Radeon R9 280X2 vs Pro VII
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Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 194 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 6.45 | no data |
| Power efficiency | 9.73 | no data |
| Architecture | GCN 5.1 (2018−2022) | GCN 1.0 (2012−2020) |
| GPU code name | Vega 20 | Tahiti |
| Market segment | Workstation | Desktop |
| Release date | 13 May 2020 (5 years ago) | no data |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $1,899 | no data |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
The higher the ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices.
Performance to price scatter graph
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 | 3840 | 2048 ×2 |
| Core clock speed | 1400 MHz | 950 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1700 MHz | 1000 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 13,230 million | 4,313 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 7 nm | 28 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 250 Watt | 375 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 408.0 | 128.0 ×2 |
| Floating-point processing power | 13.06 TFLOPS | 4.096 TFLOPS ×2 |
| ROPs | 64 | 32 ×2 |
| TMUs | 240 | 128 ×2 |
| L1 Cache | 960 KB | 512 KB |
| L2 Cache | 4 MB | 768 KB |
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 4.0 x16 | PCIe 3.0 x16 |
| Length | 305 mm | 315 mm |
| Width | 2-slot | 2-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin | 3x 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 | HBM2 | GDDR5 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 16 GB | 3 GB ×2 |
| Memory bus width | 4096 Bit | 384 Bit ×2 |
| Memory clock speed | 1000 MHz | 1500 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 1024 GB/s | 288.0 GB/s ×2 |
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 | 6x mini-DisplayPort 1.4a | 6x mini-DisplayPort 1.2 |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (12_1) | 12 (11_1) |
| Shader Model | 6.7 | 6.5 (5.1) |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 2.1 | 2.1 (1.2) |
| Vulkan | 1.3 | 1.2.170 |
Pros & cons summary
| Maximum RAM amount | 16 GB | 3 GB |
| Chip lithography | 7 nm | 28 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 250 Watt | 375 Watt |
Pro VII has a 433.3% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 300% more advanced lithography process, and 50% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between Radeon Pro VII and Radeon R9 280X2. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Radeon Pro VII is a workstation graphics card while Radeon R9 280X2 is a desktop one.
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