AMD Radeon HD 7870M vs NVIDIA Quadro4 550 XGL
Graphics Processor
| GPU model | Heathrow | NV17 |
|---|---|---|
| GPU variant | Heathrow XT (216-0835033) | NV17 GL |
| Architecture | GCN 1.0 | Celsius |
| Foundry | TSMC | TSMC |
| Manufacturing process | 28 nm | 150 nm |
| Number of transistors | 1,500 million | 29 million |
| Die size | 123 mm² | 65 mm² |
Mobile graphics
| Release date | Apr 24th, 2012 | — |
|---|---|---|
| Generation | London (HD 7800M) | — |
| Production | End-of-life | — |
| Interface | PCIe 3.0 x16 | — |
| Predecessor | Vancouver | — |
| Successor | Solar System | — |
Clocks
| GPU clock | 800 MHz | 270 MHz |
|---|---|---|
| Memory clock | 1000 MHz 4 Gbps effective | 200 MHz 400 Mbps effective |
Memory Configuration
| Memory size | 2 GB | 64 MB |
|---|---|---|
| Memory type | GDDR5 | DDR |
| Memory bus width | 128 bit | 128 bit |
| Bandwidth | 64.00 GB/s | 6.400 GB/s |
Render Configuration
| Shading units | 640 | — |
|---|---|---|
| TMUs | 40 | 4 |
| ROPs | 16 | 4 |
| Compute units | 10 | — |
| Cache L1 | 16 KB (per CU) | — |
| Cache L2 | 256 KB | — |
| Pixel shaders | — | 2 |
| Vertex shaders | — | 0 |
Performance
| Pixel rate | 12.80 GPixel/s | 1.080 GPixel/s |
|---|---|---|
| Texture rate | 32.00 GTexel/s | 1.080 GTexel/s |
| FP32 (float) performance | 1,024 GFLOPS | — |
| FP64 (double) performance | 64.00 GFLOPS (1:16) | — |
Dimensions & Outputs
| TDP | 45 W | unknown |
|---|---|---|
| Outputs | No outputs | 1x LFH60 |
| Slot width | — | Single-slot |
| Suggested PSU | — | 200 W |
| Power connectors | — | None |
API Support & Features
| DirectX | 12 (11_1) | 7.0 |
|---|---|---|
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 1.5 |
| OpenCL | 1.2 | — |
| Vulkan | 1.2 | — |
| Shader model | 5.1 | — |
| Pixel shader | — | 1.1 |
| Vertex shader | — | 1.1 |
Other Features
Graphics Card
| Release date | — | Feb 19th, 2002 |
|---|---|---|
| Generation | — | Quadro4 XGL |
| Production | — | End-of-life |
| Interface | — | AGP 4x |
| Reviews | — | 26 in our database |
