Radeon Pro Vega 20 vs Pro Duo Polaris
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | not rated | 378 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | no data | 9.43 |
| Architecture | GCN 4.0 (2016−2020) | GCN 5.0 (2017−2020) |
| GPU code name | Ellesmere | Vega 12 |
| Market segment | Workstation | Mobile workstation |
| Release date | 24 April 2017 (7 years ago) | 14 November 2018 (6 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $999 | no data |
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 | 2304 | 1280 |
| Core clock speed | 1243 MHz | 815 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | no data | 1283 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 5,700 million | no data |
| Manufacturing process technology | 14 nm | 14 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 250 Watt | 100 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 179.0 | 102.6 |
| Floating-point processing power | 5.728 TFLOPS | 3.284 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 32 | 32 |
| TMUs | 144 | 80 |
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 | no data | large |
| Interface | PCIe 3.0 x16 | PCIe 3.0 x16 |
| Length | 305 mm | no data |
| Width | 2-slot | no data |
| Supplementary power connectors | 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin | 1x 6-pin + 1x 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 | 16 GB | 4 GB |
| Memory bus width | 256 Bit | 1024 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 1750 MHz | 740 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 224.0 GB/s | 189.4 GB/s |
| Shared memory | - | - |
Connectivity and outputs
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 | 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort | No outputs |
| HDMI | + | - |
API compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (12_0) | 12 (12_1) |
| Shader Model | 6.4 | 6.3 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| Vulkan | 1.2.131 | 1.2.131 |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 24 April 2017 | 14 November 2018 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 16 GB | 4 GB |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 250 Watt | 100 Watt |
Pro Duo Polaris has a 300% higher maximum VRAM amount.
Pro Vega 20, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 1 year, and 150% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between Radeon Pro Duo Polaris and Radeon Pro Vega 20. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Radeon Pro Duo Polaris is a workstation card while Radeon Pro Vega 20 is a mobile workstation 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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