AMD Radeon Sky 900 vs AMD Radeon HD 7950 Boost

What is the difference between AMD Radeon Sky 900 and AMD Radeon HD 7950 Boost. Find out which graphics card has better performance.

Graphics Processor (GPU)

TahitiGPU NameTahiti
OrthrusModel numberTahiti PRO2
(215-0821282)
GCN 1.0ArchitectureGCN 1.0
TSMCFoundryTSMC
28 nmProcess Size28 nm
4,313 millionTransistors4,313 million
352 mm²Die Size352 mm²

Graphics Card

Mar 27th, 2013Release DateJun 22nd, 2012
Radeon Sky
(x00)
FamilySouthern Islands
(HD 7900)
End-of-lifeProductionEnd-of-life
PCIe 3.0 x16Bus InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16

Memory

3 GB x2Memory Size3 GB
GDDR5Memory TypeGDDR5
384 bit x2Memory Bus384 bit

Clock Speeds

825 MHzBase Clock850 MHz
950 MHzBoost Clock925 MHz
1250 MHz
5 Gbps effective
Memory Clock1250 MHz
5 Gbps effective

Render Config

112 x2TMUs112
32 x2ROPs32

Board Design

305 mm
12 inches
Length275 mm
10.8 inches
111 mm
4.4 inches
Width111 mm
4.4 inches
300 WThermal design power (TDP)200 W
700 WSuggested PSU550 W
1x DVI
1x mini-DisplayPort
Display Connectors1x DVI
1x HDMI
2x mini-DisplayPort
2x 8-pinPower Connectors2x 6-pin
C476Board NumberC386

API support

12 (11_1)DirectX12 (11_1)
4.6OpenGL4.6
1.2OpenCL1.2
1.2Vulkan1.2
5.1Shader Model5.1