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

General info

The general info section in the graphics cards comparison list contains information about the date of release, type, overall rating and other useful data for identifying winner between Intel UHD Graphics 617  vs  AMD Radeon HD 7950.

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

Which GPU is better between Intel UHD Graphics 617  vs  AMD Radeon HD 7950 in the fabrication process, power consumption, and also base and turbo frequency of the GPU is the most important part containing in the graphics cards hierarchy.

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

Let’s discuss how graphics cards Intel UHD Graphics 617 and AMD Radeon HD 7950 come in different sizes (length), connector types and types of interfaces.

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 cards memory plays important role both in gaming and in applications for graphics. The card will perform much quicker and better, if it has more memory capacity and right memory type. What is the difference between Intel UHD Graphics 617 vs AMD Radeon HD 7950.

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

Let’s find out the difference in extra ports between two graphics cards. What's the difference between Intel UHD Graphics 617 vs AMD Radeon HD 7950.

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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

Let’s have a look what is the difference. It is worthwhile to note that NVIDIA and AMD are using different technologies.

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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 confrontation between the two contenders Intel UHD Graphics 617 and AMD Radeon HD 7950 is practically over. The hardware support (API) does not greatly affect the overall performance, it is not considered in synthetic benchmarks and other 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 Stutters – This game is very likely to stutter and have poor frame rates. Based on all known benchmarks using the specified graphical settings, average frame rates are expected to fall below 25fps
May Stutter – This graphics card has not been explicitly tested on this game. Based on interpolated information from surrounding graphics cards of similar performance levels, stutters and poor frame rates are expected.
30 Fluent – Based on all known benchmarks using the specified graphical settings, this game should run at or above 25fps
40 Fluent – Based on all known benchmarks using the specified graphical settings, this game should run at or above 35fps
60 Fluent – Based on all known benchmarks using the specified graphical settings, this game should run at or above 58fps
May Run Fluently – This graphics card has not been explicitly tested on this game. Based on interpolated information from surrounding graphics cards of similar performance levels, fluent frame rates are expected.
? Uncertain – This graphics card experienced unexpected performance issues during testing for this game. A slower card may be able to achieve better and more consistent frame rates than this particular GPU running the same benchmark scene.
Uncertain – This graphics card has not been explicitly tested on this game and no reliable interpolation can be made based on the performances of surrounding cards of the same class or family.
The value in the fields displays the average frame rate of all values in the database. Move your cursor over the value to see 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

Overall benchmark performance

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User rating

3.6 Out of 21 Hitesti Score
4.3 Out of 40 Hitesti Score