Pitcairn vs Tahiti

Primary details

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

Place in performance ranking491not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
ArchitectureGCN 1.0 (2012−2020)GCN 1.0 (2012−2020)
GPU code nameTahitiPitcairn
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release dateno datano data
Current price$19.81 $14.36

Detailed specifications

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 cores20481280
Number of transistors4,313 million2,800 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm28 nm

API compatibility

List of supported graphics and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX12 (11_1)12 (11_1)
Shader Model6.5 (5.1)6.5 (5.1)
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL2.1 (1.2)2.1 (1.2)
Vulkan1.2.1701.2.170

Pros & cons summary


We couldn't decide between Tahiti and Pitcairn. We've got no test results to judge.


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AMD Tahiti
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