GeForce RTX 2050 Max-Q vs Radeon HD 6290
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Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 1417 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | 85 |
| Power efficiency | 1.02 | no data |
| Architecture | TeraScale 2 (2009−2015) | Ampere (2020−2025) |
| GPU code name | Cedar | GA107 |
| Market segment | Desktop | Laptop |
| Release date | 4 December 2011 (13 years ago) | 17 December 2021 (3 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 | 80 | 2048 |
| Core clock speed | 650 MHz | 832 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 400 MHz | 1155 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 292 million | no data |
| Manufacturing process technology | 40 nm | 8 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 19 Watt | 30 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 5.200 | 73.92 |
| Floating-point processing power | 0.104 TFLOPS | 4.731 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 4 | 32 |
| TMUs | 8 | 64 |
| Tensor Cores | no data | 64 |
| Ray Tracing Cores | no data | 32 |
| L1 Cache | 16 KB | 1 MB |
| L2 Cache | 128 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).
| Interface | PCIe 2.0 x16 | PCIe 3.0 x8 |
| Length | 168 mm | no data |
| Width | 1-slot | no data |
| Supplementary power connectors | None | 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 | GDDR3 | GDDR6 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 1 GB | 4 GB |
| Memory bus width | 64 Bit | 64 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 800 MHz | 1500 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 12.8 GB/s | 96 GB/s |
| Shared memory | - | - |
| 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 | 1x DVI, 1x HDMI | 1x DVI, 1x HDMI 2.1, 2x DisplayPort 1.4a |
| HDMI | + | + |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 11.2 (11_0) | 12 Ultimate (12_2) |
| Shader Model | 5.0 | 6.7 |
| OpenGL | 4.4 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 1.2 | 3.0 |
| Vulkan | N/A | 1.3 |
| CUDA | - | 8.6 |
| DLSS | - | + |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 4 December 2011 | 17 December 2021 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 1 GB | 4 GB |
| Chip lithography | 40 nm | 8 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 19 Watt | 30 Watt |
HD 6290 has 57.9% lower power consumption.
RTX 2050 Max-Q, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 10 years, a 300% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 400% more advanced lithography process.
We couldn't decide between Radeon HD 6290 and GeForce RTX 2050 Max-Q. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Radeon HD 6290 is a desktop graphics card while GeForce RTX 2050 Max-Q is a notebook one.
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