AMD Radeon HD 6550A vs ATI Radeon HD 3870
Graphics Processor
| GPU model | Pinewood | RV670 |
|---|---|---|
| GPU variant | Pinewood PRO | RV670 XT (215-0708005) |
| Architecture | TeraScale 2 | TeraScale |
| Foundry | TSMC | TSMC |
| Manufacturing process | 40 nm | 55 nm |
| Number of transistors | 627 million | 666 million |
| Die size | 104 mm² | 192 mm² |
Mobile graphics
| Release date | Feb 7th, 2011 | — |
|---|---|---|
| Generation | All-In-One (HD 6000) | — |
| Production | End-of-life | — |
| Interface | MXM-A (3.0) | — |
Clocks
| GPU clock | 550 MHz | 777 MHz |
|---|---|---|
| Memory clock | 800 MHz 1600 Mbps effective | 1126 MHz 2.3 Gbps effective |
Memory Configuration
| Memory size | 2 GB | 512 MB |
|---|---|---|
| Memory type | GDDR3 | GDDR4 |
| Memory bus width | 128 bit | 256 bit |
| Bandwidth | 25.60 GB/s | 72.06 GB/s |
Render Configuration
| Shading units | 480 | 320 |
|---|---|---|
| TMUs | 24 | 16 |
| ROPs | 8 | 16 |
| Compute units | 6 | 4 |
| Cache L1 | 8 KB (per CU) | — |
| Cache L2 | 256 KB | 256 KB |
Performance
| Pixel rate | 4.400 GPixel/s | 12.43 GPixel/s |
|---|---|---|
| Texture rate | 13.20 GTexel/s | 12.43 GTexel/s |
| FP32 (float) performance | 528.0 GFLOPS | 497.3 GFLOPS |
| FP64 (double) performance | — | 99.46 GFLOPS (1:5) |
Dimensions & Outputs
| Slot width | MXM Module | Dual-slot |
|---|---|---|
| TDP | 35 W | 106 W |
| Outputs | No outputs | 2x DVI1x S-Video |
| Length | — | 241 mm 9.5 inches |
| Suggested PSU | — | 300 W |
| Power connectors | — | 1x 6-pin |
| Board number | — | B339 |
API Support & Features
| DirectX | 11.2 (11_0) | 10.1 (10_1) |
|---|---|---|
| OpenGL | 4.4 | 3.3 (full) 4.0 (partial) |
| OpenCL | 1.2 | — |
| Vulkan | — | — |
| Shader model | 5.0 | 4.1 |
Other Features
Graphics Card
| Release date | — | Nov 19th, 2007 |
|---|---|---|
| Generation | — | Radeon R600 |
| Production | — | End-of-life |
| Launch price | — | 269 USD |
| Interface | — | PCIe 2.0 x16 |
| Reviews | — | 80 in our database |
| Predecessor | — | Radeon R500 PCIe |
| Successor | — | Radeon R700 |
