Radeon Vega Frontier Edition Watercooled vs HD Graphics P530
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 867 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | 13.19 | no data |
| Architecture | Generation 9.0 (2015−2016) | GCN 5.0 (2017−2020) |
| GPU code name | Skylake GT2 | Vega 10 |
| Market segment | Desktop | Workstation |
| Release date | 1 September 2015 (10 years ago) | 13 July 2017 (8 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $1,489 |
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 | 192 | 4096 |
| Core clock speed | 350 MHz | 1382 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1150 MHz | 1600 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 189 million | 12,500 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 14 nm+ | 14 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 15 Watt | 375 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 18.40 | 409.6 |
| Floating-point processing power | 0.4416 TFLOPS | 13.11 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 3 | 64 |
| TMUs | 16 | 256 |
| L1 Cache | no data | 1 MB |
| L2 Cache | no data | 4 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 x1 | PCIe 3.0 x16 |
| Length | no data | 267 mm |
| Width | IGP | 2-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | no data | 2x 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 | DDR3L/LPDDR3/DDR4 | HBM2 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 1740 MB | 16 GB |
| Memory bus width | System Shared | 2048 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | System Shared | 945 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | no data | 483.8 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 | No outputs | 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort |
| HDMI | - | + |
Supported technologies
Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.
| Quick Sync | + | no data |
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 | 6.4 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 2.1 | 2.0 |
| Vulkan | 1.1.97 | 1.1.125 |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 1 September 2015 | 13 July 2017 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 1740 MB | 16 GB |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 15 Watt | 375 Watt |
HD Graphics P530 has 2400% lower power consumption.
Vega Frontier Edition Watercooled, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 1 year, and a 842% higher maximum VRAM amount.
We couldn't decide between HD Graphics P530 and Radeon Vega Frontier Edition Watercooled. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that HD Graphics P530 is a desktop graphics card while Radeon Vega Frontier Edition Watercooled is a workstation one.
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