Arc B570 vs Radeon R7 M340
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 932 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Architecture | GCN 3.0 (2014−2019) | Generation 12.7 (2022−2024) |
| GPU code name | Meso | BGM-G21 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop |
| Release date | 5 May 2015 (9 years ago) | 12 December 2024 (recently) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $219 |
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 | 320 | 2304 |
| Compute units | 6 | no data |
| Core clock speed | 943 MHz | 1700 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1021 MHz | 2500 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 1,550 million | 19,600 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 5 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | no data | 150 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 20.42 | 360.0 |
| Floating-point processing power | 0.6534 TFLOPS | 11.52 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 8 | 80 |
| TMUs | 20 | 144 |
| Tensor Cores | no data | 144 |
| Ray Tracing Cores | no data | 18 |
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 x8 | PCIe 4.0 x8 |
| Length | no data | 272 mm |
| Width | no data | 2-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | None | 1x 8-pin |
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 | DDR3 | GDDR6 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 4 GB | 10 GB |
| Memory bus width | 128 Bit | 160 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 1000 MHz | 2400 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 16 GB/s | 384.0 GB/s |
| Shared memory | - | - |
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 Connectors | No outputs | 1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 2.0 |
| Eyefinity | + | - |
| HDMI | - | + |
Supported technologies
Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.
| FreeSync | + | - |
| HD3D | + | - |
| PowerTune | + | - |
| DualGraphics | + | - |
| ZeroCore | + | - |
| Switchable graphics | + | - |
API compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | DirectX® 12 | 12 Ultimate (12_2) |
| Shader Model | 6.0 | 6.6 |
| OpenGL | 4.4 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | Not Listed | 3.0 |
| Vulkan | + | 1.3 |
| Mantle | + | - |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 5 May 2015 | 12 December 2024 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 4 GB | 10 GB |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 5 nm |
Arc B570 has an age advantage of 9 years, a 150% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 460% more advanced lithography process.
We couldn't decide between Radeon R7 M340 and Arc B570. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Radeon R7 M340 is a notebook card while Arc B570 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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