AMD Radeon HD 6510 vs NVIDIA GeForce GTX 275

Comparative analysis of AMD Radeon HD 6510 and NVIDIA GeForce GTX 275 videocards for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Technical info, Video outputs and ports, Compatibility, dimensions and requirements, API support, Memory, Technologies. Benchmark videocards performance analysis: GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps), Geekbench - OpenCL, PassMark - G3D Mark, PassMark - G2D Mark.

AMD Radeon HD 6510

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 275

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Radeon HD 6510

Videocard is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 3 month(s) later
2x more pipelines: 480 vs 240
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 40 nm vs 55 nm
5.6x lower typical power consumption: 39 Watt vs 219 Watt
Around 14% higher maximum memory size: 1 GB vs 896 MB
Around 18% higher memory clock speed: 1334 MHz vs 1134 MHz

Launch date	14 May 2011 vs 15 January 2009
Pipelines	480 vs 240
Manufacturing process technology	40 nm vs 55 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	39 Watt vs 219 Watt
Maximum memory size	1 GB vs 896 MB
Memory clock speed	1334 MHz vs 1134 MHz

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 275

2.2x more core clock speed: 1404 MHz vs 650 MHz
3.2x more texture fill rate: 50.6 billion / sec vs 15.6 GTexel / s
Around 8% better floating-point performance: 673.9 gflops vs 624.0 gflops
Around 25% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 3195 vs 2551
Around 25% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 3195 vs 2551
3x better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 23256 vs 7845

Specifications (specs)
Core clock speed	1404 MHz vs 650 MHz
Texture fill rate	50.6 billion / sec vs 15.6 GTexel / s
Floating-point performance	673.9 gflops vs 624.0 gflops
Benchmarks
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3195 vs 2551
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3195 vs 2551
Geekbench - OpenCL	23256 vs 7845

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: AMD Radeon HD 6510
GPU 2: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 275

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

2551

3195

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

2551

3195

Geekbench - OpenCL

GPU 1

GPU 2

7845

23256

Name	AMD Radeon HD 6510	NVIDIA GeForce GTX 275
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	1970
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	1970
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	2551	3195
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	2551	3195
Geekbench - OpenCL	7845	23256
PassMark - G3D Mark		1378
PassMark - G2D Mark		63

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Radeon HD 6510	NVIDIA GeForce GTX 275
Essentials
Architecture	TeraScale 2	Tesla 2.0
Code name	Turks	GT200B
Launch date	14 May 2011	15 January 2009
Place in performance rating	1222	1225
Type	Desktop	Desktop
Launch price (MSRP)		$249
Price now		$119.99
Value for money (0-100)		13.43
Technical info
Core clock speed	650 MHz	1404 MHz
Floating-point performance	624.0 gflops	673.9 gflops
Manufacturing process technology	40 nm	55 nm
Pipelines	480	240
Texture fill rate	15.6 GTexel / s	50.6 billion / sec
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	39 Watt	219 Watt
Transistor count	716 million	1,400 million
CUDA cores		240
Maximum GPU temperature		105 °C
Video outputs and ports
Display Connectors	1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x VGA	Two Dual Link DVI, 2x DVI
Audio input for HDMI		S / PDIF
Maximum VGA resolution		2048x1536
Multi monitor support
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements
Interface	PCIe 2.0 x16	PCIe 2.0 x16
Length	165 mm	10.5" (267 mm) (26.7 cm)
Supplementary power connectors	None	2x 6-pin
Bus support		PCI-E 2.0
Height		4.376" (111 mm) (11.1 cm)
SLI options		2-way3-way
API support
DirectX	11.2 (11_0)	10.0
OpenGL	4.4	3.0
Memory
Maximum RAM amount	1 GB	896 MB
Memory bandwidth	16 GB / s	127.0 GB / s
Memory bus width	128 Bit	448 Bit
Memory clock speed	1334 MHz	1134 MHz
Memory type	GDDR3	GDDR3
Technologies
3D Vision
CUDA
SLI