AMD Radeon R5 M255 vs NVIDIA Quadro FX 5600
Graphics Processor
| GPU model | Topaz | G80 |
|---|---|---|
| GPU variant | Topaz PRO (216-0864032) | G80-875-A2 |
| Architecture | GCN 3.0 | Tesla |
| Foundry | TSMC | TSMC |
| Manufacturing process | 28 nm | 90 nm |
| Number of transistors | 1,550 million | 681 million |
| Die size | 125 mm² | 484 mm² |
Mobile graphics
| Release date | Oct 12th, 2014 | — |
|---|---|---|
| Generation | Crystal System (R5 M200) | — |
| Production | End-of-life | — |
| Interface | PCIe 3.0 x8 | — |
| Predecessor | Solar System | — |
| Successor | Mobility Radeon | — |
Clocks
| Base clock | 925 MHz | — |
|---|---|---|
| Boost clock | 940 MHz | — |
| Memory clock | 1000 MHz 4 Gbps effective | 800 MHz 1600 Mbps effective |
| GPU clock | — | 600 MHz |
| Shader clock | — | 1350 MHz |
Memory Configuration
| Memory size | 1024 MB | 1536 MB |
|---|---|---|
| Memory type | GDDR5 | GDDR3 |
| Memory bus width | 128 bit | 384 bit |
| Bandwidth | 64.00 GB/s | 76.80 GB/s |
Render Configuration
| Shading units | 384 | 128 |
|---|---|---|
| TMUs | 24 | 32 |
| ROPs | 8 | 24 |
| Compute units | 6 | — |
| Cache L1 | 16 KB (per CU) | — |
| Cache L2 | 256 KB | 96 KB |
| SM count | — | 16 |
Performance
| Pixel rate | 7.520 GPixel/s | 14.40 GPixel/s |
|---|---|---|
| Texture rate | 22.56 GTexel/s | 38.40 GTexel/s |
| FP16 (half) performance | 721.9 GFLOPS (1:1) | — |
| FP32 (float) performance | 721.9 GFLOPS | 345.6 GFLOPS |
| FP64 (double) performance | 45.12 GFLOPS (1:16) | — |
Dimensions & Outputs
| TDP | unknown | 171 W |
|---|---|---|
| Outputs | No outputs | 2x DVI1x S-Video |
| Slot width | — | Dual-slot |
| Length | — | 254 mm 10 inches |
| Width | — | 111 mm 4.4 inches |
| Suggested PSU | — | 450 W |
| Power connectors | — | 2x 6-pin |
| Board number | — | P357 |
API Support & Features
| DirectX | 12 (12_0) | 11.1 (10_0) |
|---|---|---|
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 3.3 |
| OpenCL | 2.0 | 1.1 (1.0) |
| Vulkan | 1.2 | — |
| Shader model | 6.3 | 4.0 |
| CUDA | — | 1.0 |
Other Features
Graphics Card
| Release date | — | Mar 5th, 2007 |
|---|---|---|
| Generation | — | Quadro FX |
| Production | — | End-of-life |
| Launch price | — | 2,999 USD |
| Interface | — | PCIe 1.0 x16 |
| Reviews | — | 26 in our database |
