AMD Radeon RX 470 vs ATI FirePro V8700 Duo
Graphics Processor
| GPU model | Ellesmere | RV770 |
|---|---|---|
| GPU variant | Polaris 10 PRO (215-0876204) | RV770 XT (215-0669049) |
| Architecture | GCN 4.0 | TeraScale |
| Foundry | GlobalFoundries | TSMC |
| Manufacturing process | 14 nm | 55 nm |
| Number of transistors | 5,700 million | 956 million |
| Die size | 232 mm² | 256 mm² |
Graphics Card
| Release date | Aug 4th, 2016 | Never Released |
|---|---|---|
| Generation | Arctic Islands | FirePro |
| Production | Active | End-of-life |
| Launch price | 179 USD | — |
| Interface | PCIe 3.0 x16 | PCIe 2.0 x16 |
| Reviews | 46 in our database | 1 in our database |
| Predecessor | Pirate Islands | — |
| Successor | Polaris | — |
Clocks
| Base clock | 926 MHz | — |
|---|---|---|
| Boost clock | 1206 MHz | — |
| Memory clock | 1650 MHz 6.6 Gbps effective | 850 MHz 3.4 Gbps effective |
| GPU clock | — | 750 MHz |
Memory Configuration
| Memory size | 4 GB | 1024 MB |
|---|---|---|
| Memory type | GDDR5 | GDDR5 |
| Memory bus width | 256 bit | 256 bit |
| Bandwidth | 211.2 GB/s | 108.8 GB/s |
Render Configuration
| Shading units | 2048 | 800 |
|---|---|---|
| TMUs | 128 | 40 |
| ROPs | 32 | 16 |
| Compute units | 32 | 10 |
| Cache L1 | 16 KB (per CU) | 16 KB (per CU) |
| Cache L2 | 2 MB | 256 KB |
Performance
| Pixel rate | 38.59 GPixel/s | 12.00 GPixel/s |
|---|---|---|
| Texture rate | 154.4 GTexel/s | 30.00 GTexel/s |
| FP16 (half) performance | 4.940 TFLOPS (1:1) | — |
| FP32 (float) performance | 4.940 TFLOPS | 1,200 GFLOPS |
| FP64 (double) performance | 308.7 GFLOPS (1:16) | — |
Dimensions & Outputs
| Slot width | Dual-slot | Dual-slot |
|---|---|---|
| Length | 240 mm 9.4 inches | 254 mm 10 inches |
| Width | 95 mm 3.7 inches | 111 mm 4.4 inches |
| Height | 35 mm 1.4 inches | — |
| TDP | 120 W | 151 W |
| Suggested PSU | 300 W | 450 W |
| Outputs | 1x HDMI3x DisplayPort | No outputs |
| Power connectors | 1x 6-pin | 2x 6-pin |
| Board number | C940, D000-03, D009-07 | — |
API Support & Features
| DirectX | 12 (12_0) | 10.1 (10_1) |
|---|---|---|
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 3.3 |
| OpenCL | 2.1 | 1.1 |
| Vulkan | 1.2 | — |
| Shader model | 6.4 | 4.1 |
