AMD Radeon Pro WX 4170 Mobile vs AMD Radeon HD 8870 OEM

What is the difference between AMD Radeon Pro WX 4170 Mobile and AMD Radeon HD 8870 OEM. Find out which graphics card has better performance.

Graphics Processor (GPU)

BaffinGPU NamePitcairn
Baffin XTModel numberPitcairn XT
(215-0828047)
GCN 4.0ArchitectureGCN 1.0
GlobalFoundriesFoundryTSMC
14 nmProcess Size28 nm
3,000 millionTransistors2,800 million
123 mm²Die Size212 mm²

Graphics Card

Mar 1st, 2017Release DateJan 8th, 2013
Radeon Pro Mobile
(WX x100)
FamilySea Islands
(HD 8800)
ActiveProductionEnd-of-life
PCIe 3.0 x8Bus InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16

Memory

4 GBMemory Size2 GB
GDDR5Memory TypeGDDR5
128 bitMemory Bus256 bit
96.00 GB/sBandwidth153.6 GB/s

Performance

19.22 GPixel/sPixel fillrate32.00 GPixel/s
76.86 GTexel/sTexture fillrate80.00 GTexel/s
2.460 TFLOPSFP32 (float) performance2.560 TFLOPS
153.7 GFLOPS (1:16)FP64 (double) performance160.0 GFLOPS (1:16)

Clock Speeds

1500 MHz
6 Gbps effective
Memory Clock1200 MHz
4.8 Gbps effective

Render Config

1024Shading Units1280
64TMUs80
16ROPs32
16Compute Units20
16 KB (per CU)L1 Cache16 KB (per CU)
1024 KBL2 Cache512 KB

Board Design

MXM ModuleSlot WidthDual-slot
50 WThermal design power (TDP)175 W
No outputsDisplay Connectors1x DVI
1x HDMI
2x mini-DisplayPort
NonePower Connectors2x 6-pin

API support

12 (12_0)DirectX12 (11_1)
4.6OpenGL4.6
2.1OpenCL1.2
1.2Vulkan1.2
6.4Shader Model5.1