GeForce GTX 275 PhysX Edition vs 470

Primary details

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

Place in performance ranking481not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation8.13no data
ArchitectureFermi (2010−2014)Tesla 2.0 (2007−2013)
GPU code nameGF100GT200B
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date12 April 2010 (14 years ago)16 February 2010 (14 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$349 no data
Current price$9.98 (0x MSRP)$140

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 cores448240
CUDA cores448no data
Core clock speed607 MHz633 MHz
Number of transistors3,100 million1,400 million
Manufacturing process technology40 nm55 nm
Power consumption (TDP)225 Watt219 Watt
Maximum GPU temperature105 °Cno data
Texture fill rate34.0 billion/sec50.64
Floating-point performance1,088.6 gflops622.1 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 support16x PCI-E 2.0no data
InterfacePCIe 2.0 x16PCIe 2.0 x16
Length9.5" (241 mm) (24.1 cm)267 mm
Height4.376" (111 mm) (11.1 cm)no data
Width2-slot2-slot
Supplementary power connectorsTwo 6-pins1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin
SLI options+no data

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 typeGDDR5GDDR3
Maximum RAM amount1280 MB896 MB
Memory bus width320 Bit448 Bit
Memory clock speed1674 MHz (3348 data rate)2268 MHz
Memory bandwidth133.9 GB/s127.0 GB/s
Shared memory-no data

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 DVIMini HDMI2x DVI
Multi monitor support+no data
HDMI+no data
Maximum VGA resolution2048x1536no data
Audio input for HDMIInternalno data

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (11_0)11.1 (10_0)
Shader Model5.14.0
OpenGL4.23.3
OpenCL1.11.1
VulkanN/AN/A
CUDA+1.3

Pros & cons summary


Recency 12 April 2010 16 February 2010
Maximum RAM amount 1280 MB 896 MB
Chip lithography 40 nm 55 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 225 Watt 219 Watt

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