AMD Radeon Pro Vega 48 vs NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980
Graphics Processor
| GPU model | Vega 10 | GM204 |
|---|---|---|
| GPU variant | Vega 10 PRO | GM204-400-A1 |
| Architecture | GCN 5.0 | Maxwell 2.0 |
| Foundry | GlobalFoundries | TSMC |
| Manufacturing process | 14 nm | 28 nm |
| Number of transistors | 12,500 million | 5,200 million |
| Die size | 495 mm² | 398 mm² |
Mobile graphics
| Release date | Mar 19th, 2019 | — |
|---|---|---|
| Generation | Radeon Pro Mac (Vega Series) | — |
| Production | Active | — |
| Interface | PCIe 3.0 x16 | — |
Clocks
| GPU clock | 1200 MHz | — |
|---|---|---|
| Memory clock | 786 MHz 1572 Mbps effective | 1753 MHz 7 Gbps effective |
| Base clock | — | 1127 MHz |
| Boost clock | — | 1216 MHz |
Memory Configuration
| Memory size | 8 GB | 4 GB |
|---|---|---|
| Memory type | HBM2 | GDDR5 |
| Memory bus width | 2048 bit | 256 bit |
| Bandwidth | 402.4 GB/s | 224.4 GB/s |
Render Configuration
| Shading units | 3072 | 2048 |
|---|---|---|
| TMUs | 192 | 128 |
| ROPs | 64 | 64 |
| Compute units | 48 | — |
| Cache L1 | 16 KB (per CU) | 48 KB (per SMM) |
| Cache L2 | 4 MB | 2 MB |
| SMM count | — | 16 |
Performance
| Pixel rate | 76.80 GPixel/s | 77.82 GPixel/s |
|---|---|---|
| Texture rate | 230.4 GTexel/s | 155.6 GTexel/s |
| FP16 (half) performance | 14.75 TFLOPS (2:1) | — |
| FP32 (float) performance | 7.373 TFLOPS | 4.981 TFLOPS |
| FP64 (double) performance | 460.8 GFLOPS (1:16) | 155.6 GFLOPS (1:32) |
Dimensions & Outputs
| Slot width | IGP | Dual-slot |
|---|---|---|
| TDP | unknown | 165 W |
| Outputs | No outputs | 1x DVI1x HDMI3x DisplayPort |
| Power connectors | None | 2x 6-pin |
| Length | — | 267 mm 10.5 inches |
| Width | — | 111 mm 4.4 inches |
| Height | — | 40 mm 1.6 inches |
| Suggested PSU | — | 450 W |
| Board number | — | PG401 |
API Support & Features
| DirectX | 12 (12_1) | 12 (12_1) |
|---|---|---|
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 2.1 | 3.0 |
| Vulkan | 1.2 | 1.1 |
| Shader model | 6.4 | 6.4 |
| CUDA | — | 5.2 |
Other Features
Graphics Card
| Release date | — | Sep 19th, 2014 |
|---|---|---|
| Generation | — | GeForce 900 |
| Production | — | End-of-life |
| Launch price | — | 549 USD |
| Interface | — | PCIe 3.0 x16 |
| Reviews | — | 146 in our database |
| Predecessor | — | GeForce 700 |
| Successor | — | GeForce 10 |
