Polaris 20
VS
GK210
Polaris 20
VS
GK210

General info

The general info section in the graphics cards comparison list contains information about the date of release, type, overall rating and other useful data for identifying winner between Polaris 20  vs  GK210.

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Place in performance rating
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GCN 4.0
Architecture
Kepler 2.0
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Release date
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$80
Price now
$15.99
Polaris 20
GPU code name
GK210
Desktop
Market segment
Desktop

Technical specs

Which GPU is better between Polaris 20  vs  GK210 in the fabrication process, power consumption, and also base and turbo frequency of the GPU is the most important part containing in the graphics cards hierarchy.

14 nm
Manufacturing process technology
28 nm
2304
Pipelines / CUDA cores
2880
5,700 million
Number of transistors
7,100 million

Technologies

Let’s have a look what is the difference. It is worthwhile to note that NVIDIA and AMD are using different technologies.

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CUDA
3.7

API support

The confrontation between the two contenders Polaris 20 and GK210 is practically over. The hardware support (API) does not greatly affect the overall performance, it is not considered in synthetic benchmarks and other performance tests. 

12 (12_0)
DirectX
12 (11_1)
4.6
OpenGL
4.6
1.2
Vulkan
1.1
6.4
Shader Model
5.1
2.1
OpenCL
3.0

Gaming performance

Select form the list the required name to identify gaming performance for Polaris 20 and GK210 graphics cards. The result shows how fast the game will run and whether it can be run on this computer. The different monitor resolutions – from low to 4K – are used for testing. Find out is the Polaris 20 or GK210 good for gaming.


low
1280x720
med.
1920x1080
high
1920x1080
ultra
1920x1080
QHD
2560x1440
4K
3840x2160
Horizon Zero Dawn (2020) Polaris 20
GK210
Death Stranding (2020) Polaris 20
GK210
F1 2020 (2020) Polaris 20
GK210
Gears Tactics (2020) Polaris 20
GK210
Doom Eternal (2020) Polaris 20
GK210
Legend
5 Stutters – This game is very likely to stutter and have poor frame rates. Based on all known benchmarks using the specified graphical settings, average frame rates are expected to fall below 25fps
May Stutter – This graphics card has not been explicitly tested on this game. Based on interpolated information from surrounding graphics cards of similar performance levels, stutters and poor frame rates are expected.
30 Fluent – Based on all known benchmarks using the specified graphical settings, this game should run at or above 25fps
40 Fluent – Based on all known benchmarks using the specified graphical settings, this game should run at or above 35fps
60 Fluent – Based on all known benchmarks using the specified graphical settings, this game should run at or above 58fps
May Run Fluently – This graphics card has not been explicitly tested on this game. Based on interpolated information from surrounding graphics cards of similar performance levels, fluent frame rates are expected.
? Uncertain – This graphics card experienced unexpected performance issues during testing for this game. A slower card may be able to achieve better and more consistent frame rates than this particular GPU running the same benchmark scene.
Uncertain – This graphics card has not been explicitly tested on this game and no reliable interpolation can be made based on the performances of surrounding cards of the same class or family.
The value in the fields displays the average frame rate of all values in the database. Move your cursor over the value to see individual results.

Advantages of Polaris 20

Finer manufacturing process technology (14 nm vs 28 nm)

Advantages of GK210

Cheaper ($15.99 vs $80)

So, Polaris 20 or GK210?

Judging by the results of synthetic and gaming tests, we recommend Polaris 20 .

Polaris 20 versus GK210 performance benchmarks comparison

User rating

5.0 Out of 4 Hitesti Score
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