AMD Radeon HD 6870 1600SP Edition vs AMD Radeon RX 550X
Graphics Processor
| GPU model | Cypress | Lexa |
|---|---|---|
| GPU variant | Cypress XT (215-0735033) | Lexa PRO (215-0904018) |
| Architecture | TeraScale 2 | GCN 4.0 |
| Foundry | TSMC | GlobalFoundries |
| Manufacturing process | 40 nm | 14 nm |
| Number of transistors | 2,154 million | 2,200 million |
| Die size | 334 mm² | 103 mm² |
Graphics Card
| Release date | Jan 14th, 2013 | Dec 16th, 2018 |
|---|---|---|
| Generation | Northern Islands | Polaris |
| Production | End-of-life | End-of-life |
| Interface | PCIe 2.0 x16 | PCIe 3.0 x8 |
| Reviews | 170 in our database | — |
| Predecessor | Evergreen | Polaris |
| Successor | Southern Islands | Vega |
Clocks
| GPU clock | 850 MHz | — |
|---|---|---|
| Memory clock | 1050 MHz 4.2 Gbps effective | 1500 MHz 6 Gbps effective |
| Base clock | — | 1100 MHz |
| Boost clock | — | 1183 MHz |
Memory Configuration
| Memory size | 1024 MB | 4 GB |
|---|---|---|
| Memory type | GDDR5 | GDDR5 |
| Memory bus width | 256 bit | 128 bit |
| Bandwidth | 134.4 GB/s | 96.00 GB/s |
Render Configuration
| Shading units | 1600 | 512 |
|---|---|---|
| TMUs | 80 | 32 |
| ROPs | 32 | 16 |
| Compute units | 20 | 8 |
| Cache L1 | 8 KB (per CU) | 16 KB (per CU) |
| Cache L2 | 512 KB | 512 KB |
Performance
| Pixel rate | 27.20 GPixel/s | 18.93 GPixel/s |
|---|---|---|
| Texture rate | 68.00 GTexel/s | 37.86 GTexel/s |
| FP32 (float) performance | 2.720 TFLOPS | 1,211 GFLOPS |
| FP64 (double) performance | 544.0 GFLOPS (1:5) | 75.71 GFLOPS (1:16) |
| FP16 (half) performance | — | 1,211 GFLOPS (1:1) |
Dimensions & Outputs
| Slot width | Dual-slot | Dual-slot |
|---|---|---|
| Length | 282 mm 11.1 inches | 145 mm 5.7 inches |
| TDP | 175 W | 50 W |
| Suggested PSU | 450 W | 250 W |
| Outputs | 2x DVI1x HDMI2x mini-DisplayPort | 1x DVI1x HDMI1x DisplayPort |
| Power connectors | 2x 6-pin | None |
| Board number | C008, E140 | D090 |
API Support & Features
| DirectX | 11.2 (11_0) | 12 (12_0) |
|---|---|---|
| OpenGL | 4.4 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 1.2 | 2.1 |
| Vulkan | — | 1.2 |
| Shader model | 5.0 | 6.4 |
