Radeon HD 8310E vs HD 6930
Aggregate performance score
We've compared Radeon HD 6930 with Radeon HD 8310E, including specs and performance data.
HD 6930 outperforms HD 8310E by a whopping 735% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 602 | 1199 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 1.90 | no data |
| Power efficiency | 2.79 | 2.49 |
| Architecture | TeraScale 3 (2010−2013) | GCN 2.0 (2013−2017) |
| GPU code name | Cayman | Kalindi |
| Market segment | Desktop | Laptop |
| Release date | 1 December 2011 (14 years ago) | 23 April 2013 (12 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $180 | 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 | 1280 | 128 |
| Core clock speed | 750 MHz | 300 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 2,640 million | 1,178 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 40 nm | 28 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 186 Watt | 25 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 60.00 | 2.400 |
| Floating-point processing power | 1.92 TFLOPS | 0.0768 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 32 | 4 |
| TMUs | 80 | 8 |
| L1 Cache | 320 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 | 220 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 | 1200 MHz | System Shared |
| Memory bandwidth | 153.6 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 HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort | No outputs |
| HDMI | + | - |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 11.2 (11_0) | 12 (12_0) |
| Shader Model | 5.0 | 6.3 |
| OpenGL | 4.4 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 1.2 | 2.0 |
| Vulkan | N/A | 1.2.131 |
Gaming performance
Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 6.76 | 0.81 |
| Recency | 1 December 2011 | 23 April 2013 |
| Chip lithography | 40 nm | 28 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 186 Watt | 25 Watt |
HD 6930 has a 734.6% higher aggregate performance score.
HD 8310E, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 1 year, a 42.9% more advanced lithography process, and 644% lower power consumption.
The Radeon HD 6930 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon HD 8310E in performance tests.
Be aware that Radeon HD 6930 is a desktop graphics card while Radeon HD 8310E is a notebook one.
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