ATI FireMV 2260 PCIe x1 vs GeForce GTX 680
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 396 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 2.68 | no data |
| Power efficiency | 5.22 | no data |
| Architecture | Kepler (2012−2018) | TeraScale (2005−2013) |
| GPU code name | GK104 | RV620 |
| Market segment | Desktop | Desktop |
| Release date | 22 March 2012 (13 years ago) | 2008 (17 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $499 | no data |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
The higher the performance-to-price ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices for comparison.
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 | 1536 | 40 |
| Core clock speed | 1006 MHz | 500 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1058 MHz | no data |
| Number of transistors | 3,540 million | 181 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 55 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 195 Watt | 15 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 135.4 | 2.000 |
| Floating-point processing power | 3.25 TFLOPS | no data |
| ROPs | 32 | 4 |
| TMUs | 128 | 4 |
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 2.0 x1 |
| Length | 254 mm | 168 mm |
| Height | 4.376" (11.1 cm) | no data |
| Width | 2-slot | 1-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | 2x 6-pin | None |
| 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 | DDR2 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 2048 MB | 256 MB |
| Memory bus width | 256-bit GDDR5 | 64 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 1502 MHz | 1000 MBps |
| Memory bandwidth | 192.2 GB/s | 8 GB/s |
| Shared memory | - | no data |
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 | 2x DisplayPort |
| Multi monitor support | 4 displays | no data |
| HDMI | + | - |
| HDCP | + | - |
| Maximum VGA resolution | 2048x1536 | no data |
| Audio input for HDMI | Internal | no data |
API and SDK compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (11_0) | 10.1 (10_1) |
| Shader Model | 5.1 | 4.1 |
| OpenGL | 4.2 | 3.3 |
| OpenCL | 1.2 | N/A |
| Vulkan | 1.1.126 | N/A |
| CUDA | + | - |
Pros & cons summary
| Maximum RAM amount | 2048 MB | 256 MB |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 55 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 195 Watt | 15 Watt |
GTX 680 has a 700% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 96.4% more advanced lithography process.
ATI FireMV 2260 PCIe x1, on the other hand, has 1200% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between GeForce GTX 680 and FireMV 2260 PCIe x1. We've got no test results to judge.
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