AMD Radeon HD 8850M vs AMD Radeon R5 M445
Graphics Processor
| GPU model | Venus | Meso |
|---|---|---|
| GPU variant | Venus PRO | Meso XT (216-0867030) |
| Architecture | GCN 1.0 | GCN 3.0 |
| Foundry | TSMC | TSMC |
| Manufacturing process | 28 nm | 28 nm |
| Number of transistors | 1,500 million | 1,550 million |
| Die size | 123 mm² | 125 mm² |
Mobile graphics
| Release date | Apr 1st, 2013 | 2016 |
|---|---|---|
| Generation | Solar System (HD 8800M) | Crystal System (R5 M400) |
| Production | End-of-life | End-of-life |
| Interface | PCIe 3.0 x16 | PCIe 3.0 x8 |
| Predecessor | London | Solar System |
| Successor | Crystal System | Mobility Radeon |
Clocks
| Base clock | 575 MHz | — |
|---|---|---|
| Boost clock | 625 MHz | — |
| Memory clock | 1000 MHz 2 Gbps effective | 1000 MHz 4 Gbps effective |
| GPU clock | — | 920 MHz |
Memory Configuration
| Memory size | 2 GB | 4 GB |
|---|---|---|
| Memory type | DDR3 | GDDR5 |
| Memory bus width | 128 bit | 64 bit |
| Bandwidth | 32.00 GB/s | 32.00 GB/s |
Render Configuration
| Shading units | 640 | 384 |
|---|---|---|
| TMUs | 40 | 24 |
| ROPs | 16 | 8 |
| Compute units | 10 | 6 |
| Cache L1 | 16 KB (per CU) | 16 KB (per CU) |
| Cache L2 | 256 KB | 128 KB |
Performance
| Pixel rate | 10.00 GPixel/s | 7.360 GPixel/s |
|---|---|---|
| Texture rate | 25.00 GTexel/s | 22.08 GTexel/s |
| FP32 (float) performance | 800.0 GFLOPS | 706.6 GFLOPS |
| FP64 (double) performance | 50.00 GFLOPS (1:16) | — |
Dimensions & Outputs
| TDP | unknown | unknown |
|---|---|---|
| Outputs | No outputs | No outputs |
API Support & Features
| DirectX | 12 (11_1) | 12 (12_0) |
|---|---|---|
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 1.2 | 2.0 |
| Vulkan | 1.2 | 1.2 |
| Shader model | 5.1 | 6.0 |
