GeForce GT 710M vs Radeon HD 6610M

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon HD 6610M and GeForce GT 710M, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

HD 6610M
2011
1 GB DDR3, 26 Watt
1.46
+27%

HD 6610M outperforms GT 710M by a significant 27% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking9871070
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency3.925.35
ArchitectureTeraScale 2 (2009−2015)Fermi 2.0 (2010−2014)
GPU code nameWhistlerGF117
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date4 January 2011 (13 years ago)9 January 2013 (11 years ago)

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 cores48096
Core clock speed450 MHz775 MHz
Number of transistors716 million585 million
Manufacturing process technology40 nm28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)26 Watt15 Watt
Texture fill rate10.8012.40
Floating-point processing power0.432 TFLOPS0.2976 TFLOPS
ROPs88
TMUs2416

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).

InterfacePCIe 2.0 x16PCIe 2.0 x16

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 typeDDR3DDR3
Maximum RAM amount1 GB1 GB
Memory bus width128 Bit64 Bit
Memory clock speed800 MHz900 MHz
Memory bandwidth25.6 GB/s14.4 GB/s

Connectivity and outputs

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 ConnectorsNo outputsNo outputs

API compatibility

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

DirectX11.2 (11_0)12 (11_0)
Shader Model5.05.1
OpenGL4.44.6
OpenCL1.21.1
VulkanN/AN/A
CUDA-2.1

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark results comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark score. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

HD 6610M 1.46
+27%
GT 710M 1.15

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.

HD 6610M 565
+27.5%
GT 710M 443

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.46 1.15
Recency 4 January 2011 9 January 2013
Chip lithography 40 nm 28 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 26 Watt 15 Watt

HD 6610M has a 27% higher aggregate performance score.

GT 710M, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 2 years, a 42.9% more advanced lithography process, and 73.3% lower power consumption.

The Radeon HD 6610M is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GT 710M in performance tests.


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