Radeon Pro Vega 20 vs GeForce GTX 275

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GTX 275 with Radeon Pro Vega 20, including specs and performance data.

GTX 275
2009
896 MB GDDR3, 219 Watt
3.67

Pro Vega 20 outperforms GTX 275 by a whopping 274% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in performance ranking676354
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.3514.73
ArchitectureTesla 2.0 (2007−2013)Vega (2017−2021)
GPU code nameGT200BVega Mobile
Market segmentDesktopMobile workstation
Release date15 January 2009 (15 years ago)15 November 2018 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$249 no data
Current price$82 (0.3x MSRP)$360

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

Pro Vega 20 has 4109% better value for money than GTX 275.

Detailed specifications

General performance parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. These parameters indirectly speak of performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider their benchmark and gaming test results. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores2401280
CUDA cores240no data
Core clock speed633 MHz815 MHz
Boost clock speedno data1283 MHz
Number of transistors1,400 millionno data
Manufacturing process technology55 nm14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)219 Watt100 Watt
Maximum GPU temperature105 °Cno data
Texture fill rate50.6 billion/sec102.6
Floating-point performance673.9 gflopsno data

Form factor & compatibility

Information on GeForce GTX 275 and Radeon Pro Vega 20 compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop video cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility). For notebook video cards it's notebook size, connection slot and bus, if the video card is inserted into a slot instead of being soldered to the notebook motherboard.

Laptop sizeno datalarge
Bus supportPCI-E 2.0no data
InterfacePCIe 2.0 x16PCIe 3.0 x16
Length10.5" (267 mm) (26.7 cm)no data
Height4.376" (111 mm) (11.1 cm)no data
Width2-slotno data
Supplementary power connectors2x 6-pin1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin
SLI options+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 typeGDDR3HBM2
Maximum RAM amount896 MB4 GB
Memory bus width448 Bit1024 Bit
Memory clock speed1134 MHz1480 MHz
Memory bandwidth127.0 GB/s189.4 GB/s
Shared memoryno data-

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 ConnectorsTwo Dual Link DVINo outputs
Multi monitor support+no data
Maximum VGA resolution2048x1536no data
Audio input for HDMIS/PDIFno data

API compatibility

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

DirectX11.1 (10_0)12 (12_1)
Shader Model4.06.3
OpenGL3.04.6
OpenCL1.12.0
VulkanN/A1.2.131
CUDA+no data

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark performance comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance score. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

GTX 275 3.67
Pro Vega 20 13.72
+274%

Radeon Pro Vega 20 outperforms GeForce GTX 275 by 274% based on our aggregate benchmark results.


Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark, part of Passmark PerformanceTest suite. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.

Benchmark coverage: 25%

GTX 275 1416
Pro Vega 20 5299
+274%

Radeon Pro Vega 20 outperforms GeForce GTX 275 by 274% in Passmark.

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

Average FPS across all PC games

Here are the average frames per second in a large set of popular games across different resolutions:

Full HD16−18
−294%
63
+294%
4K10−12
−310%
41
+310%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 5−6
−320%
21−24
+320%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 7−8
−300%
27−30
+300%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 5−6
−340%
21−24
+340%
Battlefield 5 10−11
−340%
40−45
+340%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 7−8
−300%
27−30
+300%
Cyberpunk 2077 5−6
−320%
21−24
+320%
Far Cry 5 8−9
−300%
30−35
+300%
Far Cry New Dawn 12−14
−325%
51
+325%
Forza Horizon 4 16−18
−306%
65−70
+306%
Hitman 3 6−7
−333%
24−27
+333%
Horizon Zero Dawn 14−16
−293%
55−60
+293%
Metro Exodus 12−14
−275%
45−50
+275%
Red Dead Redemption 2 10−11
−280%
35−40
+280%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 10−11
−330%
40−45
+330%
Watch Dogs: Legion 12−14
−275%
45−50
+275%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 7−8
−300%
27−30
+300%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 5−6
−340%
21−24
+340%
Battlefield 5 10−11
−340%
40−45
+340%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 7−8
−300%
27−30
+300%
Cyberpunk 2077 5−6
−320%
21−24
+320%
Far Cry 5 8−9
−300%
30−35
+300%
Far Cry New Dawn 12−14
−283%
46
+283%
Forza Horizon 4 16−18
−306%
65−70
+306%
Hitman 3 6−7
−333%
24−27
+333%
Horizon Zero Dawn 14−16
−293%
55−60
+293%
Metro Exodus 12−14
−275%
45−50
+275%
Red Dead Redemption 2 10−11
−280%
35−40
+280%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 10−11
−330%
40−45
+330%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 12−14
−317%
50
+317%
Watch Dogs: Legion 12−14
−275%
45−50
+275%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 7−8
−300%
27−30
+300%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 5−6
−340%
21−24
+340%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 7−8
−300%
27−30
+300%
Cyberpunk 2077 5−6
−320%
21−24
+320%
Far Cry 5 8−9
−300%
30−35
+300%
Forza Horizon 4 16−18
−306%
65−70
+306%
Horizon Zero Dawn 14−16
−293%
55−60
+293%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 10−11
−330%
40−45
+330%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 8−9
−288%
31
+288%
Watch Dogs: Legion 12−14
−275%
45−50
+275%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 10−11
−280%
35−40
+280%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 7−8
−286%
27−30
+286%
Far Cry New Dawn 6−7
−317%
24−27
+317%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 3−4
−367%
14−16
+367%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 2−3
−400%
10−11
+400%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4−5
−325%
16−18
+325%
Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
−600%
7−8
+600%
Far Cry 5 5−6
−340%
21−24
+340%
Forza Horizon 4 6−7
−333%
24−27
+333%
Hitman 3 4−5
−325%
16−18
+325%
Horizon Zero Dawn 7−8
−300%
27−30
+300%
Metro Exodus 6−7
−283%
21−24
+283%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 6−7
−300%
24−27
+300%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 3−4
−367%
14−16
+367%
Watch Dogs: Legion 2−3
−300%
8−9
+300%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 5−6
−340%
21−24
+340%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 3−4
−333%
12−14
+333%
Far Cry New Dawn 2−3
−400%
10−11
+400%
Hitman 3 2−3
−400%
10−11
+400%
Horizon Zero Dawn 4−5
−275%
14−16
+275%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 2−3
−300%
8−9
+300%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 3−4
−300%
12−14
+300%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 2−3
−300%
8−9
+300%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 1−2
−500%
6−7
+500%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 1−2
−600%
7−8
+600%
Cyberpunk 2077 0−1 2−3
Far Cry 5 1−2
−600%
7−8
+600%
Forza Horizon 4 4−5
−350%
18−20
+350%
Horizon Zero Dawn 4−5
−275%
14−16
+275%
Metro Exodus 3−4
−333%
12−14
+333%
Watch Dogs: Legion 1−2
−400%
5−6
+400%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 3−4
−300%
12−14
+300%

This is how GTX 275 and Pro Vega 20 compete in popular games:

  • Pro Vega 20 is 294% faster in 1080p
  • Pro Vega 20 is 310% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 3.67 13.72
Recency 15 January 2009 15 November 2018
Maximum RAM amount 896 MB 4 GB
Chip lithography 55 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 219 Watt 100 Watt

The Radeon Pro Vega 20 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTX 275 in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce GTX 275 is a desktop card while Radeon Pro Vega 20 is a mobile workstation one.


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