Radeon R9 M395 Mac Edition vs ATI HD 5670 640SP 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 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Architecture | TeraScale 2 (2009−2015) | GCN 2.0 (2013−2017) |
| GPU code name | Juniper | Grenada |
| Market segment | Desktop | Laptop |
| Release date | 18 July 2010 (15 years ago) | 5 May 2015 (10 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $119 | 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. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.
| Pipelines / CUDA cores | 640 | 1792 |
| Core clock speed | 750 MHz | 834 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 1,040 million | 6,200 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 40 nm | 28 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 64 Watt | 250 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 24.00 | 93.41 |
| Floating-point processing power | 0.96 TFLOPS | 2.989 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 8 | 32 |
| TMUs | 32 | 112 |
| L1 Cache | 64 KB | no data |
| L2 Cache | 256 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 | PCIe 2.0 x16 | MXM-B (3.0) |
| Length | 168 mm | no data |
| Width | 1-slot | no data |
| 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 | GDDR5 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 512 MB | 4 GB |
| Memory bus width | 128 Bit | 256 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 1000 MHz | 1365 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 64 GB/s | 174.7 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, 1x DisplayPort | No outputs |
| HDMI | + | - |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 11.2 (11_0) | 12 (12_0) |
| Shader Model | 5.0 | 6.3 |
| OpenGL | 4.4 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 1.2 | 2.0 |
| Vulkan | N/A | 1.2.131 |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 18 July 2010 | 5 May 2015 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 512 MB | 4 GB |
| Chip lithography | 40 nm | 28 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 64 Watt | 250 Watt |
ATI HD 5670 640SP Edition has 291% lower power consumption.
R9 M395 Mac Edition, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 4 years, a 700% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 43% more advanced lithography process.
We couldn't decide between Radeon HD 5670 640SP Edition and Radeon R9 M395 Mac Edition. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Radeon HD 5670 640SP Edition is a desktop graphics card while Radeon R9 M395 Mac Edition is a notebook one.
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