Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) HD Graphics vs Radeon R9 290

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking	315	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	7.02	no data
Power efficiency	5.40	no data
Architecture	GCN 2.0 (2013−2017)	Gen. 5 Arrandale (2010)
GPU code name	Hawaii	GMA HD
Market segment	Desktop	Laptop
Release date	5 November 2013 (12 years ago)	10 January 2010 (15 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$399	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

The higher the ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices.

Performance to price scatter graph

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	2560	12
Core clock speed	947 MHz	500 MHz
Number of transistors	6,200 million	no data
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	45 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	275 Watt	35 Watt
Texture fill rate	151.5	no data
Floating-point processing power	4.849 TFLOPS	no data
ROPs	64	no data
TMUs	160	no data
L1 Cache	640 KB	no data
L2 Cache	1024 KB	no data

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).

Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	no data
Length	275 mm	no data
Width	2-slot	no data
Supplementary power connectors	1x 6-pin + 1x 8-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	no data
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	no data
Memory bus width	512 Bit	no data
Memory clock speed	1250 MHz	no data
Memory bandwidth	320.0 GB/s	no data
Shared memory	-	+

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	no data
HDMI	+	-

API and SDK support

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX	12 (12_0)	10
Shader Model	6.3	no data
OpenGL	4.6	no data
OpenCL	2.0	no data
Vulkan	1.2.131	-

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	5 November 2013	10 January 2010
Chip lithography	28 nm	45 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	275 Watt	35 Watt

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