Polaris 21 vs Ellesmere
Primary Details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in performance ranking | 268 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Architecture | GCN 4.0 (2016−2020) | GCN 4.0 (2016−2020) |
| GPU code name | Ellesmere | Polaris 21 |
| Market segment | Desktop | Desktop |
| Release date | no data | no data |
| Current price | $16.24 | $90 |
Detailed Specifications
General performance parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. These parameters indirectly speak of performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider their benchmark and gaming test results. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.
| Pipelines / CUDA cores | 2304 | 1024 |
| Number of transistors | 5,700 million | 3,000 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 14 nm | 14 nm |
API Compatibility
List of supported graphics and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (12_0) | 12 (12_0) |
| Shader Model | 6.7 | 6.7 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 2.1 | 2.1 |
| Vulkan | 1.3 | 1.3 |
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