Curacao vs Radeon HD 7520G + HD 7670M Dual Graphics
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 945 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Architecture | Terascale 3 (2010−2013) | GCN 1.0 (2012−2020) |
| GPU code name | no data | Curacao |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop |
| Release date | 15 May 2012 (12 years ago) | no data |
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 | 736 | 1280 |
| Core clock speed | 655 / 600 MHz | no data |
| Number of transistors | no data | 2,800 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 40 nm | 28 nm |
| ROPs | no data | 32 |
| TMUs | no data | 80 |
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).
| Laptop size | medium sized | 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 bus width | 128 Bit | no data |
| Memory clock speed | 1800 MHz | no data |
| Shared memory | + | no data |
API compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 11 | 12 (11_1) |
| Shader Model | no data | 6.5 (5.1) |
| OpenGL | no data | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | no data | 2.1 (1.2) |
| Vulkan | - | 1.2.170 |
Pros & cons summary
| Chip lithography | 40 nm | 28 nm |
Curacao has a 42.9% more advanced lithography process.
We couldn't decide between Radeon HD 7520G + HD 7670M Dual Graphics and Curacao. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Radeon HD 7520G + HD 7670M Dual Graphics is a notebook card while Curacao is a desktop one.
Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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