AMD RX-416GD
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Comparing AMD GX-217GI vs AMD RX-416GD

Comparison of video cards AMD GX-217GI vs AMD RX-416GD in benchmarks and specifications.

Differences

AMD RX-416GD

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AMD GX-217GI

Top features of AMD GX-217GI

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  • Higher clock speed
    1.70 GHz left arrow 1.60 GHz
    Around 6% better clock speed
  • Performance per watt
    12 W left arrow 15 W
    About 0.8 times less performance per watt

Specifications

Complete list of technical specifications

CPU generation and family

Let's find out which one of AMD RX-416GD and AMD GX-217GI is of a more recent generation, and what segment it belongs to.

Specification Value
Name AMD RX-416GD left arrow AMD GX-217GI
Family AMD R left arrow AMD G
CPU group AMD RX 1st Gen. left arrow AMD GX 3rd Gen.
Segment Mobile left arrow Mobile
Generation 1 left arrow 3

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

In this block we are going to compare AMD RX-416GD vs AMD GX-217GI by main technical specifications: number of cores and threads, base and maximum frequencies, process technology and cache size. The higher these specifications are, the more powerful your CPU will be.

Specification Value
CPU Cores / Threads 2 / 2 left arrow 2 / 2
Core architecture normal left arrow normal
Cores 2x left arrow 2x
Hyperthreading / SMT No left arrow No
Overclocking No left arrow No
Frequency 1.60 GHz left arrow 1.70 GHz
Turbo Frequency (1 Core) 2.40 GHz left arrow 2.00 GHz

Internal Graphics

Common specifications for integrated graphics cards in AMD RX-416GD and AMD GX-217GI along with supported interfaces and connection options. This block has no effect on the final efficiency of the CPU.

Specification Value
GPU name AMD Radeon R6 (Merlin Falcon) left arrow AMD Radeon R6E
GPU frequency 0.58 GHz left arrow 0.76 GHz
GPU (Turbo) No turbo left arrow No turbo
Execution units 6 left arrow 4
Shader 384 left arrow 256
Max. displays 3 left arrow 2
Generation 3 left arrow 0
Direct X 12 left arrow 0
Technology 28 nm left arrow 0
Release date 2015 left arrow 2015

Hardware codec support

Let's compare the support of video codecs between AMD RX-416GD and AMD GX-217GI. Hardware support of video decoding by embedded graphics cards directly affects the speed and quality of rendering videos.

Specification Value
h265 / HEVC (8 bit) No left arrow No
h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No left arrow No
h264 Decode / Encode left arrow No
VP8 No left arrow No
VP9 No left arrow No
AV1 No left arrow No
AVC Decode left arrow No
VC-1 Decode left arrow No
JPEG Decode / Encode left arrow No

Memory & PCIe

To choose the best model between AMD RX-416GD and AMD GX-217GI you need to pay special attention to memory type, clock frequency, multi-channel features, and PCIe version. The higher these numbers are, the better your CPU will be. Keep in mind that the maximum memory and frequency may also depend on the model of the motherboard.

Specification Value
Memory type DDR3-1600, DDR4-1600 left arrow DDR3-1600, DDR4-1600
Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel) left arrow 2 (Dual Channel)
ECC Yes left arrow No
PCIe 3 x 12 left arrow 3 x 8
AES-NI Yes left arrow Yes

Thermal Management

Let's find out what TDP value would be better for AMD RX-416GD or AMD GX-217GI? The Thermal Design Power (TDP) indicates the maximum amount of heat that should be dissipated by the chip cooling system. However, the value of TDP gives only a rough indication of the real power consumption of the CPU.

Specification Value
TDP (PL1) 15 W left arrow 12 W
TDP up -- left arrow 15 W
Tjunction max. 105 \xc2\xb0C left arrow --

Technical details

Here you can find a comparison of 2nd and 3rd level cache sizes for AMD RX-416GD and AMD GX-217GI CPUs along with a list of ISA extensions.

Specification Value
Technology 28 nm left arrow 28 nm
Socket FP4 left arrow FP4
L2-Cache 2.00 MB left arrow 1.00 MB
Architecture Merlin Falcon (Excavator) left arrow Prairie Falcon Excavator+
Virtualization AMD-V, AMD-Vt left arrow None
Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit) left arrow x86-64 (64 bit)
ISA extensions SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, FMA3, FMA4 left arrow SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, FMA3, FMA4
Release date 2015 left arrow Q2/2016
Part Number RE416GATY43KA left arrow GE217GAAY23KA

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