConnectorsDual Link DVI-I, HDMI, VGA2x DVI, 1x S-Video
Multi monitor support+no data
HDMI+no data
HDCP+no data
Maximum VGA resolution2048x1536no data
Audio input for HDMIInternalno data

Technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

3D Blu-Ray+no data

API support

List of supported graphics and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX12 (11_0)10.0 (10_0)
Shader Model5.14.0
OpenGL4.23.3
OpenCL1.1N/A
VulkanN/AN/A
CUDA+no data

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark performance comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance score. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

GT 610 0.79
+5.3%
ATI HD 2900 GT 0.75

GeForce GT 610 outperforms Radeon HD 2900 GT by 5% in our combined benchmark results.


Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark, part of Passmark PerformanceTest suite. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.

Benchmark coverage: 25%

GT 610 306
+4.8%
ATI HD 2900 GT 292

GeForce GT 610 outperforms Radeon HD 2900 GT by 5% in Passmark.

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance score 0.79 0.75
Recency 2 April 2012 6 November 2007
Maximum RAM amount 1024 MB 256 MB
Chip lithography 40 nm 80 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 29 Watt 150 Watt

We couldn't decide between GeForce GT 610 and Radeon HD 2900 GT. The differences in performance seem too small.


Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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