AMD Radeon RX 560 vs AMD Radeon Vega Frontier Edition Watercooled
Graphics Processor
| GPU model | Polaris 21 | Vega 10 |
|---|---|---|
| GPU variant | Polaris 21 XT (215-0908004) | Vega 10 XTX LCS |
| Architecture | GCN 4.0 | GCN 5.0 |
| Foundry | GlobalFoundries | GlobalFoundries |
| Manufacturing process | 14 nm | 14 nm |
| Number of transistors | 3,000 million | 12,500 million |
| Die size | 123 mm² | 495 mm² |
Graphics Card
| Release date | Apr 18th, 2017 | Jul 13th, 2017 |
|---|---|---|
| Generation | Polaris | Radeon Pro |
| Production | Active | Active |
| Launch price | 99 USD | 1,489 USD |
| Interface | PCIe 3.0 x8 | PCIe 3.0 x16 |
| Predecessor | Arctic Islands | — |
| Successor | Vega | — |
Clocks
| Base clock | 1175 MHz | 1382 MHz |
|---|---|---|
| Boost clock | 1275 MHz | 1600 MHz |
| Memory clock | 1750 MHz 7 Gbps effective | 945 MHz 1890 Mbps effective |
Memory Configuration
| Memory size | 4 GB | 16 GB |
|---|---|---|
| Memory type | GDDR5 | HBM2 |
| Memory bus width | 128 bit | 2048 bit |
| Bandwidth | 112.0 GB/s | 483.8 GB/s |
Render Configuration
| Shading units | 1024 | 4096 |
|---|---|---|
| TMUs | 64 | 256 |
| ROPs | 16 | 64 |
| Compute units | 16 | 64 |
| Cache L1 | 16 KB (per CU) | 16 KB (per CU) |
| Cache L2 | 1024 KB | 4 MB |
Performance
| Pixel rate | 20.40 GPixel/s | 102.4 GPixel/s |
|---|---|---|
| Texture rate | 81.60 GTexel/s | 409.6 GTexel/s |
| FP16 (half) performance | 2.611 TFLOPS (1:1) | 26.21 TFLOPS (2:1) |
| FP32 (float) performance | 2.611 TFLOPS | 13.11 TFLOPS |
| FP64 (double) performance | 163.2 GFLOPS (1:16) | 819.2 GFLOPS (1:16) |
Dimensions & Outputs
| Slot width | Dual-slot | Dual-slot |
|---|---|---|
| Length | 170 mm 6.7 inches | 267 mm 10.5 inches |
| TDP | 75 W | 375 W |
| Suggested PSU | 250 W | 750 W |
| Outputs | 1x DVI1x HDMI1x DisplayPort | 1x HDMI3x DisplayPort |
| Power connectors | None | 2x 8-pin |
| Board number | C994 | D050-12 |
| Width | — | 111 mm 4.4 inches |
API Support & Features
| DirectX | 12 (12_0) | 12 (12_1) |
|---|---|---|
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 2.1 | 2.1 |
| Vulkan | 1.2 | 1.2 |
| Shader model | 6.4 | 6.4 |
