AMD Radeon HD 6570M Mac Edition vs AMD Radeon R9 M295X Mac Edition
Graphics Processor
| GPU model | Capilano | Amethyst |
|---|---|---|
| GPU variant | Capilano XT | Amethyst XT |
| Architecture | TeraScale 2 | GCN 3.0 |
| Foundry | TSMC | TSMC |
| Manufacturing process | 40 nm | 28 nm |
| Number of transistors | 627 million | 5,000 million |
| Die size | 104 mm² | 366 mm² |
Mobile graphics
| Release date | Oct 28th, 2009 | Nov 23rd, 2014 |
|---|---|---|
| Generation | Vancouver (HD 6500M) | Crystal System (R9 M200) |
| Production | End-of-life | End-of-life |
| Interface | MXM-II | MXM-B (3.0) |
| Predecessor | Manhattan | Solar System |
| Successor | London | Mobility Radeon |
Clocks
| GPU clock | 600 MHz | 850 MHz |
|---|---|---|
| Memory clock | 800 MHz 1600 Mbps effective | 1362 MHz 5.4 Gbps effective |
Memory Configuration
| Memory size | 1024 MB | 4 GB |
|---|---|---|
| Memory type | GDDR3 | GDDR5 |
| Memory bus width | 128 bit | 256 bit |
| Bandwidth | 25.60 GB/s | 174.3 GB/s |
Render Configuration
| Shading units | 400 | 2048 |
|---|---|---|
| TMUs | 20 | 128 |
| ROPs | 8 | 32 |
| Compute units | 5 | 32 |
| Cache L1 | 8 KB (per CU) | 16 KB (per CU) |
| Cache L2 | 256 KB | 512 KB |
Performance
| Pixel rate | 4.800 GPixel/s | 27.20 GPixel/s |
|---|---|---|
| Texture rate | 12.00 GTexel/s | 108.8 GTexel/s |
| FP32 (float) performance | 480.0 GFLOPS | 3.482 TFLOPS |
| FP16 (half) performance | — | 3.482 TFLOPS (1:1) |
| FP64 (double) performance | — | 217.6 GFLOPS (1:16) |
Dimensions & Outputs
| Slot width | MXM Module | MXM Module |
|---|---|---|
| TDP | 30 W | 250 W |
| Outputs | No outputs | No outputs |
API Support & Features
| DirectX | 11.2 (11_0) | 12 (12_0) |
|---|---|---|
| OpenGL | 4.4 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 1.2 | 2.0 |
| Vulkan | — | 1.2 |
| Shader model | 5.0 | 6.3 |
