ATI FireGL X3-256 vs Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000)

Primary details

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

Place in the ranking	742	not rated
Place by popularity	34	not in top-100
Power efficiency	21.54	no data
Architecture	Vega (2017−2020)	R400 (2004−2008)
GPU code name	Vega Raven Ridge	R420
Market segment	Laptop	Workstation
Release date	26 October 2017 (8 years ago)	3 August 2004 (22 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$1,099

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	512	no data
Core clock speed	300 MHz	491 MHz
Boost clock speed	1200 MHz	no data
Number of transistors	4,940 million	160 million
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	130 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	15 Watt	57 Watt
Texture fill rate	40.00	5.892
Floating-point processing power	2.048 TFLOPS	no data
ROPs	8	12
TMUs	32	12

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	IGP	AGP 8x
Width	no data	1-slot
Supplementary power connectors	None	1x Molex

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	System Shared	GDDR3
Maximum RAM amount	System Shared	256 MB
Memory bus width	System Shared	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	System Shared	454 MHz
Memory bandwidth	no data	29.06 GB/s
Shared memory	-	-

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

Motherboard Dependent

2x DVI, 1x S-Video

API and SDK support

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX	12 (12_1)	9.0b (9_2)
Shader Model	6.7	no data
OpenGL	4.6	2.0
OpenCL	2.0	N/A
Vulkan	1.3	N/A

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	26 October 2017	3 August 2004
Chip lithography	14 nm	130 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	15 Watt	57 Watt