Moore Threads MTT S70 vs Radeon HD 7950 Mac Edition
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Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | not rated | 711 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | no data | 1.61 |
| Architecture | GCN 1.0 (2012−2020) | MUSA 2nd Gen (2022−2023) |
| GPU code name | Tahiti | Chunxiao |
| Market segment | Desktop | Desktop |
| Release date | 7 March 2013 (13 years ago) | 31 May 2023 (3 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $449 | no data |
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 | 1792 | 3584 |
| Core clock speed | 800 MHz | 1600 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 4,313 million | 22.0 billion |
| Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 7 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 200 Watt | 220 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 89.60 | 358.4 |
| Floating-point processing power | 2.867 TFLOPS | no data |
| ROPs | 32 | 224 |
| TMUs | 112 | 224 |
| L1 Cache | 448 KB | no data |
| L2 Cache | 768 KB | 3.5 MB |
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 | PCIe 3.0 x16 | PCIe 4.0 x16 |
| Length | 279 mm | 285 mm |
| Width | 2-slot | 2-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | 2x 6-pin | 1x 8-pin |
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 | GDDR6 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 3 GB | 7 GB |
| Memory bus width | 384 Bit | 224 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 1250 MHz | 1750 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 240.0 GB/s | 392.0 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 | 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort | 1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a |
| HDMI | + | + |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (11_1) | 12 Ultimate (12_2) |
| Shader Model | 5.1 | 6.5 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 1.2 | 3.0 |
| Vulkan | 1.2.131 | 1.4 |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 7 March 2013 | 31 May 2023 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 3 GB | 7 GB |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 7 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 200 Watt | 220 Watt |
HD 7950 Mac Edition has 10% lower power consumption.
Moore Threads MTT S70, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 10 years, a 133% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 300% more advanced lithography process.
We couldn't decide between Radeon HD 7950 Mac Edition and Moore Threads MTT S70. We've got no test results to judge.
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