Radeon Pro Vega 20 vs FirePro S10000 Passive
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | not rated | 390 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | no data | 9.01 |
| Architecture | GCN 1.0 (2011−2020) | GCN 5.0 (2017−2020) |
| GPU code name | Tahiti | Vega 12 |
| Market segment | Workstation | Mobile workstation |
| Release date | 12 November 2012 (12 years ago) | 14 November 2018 (6 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $3,599 | no data |
Detailed specifications
General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.
| Pipelines / CUDA cores | 3584 | 1280 |
| Core clock speed | 825 MHz | 815 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 950 MHz | 1283 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 4,313 million | no data |
| Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 14 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 750 Watt | 100 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 106.4 | 102.6 |
| Floating-point processing power | 3.405 TFLOPS | 3.284 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 32 | 32 |
| TMUs | 112 | 80 |
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).
| Laptop size | no data | large |
| Bus support | PCIe 3.0 | no data |
| Interface | PCIe 3.0 x16 | PCIe 3.0 x16 |
| Length | 305 mm | no data |
| Width | 2-slot | no data |
| Form factor | full height / full length | no data |
| Supplementary power connectors | 2x 8-pin | 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin |
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 | GDDR5 | HBM2 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 6 GB | 4 GB |
| Memory bus width | 384 Bit | 1024 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 1250 MHz | 740 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 480 GB/s | 189.4 GB/s |
| Shared memory | - | - |
Connectivity and outputs
Types and number of video connectors present on the reviewed GPUs. As a rule, data in this section is precise only for desktop reference ones (so-called Founders Edition for NVIDIA chips). OEM manufacturers may change the number and type of output ports, while for notebook cards availability of certain video outputs ports depends on the laptop model rather than on the card itself.
| Display Connectors | 1x DVI, 1x mini-DisplayPort | No outputs |
| Dual-link DVI support | + | - |
API compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (11_1) | 12 (12_1) |
| Shader Model | 5.1 | 6.3 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 1.2 | 2.0 |
| Vulkan | 1.2.131 | 1.2.131 |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 12 November 2012 | 14 November 2018 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 6 GB | 4 GB |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 14 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 750 Watt | 100 Watt |
S10000 Passive has a 50% higher maximum VRAM amount.
Pro Vega 20, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 6 years, a 100% more advanced lithography process, and 650% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between FirePro S10000 Passive and Radeon Pro Vega 20. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that FirePro S10000 Passive is a workstation card while Radeon Pro Vega 20 is a mobile workstation one.
Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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