ATI FirePro 2450 Multi-View PCIe x1 vs Radeon HD 6970M Mac Edition
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | not rated | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Architecture | TeraScale 2 (2009−2015) | TeraScale (2005−2013) |
| GPU code name | Blackcomb | RV620 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Workstation |
| Release date | 25 August 2011 (15 years ago) | 2009 (17 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Real power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially if overclocked.
| Pipelines / CUDA cores | 960 | 40 |
| Core clock speed | 680 MHz | 400 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 1,700 million | 181 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 40 nm | 55 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 75 Watt | 32 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 32.64 | 1.600 |
| Floating-point processing power | 1.306 TFLOPS | no data |
| ROPs | 32 | 4 |
| TMUs | 48 | 4 |
| L1 Cache | 192 KB | no data |
| L2 Cache | 512 KB | no data |
Form factor & compatibility
Information on compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop graphics cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility).
| Interface | MXM-B (3.0) | PCIe 2.0 x1 |
| Length | no data | 170 mm |
| Width | no data | 1-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | None | None |
VRAM capacity and type
Parameters of VRAM installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Integrated GPUs have no dedicated video RAM and use a shared part of system RAM.
| Memory type | GDDR5 | DDR3 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 2 GB | 256 MB |
| Memory bus width | 256 Bit | 64 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 900 MHz | 800 MBps |
| Memory bandwidth | 115.2 GB/s | 6.4 GB/s |
Connectivity and outputs
This section shows the types and number of video connectors on each GPU. The data applies specifically to desktop reference models (for example, NVIDIA’s Founders Edition). OEM partners often modify both the number and types of ports. On notebook GPUs, video‐output options are determined by the laptop’s design rather than the graphics chip itself.
| Display Connectors | No outputs | 1x VHDCI |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 11.2 (11_0) | 10.1 (10_1) |
| Shader Model | 5.0 | 4.1 |
| OpenGL | 4.4 | 3.3 |
| OpenCL | 1.2 | N/A |
| Vulkan | N/A | N/A |
Pros & cons summary
| Maximum RAM amount | 2 GB | 256 MB |
| Chip lithography | 40 nm | 55 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 75 Watt | 32 Watt |
HD 6970M Mac Edition has a 700% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 38% more advanced lithography process.
ATI 2450 Multi-View PCIe x1, on the other hand, has 134% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between Radeon HD 6970M Mac Edition and FirePro 2450 Multi-View PCIe x1. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Radeon HD 6970M Mac Edition is a notebook graphics card while FirePro 2450 Multi-View PCIe x1 is a workstation one.
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