AMD Baffin

Baffin

Baffin PRO

Die Shot

Block Diagram

AMD's Baffin GPU uses the GCN 4.0 architecture and is made using a 14 nm production process at GlobalFoundries. With a die size of 123 mm² and a transistor count of 3,000 million it is a small chip. Baffin supports DirectX 12 (Feature Level 12_0). For GPU compute applications, OpenCL version 2.1 can be used. It features 1024 shading units, 64 texture mapping units and 16 ROPs.

Further reading: Polaris Architecture Whitepaper

Graphics Processor

Released: Aug 8th, 2016

GPU Name: Baffin

Codename: Polaris 11/21/31

Generation: Arctic Islands

Architecture: GCN 4.0

Foundry: GlobalFoundries

Process Size: 14 nm

Transistors: 3,000 million

Density: 24.4M / mm²

Die Size: 123 mm²

Package: BGA-769

Graphics Features

DirectX: 12 (12_0)

OpenGL: 4.6

OpenCL: 2.1

Vulkan: 1.3

Shader Model: 6.7

WDDM: 3.1

Compute: GFX8 (gfx803)

DCE: 11.2

UVD: 6.3

VCE: 3.4

SDMA: 3.0.0

CLRX: GCN 1.2.0

Render Config

Shading Units: 1024

TMUs: 64

ROPs: 16

Compute Units: 16

ACEs: 4

HWSs: 2

SEs: 2

L1 Cache: 16 KB per CU

L2 Cache: 1024 KB

Max. TDP: 80 W

All GCN 4.0 GPUs

AMD GPU Architecture History

2024 RDNA 4.0
2024 RDNA 3.5
2023-2024 CDNA 3.0
2022-2024 RDNA 3.0
2021 CDNA 2.0
2020 CDNA 1.0
2020-2024 RDNA 2.0
2019-2020 RDNA 1.0
2018-2022 GCN 5.1
2017-2020 GCN 5.0
2016-2020 GCN 4.0
2014-2019 GCN 3.0
2013-2017 GCN 2.0
2011-2020 GCN 1.0
2010-2013 TeraScale 3
2009-2015 TeraScale 2
2005-2013 TeraScale
2005-2007 Ultra-Threaded SE

Graphics cards using the AMD Baffin GPU

Name	Chip	Memory	Shaders	TMUs	ROPs	Base Clock	Boost Clock	Memory Clock
AMD Radeon RX 460	Baffin PRO	2 GB	896	56	16	1090 MHz	1200 MHz	1750 MHz
AMD Radeon Pro WX 4100	Baffin XT	4 GB	1024	64	16	1125 MHz	1201 MHz	1500 MHz
AMD Radeon E9260 MXM	Baffin E9260	4 GB	896	48	16	1053 MHz		1750 MHz
AMD Radeon E9260 PCIe	Baffin E9260	4 GB	896	48	16	1090 MHz	1200 MHz	1750 MHz
AMD Radeon Pro 460	Baffin XT	4 GB	1024	64	16	850 MHz	907 MHz	1270 MHz
AMD Radeon Pro 455	Baffin PRO	2 GB	768	48	16	855 MHz		1270 MHz
AMD Radeon Pro 450	Baffin LE	2 GB	640	40	16	800 MHz		1270 MHz
AMD Radeon RX 460 1024SP	Baffin XT	2 GB	1024	64	16	1090 MHz	1200 MHz	1750 MHz
AMD Radeon Pro V5300X	Baffin XT	4 GB	1024	64	16	1125 MHz	1201 MHz	1500 MHz
AMD Radeon RX 560 Mobile	Baffin XT	4 GB	1024	64	16	1090 MHz	1202 MHz	1500 MHz
AMD Radeon RX 560 Mobile	Baffin XT	4 GB	896	56	16	1000 MHz	1053 MHz	1500 MHz
AMD Radeon RX 460 Mobile	Baffin XT	4 GB	896	56	16	1000 MHz	1180 MHz	1250 MHz
AMD Radeon RX 550 640SP	Baffin LE	2 GB	640	40	16	1019 MHz	1071 MHz	1500 MHz
AMD Radeon Pro WX 4150 Mobile	BaffinM PRO GL	4 GB	896	56	16	1002 MHz	1053 MHz	1500 MHz
AMD Radeon Pro WX 4130 Mobile	BaffinM LE GL	2 GB	640	40	16	1002 MHz	1053 MHz	1500 MHz
AMD Radeon Pro WX 4170 Mobile	BaffinM XT GL	4 GB	1024	64	16	1002 MHz	1201 MHz	1500 MHz
AMD Radeon RX 550X 640SP	Baffin LE	2 GB	640	40	16	1019 MHz	1071 MHz	1500 MHz
AMD Radeon RX 560 Mobile	BaffinM-XT	4 GB	896	56	16	784 MHz	1032 MHz	1710 MHz
AMD Radeon RX 550 512SP	Baffin LE	2 GB	512	32	16	1019 MHz	1071 MHz	1500 MHz

Baffin GPU Notes

Generation: Arctic Islands
Codename: Polaris 11/21/31
Old Codename: Kauai/Maui / RacerX
Graphics/Compute: GFX8 (gfx803)
Display Core Engine: 11.2
Unified Video Decoder: 6.3
Video Compression Engine: 3.4
System DMA: 3.0.0
CLRX: GCN 1.2.0

Latest Drivers:
Windows 7:
64-bit: AMD Software: Adrenalin Edition 22.6.1
64-bit: Radeon™ Pro Software for Enterprise 21.Q1.1

Windows 8.1:
64-bit: Radeon Software: Crimson ReLive Edition 17.4.4 / 17.7.1

Windows 10 / 11:
64-bit: AMD Software: Adrenalin Edition 24.3.1 (23.19.12)
64-bit: AMD Software: PRO Edition 22.Q4

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