GeForce 710M vs Radeon R9 390 X2
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Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | not rated | 1140 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | no data | 5.43 |
| Architecture | GCN 2.0 (2013−2017) | Kepler 2.0 (2013−2015) |
| GPU code name | Grenada | GK208 |
| Market segment | Desktop | Laptop |
| Release date | 3 September 2015 (10 years ago) | 24 July 2013 (12 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $1,399 | no data |
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 ×2 | 192 |
| Core clock speed | 1000 MHz | 719 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | no data | 800 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 6,200 million | 915 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 28 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 580 Watt | 15 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 160.0 ×2 | 11.50 |
| Floating-point processing power | 5.12 TFLOPS ×2 | 0.2761 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 64 ×2 | 8 |
| TMUs | 160 ×2 | 16 |
| L1 Cache | 640 KB | 32 KB |
| L2 Cache | 1024 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).
| Laptop size | no data | medium sized |
| Bus support | no data | PCI Express 2.0 |
| Interface | PCIe 3.0 x16 | PCIe 3.0 x8 |
| Width | 3-slot | no data |
| Supplementary power connectors | 4x 8-pin | None |
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 | 8 GB ×2 | 1 GB |
| Standard memory configuration | no data | DDR3 |
| Memory bus width | 512 Bit ×2 | 64 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 1350 MHz | 900 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 345.6 GB/s ×2 | 14.4 GB/s |
| 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 outputs |
| eDP 1.2 signal support | no data | Up to 2560x1600 |
| LVDS signal support | no data | Up to 1920x1200 |
| VGA аnalog display support | no data | Up to 2048x1536 |
| DisplayPort Multimode (DP++) support | no data | Up to 2560x1600 |
| HDMI | + | + |
| HDCP content protection | - | + |
| 7.1 channel HD audio on HDMI | - | + |
| TrueHD and DTS-HD audio bitstreaming | - | + |
Supported technologies
Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.
| Blu-Ray 3D Support | - | + |
| H.264, VC1, MPEG2 1080p video decoder | - | + |
| Optimus | - | + |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (12_0) | 12 API |
| Shader Model | 6.3 | 5.1 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.5 |
| OpenCL | 2.0 | 1.1 |
| Vulkan | 1.2.131 | 1.1.126 |
| CUDA | - | + |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 3 September 2015 | 24 July 2013 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 8 GB | 1 GB |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 580 Watt | 15 Watt |
R9 390 X2 has an age advantage of 2 years, and a 700% higher maximum VRAM amount.
GeForce 710M, on the other hand, has 3766.7% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between Radeon R9 390 X2 and GeForce 710M. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Radeon R9 390 X2 is a desktop graphics card while GeForce 710M is a notebook one.
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