GeForce FX 5700 Engineering Sample vs Radeon Instinct Vega
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | not rated | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Architecture | GCN 5.1 (2018−2022) | Rankine (2003−2005) |
| GPU code name | Vega 20 | NV36S |
| Market segment | Desktop | Desktop |
| Release date | no data | 18 August 2003 (22 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.
| Core clock speed | 1000 MHz | 425 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1500 MHz | no data |
| Number of transistors | no data | 82 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 7 nm | 130 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 225 Watt | 25 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | no data | 1.700 |
| ROPs | no data | 4 |
| TMUs | no data | 4 |
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 x16 | AGP 8x |
| Length | 267 mm | no data |
| Width | no data | 1-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | 2x 8-pin | 1x Molex |
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 | no data | DDR |
| Maximum RAM amount | no data | 128 MB |
| Memory bus width | no data | 128 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 2400 MHz | 250 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | no data | 8 GB/s |
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 DVI, 1x VGA, 1x S-Video |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12.0 (12_1) | 9.0a |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 1.5 (full) 2.0 (partial) |
| OpenCL | no data | N/A |
| Vulkan | - | N/A |
Pros & cons summary
| Chip lithography | 7 nm | 130 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 225 Watt | 25 Watt |
Instinct Vega has a 1757.1% more advanced lithography process.
FX 5700 Engineering Sample, on the other hand, has 800% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between Radeon Instinct Vega and GeForce FX 5700 Engineering Sample. We've got no test results to judge.
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