GeForce GTX 750 Ti vs Radeon R9 390 X2
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | not rated | 438 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | 24 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | no data | 4.80 |
| Architecture | GCN 2.0 (2013−2017) | Maxwell (2014−2018) |
| GPU code name | Grenada | GM107 |
| Market segment | Desktop | Desktop |
| Release date | 3 September 2015 (9 years ago) | 18 February 2014 (10 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $1,399 | $149 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.
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 | 640 |
| CUDA cores | no data | 640 |
| Core clock speed | 1000 MHz | 1020 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | no data | 1085 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 6,200 million | 1,870 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 28 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 580 Watt | 60 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 160.0 | 43.40 |
| Floating-point processing power | 5.12 gflops | 1.389 gflops |
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 support | no data | PCI Express 3.0 |
| Interface | PCIe 3.0 x16 | PCIe 3.0 x16 |
| Length | no data | 145 mm |
| Height | no data | 4.376" (11.1 cm) |
| Width | 3-slot | 1-slot |
| 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 | GDDR5 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 8 GB | 4 GB |
| Memory bus width | 512 Bit | 128 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 5400 MHz | 5.4 GB/s |
| Memory bandwidth | 345.6 GB/s | 86.4 GB/s |
| Shared memory | - | - |
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 Connectors | 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort | One Dual Link DVI-I, One Dual Link DVI-D, One mini-HDMI |
| Multi monitor support | no data | 4 displays |
| HDMI | + | + |
| HDCP | - | + |
| Maximum VGA resolution | no data | 2048x1536 |
| Audio input for HDMI | no data | Internal |
Supported technologies
Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.
| Blu Ray 3D | - | + |
| 3D Gaming | - | + |
| 3D Vision | - | + |
| 3D Vision Live | - | + |
API compatibility
List of supported graphics and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (12_0) | 12 (11_0) |
| Shader Model | 6.3 | 5.1 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 2.0 | 1.2 |
| Vulkan | 1.2.131 | 1.1.126 |
| CUDA | - | + |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 3 September 2015 | 18 February 2014 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 8 GB | 4 GB |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 580 Watt | 60 Watt |
R9 390 X2 has an age advantage of 1 year, and a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount.
GTX 750 Ti, on the other hand, has 866.7% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between Radeon R9 390 X2 and GeForce GTX 750 Ti. 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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