AMD GX-217GI vs AMD RX-416GD

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

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

In this block we are going to compare AMD GX-217GI vs AMD RX-416GD 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.

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

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

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

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

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

To choose the best model between AMD GX-217GI and AMD RX-416GD 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.

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

Let's find out what TDP value would be better for AMD GX-217GI or AMD RX-416GD? 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.

• TDP (PL1)
  12 W 15 W
• TDP up
  15 W --
• Tjunction max.
  -- 105 \xc2\xb0C

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

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