Radeon 625 vs GeForce GTX 460 SE v2
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Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | not rated | 854 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | no data | 3.92 |
| Architecture | Fermi 2.0 (2010−2014) | GCN 3.0 (2014−2019) |
| GPU code name | GF114 | Polaris 24 |
| Market segment | Desktop | Laptop |
| Release date | 15 November 2010 (14 years ago) | 13 May 2019 (6 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 | 288 | 384 |
| Core clock speed | 650 MHz | 730 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | no data | 1024 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 1,950 million | 1,550 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 40 nm | 28 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 150 Watt | 50 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 31.20 | 24.58 |
| Floating-point processing power | 0.7488 TFLOPS | 0.7864 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 24 | 8 |
| TMUs | 48 | 24 |
| L1 Cache | 384 KB | 96 KB |
| L2 Cache | 384 KB | 128 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 3.0 x8 |
| Length | 210 mm | no data |
| Width | 2-slot | no data |
| Supplementary power connectors | 2x 6-pin | None |
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 | GDDR5 | DDR3 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 768 MB | 2 GB |
| Memory bus width | 192 Bit | 64 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 850 MHz | 900 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 81.6 GB/s | 14.4 GB/s |
| Shared memory | - | - |
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 | 2x DVI, 1x mini-HDMI | No outputs |
| HDMI | + | - |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (11_0) | 12 (12_0) |
| Shader Model | 5.1 | 6.3 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 1.1 | 2.0 |
| Vulkan | N/A | 1.2.131 |
| CUDA | 2.1 | - |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 15 November 2010 | 13 May 2019 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 768 MB | 2 GB |
| Chip lithography | 40 nm | 28 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 150 Watt | 50 Watt |
Radeon 625 has an age advantage of 8 years, a 166.7% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 42.9% more advanced lithography process, and 200% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between GeForce GTX 460 SE v2 and Radeon 625. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that GeForce GTX 460 SE v2 is a desktop graphics card while Radeon 625 is a notebook one.
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