GeForce 9300 GS Rev. 2 vs Radeon RX 460
General info
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in performance ranking | 396 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Value for money | 1.31 | no data |
| Architecture | Polaris (2016−2019) | Tesla 2.0 (2007−2013) |
| GPU code name | Polaris 11 / Baffin XT | GT218 |
| Market segment | Desktop | Desktop |
| Release date | 8 August 2016 (7 years ago) | 12 March 2011 (13 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $86 | no data |
| Current price | $397 (4.6x MSRP) | no data |
Value for money
Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.
Technical specs
General performance parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. These parameters indirectly speak of performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider their benchmark and gaming test results. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.
| Pipelines / CUDA cores | 896 | 16 |
| Core clock speed | 1090 MHz | 589 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1200 MHz | no data |
| Number of transistors | 3,000 million | 260 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 14 nm | 40 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 75 Watt | no data |
| Texture fill rate | 67.20 | 4.712 |
| Floating-point performance | 2,150 gflops | 44.86 gflops |
Size and 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 x8 | PCIe 2.0 x16 |
| Length | 170 mm | no data |
| Width | 2-slot | 1-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | None | None |
Memory
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 | DDR2 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 4 GB | 256 MB |
| Memory bus width | 128 Bit | 64 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 7000 MHz | 666 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 112.0 GB/s | 5.328 GB/s |
| Shared memory | - | no data |
Video outputs and ports
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 | 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort | 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x VGA |
| HDMI | + | + |
Technologies
Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.
| FreeSync | + | no data |
API support
List of supported graphics and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (12_0) | 11.1 (10_1) |
| Shader Model | 6.4 | 4.1 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 3.3 |
| OpenCL | 2.0 | 1.1 |
| Vulkan | 1.2.131 | N/A |
| CUDA | no data | 1.2 |
Advantages and disadvantages
| Recency | 8 August 2016 | 12 March 2011 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 4 GB | 256 MB |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 40 nm |
We couldn't decide between Radeon RX 460 and GeForce 9300 GS Rev. 2. We've got no test results to judge.
Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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