Radeon RX 550 640SP vs E8950
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Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 424 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | 10.59 | no data |
| Architecture | GCN 3.0 (2014−2019) | GCN 4.0 (2016−2020) |
| GPU code name | Amethyst | Baffin |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop |
| Release date | 29 September 2015 (10 years ago) | 13 October 2017 (8 years ago) |
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 | 2048 | 640 |
| Core clock speed | 735 MHz | 1019 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1000 MHz | 1071 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 5,000 million | 3,000 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 14 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 95 Watt | 60 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 128.0 | 42.84 |
| Floating-point processing power | 4.096 TFLOPS | 1.371 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 32 | 16 |
| TMUs | 128 | 40 |
| L1 Cache | 512 KB | 160 KB |
| L2 Cache | 512 KB | 1024 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 | MXM-B (3.0) | PCIe 3.0 x8 |
| Length | no data | 145 mm |
| Width | no data | 2-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | None | None |
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 | 8 GB | 2 GB |
| Memory bus width | 256 Bit | 128 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 1500 MHz | 1500 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 192.0 GB/s | 96 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 | No outputs | 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort |
| HDMI | - | + |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (12_0) | 12 (12_0) |
| Shader Model | 6.3 | 6.4 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| Vulkan | 1.2.131 | 1.2.131 |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 29 September 2015 | 13 October 2017 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 8 GB | 2 GB |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 14 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 95 Watt | 60 Watt |
Radeon E8950 has a 300% higher maximum VRAM amount.
RX 550 640SP, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 2 years, a 100% more advanced lithography process, and 58% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between Radeon E8950 and Radeon RX 550 640SP. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Radeon E8950 is a notebook graphics card while Radeon RX 550 640SP is a desktop one.
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