NVIDIA GeForce GTX 470 X2 vs NVIDIA GeForce GTX 490

What is the difference between NVIDIA GeForce GTX 470 X2 and NVIDIA GeForce GTX 490. Find out which graphics card has better performance.

Graphics Processor (GPU)

GF100GPU NameGF100
GF100-030-A3Model numberGF100-375-A3
FermiArchitectureFermi
TSMCFoundryTSMC
40 nmProcess Size40 nm
3,100 millionTransistors3,100 million
529 mm²Die Size529 mm²

Graphics Card

Never ReleasedRelease DateNever Released
GeForce 400FamilyGeForce 400
End-of-lifeProductionEnd-of-life
GeForce 200PredecessorGeForce 200
PCIe 2.0 x16Bus InterfacePCIe 2.0 x16

Memory

1024 MB x2Memory Size1536 MB x2
GDDR5Memory TypeGDDR5
256 bit x2Memory Bus384 bit x2

Clock Speeds

837 MHz
3.3 Gbps effective
Memory Clock854 MHz
3.4 Gbps effective
608 MHzGPU Clock608 MHz

Render Config

44 x2TMUs60 x2
32 x2ROPs48 x2

Board Design

215 WThermal design power (TDP)365 W
550 WSuggested PSU750 W
3x DVIDisplay Connectors3x DVI
1x mini-DisplayPort
2x 8-pinPower Connectors2x 8-pin

API support

12 (11_0)DirectX12 (11_0)
4.6OpenGL4.6
1.1OpenCL1.1
N/AVulkanN/A
5.1Shader Model5.1
2.0CUDA2.0