Radeon Steam Deck 8CU vs Whistler
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in performance ranking | not rated | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Architecture | TeraScale 2 (2009−2015) | RDNA 2 (2020−2023) |
| GPU code name | Whistler | RDNA 2 Sephiroth |
| Market segment | Desktop | Laptop |
| Release date | no data | 9 November 2023 (less than a year ago) |
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 cores | 480 | 512 |
| Boost clock speed | no data | 1900 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 716 million | no data |
| Manufacturing process technology | 40 nm | 6 nm |
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.
| Shared memory | no data | - |
API compatibility
List of supported graphics and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 11.2 (11_0) | 12_1 |
| Shader Model | 5.0 | no data |
| OpenGL | 4.4 | no data |
| OpenCL | 1.2 | no data |
| Vulkan | N/A | - |
Pros & cons summary
| Chip lithography | 40 nm | 6 nm |
Steam Deck 8CU has a 566.7% more advanced lithography process.
We couldn't decide between Whistler and Radeon Steam Deck 8CU. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Whistler is a desktop card while Radeon Steam Deck 8CU is a notebook one.
Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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