Tegra 4 GPU vs GeForce GTX 560 Ti
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 574 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 1.54 | no data |
| Power efficiency | 3.29 | no data |
| Architecture | Fermi 2.0 (2010−2014) | VLIW Vec4 (2010−2013) |
| GPU code name | GF114 | Tegra 4 |
| Market segment | Desktop | Laptop |
| Release date | 25 January 2011 (14 years ago) | 1 August 2013 (12 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $249 | no data |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
The higher the ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices.
Performance to price scatter graph
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 | 384 | no data |
| Core clock speed | 823 MHz | 672 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 1,950 million | 11 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 40 nm | 28 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 170 Watt | 20 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 52.67 | 2.688 |
| Floating-point processing power | 1.263 TFLOPS | no data |
| ROPs | 32 | 4 |
| TMUs | 64 | 4 |
| L1 Cache | 512 KB | no data |
| L2 Cache | 512 KB | no data |
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 | IGP |
| Length | 229 mm | no data |
| Width | 2-slot | no data |
| Supplementary power connectors | 2x 6-pin | 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 type | GDDR5 | System Shared |
| Maximum RAM amount | 1 GB | System Shared |
| Memory bus width | 256 Bit | System Shared |
| Memory clock speed | 1002 MHz | System Shared |
| Memory bandwidth | 128.3 GB/s | no data |
| 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) | N/A |
| Shader Model | 5.1 | no data |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | ES 3.0 |
| OpenCL | 1.1 | N/A |
| Vulkan | N/A | N/A |
| CUDA | 2.1 | - |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 25 January 2011 | 1 August 2013 |
| Chip lithography | 40 nm | 28 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 170 Watt | 20 Watt |
Tegra 4 GPU has an age advantage of 2 years, a 42.9% more advanced lithography process, and 750% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between GeForce GTX 560 Ti and Tegra 4 GPU. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that GeForce GTX 560 Ti is a desktop graphics card while Tegra 4 GPU is a notebook one.
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