AMD RX-418GD vs AMD Ryzen 3 2300U

Comparative analysis of AMD RX-418GD and AMD Ryzen 3 2300U processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics API support, Compatibility, Peripherals, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps), PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s).

AMD RX-418GD

AMD Ryzen 3 2300U

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD RX-418GD

Around 94018% higher clock speed: 3200 MHz vs 3.4 GHz
Around 35% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 4536 vs 3348
Around 35% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 4536 vs 3348

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	3200 MHz vs 3.4 GHz
Benchmarks
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	4536 vs 3348
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	4536 vs 3348

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 3 2300U

CPU is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 2 month(s) later
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 28 nm
Around 20% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
2.3x lower typical power consumption: 15 Watt vs 35 Watt

Launch date	8 January 2018 vs 21 October 2015
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 28 nm
L1 cache	384 KB vs 320 KB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt vs 35 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD RX-418GD
CPU 2: AMD Ryzen 3 2300U

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)

CPU 1

CPU 2

4536

3348

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)

CPU 1

CPU 2

4536

3348

Name	AMD RX-418GD	AMD Ryzen 3 2300U
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	1050
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	1050
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	1543
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	1543
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	4536	3348
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	4536	3348
PassMark - Single thread mark		1741
PassMark - CPU mark		5510
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		724
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		2237
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		22.001
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		376.289
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		1.94
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		29.592
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		90.909

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD RX-418GD	AMD Ryzen 3 2300U
Essentials
Architecture codename	Merlin Falcon	Zen
Family	AMD R-Series	AMD Ryzen Processors
Launch date	21 October 2015	8 January 2018
Place in performance rating	1220	882
Price now	RX-418GD
Vertical segment	Embedded	Laptop
OPN Tray		YM2300C4T4MFB
OS Support		Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition, RHEL x86 64-Bit, Ubuntu x86 64-Bit
Series		AMD Ryzen 3 Mobile Processors with Radeon Vega Graphics
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	1800 MHz	2 GHz
Die size	1073 mm2	246 mm
L1 cache	320 KB	384 KB
L2 cache	2 MB	2 MB
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	14 nm
Maximum frequency	3200 MHz	3.4 GHz
Number of cores	4	4
Number of threads	4	4
L3 cache		4 MB
Maximum core temperature		95°C
Number of GPU cores		6
Transistor count		4500 Million
Unlocked
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	38.4 GB/s
Supported memory types	DDR3-2133, DDR4-2400	DDR4
Supported memory frequency		2400 MHz
Graphics
Graphics base frequency	800 MHz
Number of pipelines	384
Processor graphics	Radeon R6 series	Radeon Vega 6 Graphics
Unified Video Decoder (UVD)
Video Codec Engine (VCE)
Graphics max frequency		1100 MHz
iGPU core count		6
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
DVI
eDP
HDMI
Number of displays supported	3
Graphics API support
DirectX	12	12
OpenGL	4.4
Compatibility
Configurable TDP	12-35 Watt	12-25 Watt
Package Size	micro-BGA
Sockets supported	BGA (FP4)	FP5
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt	15 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Thermal Solution		Not included
Peripherals
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0
UART
USB revision	3.0
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Virus Protection (EVP)
Fused Multiply-Add 3 (FMA3)
Fused Multiply-Add 4 (FMA4)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions 2 (AVX2)
Intel® AES New Instructions
AMD SenseMI
FreeSync
The "Zen" Core Architecture
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)