Radeon RX Vega 64 Limited Edition vs Pro 560X
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 532 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | 9.01 | no data |
| Architecture | GCN 4.0 (2016−2020) | GCN 5.0 (2017−2020) |
| GPU code name | Polaris 21 | Vega 10 |
| Market segment | Mobile workstation | Desktop |
| Release date | 16 July 2018 (7 years ago) | 7 August 2017 (8 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $549 |
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 | 1024 | 4096 |
| Core clock speed | 1004 MHz | 1200 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | no data | 1536 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 3,000 million | 12,500 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 14 nm | 14 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 75 Watt | 295 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 64.26 | 393.2 |
| Floating-point processing power | 2.056 TFLOPS | 12.58 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 16 | 64 |
| TMUs | 64 | 256 |
| L1 Cache | 256 KB | 1 MB |
| L2 Cache | 1024 KB | 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).
| Laptop size | large | no data |
| Interface | PCIe 3.0 x8 | PCIe 3.0 x16 |
| Length | no data | 282 mm |
| Width | no data | 2-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | None | 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 | GDDR5 | HBM2 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 4 GB | 8 GB |
| Memory bus width | 128 Bit | 2048 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 1270 MHz | 945 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 81.28 GB/s | 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.
| FreeSync | + | - |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (12_0) | 12 (12_1) |
| Shader Model | 6.4 | 6.4 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| Vulkan | 1.2.131 | 1.1.125 |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 16 July 2018 | 7 August 2017 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 4 GB | 8 GB |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 75 Watt | 295 Watt |
Pro 560X has an age advantage of 11 months, and 293.3% lower power consumption.
RX Vega 64 Limited Edition, on the other hand, has a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount.
We couldn't decide between Radeon Pro 560X and Radeon RX Vega 64 Limited Edition. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Radeon Pro 560X is a mobile workstation graphics card while Radeon RX Vega 64 Limited Edition is a desktop one.
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