AMD Radeon HD 8490 OEM vs ATI Mobility Radeon HD 550v
Graphics Processor
| GPU model | Caicos | M96 |
|---|---|---|
| GPU variant | Caicos XTX | — |
| Architecture | TeraScale 2 | TeraScale |
| Foundry | TSMC | TSMC |
| Manufacturing process | 40 nm | 55 nm |
| Number of transistors | 370 million | 514 million |
| Die size | 67 mm² | 146 mm² |
Graphics Card
| Release date | Jul 23rd, 2013 | — |
|---|---|---|
| Generation | Sea Islands | — |
| Production | End-of-life | — |
| Interface | PCIe 2.0 x16 | — |
| Predecessor | Southern Islands | — |
| Successor | Volcanic Islands | — |
Clocks
| GPU clock | 875 MHz | 450 MHz |
|---|---|---|
| Memory clock | 900 MHz 1800 Mbps effective | 600 MHz 1200 Mbps effective |
Memory Configuration
| Memory size | 1024 MB | 1024 MB |
|---|---|---|
| Memory type | DDR3 | GDDR3 |
| Memory bus width | 64 bit | 128 bit |
| Bandwidth | 14.40 GB/s | 19.20 GB/s |
Render Configuration
| Shading units | 160 | 320 |
|---|---|---|
| TMUs | 8 | 32 |
| ROPs | 4 | 8 |
| Compute units | 2 | 4 |
| Cache L1 | 8 KB (per CU) | 16 KB (per CU) |
| Cache L2 | 128 KB | 128 KB |
Performance
| Pixel rate | 3.500 GPixel/s | 3.600 GPixel/s |
|---|---|---|
| Texture rate | 7.000 GTexel/s | 14.40 GTexel/s |
| FP32 (float) performance | 280.0 GFLOPS | 288.0 GFLOPS |
Dimensions & Outputs
| Slot width | Single-slot | — |
|---|---|---|
| Length | 168 mm 6.6 inches | — |
| TDP | 35 W | 10 W |
| Suggested PSU | 200 W | — |
| Outputs | 1x DVI1x DisplayPort | No outputs |
| Power connectors | None | — |
| Board number | C369, C553 | — |
API Support & Features
| DirectX | 11.2 (11_0) | 10.1 (10_1) |
|---|---|---|
| OpenGL | 4.4 | 3.3 |
| OpenCL | 1.2 | 1.1 |
| Vulkan | — | — |
| Shader model | 5.0 | 4.1 |
Other Features
Mobile graphics
| Release date | — | May 5th, 2010 |
|---|---|---|
| Generation | — | M9x (Mobility HD 500v) |
| Production | — | End-of-life |
| Interface | — | PCIe 2.0 x16 |
| Reviews | — | 2 in our database |
| Predecessor | — | M8x |
| Successor | — | Manhattan |
