AMD Radeon RX Vega 56 vs AMD Radeon Vega 8
Graphics Processor
| GPU model | Vega 10 | Picasso |
|---|---|---|
| GPU variant | Vega 10 XL (215-0894216) | — |
| Architecture | GCN 5.0 | GCN 5.0 |
| Foundry | GlobalFoundries | GlobalFoundries |
| Manufacturing process | 14 nm | 14 nm |
| Number of transistors | 12,500 million | 4,940 million |
| Die size | 495 mm² | 210 mm² |
Graphics Card
| Release date | Aug 14th, 2017 | — |
|---|---|---|
| Generation | Vega | — |
| Predecessor | Polaris | — |
| Successor | Navi | — |
| Production | Active | — |
| Launch price | 399 USD | — |
| Current price | Amazon / Newegg | — |
| Interface | PCIe 3.0 x16 | — |
| Reviews | 23 in our database | — |
Clocks
| Base clock | 1156 MHz | 300 MHz |
|---|---|---|
| Boost clock | 1471 MHz | 1250 MHz |
| SOC clock | 960 MHz | — |
| Memory clock | 800 MHz 1600 Mbps effective | System Shared |
Memory Configuration
| Memory size | 8 GB | System Shared |
|---|---|---|
| Memory type | HBM2 | System Shared |
| Memory bus width | 2048 bit | System Shared |
| Bandwidth | 409.6 GB/s | System Dependent |
Render Configuration
| Shading units | 3584 | 512 |
|---|---|---|
| TMUs | 224 | 32 |
| ROPs | 64 | 8 |
| Compute units | 56 | 8 |
| Cache L1 | 16 KB (per CU) | — |
| Cache L2 | 4 MB | — |
Performance
| Pixel rate | 94.14 GPixel/s | 10.00 GPixel/s |
|---|---|---|
| Texture rate | 329.5 GTexel/s | 40.00 GTexel/s |
| FP16 (half) performance | 21.09 TFLOPS (2:1) | 2.560 TFLOPS (2:1) |
| FP32 (float) performance | 10.54 TFLOPS | 1,280 GFLOPS |
| FP64 (double) performance | 659.0 GFLOPS (1:16) | 80.00 GFLOPS (1:16) |
Dimensions & Outputs
| Slot width | Dual-slot | IGP |
|---|---|---|
| Length | 280 mm 11 inches | — |
| Width | 111 mm 4.4 inches | — |
| Height | 40 mm 1.6 inches | — |
| TDP | 210 W | 15 W |
| Suggested PSU | 550 W | — |
| Outputs | 1x HDMI3x DisplayPort | No outputs |
| Power connectors | 2x 8-pin | None |
| Board number | D050-57 | — |
API Support & Features
| DirectX | 12 (12_1) | 12 (12_1) |
|---|---|---|
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 2.1 | 2.1 |
| Vulkan | 1.2 | 1.2 |
| Shader model | 6.4 | 6.4 |
Other Features
Integrated Graphics
| Release date | — | Jul 7th, 2019 |
|---|---|---|
| Generation | — | Picasso (Vega) |
| Production | — | Active |
| Interface | — | IGP |
| Predecessor | — | Raven Ridge |
| Successor | — | Renoir |
