Radeon RX Vega 2 vs RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000)
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Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 562 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | 29 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | 42.93 | no data |
| Architecture | Vega (2017−2020) | Vega (2017−2020) |
| GPU code name | Vega | Vega Raven Ridge |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Release date | 7 January 2020 (6 years ago) | 7 January 2018 (8 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 | 512 | 128 |
| Boost clock speed | 2100 MHz | 1100 MHz |
| Manufacturing process technology | 7 nm | 12 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 15 Watt | 15 Watt |
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.
| Shared memory | - | - |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12_1 | 12_1 |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 7 January 2020 | 7 January 2018 |
| Chip lithography | 7 nm | 12 nm |
RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) has an age advantage of 2 years, and a 71% more advanced lithography process.
We couldn't decide between Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) and Radeon RX Vega 2. We've got no test results to judge.
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