Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000) vs Quadro RTX 4000
Aggregated performance score
Quadro RTX 4000 outperforms Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000) by 789% based on our aggregated benchmark results.
General info
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in performance ranking | 99 | 618 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | 48 |
| Value for money | 27.58 | no data |
| Architecture | Turing (2018−2021) | Vega (2017−2021) |
| GPU code name | TU104 | Vega Raven Ridge |
| Market segment | Workstation | Laptop |
| Release date | 13 November 2018 (5 years ago) | 26 October 2017 (6 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $899 | no data |
| Current price | $974 (1.1x MSRP) | no data |
Value for money
Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.
Technical specs
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 cores | 2304 | 512 |
| Core clock speed | 1005 MHz | no data |
| Boost clock speed | 1545 MHz | 1200 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 13,600 million | no data |
| Manufacturing process technology | 12 nm | 14 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 160 Watt | 15 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 222.5 | no data |
Size and compatibility
Information on Quadro RTX 4000 and Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000) 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.
| Interface | PCIe 3.0 x16 | no data |
| Length | 241 mm | no data |
| Width | 1-slot | no data |
| Supplementary power connectors | 1x 8-pin | no data |
Memory
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 | GDDR6 | no data |
| Maximum RAM amount | 8 GB | no data |
| Memory bus width | 256 Bit | no data |
| Memory clock speed | 13000 MHz | no data |
| Memory bandwidth | 416.0 GB/s | no data |
| Shared memory | no data | - |
Video outputs and ports
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 | 3x DisplayPort, 1x USB Type-C | no data |
API support
List of supported graphics and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 Ultimate (12_1) | 12_1 |
| Shader Model | 6.5 | no data |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | no data |
| OpenCL | 1.2 | no data |
| Vulkan | 1.2.131 | no data |
| CUDA | 7.5 | no data |
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 HD | 150−160
+733%
| 18
−733%
|
| 4K | 85−90
+750%
| 10
−750%
|
Advantages and disadvantages
| Performance score | 39.81 | 4.48 |
| Recency | 13 November 2018 | 26 October 2017 |
| Chip lithography | 12 nm | 14 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 160 Watt | 15 Watt |
The Quadro RTX 4000 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000) in performance tests.
Be aware that Quadro RTX 4000 is a workstation card while Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000) 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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