GeForce GT 705 OEM vs Radeon R7 260X
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 577 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 3.21 | no data |
| Power efficiency | 5.17 | no data |
| Architecture | GCN 2.0 (2013−2017) | Fermi 2.0 (2010−2014) |
| GPU code name | Bonaire | GF119 |
| Market segment | Desktop | Desktop |
| Design | reference | no data |
| Release date | 8 October 2013 (12 years ago) | 27 March 2014 (12 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $139 | no data |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
The higher the ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices.
Performance to price scatter graph
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Detailed specifications
General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Real power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially if overclocked.
| Pipelines / CUDA cores | 896 | 48 |
| Core clock speed | no data | 874 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1000 MHz | no data |
| Number of transistors | 2,080 million | 292 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 40 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 115 Watt | 29 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 61.60 | 6.992 |
| Floating-point processing power | 1.971 TFLOPS | 0.1678 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 16 | 4 |
| TMUs | 56 | 8 |
| L1 Cache | 224 KB | 64 KB |
| L2 Cache | 256 KB | 128 KB |
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).
| Bus support | PCIe 3.0 | no data |
| Interface | PCIe 3.0 x16 | PCIe 2.0 x16 |
| Length | 170 mm | 145 mm |
| Width | 2-slot | 1-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | 1 x 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 | DDR3 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 4 GB | 1 GB |
| Memory bus width | 128 Bit | 64 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | no data | 825 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 104 GB/s | 13.2 GB/s |
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, 1x DisplayPort | 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x VGA |
| Eyefinity | + | - |
| HDMI | + | + |
Supported technologies
Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.
| FreeSync | + | - |
| DDMA audio | + | no data |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | DirectX® 12 | 12 (11_0) |
| Shader Model | 6.3 | 5.1 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 2.0 | 1.1 |
| Vulkan | - | N/A |
| CUDA | - | 2.1 |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 8 October 2013 | 27 March 2014 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 4 GB | 1 GB |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 40 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 115 Watt | 29 Watt |
R7 260X has a 300% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 43% more advanced lithography process.
GT 705 OEM, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 5 months, and 297% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between Radeon R7 260X and GeForce GT 705 OEM. We've got no test results to judge.
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