GeForce G 102M vs Radeon RX 490M
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | not rated | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Architecture | Polaris (2016−2019) | G9x (2007−2010) |
| GPU code name | Polaris | MCP75 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Release date | 1 August 2016 (8 years ago) | 3 March 2009 (15 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 cores | no data | 16 |
| Core clock speed | no data | 450 MHz |
| Number of transistors | no data | 282 Million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 14 nm | 65 nm |
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 | large | no data |
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 | DDR2, DDR3 |
| Maximum RAM amount | no data | 512 MB |
| Shared memory | - | + |
API compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 | 10.0 |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 1 August 2016 | 3 March 2009 |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 65 nm |
RX 490M has an age advantage of 7 years, and a 364.3% more advanced lithography process.
We couldn't decide between Radeon RX 490M and GeForce G 102M. We've got no test results to judge.
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