AMD Radeon R5 310 OEM vs AMD Radeon RX 550
Graphics Processor
| GPU model | Caicos | Lexa |
|---|---|---|
| GPU variant | Caicos XT (215-0804070) | Lexa PRO (215-0904018) |
| Architecture | TeraScale 2 | GCN 4.0 |
| Foundry | TSMC | GlobalFoundries |
| Manufacturing process | 40 nm | 14 nm |
| Number of transistors | 370 million | 2,200 million |
| Die size | 67 mm² | 103 mm² |
Graphics Card
| Release date | May 5th, 2015 | Apr 20th, 2017 |
|---|---|---|
| Generation | Pirate Islands | Polaris |
| Production | End-of-life | End-of-life |
| Interface | PCIe 2.0 x16 | PCIe 3.0 x8 |
| Predecessor | Volcanic Islands | Arctic Islands |
| Successor | Arctic Islands | Vega |
| Launch price | — | 79 USD |
Clocks
| GPU clock | 775 MHz | — |
|---|---|---|
| Memory clock | 805 MHz 1610 Mbps effective | 1750 MHz 7 Gbps effective |
| Base clock | — | 1100 MHz |
| Boost clock | — | 1183 MHz |
Memory Configuration
| Memory size | 2 GB | 2 GB |
|---|---|---|
| Memory type | DDR3 | GDDR5 |
| Memory bus width | 64 bit | 128 bit |
| Bandwidth | 12.88 GB/s | 112.0 GB/s |
Render Configuration
| Shading units | 160 | 512 |
|---|---|---|
| TMUs | 8 | 32 |
| ROPs | 4 | 16 |
| Compute units | 2 | 8 |
| Cache L1 | 8 KB (per CU) | 16 KB (per CU) |
| Cache L2 | 128 KB | 512 KB |
Performance
| Pixel rate | 3.100 GPixel/s | 18.93 GPixel/s |
|---|---|---|
| Texture rate | 6.200 GTexel/s | 37.86 GTexel/s |
| FP32 (float) performance | 248.0 GFLOPS | 1,211 GFLOPS |
| FP16 (half) performance | — | 1,211 GFLOPS (1:1) |
| FP64 (double) performance | — | 75.71 GFLOPS (1:16) |
Dimensions & Outputs
| Slot width | Single-slot | Dual-slot |
|---|---|---|
| Length | 168 mm 6.6 inches | 145 mm 5.7 inches |
| TDP | 35 W | 50 W |
| Suggested PSU | 200 W | 250 W |
| Outputs | 1x DVI1x HDMI | 1x DVI1x HDMI1x DisplayPort |
| Power connectors | None | None |
| Board number | C264 | D090-01 |
API Support & Features
| DirectX | 11.2 (11_0) | 12 (12_0) |
|---|---|---|
| OpenGL | 4.4 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 1.2 | 2.1 |
| Vulkan | — | 1.2 |
| Shader model | 5.0 | 6.4 |
