FireStream 9370 vs GeForce GT 620 OEM
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Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | not rated | 638 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | no data | 2.07 |
| Architecture | Fermi 2.0 (2010−2014) | TeraScale 2 (2009−2015) |
| GPU code name | GF119 | Cypress |
| Market segment | Desktop | Workstation |
| Release date | 2 April 2012 (13 years ago) | 23 June 2010 (15 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 | 48 | 1600 |
| Core clock speed | 810 MHz | 825 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 292 million | 2,154 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 40 nm | 40 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 30 Watt | 225 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 6.480 | 66.00 |
| Floating-point processing power | 0.1555 TFLOPS | 2.64 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 4 | 32 |
| TMUs | 8 | 80 |
| L1 Cache | 64 KB | 160 KB |
| L2 Cache | 128 KB | 512 KB |
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 | PCIe 2.0 x16 |
| Length | 145 mm | 267 mm |
| Width | 1-slot | 2-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | None | 1x 8-pin |
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 | GDDR5 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 512 MB | 4 GB |
| Memory bus width | 64 Bit | 256 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 898 MHz | 1150 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 14.37 GB/s | 147.2 GB/s |
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 | 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x VGA | 1x DisplayPort |
| HDMI | + | - |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (11_0) | 11.2 (11_0) |
| Shader Model | 5.1 | 5.0 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.4 |
| OpenCL | 1.1 | 1.2 |
| Vulkan | N/A | N/A |
| CUDA | 2.1 | - |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 2 April 2012 | 23 June 2010 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 512 MB | 4 GB |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 30 Watt | 225 Watt |
GT 620 OEM has an age advantage of 1 year, and 650% lower power consumption.
FireStream 9370, on the other hand, has a 700% higher maximum VRAM amount.
We couldn't decide between GeForce GT 620 OEM and FireStream 9370. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that GeForce GT 620 OEM is a desktop graphics card while FireStream 9370 is a workstation one.
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