AMD Radeon RX Vega 56 vs AMD Radeon Vega Frontier Edition
Graphics Processor
| GPU model | Vega 10 | Vega 10 |
|---|---|---|
| GPU variant | Vega 10 XL (215-0894216) | Vega 10 XTX AIR |
| Architecture | GCN 5.0 | GCN 5.0 |
| Foundry | GlobalFoundries | GlobalFoundries |
| Manufacturing process | 14 nm | 14 nm |
| Number of transistors | 12,500 million | 12,500 million |
| Die size | 495 mm² | 495 mm² |
Graphics Card
| Release date | Aug 14th, 2017 | Jun 27th, 2017 |
|---|---|---|
| Generation | Vega | Radeon Pro |
| Predecessor | Polaris | — |
| Successor | Navi | — |
| Production | Active | Active |
| Launch price | 399 USD | 999 USD |
| Current price | Amazon / Newegg | — |
| Interface | PCIe 3.0 x16 | PCIe 3.0 x16 |
| Reviews | 23 in our database | — |
Clocks
| Base clock | 1156 MHz | 1382 MHz |
|---|---|---|
| Boost clock | 1471 MHz | 1600 MHz |
| SOC clock | 960 MHz | — |
| Memory clock | 800 MHz 1600 Mbps effective | 945 MHz 1890 Mbps effective |
Memory Configuration
| Memory size | 8 GB | 16 GB |
|---|---|---|
| Memory type | HBM2 | HBM2 |
| Memory bus width | 2048 bit | 2048 bit |
| Bandwidth | 409.6 GB/s | 483.8 GB/s |
Render Configuration
| Shading units | 3584 | 4096 |
|---|---|---|
| TMUs | 224 | 256 |
| ROPs | 64 | 64 |
| Compute units | 56 | 64 |
| Cache L1 | 16 KB (per CU) | 16 KB (per CU) |
| Cache L2 | 4 MB | 4 MB |
Performance
| Pixel rate | 94.14 GPixel/s | 102.4 GPixel/s |
|---|---|---|
| Texture rate | 329.5 GTexel/s | 409.6 GTexel/s |
| FP16 (half) performance | 21.09 TFLOPS (2:1) | 26.21 TFLOPS (2:1) |
| FP32 (float) performance | 10.54 TFLOPS | 13.11 TFLOPS |
| FP64 (double) performance | 659.0 GFLOPS (1:16) | 819.2 GFLOPS (1:16) |
Dimensions & Outputs
| Slot width | Dual-slot | Dual-slot |
|---|---|---|
| Length | 280 mm 11 inches | 267 mm 10.5 inches |
| Width | 111 mm 4.4 inches | 111 mm 4.4 inches |
| Height | 40 mm 1.6 inches | — |
| TDP | 210 W | 300 W |
| Suggested PSU | 550 W | 700 W |
| Outputs | 1x HDMI3x DisplayPort | 1x HDMI3x DisplayPort |
| Power connectors | 2x 8-pin | 2x 8-pin |
| Board number | D050-57 | D050-11 |
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 |
