Radeon HD 3750 vs GeForce GTX 260

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Primary Details

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

Place in performance ranking710not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-Effectiveness Evaluation0.36no data
ArchitectureTesla 2.0 (2007−2013)TeraScale (2005−2013)
GPU code nameGT200RV635
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date16 June 2008 (15 years ago)11 September 2008 (15 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$449 no data
Current price$49 (0.1x MSRP)$90

Cost-Effectiveness Evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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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 cores192120
CUDA cores192no data
Core clock speed576 MHz796 MHz
Number of transistors1,400 million378 million
Manufacturing process technology65 nm55 nm
Power consumption (TDP)182 Watt65 Watt
Maximum GPU temperature105 °Cno data
Texture fill rate36.9 billion/sec6.368
Floating-point performance476.9 gflops191.04 gflops

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).

InterfacePCIe 2.0 x16PCIe 2.0 x16
Length10.5" (267 mm) (26.7 cm)no data
Height4.376" (111 mm) (11.1 cm)no data
Width2-slot1-slot
Supplementary power connectors2x 6-pinNone
SLI options+no data

Memory typeGDDR3GDDR3
Maximum RAM amount896 MB512 MB
Memory bus width448 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed999 MHz1386 MHz
Memory bandwidth111.9 GB/s22.18 GB/s

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 ConnectorsDual Link DVIHDTV2x DVI, 1x S-Video
Multi monitor support+no data
HDMI+no data
Maximum VGA resolution2048x1536no data
Audio input for HDMIS/PDIFno data

API Compatibility

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

DirectX11.1 (10_0)10.1 (10_1)
Shader Model4.04.1
OpenGL2.13.3
OpenCL1.1N/A
VulkanN/AN/A
CUDA+no data

Pros & Cons Summary


Recency 16 June 2008 11 September 2008
Maximum RAM amount 896 MB 512 MB
Chip lithography 65 nm 55 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 182 Watt 65 Watt

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