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 13% better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 3141 vs 2785
  • Around 81% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 659 vs 364
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 2785
PassMark - G2D Mark 659 vs 364
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 23% better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 13773 vs 11207
  • 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 13773 vs 11207
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
GPU 1
GPU 2
3141
2785
PassMark - G2D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
659
364
Geekbench - OpenCL
GPU 1
GPU 2
11207
13773
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
31.301
40.311
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
572.795
795.334
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
2.83
3.328
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
26.388
64.205
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
162.706
181.508
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
4042
4396
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
2221
3705
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3349
3348
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
4042
4396
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
2221
3705
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3349
3348
Name AMD Radeon Pro 555 AMD Radeon HD 8950 OEM
PassMark - G3D Mark 3141 2785
PassMark - G2D Mark 659 364
Geekbench - OpenCL 11207 13773
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

Essentials

Architecture GCN 4.0 GCN 1.0
Code name Polaris 21 Tahiti
Launch date 5 June 2017 8 January 2013
Place in performance rating 718 720
Type Mobile workstation Desktop

Technical info

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

Display Connectors No outputs 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort

Compatibility, dimensions and requirements

Interface PCIe 3.0 x8 PCIe 3.0 x16
Laptop size large
Supplementary power connectors None 2x 6-pin
Length 267 mm

API support

DirectX 12.0 (12_0) 12.0
OpenGL 4.5 4.6

Memory

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

DisplayPort 1.3 HBR / 1.4 HDR Ready
FreeSync
HDMI 2.0