STG vs Radeon HD 6490M
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 1186 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 0.01 | no data |
| Architecture | TeraScale 2 (2009−2015) | no data |
| GPU code name | Seymour | NV1 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop |
| Release date | 4 January 2011 (15 years ago) | 30 September 1995 (30 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $1,193.03 | $249 |
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 | 160 | no data |
| Core clock speed | 800 MHz | 75 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 370 million | 1 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 40 nm | 500 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | no data | 2 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 6.400 | 0.08 |
| Floating-point processing power | 0.256 TFLOPS | no data |
| ROPs | 4 | 1 |
| TMUs | 8 | 1 |
| L1 Cache | 16 KB | no data |
| L2 Cache | 128 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 | PCI |
| Length | no data | 168 mm |
| Width | no data | 1-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | no data | 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 | GDDR5 | FPM |
| Maximum RAM amount | 512 MB | 1 MB |
| Memory bus width | 64 Bit | 64 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 800 MHz | 50 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 25.6 GB/s | 400.0 MB/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 | No outputs | 1x VGA, 1x DB13W3 |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 11.2 (11_0) | 1.0 |
| Shader Model | 5.0 | no data |
| OpenGL | 4.4 | N/A |
| OpenCL | 1.2 | N/A |
| Vulkan | N/A | N/A |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 4 January 2011 | 30 September 1995 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 512 MB | 1 MB |
| Chip lithography | 40 nm | 500 nm |
HD 6490M has an age advantage of 15 years, a 51100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 1150% more advanced lithography process.
We couldn't decide between Radeon HD 6490M and STG. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Radeon HD 6490M is a notebook graphics card while STG is a desktop one.
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