AMD RX-216GD vs Raspberry Pi 3 B+ (Broadcom BCM2837B0)

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CPU comparison with benchmarks


AMD RX-216GD CPU1 vs CPU2 Raspberry Pi 3 B+ (Broadcom BCM2837B0)
AMD RX-216GD Raspberry Pi 3 B+ (Broadcom BCM2837B0)

CPU comparison

AMD RX-216GD or Raspberry Pi 3 B+ (Broadcom BCM2837B0) - which processor is faster? In this comparison we look at the differences and analyze which of these two CPUs is better. We compare the technical data and benchmark results.

The AMD RX-216GD has 2 cores with 2 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.00 GHz. Up to GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The AMD RX-216GD was released in Q4/2015.

The Raspberry Pi 3 B+ (Broadcom BCM2837B0) has 4 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 1.40 GHz. The CPU supports up to 1 GB of memory in 1 memory channels. The Raspberry Pi 3 B+ (Broadcom BCM2837B0) was released in 02/2016.
AMD R (6) Family Broadcom BCM (3)
AMD RX 1st Gen. (6) CPU group Broadcom BCM2837B0 (1)
1 Generation 3
Merlin Falcon (Excavator) Architecture Cortex-A15
Mobile Segment Desktop / Server
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor Raspberry Pi 4 B (Broadcom BCM2711)

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The AMD RX-216GD has 2 CPU cores and can calculate 2 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the AMD RX-216GD is 1.60 GHz (3.00 GHz) while the Raspberry Pi 3 B+ (Broadcom BCM2837B0) has 4 CPU cores and 4 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the Raspberry Pi 3 B+ (Broadcom BCM2837B0) is at 1.40 GHz.

AMD RX-216GD Characteristic Raspberry Pi 3 B+ (Broadcom BCM2837B0)
2 Cores 4
2 Threads 4
normal Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? Yes
1.60 GHz Frequency 1.40 GHz
3.00 GHz Turbo Frequency (1 Core) --
-- Turbo Frequency (All Cores) --

NPU AI performance

The performance values of the processor's AI unit. The isolated NPU performance is specified here, the total AI performance (NPU+CPU+iGPU) can be higher. Processors with support for artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors.

AMD RX-216GD Characteristic Raspberry Pi 3 B+ (Broadcom BCM2837B0)
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --
-- NPU + CPU + iGPU --

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

The AMD RX-216GD or Raspberry Pi 3 B+ (Broadcom BCM2837B0) has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short. The iGPU uses the system's main memory as graphics memory and sits on the processor's die.

AMD Radeon R5 - 256 (Merlin Falcon) GPU Broadcom VideoCore 5
0.80 GHz GPU frequency 0.40 GHz
-- GPU (Turbo) --
3 GPU Generation 5
28 nm Technology 40 nm
3 Max. displays 2
4 Compute units 2
256 Shader 24
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
2 GB Max. GPU Memory 1 GB
12 DirectX Version --

Hardware codec support

A photo or video codec that is accelerated in hardware can greatly accelerate the working speed of a processor and extend the battery life of notebooks or smartphones when playing videos.

AMD Radeon R5 - 256 (Merlin Falcon) GPU Broadcom VideoCore 5
No Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) No
No Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
Decode Codec h264 Decode / Encode
No Codec VP9 No
No Codec VP8 Decode
No Codec AV1 No
Decode Codec AVC Decode
Decode Codec VC-1 Decode
Decode / Encode Codec JPEG Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

The AMD RX-216GD can use up to GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 25.6 GB/s. The Raspberry Pi 3 B+ (Broadcom BCM2837B0) supports up to 1 GB of memory in 1 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 3.6 GB/s.

AMD RX-216GD Characteristic Raspberry Pi 3 B+ (Broadcom BCM2837B0)
DDR4-1600, DDR3-1600 Memory
Max. Memory 1 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 1 (Single Channel)
25.6 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 3.6 GB/s
Yes ECC No
1.00 MB L2 Cache 0.50 MB
-- L3 Cache --
3.0 PCIe version --
12 PCIe lanes --
11.8 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth --

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the AMD RX-216GD is 15 W, while the Raspberry Pi 3 B+ (Broadcom BCM2837B0) has a TDP of 7 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.

AMD RX-216GD Characteristic Raspberry Pi 3 B+ (Broadcom BCM2837B0)
15 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 7 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
12 W TDP down 4 W
90 °C Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The AMD RX-216GD is manufactured in 28 nm and has 1.00 MB cache. The Raspberry Pi 3 B+ (Broadcom BCM2837B0) is manufactured in 40 nm and has a 0.50 MB cache.

AMD RX-216GD Characteristic Raspberry Pi 3 B+ (Broadcom BCM2837B0)
28 nm Technology 40 nm
Unknown Chip design Monolithic
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) Armv8-A (64 bit)
SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, FMA3, FMA4 ISA extensions --
FP4 Socket --
AMD-V, AMD-Vt Virtualization None
Yes AES-NI No
Operating systems Linux
Q4/2015 Release date 02/2016
-- Release price 35 $
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iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

The theoretical computing performance of the internal graphics unit of the processor with simple accuracy (32 bit) in GFLOPS. GFLOPS indicates how many billion floating point operations the iGPU can perform per second.
AMD RX-216GD AMD RX-216GD
AMD Radeon R5 - 256 (Merlin Falcon) @ 0.80 GHz
410 (100%)
Raspberry Pi 3 B+ (Broadcom BCM2837B0) Raspberry Pi 3 B+ (Broadcom BCM2837B0)
Broadcom VideoCore 5 @ 0.40 GHz
20 (5%)

Devices using this processor

AMD RX-216GD Raspberry Pi 3 B+ (Broadcom BCM2837B0)
Unknown Raspberry Pi 3 B+

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