RTX A5000 Max-Q vs Radeon Pro Vega 16
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Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 454 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | 11.78 | no data |
| Architecture | GCN 5.0 (2017−2020) | Ampere (2020−2025) |
| GPU code name | Vega 12 | GA104 |
| Market segment | Mobile workstation | Mobile workstation |
| Release date | 14 November 2018 (7 years ago) | 12 April 2021 (4 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 cores | 1024 | 6144 |
| Core clock speed | 815 MHz | 720 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1190 MHz | 1350 MHz |
| Number of transistors | no data | 17,400 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 14 nm | 8 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 75 Watt | 80 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 76.16 | 259.2 |
| Floating-point processing power | 2.437 TFLOPS | 16.59 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 32 | 96 |
| TMUs | 64 | 192 |
| Tensor Cores | no data | 192 |
| Ray Tracing Cores | no data | 48 |
| L1 Cache | 256 KB | 6 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 x16 | PCIe 4.0 x16 |
| Supplementary power connectors | no data | None |
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 | GDDR6 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 4 GB | 16 GB |
| Memory bus width | 1024 Bit | 256 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 1200 MHz | 1500 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 307.2 GB/s | 384.0 GB/s |
| Shared memory | - | - |
| Resizable BAR | - | + |
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 | Portable Device Dependent |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (12_1) | 12 Ultimate (12_2) |
| Shader Model | 6.3 | 6.7 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 2.0 | 3.0 |
| Vulkan | 1.2.131 | 1.3 |
| CUDA | - | 8.6 |
| DLSS | - | + |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 14 November 2018 | 12 April 2021 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 4 GB | 16 GB |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 8 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 75 Watt | 80 Watt |
Pro Vega 16 has 6.7% lower power consumption.
RTX A5000 Max-Q, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 2 years, a 300% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 75% more advanced lithography process.
We couldn't decide between Radeon Pro Vega 16 and RTX A5000 Max-Q. We've got no test results to judge.
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