Radeon HD 8950M vs ATI HD 4810
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Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 959 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | 1.50 | no data |
| Architecture | TeraScale (2005−2013) | GCN 2.0 (2013−2017) |
| GPU code name | RV770 | Saturn |
| Market segment | Desktop | Laptop |
| Release date | 28 May 2009 (16 years ago) | 14 May 2013 (12 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. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.
| Pipelines / CUDA cores | 640 | 768 |
| Core clock speed | 625 MHz | 1075 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 956 million | 2,080 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 55 nm | 28 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 95 Watt | 100 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 20.00 | 51.60 |
| Floating-point processing power | 0.8 TFLOPS | 1.651 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 8 | 16 |
| TMUs | 32 | 48 |
| L1 Cache | 128 KB | 192 KB |
| L2 Cache | 128 KB | 256 KB |
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 2.0 x16 | PCIe 3.0 x16 |
| Length | 246 mm | no data |
| Width | 1-slot | no data |
| Supplementary power connectors | 1x 6-pin | no data |
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 | GDDR5 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 512 MB | 2 GB |
| Memory bus width | 128 Bit | 128 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 900 MHz | 1375 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 57.6 GB/s | 88 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 | 2x DVI, 1x S-Video | No outputs |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 10.1 (10_1) | 12 (12_0) |
| Shader Model | 4.1 | 6.3 |
| OpenGL | 3.3 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 1.1 | 2.0 |
| Vulkan | N/A | 1.2.131 |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 28 May 2009 | 14 May 2013 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 512 MB | 2 GB |
| Chip lithography | 55 nm | 28 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 95 Watt | 100 Watt |
ATI HD 4810 has 5% lower power consumption.
HD 8950M, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 3 years, a 300% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 96% more advanced lithography process.
We couldn't decide between Radeon HD 4810 and Radeon HD 8950M. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Radeon HD 4810 is a desktop graphics card while Radeon HD 8950M is a notebook one.
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