Polaris 24 vs VIA Chrome9 HC
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in performance ranking | not rated | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Architecture | no data | GCN 3.0 (2014−2017) |
| GPU code name | VN896 | Polaris 24 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop |
| Release date | 1 March 2007 (17 years ago) | no data |
| Current price | no data | $105 |
Detailed specifications
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 | 3 | 384 |
| Core clock speed | 1 MHz | no data |
| Boost clock speed | 250 MHz | no data |
| Number of transistors | no data | 1,550 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | no data | 28 nm |
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 | onboard | no data |
| Shared memory | + | no data |
API compatibility
List of supported graphics and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | onboard | 12 (12_0) |
| Shader Model | no data | 6.5 |
| OpenGL | no data | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | no data | 2.1 |
| Vulkan | no data | 1.2.170 |
Pros & cons summary
We couldn't decide between VIA Chrome9 HC and Polaris 24. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that VIA Chrome9 HC is a notebook card while Polaris 24 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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