Intel UHD Graphics 617
VS
AMD Radeon HD 7950
Intel UHD Graphics 617
VS
AMD Radeon HD 7950

General info

The main nomenclature characteristics of video cards Intel UHD Graphics 617 and AMD Radeon HD 7950. Pay attention to the position in the performance rating to choose the best one.

557
Place in performance rating
264
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Value for money (0-100)
13.94
Gen. 9 Amber Lake
Architecture
GCN 1.0
Amber Lake GT2
Code name
Tahiti
Laptop
Type
Desktop
30 October 2018 (3 years ago)
Release date
31 January 2012 (9 years ago)
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Launch price (MSRP)
$449
$950
Price now
$591 (1.3x MSRP)
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Design
reference
1.42
Value for money
3.46
Kaby-Lake GT2
GPU code name
Tahiti
Laptop
Market segment
Desktop

Technical specs

Choose the best graphics card between Intel UHD Graphics 617 and AMD Radeon HD 7950 based on manufacturing process, power consumption, and base frequency and overclocking potential of the GPU.

192
Pipelines
1792
300 MHz
Core clock speed
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1050 MHz
Boost Clock
1250 MHz
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Transistor count
4,313 million
14 nm
Manufacturing process technology
28 nm
15 Watt
Power consumption (TDP)
200 Watt
25.20
Texture fill rate
89.60
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Floating-point performance
2,867 gflops
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Compute units
28
24
Pipelines / CUDA cores
1792
1150 MHz
Boost clock speed
1250 MHz
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Number of transistors
4,313 million
15 Watt
Thermal design power (TDP)
300 Watt

Compatibility, dimensions and requirements

Additional technical information, does not greatly affect the performance rating when comparing the Intel UHD Graphics 617 and AMD Radeon HD 7950.

PCIe 3.0 x1
Interface
PCIe 3.0 x16
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Length
267 mm
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Supplementary power connectors
2x 6-pin
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Bus support
PCIe 3.0 x16

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 Intel UHD Graphics 617 and AMD Radeon HD 7950 can be seen in this section.

DDR3L/LPDDR3
Memory type
GDDR5
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Maximum RAM amount
3 GB
64/128 Bit
Memory bus width
384 Bit
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Memory clock speed
1250 MHz
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Memory bandwidth
240 GB/s
+
Shared memory
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Video outputs and ports

The difference between the interfaces and ports of video cards Intel UHD Graphics 617 and AMD Radeon HD 7950, the size and number of monitors.

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Display Connectors
1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort
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Eyefinity
1
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Number of Eyefinity displays
6
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HDMI
+
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DisplayPort support
-

Technologies

The difference between Intel UHD Graphics 617 and AMD Radeon HD 7950 is the additional functionality.

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AppAcceleration
+
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CrossFire
1
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FreeSync
1
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HD3D
-
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PowerTune
+
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TrueAudio
-
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ZeroCore
+
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Enduro
-
+
Quick Sync
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API support

The difference in supported APIs is Intel UHD Graphics 617 and AMD Radeon HD 7950. Hardware support (API) is not considered in synthetic benchmarks and performance tests.

12 (12_1)
DirectX
DirectX® 11
4.6
OpenGL
4.6
1.1.103
Vulkan
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6.4
Shader Model
5.1
2.1
OpenCL
1.2
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Mantle
-

Gaming performance

Select form the list the required name to identify gaming performance for Intel UHD Graphics 617 and AMD Radeon HD 7950 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 Intel UHD Graphics 617 or AMD Radeon HD 7950 good for gaming.


low
1280x720
med.
1920x1080
high
1920x1080
ultra
1920x1080
QHD
2560x1440
4K
3840x2160
Horizon Zero Dawn (2020) Intel UHD Graphics 617
AMD Radeon HD 7950
Death Stranding (2020) Intel UHD Graphics 617
AMD Radeon HD 7950
F1 2020 (2020) Intel UHD Graphics 617
AMD Radeon HD 7950
Gears Tactics (2020) Intel UHD Graphics 617
AMD Radeon HD 7950
Doom Eternal (2020) Intel UHD Graphics 617
AMD Radeon HD 7950
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 Intel UHD Graphics 617

Finer manufacturing process technology (14 nm vs 28 nm)

Less power consumption (15 Watt vs 200 Watt)

Advantages of AMD Radeon HD 7950

17.5% faster in synthetic tests

Cheaper ($591 (1.3x MSRP) vs $950)

More pipelines (1792 vs 192)

So, Intel UHD Graphics 617 or AMD Radeon HD 7950?

Judging by the results of synthetic and gaming tests, we recommend AMD Radeon HD 7950 .

Intel UHD Graphics 617 versus AMD Radeon HD 7950 performance benchmarks comparison

User rating

0.0 Out of 0 CpusData Score Intel UHD Graphics 617
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