AMD Radeon Pro 555 vs AMD Radeon HD 8950 OEM
Comparative analysis of AMD Radeon Pro 555 and AMD Radeon HD 8950 OEM 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).
Differences
Reasons to consider the AMD Radeon Pro 555
- Videocard is newer: launch date 4 year(s) 4 month(s) later
- A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 14 nm vs 28 nm
- 2.7x lower typical power consumption: 75 Watt vs 200 Watt
- Around 2% higher memory clock speed: 5100 MHz vs 5000 MHz
- Around 12% better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 3141 vs 2793
- Around 80% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 659 vs 366
Specifications (specs) | |
Launch date | 5 June 2017 vs 8 January 2013 |
Manufacturing process technology | 14 nm vs 28 nm |
Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 75 Watt vs 200 Watt |
Memory clock speed | 5100 MHz vs 5000 MHz |
Benchmarks | |
PassMark - G3D Mark | 3141 vs 2793 |
PassMark - G2D Mark | 659 vs 366 |
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) | 3349 vs 3348 |
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) | 3349 vs 3348 |
Reasons to consider the AMD Radeon HD 8950 OEM
- 2.5x more texture fill rate: 103.6 GTexel / s vs 40.8 GTexel / s
- 2.3x more pipelines: 1792 vs 768
- 2.5x better floating-point performance: 3,315 gflops vs 1,306 gflops
- Around 50% higher maximum memory size: 3 GB vs 2 GB
- Around 21% better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 13791 vs 11375
- Around 29% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 40.311 vs 31.301
- Around 39% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 795.334 vs 572.795
- Around 18% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 3.328 vs 2.83
- 2.4x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 64.205 vs 26.388
- Around 12% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 181.508 vs 162.706
- Around 9% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 4396 vs 4042
- Around 67% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 3705 vs 2221
- Around 9% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 4396 vs 4042
- Around 67% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 3705 vs 2221
Specifications (specs) | |
Texture fill rate | 103.6 GTexel / s vs 40.8 GTexel / s |
Pipelines | 1792 vs 768 |
Floating-point performance | 3,315 gflops vs 1,306 gflops |
Maximum memory size | 3 GB vs 2 GB |
Benchmarks | |
Geekbench - OpenCL | 13791 vs 11375 |
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) | 40.311 vs 31.301 |
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) | 795.334 vs 572.795 |
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) | 3.328 vs 2.83 |
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) | 64.205 vs 26.388 |
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) | 181.508 vs 162.706 |
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) | 4396 vs 4042 |
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) | 3705 vs 2221 |
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) | 4396 vs 4042 |
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) | 3705 vs 2221 |
Compare benchmarks
GPU 1: AMD Radeon Pro 555
GPU 2: AMD Radeon HD 8950 OEM
PassMark - G3D Mark |
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PassMark - G2D 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 555 | AMD Radeon HD 8950 OEM |
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PassMark - G3D Mark | 3141 | 2793 |
PassMark - G2D Mark | 659 | 366 |
Geekbench - OpenCL | 11375 | 13791 |
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) | 31.301 | 40.311 |
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) | 572.795 | 795.334 |
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) | 2.83 | 3.328 |
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) | 26.388 | 64.205 |
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) | 162.706 | 181.508 |
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) | 4042 | 4396 |
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) | 2221 | 3705 |
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) | 3349 | 3348 |
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) | 4042 | 4396 |
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) | 2221 | 3705 |
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) | 3349 | 3348 |
Compare specifications (specs)
AMD Radeon Pro 555 | AMD Radeon HD 8950 OEM | |
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Essentials |
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Architecture | GCN 4.0 | GCN 1.0 |
Code name | Polaris 21 | Tahiti |
Launch date | 5 June 2017 | 8 January 2013 |
Place in performance rating | 719 | 722 |
Type | Mobile workstation | Desktop |
Technical info |
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Core clock speed | 850 MHz | 850 MHz |
Floating-point performance | 1,306 gflops | 3,315 gflops |
Manufacturing process technology | 14 nm | 28 nm |
Pipelines | 768 | 1792 |
Texture fill rate | 40.8 GTexel / s | 103.6 GTexel / s |
Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 75 Watt | 200 Watt |
Transistor count | 3,000 million | 4,313 million |
Boost clock speed | 925 MHz | |
Video outputs and ports |
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Display Connectors | No outputs | 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort |
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements |
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Interface | PCIe 3.0 x8 | PCIe 3.0 x16 |
Laptop size | large | |
Supplementary power connectors | None | 2x 6-pin |
Length | 267 mm | |
API support |
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DirectX | 12.0 (12_0) | 12.0 |
OpenGL | 4.5 | 4.6 |
Memory |
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Maximum RAM amount | 2 GB | 3 GB |
Memory bandwidth | 81.6 GB / s | 240.0 GB / s |
Memory bus width | 128 Bit | 384 Bit |
Memory clock speed | 5100 MHz | 5000 MHz |
Memory type | GDDR5 | GDDR5 |
Shared memory | 0 | |
Technologies |
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DisplayPort 1.3 HBR / 1.4 HDR Ready | ||
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HDMI 2.0 |