GeForce 820A vs Radeon R5 Graphics

Primary Details

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

Place in performance rankingnot rated945
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-Effectiveness Evaluationno data0.02
ArchitectureGCN 2.0 (2013−2017)Fermi 2.0 (2010−2014)
GPU code nameSpectre SLGF117
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date17 September 2014 (9 years ago)17 March 2014 (10 years ago)
Current price$213 $238

Cost-Effectiveness Evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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Detailed Specifications

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 cores25696
Core clock speed497 MHz775 MHz
Boost clock speed720 MHzno data
Number of transistors2,410 million585 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)15 Watt15 Watt
Texture fill rate7.95212.40
Floating-point performance388.1 gflops297.6 gflops

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).

InterfaceIGPPCIe 2.0 x16
WidthIGPno data

Memory typeSystem SharedDDR3
Maximum RAM amountSystem Shared1 GB
Memory bus widthSystem Shared64 Bit
Memory clock speedSystem Shared1800 MHz
Memory bandwidthno data14.4 GB/s

Connectivity and Outputs

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 ConnectorsNo outputsNo outputs

API Compatibility

List of supported graphics and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX12 (12_0)12 (11_0)
Shader Model6.05.1
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL2.01.1
Vulkan1.2.131N/A
CUDAno data2.1

Pros & Cons Summary


Recency 17 September 2014 17 March 2014
Maximum RAM amount System Shared 1 GB

We couldn't decide between Radeon R5 Graphics and GeForce 820A. We've got no test results to judge.


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