AMD Radeon Pro 455 vs AMD Radeon HD 6970
Comparative analysis of AMD Radeon Pro 455 and AMD Radeon HD 6970 videocards for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Technical info, Video outputs and ports, Compatibility, dimensions and requirements, API support, Memory, Technologies. Benchmark videocards performance analysis: PassMark - G3D Mark, PassMark - G2D Mark, Geekbench - OpenCL, 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), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps), 3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score.
Differences
Reasons to consider the AMD Radeon Pro 455
- Videocard is newer: launch date 5 year(s) 10 month(s) later
- A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 14 nm vs 40 nm
- 15.7x lower typical power consumption: 35 Watt vs 550 Watt
- 3.7x more memory clock speed: 5080 MHz vs 1375 MHz
- Around 10% better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 3113 vs 2832
- Around 65% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 705 vs 428
- Around 79% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 33.484 vs 18.676
- Around 56% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 2.854 vs 1.835
Specifications (specs) | |
Launch date | 30 October 2016 vs 14 December 2010 |
Manufacturing process technology | 14 nm vs 40 nm |
Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 35 Watt vs 550 Watt |
Memory clock speed | 5080 MHz vs 1375 MHz |
Benchmarks | |
PassMark - G3D Mark | 3113 vs 2832 |
PassMark - G2D Mark | 705 vs 428 |
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) | 33.484 vs 18.676 |
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) | 2.854 vs 1.835 |
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) | 3359 vs 3358 |
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) | 3359 vs 3358 |
Reasons to consider the AMD Radeon HD 6970
- 2.1x more texture fill rate: 84.5 GTexel / s vs 41.04 GTexel / s
- 2x more pipelines: 1536 vs 768
- 2.1x better floating-point performance: 2,703.4 gflops vs 1,313 gflops
- 3.1x better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 35739 vs 11465
- Around 60% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 920.398 vs 573.646
- Around 17% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 52.219 vs 44.793
- Around 84% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 273.175 vs 148.673
- Around 30% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 5372 vs 4146
- 2.1x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 3716 vs 1762
- Around 30% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 5372 vs 4146
- 2.1x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 3716 vs 1762
Specifications (specs) | |
Texture fill rate | 84.5 GTexel / s vs 41.04 GTexel / s |
Pipelines | 1536 vs 768 |
Floating-point performance | 2,703.4 gflops vs 1,313 gflops |
Benchmarks | |
Geekbench - OpenCL | 35739 vs 11465 |
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) | 920.398 vs 573.646 |
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) | 52.219 vs 44.793 |
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) | 273.175 vs 148.673 |
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) | 5372 vs 4146 |
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) | 3716 vs 1762 |
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) | 5372 vs 4146 |
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) | 3716 vs 1762 |
Compare benchmarks
GPU 1: AMD Radeon Pro 455
GPU 2: AMD Radeon HD 6970
PassMark - G3D Mark |
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Geekbench - OpenCL |
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CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) |
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CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) |
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CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) |
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CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) |
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CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) |
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GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) |
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GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) |
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GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) |
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GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) |
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GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) |
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GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) |
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Name | AMD Radeon Pro 455 | AMD Radeon HD 6970 |
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PassMark - G3D Mark | 3113 | 2832 |
PassMark - G2D Mark | 705 | 428 |
Geekbench - OpenCL | 11465 | 35739 |
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) | 33.484 | 18.676 |
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) | 573.646 | 920.398 |
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) | 2.854 | 1.835 |
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) | 44.793 | 52.219 |
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) | 148.673 | 273.175 |
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) | 4146 | 5372 |
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) | 1762 | 3716 |
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) | 3359 | 3358 |
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) | 4146 | 5372 |
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) | 1762 | 3716 |
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) | 3359 | 3358 |
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score | 0 |
Compare specifications (specs)
AMD Radeon Pro 455 | AMD Radeon HD 6970 | |
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Essentials |
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Architecture | GCN 4.0 | TeraScale 3 |
Code name | Baffin | Cayman |
Launch date | 30 October 2016 | 14 December 2010 |
Place in performance rating | 692 | 695 |
Type | Mobile workstation | Desktop |
Design | AMD Radeon HD 6000 Series | |
Launch price (MSRP) | $369 | |
Price now | $94.99 | |
Value for money (0-100) | 48.01 | |
Technical info |
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Core clock speed | 855 MHz | |
Floating-point performance | 1,313 gflops | 2,703.4 gflops |
Manufacturing process technology | 14 nm | 40 nm |
Pipelines | 768 | 1536 |
Texture fill rate | 41.04 GTexel / s | 84.5 GTexel / s |
Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 35 Watt | 550 Watt |
Transistor count | 3,000 million | 2,640 million |
Boost clock speed | 880 MHz | |
Video outputs and ports |
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Display Connectors | No outputs | 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort |
DisplayPort support | ||
Dual-link DVI support | ||
Eyefinity | ||
HDMI | ||
VGA | ||
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements |
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Interface | PCIe 3.0 x8 | PCIe 2.0 x16 |
Laptop size | large | |
Supplementary power connectors | None | 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin |
Bus support | PCIe 2.0 x16 | |
Length | 267 mm | |
API support |
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DirectX | 12.0 (12_0) | 11 |
OpenGL | 4.5 | 4.4 |
Memory |
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Maximum RAM amount | 2 GB | 2 GB |
Memory bandwidth | 81.28 GB / s | |
Memory bus width | 128 Bit | 256 Bit |
Memory clock speed | 5080 MHz | 1375 MHz |
Memory type | GDDR5 | DDR5 |
Shared memory | 0 | |
Technologies |
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DisplayPort 1.3 HBR / 1.4 HDR Ready | ||
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HDMI 2.0 | ||
AMD Eyefinity | ||
CrossFire |