AMD Radeon Pro Vega 16 vs AMD Radeon R9 M395X Mac Edition
Graphics Processor
| GPU model | Vega 12 | Amethyst |
|---|---|---|
| GPU variant | Vega 12 XLA | Amethyst XT |
| Architecture | GCN 5.0 | GCN 3.0 |
| Foundry | GlobalFoundries | TSMC |
| Manufacturing process | 14 nm | 28 nm |
| Number of transistors | unknown | 5,000 million |
| Die size | unknown | 366 mm² |
Mobile graphics
| Release date | Nov 14th, 2018 | May 5th, 2015 |
|---|---|---|
| Generation | Radeon Pro Mac (Vega Series) | Crystal System (R9 M300) |
| Production | Active | End-of-life |
| Interface | PCIe 3.0 x16 | MXM-B (3.0) |
| Predecessor | — | Solar System |
| Successor | — | Mobility Radeon |
Clocks
| Base clock | 815 MHz | — |
|---|---|---|
| Boost clock | 1190 MHz | — |
| Memory clock | 1200 MHz 2.4 Gbps effective | 1365 MHz 5.5 Gbps effective |
| GPU clock | — | 909 MHz |
Memory Configuration
| Memory size | 4 GB | 4 GB |
|---|---|---|
| Memory type | HBM2 | GDDR5 |
| Memory bus width | 1024 bit | 256 bit |
| Bandwidth | 307.2 GB/s | 174.7 GB/s |
Render Configuration
| Shading units | 1024 | 2048 |
|---|---|---|
| TMUs | 64 | 128 |
| ROPs | 32 | 32 |
| Compute units | 16 | 32 |
| Cache L1 | 16 KB (per CU) | 16 KB (per CU) |
| Cache L2 | 1024 KB | 512 KB |
Performance
| Pixel rate | 38.08 GPixel/s | 29.09 GPixel/s |
|---|---|---|
| Texture rate | 76.16 GTexel/s | 116.4 GTexel/s |
| FP16 (half) performance | 4.874 TFLOPS (2:1) | 3.723 TFLOPS (1:1) |
| FP32 (float) performance | 2.437 TFLOPS | 3.723 TFLOPS |
| FP64 (double) performance | 152.3 GFLOPS (1:16) | 232.7 GFLOPS (1:16) |
Dimensions & Outputs
| Slot width | IGP | MXM Module |
|---|---|---|
| TDP | 75 W | 250 W |
| Outputs | No outputs | No outputs |
| Power connectors | — | None |
API Support & Features
| DirectX | 12 (12_1) | 12 (12_0) |
|---|---|---|
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 2.1 | 2.0 |
| Vulkan | 1.2 | 1.2 |
| Shader model | 6.3 | 6.3 |
