AMD Radeon HD 8950 OEM videocard review

AMD Radeon HD 8950 OEM

Radeon HD 8950 OEM videocard released by AMD; release date: 8 January 2013. The videocard is designed for desktop-computers and based on GCN 1.0 microarchitecture codenamed Tahiti.

Core clock speed - 850 MHz. Boost clock speed - 925 MHz. Texture fill rate - 103.6 GTexel / s. Pipelines - 1792. Floating-point performance - 3,315 gflops. Manufacturing process technology - 28 nm. Transistors count - 4,313 million. Power consumption (TDP) - 200 Watt.

Memory type: GDDR5. Maximum RAM amount - 3 GB. Memory bus width - 384 Bit. Memory clock speed - 5000 MHz. Memory bandwidth - 240.0 GB / s.

Benchmarks

PassMark
G3D Mark
Top 1 GPU
This GPU
38590
2785
PassMark
G2D Mark
Top 1 GPU
This GPU
1295
364
Geekbench
OpenCL
Top 1 GPU
This GPU
345083
13770
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop
Face Detection
Top 1 GPU
This GPU
939.363 mPixels/s
40.311 mPixels/s
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop
Ocean Surface Simulation
Top 1 GPU
This GPU
14101.507 Frames/s
795.334 Frames/s
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop
T-Rex
Top 1 GPU
This GPU
95.851 Frames/s
3.328 Frames/s
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop
Video Composition
Top 1 GPU
This GPU
530.303 Frames/s
64.205 Frames/s
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop
Bitcoin Mining
Top 1 GPU
This GPU
4429.590 mHash/s
181.508 mHash/s
GFXBench 4.0
Car Chase Offscreen
Top 1 GPU
This GPU
34770 Frames
4396 Frames
GFXBench 4.0
Manhattan
Top 1 GPU
This GPU
27823 Frames
3705 Frames
GFXBench 4.0
T-Rex
Top 1 GPU
This GPU
69225 Frames
3348 Frames
GFXBench 4.0
Car Chase Offscreen
Top 1 GPU
This GPU
34770.000 Fps
4396.000 Fps
GFXBench 4.0
Manhattan
Top 1 GPU
This GPU
27823.000 Fps
3705.000 Fps
GFXBench 4.0
T-Rex
Top 1 GPU
This GPU
69225.000 Fps
3348.000 Fps
Name Value
PassMark - G3D Mark 2785
PassMark - G2D Mark 364
Geekbench - OpenCL 13770
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection 40.311 mPixels/s
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation 795.334 Frames/s
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex 3.328 Frames/s
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition 64.205 Frames/s
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining 181.508 mHash/s
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen 4396 Frames
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan 3705 Frames
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex 3348 Frames
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen 4396.000 Fps
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan 3705.000 Fps
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex 3348.000 Fps

Specifications (specs)

Essentials

Architecture GCN 1.0
Code name Tahiti
Launch date 8 January 2013
Place in performance rating 719
Type Desktop

Technical info

Boost clock speed 925 MHz
Core clock speed 850 MHz
Floating-point performance 3,315 gflops
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm
Pipelines 1792
Texture fill rate 103.6 GTexel / s
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 200 Watt
Transistor count 4,313 million

Video outputs and ports

Display Connectors 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort

Compatibility, dimensions and requirements

Interface PCIe 3.0 x16
Length 267 mm
Supplementary power connectors 2x 6-pin

API support

DirectX 12.0
OpenGL 4.6

Memory

Maximum RAM amount 3 GB
Memory bandwidth 240.0 GB / s
Memory bus width 384 Bit
Memory clock speed 5000 MHz
Memory type GDDR5