PG506-232 vs Radeon R9 290X

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Primary details

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

Place in the ranking334not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation4.31no data
Power efficiency4.66no data
ArchitectureGCN 2.0 (2013−2017)Ampere (2020−2025)
GPU code nameHawaiiGA100
Market segmentDesktopWorkstation
Designreferenceno data
Release date24 October 2013 (11 years ago)12 April 2021 (4 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$549 no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

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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. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores28163584
Core clock speedno data930 MHz
Boost clock speed947 MHz1440 MHz
Number of transistors6,200 million54,200 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)250 Watt165 Watt
Texture fill rate176.0322.6
Floating-point processing power5.632 TFLOPS10.32 TFLOPS
ROPs6496
TMUs176224
Tensor Coresno data224
L1 Cache704 KB10.5 MB
L2 Cache1024 KB24 MB

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 supportPCIe 3.0no data
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 4.0 x16
Length275 mm267 mm
Width2-slot2-slot
Supplementary power connectors1 x 6-pin + 1 x 8-pin8-pin EPS

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 typeGDDR5HBM2
Maximum RAM amount4 GB24 GB
Memory bus width512 Bit3072 Bit
Memory clock speed1250 MHz1215 MHz
Memory bandwidth320 GB/s933.1 GB/s
Shared memory--
Resizable BAR-+

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 Connectors2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPortNo outputs
Eyefinity+-
HDMI+-
DisplayPort support+-

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

AppAcceleration+-
CrossFire+-
FreeSync+-
HD3D+-
LiquidVR+-
TressFX+-
TrueAudio+-
UVD+-
DDMA audio+no data

API and SDK compatibility

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

DirectXDirectX® 12N/A
Shader Model6.3N/A
OpenGL4.6N/A
OpenCL2.03.0
Vulkan+N/A
CUDA-8.0
DLSS-+

Pros & cons summary


Recency 24 October 2013 12 April 2021
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 24 GB
Chip lithography 28 nm 7 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 250 Watt 165 Watt

PG506-232 has an age advantage of 7 years, a 500% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 300% more advanced lithography process, and 51.5% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Radeon R9 290X and PG506-232. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Radeon R9 290X is a desktop graphics card while PG506-232 is a workstation one.

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