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NVIDIA GeForce GT 420 OEM vs AMD Radeon HD 8280E
- Interface IGP
- Core clock speed 450 MHz
- Max video memory System Shared
- Memory type System Shared
- Memory clock speed System Shared
- Maximum resolution
- Interface PCIe 2.0 x16
- Core clock speed 700 MHz
- Max video memory 1024 MB
- Memory type DDR3
- Memory clock speed 1800 MHz
- Maximum resolution
General info
Comparison of graphics card architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters.
Place in performance rating | 1053 | not rated |
Value for money | 0.01 | no data |
Architecture | GCN 2.0 (2013−2017) | Fermi (2010−2014) |
GPU code name | Kalindi | GF108 |
Market segment | Desktop | Desktop |
Release date | 23 April 2013 (9 years old) | 3 September 2010 (12 years old) |
Current price | $59 | no data |
Technical specs
General performance parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. These parameters indirectly speak of performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider their benchmark and gaming test results. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.
Pipelines / CUDA cores | 128 | 48 |
Core clock speed | 450 MHz | 700 MHz |
Number of transistors | 1,178 million | 585 million |
Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 40 nm |
Thermal design power (TDP) | 15 Watt | 50 Watt |
Texture fill rate | 3.600 | 2.800 |
Floating-point performance | no data | 134.4 gflops |
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements
Information on compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop video cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility).
Interface | IGP | PCIe 2.0 x16 |
Length | no data | 145 mm |
Width | IGP | 1-slot |
Supplementary power connectors | no data | None |
Memory
Parameters of memory installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Note that GPUs integrated into processors have no dedicated VRAM and use a shared part of system RAM.
Memory type | System Shared | DDR3 |
Maximum RAM amount | System Shared | 1 GB |
Memory bus width | System Shared | 128 Bit |
Memory clock speed | System Shared | 1800 MHz |
Memory bandwidth | no data | 28.8 GB/s |
Video outputs and ports
Types and number of video connectors present on the reviewed GPUs. As a rule, data in this section is precise only for desktop reference ones (so-called Founders Edition for NVIDIA chips). OEM manufacturers may change the number and type of output ports, while for notebook cards availability of certain video outputs ports depends on the laptop model rather than on the card itself.
Display Connectors | No outputs | 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x VGA |
HDMI | no data | + |
API support
APIs supported, including particular versions of those APIs.
DirectX | 12 (12_0) | 12 (11_0) |
Shader Model | 6.3 | 5.1 |
OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
OpenCL | 2.0 | 1.1 |
Vulkan | 1.2.131 | N/A |
CUDA | no data | 2.1 |
Advantages and disadvantages
Recency | 23 April 2013 | 3 September 2010 |
Pipelines / CUDA cores | 128 | 48 |
Chip lithography | 28 nm | 40 nm |
Thermal design power (TDP) | 15 Watt | 50 Watt |
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