A16 PCIe vs GeForce GTX 670
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 423 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 3.08 | no data |
| Power efficiency | 5.79 | no data |
| Architecture | Kepler (2012−2018) | Ampere (2020−2025) |
| GPU code name | GK104 | GA107 |
| Market segment | Desktop | Workstation |
| Release date | 10 May 2012 (13 years ago) | 12 April 2021 (4 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $399 | 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 | 1344 | 2560 ×4 |
| Core clock speed | 915 MHz | 885 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 980 MHz | 1695 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 3,540 million | 17,400 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 8 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 170 Watt | 250 Watt |
| Maximum GPU temperature | 97 °C | no data |
| Texture fill rate | 109.8 | 135.6 ×4 |
| Floating-point processing power | 2.634 TFLOPS | 8.678 TFLOPS ×4 |
| ROPs | 32 | 48 ×4 |
| TMUs | 112 | 80 ×4 |
| Tensor Cores | no data | 80 ×4 |
| Ray Tracing Cores | no data | 20 ×4 |
| L1 Cache | 112 KB | 2.5 MB |
| L2 Cache | 512 KB | 2 MB |
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 support | PCI Express 3.0 | no data |
| Interface | PCIe 3.0 x16 | PCIe 4.0 x16 |
| Length | 241 mm | 267 mm |
| Height | 4.376" (11.1 cm) | no data |
| Width | 2-slot | 2-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | 2x 6-pin | 8-pin EPS |
| SLI options | + | - |
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 | GDDR6 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 2 GB | 16 GB ×4 |
| Memory bus width | 256-bit GDDR5 | 128 Bit ×4 |
| Memory clock speed | 6.0 GB/s | 1812 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 192.2 GB/s | 231.9 GB/s ×4 |
| Resizable BAR | - | + |
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 | One Dual Link DVI-I, One Dual Link DVI-D, One HDMI, One DisplayPort | No outputs |
| Multi monitor support | 4 displays | no data |
| HDMI | + | - |
| HDCP | + | - |
| Maximum VGA resolution | 2048x1536 | no data |
| Audio input for HDMI | Internal | no data |
Supported technologies
Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.
| 3D Blu-Ray | + | - |
| 3D Gaming | + | - |
| 3D Vision | + | - |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (11_0) | 12 Ultimate (12_2) |
| Shader Model | 5.1 | 6.6 |
| OpenGL | 4.2 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 1.2 | 3.0 |
| Vulkan | 1.1.126 | 1.2 |
| CUDA | + | 8.6 |
| DLSS | - | + |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 10 May 2012 | 12 April 2021 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 2 GB | 16 GB |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 8 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 170 Watt | 250 Watt |
GTX 670 has 47.1% lower power consumption.
A16 PCIe, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 8 years, a 700% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 250% more advanced lithography process.
We couldn't decide between GeForce GTX 670 and A16 PCIe. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that GeForce GTX 670 is a desktop graphics card while A16 PCIe is a workstation one.
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