Zhongshan Subor Z+ vs Radeon HD 7950 Mac 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 | GCN 1.0 (2012−2020) | GCN 5.0 (2017−2020) |
| GPU code name | Tahiti | Fenghuang |
| Market segment | Desktop | Laptop |
| Release date | 7 March 2013 (12 years ago) | 3 August 2018 (7 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 | 1536 |
| Core clock speed | 800 MHz | 1300 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 4,313 million | no data |
| Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 14 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 200 Watt | 100 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 89.60 | 124.8 |
| Floating-point processing power | 2.867 TFLOPS | 3.994 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 32 | 32 |
| TMUs | 112 | 96 |
| L1 Cache | 448 KB | no data |
| L2 Cache | 768 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 3.0 x16 | IGP |
| Length | 279 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 | 8 GB |
| Memory bus width | 384 Bit | 256 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 1250 MHz | 1200 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 240.0 GB/s | 153.6 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 (12_1) |
| Shader Model | 5.1 | 6.2 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 1.2 | 2.0 |
| Vulkan | 1.2.131 | 1.2.131 |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 7 March 2013 | 3 August 2018 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 3 GB | 8 GB |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 14 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 200 Watt | 100 Watt |
Zhongshan Subor Z+ has an age advantage of 5 years, a 166.7% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 100% more advanced lithography process, and 100% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between Radeon HD 7950 Mac Edition and Zhongshan Subor Z+. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Radeon HD 7950 Mac Edition is a desktop graphics card while Zhongshan Subor Z+ is a notebook one.
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