Ellesmere vs Hawaii
Aggregated performance score
Hawaii outperforms Ellesmere by 9% based on our aggregated benchmark results.
Primary Details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in performance ranking | 237 | 267 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Architecture | GCN 2.0 (2013−2017) | GCN 4.0 (2016−2020) |
| GPU code name | Hawaii | Ellesmere |
| Market segment | Desktop | Desktop |
| Release date | no data | no data |
| Current price | $10.63 | $16.24 |
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 | 2816 | 2304 |
| Number of transistors | 6,200 million | 5,700 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 28 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 | 6.5 | 6.7 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 2.1 | 2.1 |
| Vulkan | 1.2.170 | 1.3 |
Gaming performance
Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.
Pros & Cons Summary
| Performance score | 21.24 | 19.54 |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 14 nm |
Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Hawaii and Ellesmere.
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