Radeon R5 M435 vs HD 7950 Boost
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Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | not rated | 917 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Architecture | GCN 1.0 (2012−2020) | GCN 1.0 (2012−2020) |
| GPU code name | Tahiti | Jet |
| Market segment | Desktop | Laptop |
| Release date | 22 June 2012 (13 years ago) | 15 May 2016 (9 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. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.
| Pipelines / CUDA cores | 1792 | 320 |
| Core clock speed | 850 MHz | 780 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 925 MHz | 1030 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 4,313 million | 690 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 28 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 200 Watt | no data |
| Texture fill rate | 103.6 | 20.60 |
| Floating-point processing power | 3.315 TFLOPS | 0.6592 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 32 | 8 |
| TMUs | 112 | 20 |
| L1 Cache | 448 KB | 80 KB |
| L2 Cache | 768 KB | 128 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 3.0 x16 | PCIe 3.0 x8 |
| Length | 274 mm | no data |
| Width | 2-slot | no data |
| Supplementary power connectors | 2x 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 | 3 GB | 2 GB |
| Memory bus width | 384 Bit | 64 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 1250 MHz | 1125 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 240.0 GB/s | 36 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 | No outputs |
| HDMI | + | - |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (11_1) | 12 (11_1) |
| Shader Model | 5.1 | 5.1 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 1.2 | 1.2 |
| Vulkan | 1.2.131 | 1.2.131 |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 22 June 2012 | 15 May 2016 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 3 GB | 2 GB |
HD 7950 Boost has a 50% higher maximum VRAM amount.
R5 M435, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 3 years.
We couldn't decide between Radeon HD 7950 Boost and Radeon R5 M435. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Radeon HD 7950 Boost is a desktop graphics card while Radeon R5 M435 is a notebook one.
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