AMD Baffin
VS
Polaris 21
AMD Baffin
VS
Polaris 21

General info

The main nomenclature characteristics of video cards AMD Baffin and Polaris 21. Pay attention to the position in the performance rating to choose the best one.

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Place in performance rating
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GCN 4.0
Architecture
GCN 4.0
Baffin
Code name
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Desktop
Type
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Release date
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$78
Price now
$10.60
4.0
GCN generation
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Baffin
GPU code name
Polaris 21
Desktop
Market segment
Desktop

Technical specs

Choose the best graphics card between AMD Baffin and Polaris 21 based on manufacturing process, power consumption, and base frequency and overclocking potential of the GPU.

1024
Pipelines
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855 MHz
Core clock speed
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1200 MHz
Boost Clock
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3,000 million
Transistor count
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14 nm
Manufacturing process technology
14 nm
80 W
Power consumption (TDP)
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1024
Pipelines / CUDA cores
1024
3,000 million
Number of transistors
3,000 million

Compatibility, dimensions and requirements

Additional technical information, does not greatly affect the performance rating when comparing the AMD Baffin and Polaris 21.

Memory

Graphics card memory is used to store calculations. Modern software and 3D games require more and faster memory. The higher these parameters, the more productive the chip. The difference in these characteristics AMD Baffin and Polaris 21 can be seen in this section.

Video outputs and ports

The difference between the interfaces and ports of video cards AMD Baffin and Polaris 21, the size and number of monitors.

Technologies

The difference between AMD Baffin and Polaris 21 is the additional functionality.

API support

The difference in supported APIs is AMD Baffin and Polaris 21. Hardware support (API) is not considered in synthetic benchmarks and performance tests.

12 (12_0)
DirectX
12 (12_0)
4.6
OpenGL
4.6
Vulkan
1.2
Shader Model
6.4
OpenCL
2.1

Gaming performance

Select form the list the required name to identify gaming performance for AMD Baffin and Polaris 21 graphics cards. The result shows how fast the game will run and whether it can be run on this computer. The different monitor resolutions – from low to 4K – are used for testing. Find out is the AMD Baffin or Polaris 21 good for gaming.


low
1280x720
med.
1920x1080
high
1920x1080
ultra
1920x1080
QHD
2560x1440
4K
3840x2160
Horizon Zero Dawn (2020) AMD Baffin
Polaris 21
Death Stranding (2020) AMD Baffin
Polaris 21
F1 2020 (2020) AMD Baffin
Polaris 21
Gears Tactics (2020) AMD Baffin
Polaris 21
Doom Eternal (2020) AMD Baffin
Polaris 21
Legend
5 Stutter – Insufficient data. Similar graphics cards stutter, the game is likely to show a low frame rate. There will be some lags.
May Stutter – Insufficient data. Similar graphics cards stutter, the game is likely to show a low frame rate. There will be some lags.
30 Fluent – According to the results of benchmarks the game should run at 25 frames per second (fps)
40 Fluent – According to the results of benchmarks the game should run at 35 frames per second (fps)
60 Fluent – According to the results of benchmarks the game should run at 58 frames per second (fps)
May Run Fluently – Insufficient data. Similar graphics cards show a smooth frame rate, comfortable for the game.
? Uncertain – Graphics cards testing has shown that a slower card can provide a high and stable frame rate for the same operation.
Uncertain – The work of the video card in the game is still being studied. Interpolation among analogs is not possible.
The value depicts the average frame rate. Hovering over the value, you can get individual results.

Advantages of AMD Baffin

1.16% faster in synthetic tests

G-SYNC support

VR Ready

Multi Monitor

Advantages of Polaris 21

Cheaper ($10.60 vs $78)

So, AMD Baffin or Polaris 21?

Judging by the results of synthetic and gaming tests, we recommend AMD Baffin .

AMD Baffin versus Polaris 21 performance benchmarks comparison

User rating

0.0 Out of 0 CpusData Score AMD Baffin
0.0 Out of 0 CpusData Score Polaris 21