AMD Radeon HD 8950 OEM vs AMD Radeon RX 550 512SP
Graphics Processor
| GPU model | Tahiti | Baffin |
|---|---|---|
| GPU variant | Tahiti PRO (215-0821056) | Baffin LE |
| Architecture | GCN 1.0 | GCN 4.0 |
| Foundry | TSMC | GlobalFoundries |
| Manufacturing process | 28 nm | 14 nm |
| Number of transistors | 4,313 million | 3,000 million |
| Die size | 352 mm² | 123 mm² |
Graphics Card
| Release date | Jan 8th, 2013 | Oct 13th, 2017 |
|---|---|---|
| Generation | Sea Islands | Polaris |
| Production | End-of-life | Active |
| Interface | PCIe 3.0 x16 | PCIe 3.0 x8 |
| Predecessor | Southern Islands | Arctic Islands |
| Successor | Volcanic Islands | Vega |
| Launch price | — | 79 USD |
Clocks
| Base clock | 850 MHz | 1019 MHz |
|---|---|---|
| Boost clock | 925 MHz | 1071 MHz |
| Memory clock | 1250 MHz 5 Gbps effective | 1500 MHz 6 Gbps effective |
Memory Configuration
| Memory size | 3 GB | 2 GB |
|---|---|---|
| Memory type | GDDR5 | GDDR5 |
| Memory bus width | 384 bit | 128 bit |
| Bandwidth | 240.0 GB/s | 96.00 GB/s |
Render Configuration
| Shading units | 1792 | 512 |
|---|---|---|
| TMUs | 112 | 32 |
| ROPs | 32 | 16 |
| Compute units | 28 | 8 |
| Cache L1 | 16 KB (per CU) | 16 KB (per CU) |
| Cache L2 | 768 KB | 512 KB |
Performance
| Pixel rate | 29.60 GPixel/s | 17.14 GPixel/s |
|---|---|---|
| Texture rate | 103.6 GTexel/s | 34.27 GTexel/s |
| FP32 (float) performance | 3.315 TFLOPS | 1,097 GFLOPS |
| FP64 (double) performance | 828.8 GFLOPS (1:4) | 68.54 GFLOPS (1:16) |
| FP16 (half) performance | — | 1,097 GFLOPS (1:1) |
Dimensions & Outputs
| Slot width | Dual-slot | Dual-slot |
|---|---|---|
| Length | 267 mm 10.5 inches | 145 mm 5.7 inches |
| TDP | 200 W | 50 W |
| Suggested PSU | 550 W | 250 W |
| Outputs | 1x DVI1x HDMI2x mini-DisplayPort | 1x DVI1x HDMI1x DisplayPort |
| Power connectors | 2x 6-pin | None |
| Board number | C386-42 | D090-01 |
API Support & Features
| DirectX | 12 (11_1) | 12 (12_0) |
|---|---|---|
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 1.2 | 2.1 |
| Vulkan | 1.2 | 1.2 |
| Shader model | 5.1 | 6.4 |
