GPU Numbering

AMD GPU Numbering

AMD
1st Number
Generation The higher, the newer

AMD
2nd Number
Performance Class Higher, Higher Performance Most Important Digit

AMD
3rd Number
Refined Performance Indicator Sub-Class, Inner-Class Higher, Higher Performance

AMD
4th Number

Usually 0

AMD
HD 4850 vs HD 5450
HD 5450 is newer than HD 4850 HD 4850 is powerful than HD 5450
http://www.hwcompare.com/399/radeon-hd4850-512mb-vs-radeon-hd-5450/ http://gpuboss.com/gpus/Radeon-HD-5450-vsRadeon-HD-4850

nVidia GPU Numbering

nVidia
1st Number
Generation The higher, the newer

nVidia
2nd Number
Performance Class Higher, Higher Performance Most Important Digit

nVidia
3rd Number

Usually 0

nVidia
GS < GT < GTS < GTX
G or GS - The standard video cards with core clocks that are not high and are made to keep a minimum performance GT - Slightly higher core clocks and possibly more onboard memory than the GS, It is mainly a budget performance card GTS - Includes possibly more onboard ram and higher than average core clocks possibly more pixel shaders or pipelines to increase performance GTX - Has the most memory of the group and higher clocks than all previous also includes more pixel pipelines and usually outperforms the GTS by atleast 10-15 percent

nVidia
GeForce GT 420 vs GTX 295
GT 420 is newer than GTX 295 GTX 295 is powerful than GT 420
http://www.hwcompare.com/6794/geforce-gt-420vs-geforce-gtx-295/ http://gpuboss.com/gpus/GeForce-GTX-295-vsGeForce-GT-420

M
M usually used to indicate Mobile Used in Notebook Video Controllers

Difference: AMD vs nVidia

AMD uses 3 numbers
(6670)

nVidia uses 2 numbers and Letters

(GT 650)

Compare GPUs

http://www.hwcompare.com http://www.gpureview.com/show_cards.php http://gpuboss.com/compare-gpus http://www.videocardbenchmark.net

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