AMD RX-418GD vs AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 2500U

Comparative analysis of AMD RX-418GD and AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 2500U 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 5 PRO 2500U

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD RX-418GD

Around 88789% higher clock speed: 3200 MHz vs 3.6 GHz

Maximum frequency	3200 MHz vs 3.6 GHz

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 2500U

CPU is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 2 month(s) later
4 more threads: 8 vs 4
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
Around 49% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 1569 vs 1050
Around 49% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 1569 vs 1050
Around 13% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 1744 vs 1543
Around 13% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 1744 vs 1543
Around 31% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 5962 vs 4536
Around 31% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 5962 vs 4536

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	10 January 2018 vs 21 October 2015
Number of threads	8 vs 4
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 28 nm
L1 cache	384 KB vs 320 KB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt vs 35 Watt
Benchmarks
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	1569 vs 1050
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	1569 vs 1050
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	1744 vs 1543
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	1744 vs 1543
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	5962 vs 4536
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	5962 vs 4536

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD RX-418GD
CPU 2: AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 2500U

GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)

CPU 1

CPU 2

1050

1569

GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)

CPU 1

CPU 2

1050

1569

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)

CPU 1

CPU 2

1543

1744

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)

CPU 1

CPU 2

1543

1744

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)

CPU 1

CPU 2

4536

5962

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)

CPU 1

CPU 2

4536

5962

Name	AMD RX-418GD	AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 2500U
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	1050	1569
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	1050	1569
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	1543	1744
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	1543	1744
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	4536	5962
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	4536	5962
PassMark - Single thread mark		1788
PassMark - CPU mark		6660
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		704
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		2503
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		25.516
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		376.268
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		2.115
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		30.83
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		101.686

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD RX-418GD	AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 2500U
Essentials
Architecture codename	Merlin Falcon	Zen
Family	AMD R-Series	AMD Ryzen PRO Processors
Launch date	21 October 2015	10 January 2018
Place in performance rating	1152	747
Price now	RX-418GD
Vertical segment	Embedded	Laptop
OPN Tray		YM250BC4T4MFB
OS Support		Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition, RHEL x86 64-Bit, Ubuntu x86 64-Bit
Series		AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 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	3.6 GHz
Number of cores	4	4
Number of threads	4	8
L3 cache		4 MB
Maximum core temperature		95°C
Number of GPU cores		8
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 8 Graphics
Unified Video Decoder (UVD)
Video Codec Engine (VCE)
Graphics max frequency		1100 MHz
iGPU core count		8
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
DVI
eDP
HDMI
Number of displays supported	3
Graphics API support
DirectX	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
The "Zen" Core Architecture
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)