Data Center GPU Max 1550 vs Radeon Pro Vega 64X
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Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 195 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | 9.93 | no data |
| Architecture | GCN 5.0 (2017−2020) | Generation 12.5 (2021−2023) |
| GPU code name | Vega 10 | Ponte Vecchio |
| Market segment | Mobile workstation | Workstation |
| Release date | 19 March 2019 (7 years ago) | 10 January 2023 (3 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Real power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially if overclocked.
| Pipelines / CUDA cores | 4096 | 16384 |
| Core clock speed | 1250 MHz | 900 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1468 MHz | 1600 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 12,500 million | 100,000 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 14 nm | 10 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 250 Watt | 600 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 375.8 | 1,638 |
| Floating-point processing power | 12.03 TFLOPS | 52.43 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 64 | no data |
| TMUs | 256 | 1024 |
| Tensor Cores | no data | 1024 |
| Ray Tracing Cores | no data | 128 |
| L1 Cache | 1 MB | 64 MB |
| L2 Cache | 4 MB | 408 MB |
Form factor & compatibility
Information on compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop graphics cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility).
| Interface | PCIe 3.0 x16 | PCIe 5.0 x16 |
| Width | no data | OAM Module |
| Supplementary power connectors | None | no data |
VRAM capacity and type
Parameters of VRAM installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Integrated GPUs have no dedicated video RAM and use a shared part of system RAM.
| Memory type | HBM2 | HBM2e |
| Maximum RAM amount | 16 GB | 128 GB |
| Memory bus width | 2048 Bit | 8192 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 1000 MHz | 1600 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 512.0 GB/s | 3,277 GB/s |
Connectivity and outputs
This section shows the types and number of video connectors on each GPU. The data applies specifically to desktop reference models (for example, NVIDIA’s Founders Edition). OEM partners often modify both the number and types of ports. On notebook GPUs, video‐output options are determined by the laptop’s design rather than the graphics chip itself.
| Display Connectors | No outputs | No outputs |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (12_1) | 12 (12_1) |
| Shader Model | 6.4 | 6.6 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 2.0 | 3.0 |
| Vulkan | 1.1.125 | N/A |
| DLSS | - | + |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 19 March 2019 | 10 January 2023 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 16 GB | 128 GB |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 10 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 250 Watt | 600 Watt |
Pro Vega 64X has 140% lower power consumption.
Data Center GPU Max 1550, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 3 years, a 700% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 40% more advanced lithography process.
We couldn't decide between Radeon Pro Vega 64X and Data Center GPU Max 1550. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Radeon Pro Vega 64X is a mobile workstation graphics card while Data Center GPU Max 1550 is a workstation one.
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