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AMD Ellesmere

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AMD's Ellesmere GPU uses the GCN 4.0 architecture and is made using a 14 nm production process at GlobalFoundries. With a die size of 232 mm² and a transistor count of 5,700 million it is a medium-sized chip. Ellesmere supports DirectX 12 (Feature Level 12_0). For GPU compute applications, OpenCL version 2.1 can be used. It features 2304 shading units, 144 texture mapping units and 32 ROPs.

Further reading: Polaris Architecture Whitepaper

Graphics Processor

GPU Name: Ellesmere

Architecture: GCN 4.0

Foundry: GlobalFoundries

Process Size: 14 nm

Transistors: 5,700 million

Density: 24.6M / mm²

Die Size: 232 mm²

Released: Jun 29th, 2016

Graphics Features

DirectX: 12 (12_0)

OpenGL: 4.6

OpenCL: 2.1

Vulkan: 1.2

Shader Model: 6.4

Compute: GFX8

ROCm: Yes

Render Config

Shading Units: 2304

TMUs: 144

ROPs: 32

Compute Units: 36

ACEs: 4

HWSs: 2

SEs: 4

L1 Cache: 16 KB per CU

L2 Cache: 2048 KB

Max. TDP: 250 W

All GCN 4.0 GPUs

AMD GPU Architecture History

2005-2007 R500
2005-2013 TeraScale
2009-2015 TeraScale 2
2010-2013 TeraScale 3
2011-2020 GCN 1.0
2013-2017 GCN 2.0
2014-2019 GCN 3.0
2016-2020 GCN 4.0
2017-2020 GCN 5.0
2018-2021 GCN 5.1
2019-2020 RDNA 1.0
2020-2021 RDNA 2.0
2020-2020 CDNA 1.0

Graphics cards using the AMD Ellesmere GPU

Name	Chip	Memory	Shaders	TMUs	ROPs	Base Clock	Boost Clock	Memory Clock
AMD Radeon RX 480	Polaris 10 XT	8 GB	2304	144	32	1120 MHz	1266 MHz	2000 MHz
AMD Radeon RX 470	Polaris 10 PRO	4 GB	2048	128	32	926 MHz	1206 MHz	1650 MHz
AMD Radeon Pro WX 7100	Polaris 10 XT GL	8 GB	2304	144	32	1188 MHz	1243 MHz	1750 MHz
AMD Radeon Pro WX 5100	Polaris 10 PRO GL	8 GB	1792	112	32	713 MHz	1086 MHz	1250 MHz
AMD Radeon E9550 MXM	Ellesmere XT	8 GB	2304	144	32	1120 MHz	1266 MHz	1250 MHz
AMD Radeon RX 470D	Polaris 10 PROD	4 GB	1792	112	32	926 MHz	1206 MHz	1650 MHz
AMD Radeon Instinct MI6	Ellesmere XT	8 GB	2304	144	32	1120 MHz	1233 MHz	1750 MHz
AMD Radeon Pro Duo Polaris	Ellesmere Gemini GL	16 GB	2304	144	32	1243 MHz		1750 MHz
AMD Radeon Pro 580	Ellesmere XTA	8 GB	2304	144	32	1100 MHz	1200 MHz	1695 MHz
AMD Radeon Pro V7300X	Ellesmere XT	8 GB	2304	144	32	1188 MHz	1243 MHz	1750 MHz
AMD Radeon Pro V7350X2	Ellesmere XT	16 GB	2304	144	32	1188 MHz	1243 MHz	1750 MHz
AMD Radeon RX 570 Mobile	Ellesmere PRO	8 GB	2048	128	32	926 MHz	1206 MHz	1650 MHz
AMD Radeon RX 470 Mobile	Ellesmere PRO	8 GB	2048	128	32	926 MHz	1074 MHz	1750 MHz
AMD Radeon RX 480 Mobile	Ellesmere XT	8 GB	2304	144	32	1000 MHz	1077 MHz	2000 MHz
AMD Radeon Pro WX 7100 Mobile	Ellesmere XT	8 GB	2304	144	32	1188 MHz	1243 MHz	1250 MHz
AMD Radeon RX 580 OEM	Polaris 10 XT	8 GB	2304	144	32	1120 MHz	1266 MHz	2000 MHz
AMD Radeon RX 560 XT	Polaris 10 LE1	4 GB	1792	112	32	1074 MHz	1226 MHz	1750 MHz
AMD Radeon Pro 580X	Ellesmere XTA	8 GB	2304	144	32	1100 MHz	1200 MHz	1710 MHz
AMD Radeon Pro WX 7130 Mobile	Ellesmere XT	8 GB	2304	144	32	1188 MHz	1243 MHz	1250 MHz
AMD Radeon E9560 PCIe		8 GB	2304	144	32	1120 MHz	1237 MHz	1750 MHz
AMD Radeon E9390 PCIe		8 GB	1792	112	32	713 MHz	1089 MHz	1250 MHz

Ellesmere GPU Notes

Architecture Codename: Arctic Islands
Codename: Polaris 10
Old Codename: Cozumel / Hawaii Refresh
CLRX Version: GCN 1.2
Graphics/Compute: GFX8 (gfx803)
Display Core Engine: 11.2
Unified Video Decoder: 6.3
Video Compression Engine: 3.4