AMD Radeon R6 M255DX vs AMD Radeon HD 8670D

Comparative analysis of AMD Radeon R6 M255DX and AMD Radeon HD 8670D 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: Geekbench - OpenCL, GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps), PassMark - G2D Mark, PassMark - G3D Mark.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Radeon R6 M255DX

  • Videocard is newer: launch date 7 month(s) later
  • Around 50% higher pipelines: 576 vs 384
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 28 nm vs 32 nm
  • 8.3x better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 17123 vs 2071
  • Around 15% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 1055 vs 920
  • Around 15% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 1055 vs 920
  • Around 7% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 3563 vs 3340
  • Around 7% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 3563 vs 3340
  • Around 13% better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 605 vs 534
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 7 January 2014 vs 4 June 2013
Pipelines 576 vs 384
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm vs 32 nm
Benchmarks
Geekbench - OpenCL 17123 vs 2071
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 1055 vs 920
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 1055 vs 920
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 3563 vs 3340
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 3563 vs 3340
PassMark - G3D Mark 605 vs 534

Reasons to consider the AMD Radeon HD 8670D

  • Around 8% higher core clock speed: 844 MHz vs 780 MHz
  • Around 3% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 1980 vs 1927
  • Around 3% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 1980 vs 1927
  • Around 61% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 187 vs 116
Specifications (specs)
Core clock speed 844 MHz vs 780 MHz
Benchmarks
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 1980 vs 1927
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 1980 vs 1927
PassMark - G2D Mark 187 vs 116

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: AMD Radeon R6 M255DX
GPU 2: AMD Radeon HD 8670D

Geekbench - OpenCL
GPU 1
GPU 2
17123
2071
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
1055
920
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
1055
920
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
1927
1980
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
1927
1980
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3563
3340
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3563
3340
PassMark - G2D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
116
187
PassMark - G3D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
605
534
Name AMD Radeon R6 M255DX AMD Radeon HD 8670D
Geekbench - OpenCL 17123 2071
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 1055 920
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 1055 920
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 1927 1980
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 1927 1980
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 3563 3340
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 3563 3340
PassMark - G2D Mark 116 187
PassMark - G3D Mark 605 534

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD Radeon R6 M255DX AMD Radeon HD 8670D

Essentials

Architecture GCN 1.0 Terascale 3
Code name Jet Richland
Launch date 7 January 2014 4 June 2013
Place in performance rating 1197 1199
Type Laptop Desktop

Technical info

Boost clock speed 855 MHz
Core clock speed 780 MHz 844 MHz
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 32 nm
Pipelines 576 384
Transistor count 1,040 million

Video outputs and ports

Display Connectors No outputs

Compatibility, dimensions and requirements

Interface IGP
Laptop size medium sized

API support

DirectX 12.0 (11_1) 11
OpenGL 4.5

Memory

Memory type DDR3
Shared memory 1 1

Technologies

AMD Eyefinity
AppAcceleration
Enduro
Powerplay