Radeon RX Vega 10 vs E8950

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon E8950 and Radeon RX Vega 10, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

Radeon E8950
2015
8 GB GDDR5, 95 Watt
13.06
+236%

E8950 outperforms RX Vega 10 by a whopping 236% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking422751
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency10.5529.86
ArchitectureGCN 3.0 (2014−2019)GCN 5.0 (2017−2020)
GPU code nameAmethystRaven
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date29 September 2015 (10 years ago)8 January 2019 (7 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 cores2048640
Core clock speed735 MHz300 MHz
Boost clock speed1000 MHz1301 MHz
Number of transistors5,000 million4,940 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)95 Watt10 Watt
Texture fill rate128.052.04
Floating-point processing power4.096 TFLOPS1.665 TFLOPS
ROPs328
TMUs12840
L1 Cache512 KBno data
L2 Cache512 KBno data

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).

InterfaceMXM-B (3.0)IGP
Supplementary power connectorsNoneNone

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 typeGDDR5System Shared
Maximum RAM amount8 GBSystem Shared
Memory bus width256 BitSystem Shared
Memory clock speed1500 MHzSystem Shared
Memory bandwidth192.0 GB/sno data
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 ConnectorsNo outputsNo outputs

API and SDK support

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX12 (12_0)12 (12_1)
Shader Model6.36.4
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL2.02.0
Vulkan1.2.1311.2.131

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 HD55−60
+224%
17
−224%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low

Counter-Strike 2 40
+0%
40
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 12
+0%
12
+0%
Hogwarts Legacy 14
+0%
14
+0%

Full HD
Medium

Battlefield 5 19
+0%
19
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 33
+0%
33
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 9
+0%
9
+0%
Far Cry 5 12
+0%
12
+0%
Fortnite 33
+0%
33
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 17
+0%
17
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 13
+0%
13
+0%
Hogwarts Legacy 9
+0%
9
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 15
+0%
15
+0%
Valorant 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%

Full HD
High

Battlefield 5 16
+0%
16
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 9
+0%
9
+0%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 42
+0%
42
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 5
+0%
5
+0%
Dota 2 32
+0%
32
+0%
Far Cry 5 11
+0%
11
+0%
Fortnite 15
+0%
15
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 14
+0%
14
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 11
+0%
11
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 10
+0%
10
+0%
Hogwarts Legacy 9−10
+0%
9−10
+0%
Metro Exodus 6
+0%
6
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 12
+0%
12
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 12
+0%
12
+0%
Valorant 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%

Full HD
Ultra

Battlefield 5 17
+0%
17
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%
Dota 2 29
+0%
29
+0%
Far Cry 5 10
+0%
10
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 18−20
+0%
18−20
+0%
Hogwarts Legacy 9−10
+0%
9−10
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 16−18
+0%
16−18
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 8
+0%
8
+0%
Valorant 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%

Full HD
Epic

Fortnite 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%

1440p
High

Counter-Strike 2 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 30−33
+0%
30−33
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
Metro Exodus 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%
Valorant 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%

1440p
Ultra

Battlefield 5 0−1 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Far Cry 5 7−8
+0%
7−8
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 9−10
+0%
9−10
+0%
Hogwarts Legacy 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 6−7
+0%
6−7
+0%

1440p
Epic

Fortnite 7−8
+0%
7−8
+0%

4K
High

Grand Theft Auto V 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
Valorant 18−20
+0%
18−20
+0%

4K
Ultra

Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Dota 2 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%
Far Cry 5 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%

4K
Epic

Fortnite 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%

This is how Radeon E8950 and RX Vega 10 compete in popular games:

  • Radeon E8950 is 224% faster in 1080p

All in all, in popular games:

  • there's a draw in 58 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 13.06 3.89
Recency 29 September 2015 8 January 2019
Chip lithography 28 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 95 Watt 10 Watt

Radeon E8950 has a 235.7% higher aggregate performance score.

RX Vega 10, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 3 years, a 100% more advanced lithography process, and 850% lower power consumption.

The Radeon E8950 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon RX Vega 10 in performance tests.

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