Radeon R5 340X OEM vs GeForce GTX 275

Primary details

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

Place in performance ranking673not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.35no data
ArchitectureTesla 2.0 (2007−2013)GCN 1.0 (2012−2020)
GPU code nameGT200BOland
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date15 January 2009 (15 years ago)5 May 2015 (9 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$249 no data
Current price$82 (0.3x MSRP)no data

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 cores240384
CUDA cores240no data
Core clock speed633 MHz900 MHz
Boost clock speedno data1050 MHz
Number of transistors1,400 million950 million
Manufacturing process technology55 nm28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)219 Watt65 Watt
Maximum GPU temperature105 °Cno data
Texture fill rate50.6 billion/sec21.60
Floating-point performance673.9 gflops806.4 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).

Bus supportPCI-E 2.0no data
InterfacePCIe 2.0 x16PCIe 3.0 x8
Length10.5" (267 mm) (26.7 cm)145 mm
Height4.376" (111 mm) (11.1 cm)no data
Width2-slot1-slot
Supplementary power connectors2x 6-pinNone
SLI options+no data

Memory typeGDDR3DDR3
Maximum RAM amount896 MB2 GB
Memory bus width448 Bit64 Bit
Memory clock speed1134 MHz2000 MHz
Memory bandwidth127.0 GB/s16 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 ConnectorsTwo Dual Link DVI1x DVI, 1x DisplayPort
Multi monitor support+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)12 (11_1)
Shader Model4.05.1
OpenGL3.04.6
OpenCL1.11.2
VulkanN/A1.2.131
CUDA+no data

Pros & cons summary


Recency 15 January 2009 5 May 2015
Maximum RAM amount 896 MB 2 GB
Chip lithography 55 nm 28 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 219 Watt 65 Watt

We couldn't decide between GeForce GTX 275 and Radeon R5 340X OEM. We've got no test results to judge.


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