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.

AMD Radeon Pro 455

AMD Radeon HD 6970

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 2836
Around 64% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 705 vs 429
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 2836
PassMark - G2D Mark	705 vs 429
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
3.2x better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 35739 vs 11291
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 11291
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

GPU 1

GPU 2

3113

2836

PassMark - G2D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

705

429

Geekbench - OpenCL

GPU 1

GPU 2

11291

35739

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

33.484

18.676

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

573.646

920.398

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

2.854

1.835

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

44.793

52.219

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

148.673

273.175

GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

4146

5372

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

1762

3716

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3359

3358

GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

4146

5372

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

1762

3716

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3359

3358

Name	AMD Radeon Pro 455	AMD Radeon HD 6970
PassMark - G3D Mark	3113	2836
PassMark - G2D Mark	705	429
Geekbench - OpenCL	11291	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
Essentials
Architecture	GCN 4.0	TeraScale 3
Code name	Baffin	Cayman
Launch date	30 October 2016	14 December 2010
Place in performance rating	671	676
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
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
Display Connectors	No outputs	2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort
DisplayPort support
Dual-link DVI support
Eyefinity
HDMI
VGA
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements
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
DirectX	12.0 (12_0)	11
OpenGL	4.5	4.4
Memory
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
DisplayPort 1.3 HBR / 1.4 HDR Ready
FreeSync
HDMI 2.0
AMD Eyefinity
CrossFire