AMD Radeon HD 8870M vs AMD Radeon Vega 9 Mobile
Graphics Processor
| GPU model | Venus | Picasso |
|---|---|---|
| GPU variant | Venus XT | — |
| Architecture | GCN 1.0 | GCN 5.0 |
| Foundry | TSMC | GlobalFoundries |
| Manufacturing process | 28 nm | 14 nm |
| Number of transistors | 1,500 million | 4,940 million |
| Die size | 123 mm² | 210 mm² |
Mobile graphics
| Release date | Apr 1st, 2013 | — |
|---|---|---|
| Generation | Solar System (HD 8800M) | — |
| Production | End-of-life | — |
| Interface | PCIe 3.0 x16 | — |
| Predecessor | London | — |
| Successor | Crystal System | — |
Clocks
| Base clock | 725 MHz | 300 MHz |
|---|---|---|
| Boost clock | 775 MHz | 1300 MHz |
| Memory clock | 1125 MHz 4.5 Gbps effective | System Shared |
Memory Configuration
| Memory size | 2 GB | System Shared |
|---|---|---|
| Memory type | GDDR5 | System Shared |
| Memory bus width | 128 bit | System Shared |
| Bandwidth | 72.00 GB/s | System Dependent |
Render Configuration
| Shading units | 640 | 576 |
|---|---|---|
| TMUs | 40 | 36 |
| ROPs | 16 | 8 |
| Compute units | 10 | 9 |
| Cache L1 | 16 KB (per CU) | — |
| Cache L2 | 256 KB | — |
Performance
| Pixel rate | 12.40 GPixel/s | 10.40 GPixel/s |
|---|---|---|
| Texture rate | 31.00 GTexel/s | 46.80 GTexel/s |
| FP32 (float) performance | 992.0 GFLOPS | 1,498 GFLOPS |
| FP64 (double) performance | 62.00 GFLOPS (1:16) | 93.60 GFLOPS (1:16) |
| FP16 (half) performance | — | 2.995 TFLOPS (2:1) |
Dimensions & Outputs
| TDP | unknown | 15 W |
|---|---|---|
| Outputs | No outputs | No outputs |
| Slot width | — | IGP |
API Support & Features
| DirectX | 12 (11_1) | 12 (12_1) |
|---|---|---|
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 1.2 | 2.1 |
| Vulkan | 1.2 | 1.2 |
| Shader model | 5.1 | 6.4 |
Other Features
Integrated Graphics
| Release date | — | Oct 22nd, 2019 |
|---|---|---|
| Generation | — | Picasso (Vega Mobile) |
| Production | — | Active |
| Interface | — | IGP |
| Predecessor | — | Raven Ridge |
| Successor | — | Renoir |
