Mobility Radeon HD 4670 Mac Edition vs RX 580
General info
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in performance ranking | 223 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | 1 | not in top-100 |
| Value for money | 19.95 | no data |
| Architecture | Polaris (2016−2019) | TeraScale (2005−2013) |
| GPU code name | Polaris 20 | M96 |
| Market segment | Desktop | Desktop |
| Release date | 18 April 2017 (7 years ago) | 16 September 2009 (14 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $229 | no data |
| Current price | $138 (0.6x MSRP) | no data |
Value for money
Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.
Technical specs
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 | 2304 | 320 |
| Core clock speed | 1257 MHz | 680 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1340 MHz | no data |
| Number of transistors | 5,700 million | 514 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 14 nm | 55 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 185 Watt | 35 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 193.0 | 21.76 |
| Floating-point performance | 6,175 gflops | 435.2 gflops |
Size and 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 | MXM-A (3.0) |
| Length | 241 mm | no data |
| Width | 2-slot | MXM Module |
| Supplementary power connectors | 1x 8-pin | no data |
Memory
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 | GDDR3 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 8 GB | 256 MB |
| Memory bus width | 256 Bit | 128 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 8000 MHz | 1580 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 256.0 GB/s | 25.28 GB/s |
Video outputs and ports
Types and number of video connectors present on the reviewed GPUs. As a rule, data in this section is precise only for desktop reference ones (so-called Founders Edition for NVIDIA chips). OEM manufacturers may change the number and type of output ports, while for notebook cards availability of certain video outputs ports depends on the laptop model rather than on the card itself.
| Display Connectors | 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort | No outputs |
| HDMI | + | no data |
API support
List of supported graphics and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (12_0) | 10.1 (10_1) |
| Shader Model | 6.4 | 4.1 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 3.3 |
| OpenCL | 2.0 | 1.1 |
| Vulkan | 1.2.131 | N/A |
Advantages and disadvantages
| Recency | 18 April 2017 | 16 September 2009 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 8 GB | 256 MB |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 55 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 185 Watt | 35 Watt |
We couldn't decide between Radeon RX 580 and Mobility Radeon HD 4670 Mac Edition. We've got no test results to judge.
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