AMD Radeon Pro 580 vs AMD Radeon HD 7970 X2
Comparative analysis of AMD Radeon Pro 580 and AMD Radeon HD 7970 X2 videocards for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Technical info, Video outputs and ports, Compatibility, dimensions and requirements, API support, Memory. 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 580
- Videocard is newer: launch date 4 year(s) 9 month(s) later
- Around 19% higher core clock speed: 1100 MHz vs 925 MHz
- A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 14 nm vs 28 nm
- 3.3x lower typical power consumption: 150 Watt vs 500 Watt
- Around 33% higher maximum memory size: 8 GB vs 2x 3 GB
- Around 23% higher memory clock speed: 6780 MHz vs 5500 MHz
Launch date | 5 June 2017 vs 31 August 2012 |
Core clock speed | 1100 MHz vs 925 MHz |
Manufacturing process technology | 14 nm vs 28 nm |
Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 150 Watt vs 500 Watt |
Maximum memory size | 8 GB vs 2x 3 GB |
Memory clock speed | 6780 MHz vs 5500 MHz |
Reasons to consider the AMD Radeon HD 7970 X2
- 11x more texture fill rate: 2x 118.4 GTexel / s billion / sec vs 193.0 GTexel / s
- Around 78% higher pipelines: 2x 2048 vs 2304
- Around 23% better floating-point performance: 2x 3,789 gflops vs 6,175 gflops
- Around 79% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 17.707 vs 9.88
Specifications (specs) | |
Texture fill rate | 2x 118.4 GTexel / s billion / sec vs 193.0 GTexel / s |
Pipelines | 2x 2048 vs 2304 |
Floating-point performance | 2x 3,789 gflops vs 6,175 gflops |
Benchmarks | |
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) | 17.707 vs 9.88 |
Compare benchmarks
GPU 1: AMD Radeon Pro 580
GPU 2: AMD Radeon HD 7970 X2
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) |
|
|
Name | AMD Radeon Pro 580 | AMD Radeon HD 7970 X2 |
---|---|---|
PassMark - G3D Mark | 7753 | |
PassMark - G2D Mark | 943 | |
Geekbench - OpenCL | 40259 | |
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) | 109.521 | |
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) | 1206.829 | |
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) | 9.88 | 17.707 |
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) | 117.944 | |
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) | 511.984 | |
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) | 10113 | |
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) | 2900 | |
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) | 3353 | |
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) | 10113 | |
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) | 2900 | |
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) | 3353 |
Compare specifications (specs)
AMD Radeon Pro 580 | AMD Radeon HD 7970 X2 | |
---|---|---|
Essentials |
||
Architecture | GCN 4.0 | GCN 1.0 |
Code name | Polaris 20 | New Zealand |
Launch date | 5 June 2017 | 31 August 2012 |
Place in performance rating | 330 | 328 |
Type | Workstation | Desktop |
Launch price (MSRP) | $899 | |
Technical info |
||
Boost clock speed | 1200 MHz | |
Core clock speed | 1100 MHz | 925 MHz |
Floating-point performance | 6,175 gflops | 2x 3,789 gflops |
Manufacturing process technology | 14 nm | 28 nm |
Pipelines | 2304 | 2x 2048 |
Texture fill rate | 193.0 GTexel / s | 2x 118.4 GTexel / s billion / sec |
Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 150 Watt | 500 Watt |
Transistor count | 5,700 million | 4,313 million |
Video outputs and ports |
||
Display Connectors | No outputs | 1x DVI, 4x mini-DisplayPort |
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements |
||
Interface | PCIe 3.0 x16 | PCIe 3.0 x16 |
Length | 241 mm | 292 mm |
Supplementary power connectors | None | 3x 8-pin |
API support |
||
DirectX | 12.0 (12_0) | 12.0 (11_1) |
OpenGL | 4.5 | 4.5 |
Memory |
||
Maximum RAM amount | 8 GB | 2x 3 GB |
Memory bandwidth | 256.0 GB / s | 2x 264.0 GB / s |
Memory bus width | 256 Bit | 2x 384 Bit |
Memory clock speed | 6780 MHz | 5500 MHz |
Memory type | GDDR5 | GDDR5 |