Radeon RX Vega 7 vs Knights Corner
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | not rated | 529 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | 12 |
| Architecture | Knights (2010) | Vega (2017−2020) |
| GPU code name | Knights Corner | Vega Raven Ridge |
| Market segment | Desktop | Laptop |
| Release date | no data | 7 January 2020 (4 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. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.
| Pipelines / CUDA cores | 976 | 448 |
| Boost clock speed | no data | 1800 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 5,000 million | no data |
| Manufacturing process technology | 22 nm | 7 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | no data | 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 | no data | + |
API compatibility
List of supported graphics and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | N/A | 12_1 |
| Shader Model | 5.0 | no data |
| OpenGL | N/A | no data |
| OpenCL | 1.2 | no data |
| Vulkan | N/A | - |
Pros & cons summary
| Chip lithography | 22 nm | 7 nm |
RX Vega 7 has a 214.3% more advanced lithography process.
We couldn't decide between Knights Corner and Radeon RX Vega 7. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Knights Corner is a desktop card while Radeon RX Vega 7 is a notebook 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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