AMD Radeon HD 8490 OEM vs AMD Radeon HD 8570 OEM
Graphics Processor
| GPU model | Caicos | Oland |
|---|---|---|
| GPU variant | Caicos XTX | — |
| Architecture | TeraScale 2 | GCN 1.0 |
| Foundry | TSMC | TSMC |
| Manufacturing process | 40 nm | 28 nm |
| Number of transistors | 370 million | 950 million |
| Die size | 67 mm² | 77 mm² |
Graphics Card
| Release date | Jul 23rd, 2013 | Jan 8th, 2013 |
|---|---|---|
| Generation | Sea Islands | Sea Islands |
| Production | End-of-life | End-of-life |
| Interface | PCIe 2.0 x16 | PCIe 3.0 x8 |
| Predecessor | Southern Islands | Southern Islands |
| Successor | Volcanic Islands | Volcanic Islands |
Clocks
| GPU clock | 875 MHz | — |
|---|---|---|
| Memory clock | 900 MHz 1800 Mbps effective | 900 MHz 1800 Mbps effective |
| Base clock | — | 730 MHz |
| Boost clock | — | 780 MHz |
Memory Configuration
| Memory size | 1024 MB | 2 GB |
|---|---|---|
| Memory type | DDR3 | GDDR3 |
| Memory bus width | 64 bit | 128 bit |
| Bandwidth | 14.40 GB/s | 28.80 GB/s |
Render Configuration
| Shading units | 160 | 384 |
|---|---|---|
| TMUs | 8 | 24 |
| ROPs | 4 | 8 |
| Compute units | 2 | 6 |
| Cache L1 | 8 KB (per CU) | 16 KB (per CU) |
| Cache L2 | 128 KB | 256 KB |
Performance
| Pixel rate | 3.500 GPixel/s | 6.240 GPixel/s |
|---|---|---|
| Texture rate | 7.000 GTexel/s | 18.72 GTexel/s |
| FP32 (float) performance | 280.0 GFLOPS | 599.0 GFLOPS |
| FP64 (double) performance | — | 37.44 GFLOPS (1:16) |
Dimensions & Outputs
| Slot width | Single-slot | Single-slot |
|---|---|---|
| Length | 168 mm 6.6 inches | — |
| TDP | 35 W | 50 W |
| Suggested PSU | 200 W | 250 W |
| Outputs | 1x DVI1x DisplayPort | 1x DVI1x HDMI1x VGA |
| Power connectors | None | None |
| Board number | C369, C553 | C552 |
API Support & Features
| DirectX | 11.2 (11_0) | 12 (11_1) |
|---|---|---|
| OpenGL | 4.4 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 1.2 | 1.2 |
| Vulkan | — | 1.2 |
| Shader model | 5.0 | 5.1 |
