AMD Radeon Pro 555 vs AMD Radeon HD 8870M

Comparative analysis of AMD Radeon Pro 555 and AMD Radeon HD 8870M 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).

AMD Radeon Pro 555

AMD Radeon HD 8870M

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Radeon Pro 555

Videocard is newer: launch date 4 year(s) 2 month(s) later
Around 17% higher core clock speed: 850 MHz vs 725 MHz
Around 32% higher texture fill rate: 40.8 GTexel / s vs 31 GTexel / s
Around 20% higher pipelines: 768 vs 640
Around 32% better floating-point performance: 1,306 gflops vs 992.0 gflops
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 14 nm vs 28 nm
Around 13% higher memory clock speed: 5100 MHz vs 4500 MHz
Around 92% better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 3141 vs 1638
Around 5% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 659 vs 629
Around 15% better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 11389 vs 9907
Around 30% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 31.301 vs 24.097
Around 23% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 572.795 vs 465.496
Around 28% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 2.83 vs 2.211
Around 52% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 162.706 vs 106.848

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	5 June 2017 vs 1 April 2013
Core clock speed	850 MHz vs 725 MHz
Texture fill rate	40.8 GTexel / s vs 31 GTexel / s
Pipelines	768 vs 640
Floating-point performance	1,306 gflops vs 992.0 gflops
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 28 nm
Memory clock speed	5100 MHz vs 4500 MHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark	3141 vs 1638
PassMark - G2D Mark	659 vs 629
Geekbench - OpenCL	11389 vs 9907
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	31.301 vs 24.097
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	572.795 vs 465.496
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	2.83 vs 2.211
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	162.706 vs 106.848

Reasons to consider the AMD Radeon HD 8870M

Around 44% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 38.126 vs 26.388
Around 67% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 3702 vs 2221
Around 67% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 3702 vs 2221

Benchmarks
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	38.126 vs 26.388
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	3702 vs 2221
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3357 vs 3349
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	3702 vs 2221
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3357 vs 3349

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: AMD Radeon Pro 555
GPU 2: AMD Radeon HD 8870M

PassMark - G3D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

3141

1638

PassMark - G2D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

659

629

Geekbench - OpenCL

GPU 1

GPU 2

11389

9907

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

31.301

24.097

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

GPU 1

GPU 2

572.795

465.496

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

GPU 1

GPU 2

2.83

2.211

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

26.388

38.126

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

162.706

106.848

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

2221

3702

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3349

3357

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

2221

3702

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3349

3357

Name	AMD Radeon Pro 555	AMD Radeon HD 8870M
PassMark - G3D Mark	3141	1638
PassMark - G2D Mark	659	629
Geekbench - OpenCL	11389	9907
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	31.301	24.097
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	572.795	465.496
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	2.83	2.211
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	26.388	38.126
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	162.706	106.848
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	4042
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	2221	3702
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3349	3357
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	4042
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	2221	3702
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3349	3357

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Radeon Pro 555	AMD Radeon HD 8870M
Essentials
Architecture	GCN 4.0	GCN 1.0
Code name	Polaris 21	Venus
Launch date	5 June 2017	1 April 2013
Place in performance rating	712	726
Type	Mobile workstation	Desktop
Design		AMD Radeon HD 8000M Series
Technical info
Core clock speed	850 MHz	725 MHz
Floating-point performance	1,306 gflops	992.0 gflops
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	28 nm
Pipelines	768	640
Texture fill rate	40.8 GTexel / s	31 GTexel / s
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	75 Watt
Transistor count	3,000 million	1,500 million
Boost clock speed		725 MHz
Compute units		10
Video outputs and ports
Display Connectors	No outputs	No outputs
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x8	PCIe 3.0 x16
Laptop size	large	large
Supplementary power connectors	None
API support
DirectX	12.0 (12_0)	11
OpenGL	4.5	4.4
Memory
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	2 GB
Memory bandwidth	81.6 GB / s	72 GB / s
Memory bus width	128 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	5100 MHz	4500 MHz
Memory type	GDDR5	GDDR5
Shared memory	0	0
Technologies
DisplayPort 1.3 HBR / 1.4 HDR Ready
FreeSync
HDMI 2.0