NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Super vs AMD Radeon Pro Vega 48

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Combined performance score

Pro Vega 48
29.16

GeForce RTX 2080 Super outperforms Radeon Pro Vega 48 by 73% in our combined benchmark results.

General info

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

Place in performance ranking17649
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Value for money25.3121.73
ArchitectureGCN 5.0 (2017−2020)Turing (2018−2021)
GPU code nameVega 10Turing TU104
Market segmentWorkstationDesktop
Release date19 March 2019 (5 years old)2 July 2019 (4 years old)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$699
Current price$671 $599 (0.9x MSRP)
Value for money

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

Pro Vega 48 has 16% better value for money than RTX 2080 Super.

Technical specs

General performance parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. These parameters indirectly speak of performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider their benchmark and gaming test results. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores30723072
Core clock speed1200 MHz1650 MHz
Boost clock speed1300 MHz1815 MHz
Number of transistors12,500 million13,600 million
Manufacturing process technology14 nm12 nm
Power consumption (TDP)no data250 Watt
Texture fill rate249.6348.5

Size and 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).

InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 3.0 x16
Lengthno data267 mm
WidthIGP2-slot
Supplementary power connectorsNone1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin

Memory

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 typeHBM2GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount8 GB8 GB
Memory bus width2048 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed1572 MHz15500 MHz
Memory bandwidth402.4 GB/s495.9 GB/s
Shared memoryno data-

Video outputs and ports

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 ConnectorsNo outputs1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort, 1x USB Type-C
HDMIno data+
G-SYNC supportno data+

Technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

VR Readyno data+

API support

List of supported graphics and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX12 (12_1)12 Ultimate (12_1)
Shader Model6.46.5
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL2.01.2
Vulkan1.1.1251.2.131
CUDAno data7.5

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark performance comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance score. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

Pro Vega 48 29.16
RTX 2080 Super 50.58
+73.5%

GeForce RTX 2080 Super outperforms Radeon Pro Vega 48 by 73% in our combined benchmark results.


Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark, part of Passmark PerformanceTest suite. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.

Benchmark coverage: 25%

Pro Vega 48 11299
RTX 2080 Super 19600
+73.5%

GeForce RTX 2080 Super outperforms Radeon Pro Vega 48 by 73% in Passmark.

GeekBench 5 OpenCL

Geekbench 5 is a widespread graphics card benchmark combined from 11 different test scenarios. All these scenarios rely on direct usage of GPU's processing power, no 3D rendering is involved. This variation uses OpenCL API by Khronos Group.

Benchmark coverage: 9%

Pro Vega 48 53445
RTX 2080 Super 117477
+120%

GeForce RTX 2080 Super outperforms Radeon Pro Vega 48 by 120% in GeekBench 5 OpenCL.

GeekBench 5 Vulkan

Geekbench 5 is a widespread graphics card benchmark combined from 11 different test scenarios. All these scenarios rely on direct usage of GPU's processing power, no 3D rendering is involved. This variation uses Vulkan API by AMD & Khronos Group.

Benchmark coverage: 5%

Pro Vega 48 58050
RTX 2080 Super 117356
+102%

GeForce RTX 2080 Super outperforms Radeon Pro Vega 48 by 102% in GeekBench 5 Vulkan.

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

Average FPS across all PC games

Here are the average frames per second in a large set of popular games across different resolutions:

Full HD80−85
−75%
140
+75%
1440p50−55
−90%
95
+90%
4K35−40
−97.1%
69
+97.1%

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance score 29.16 50.58
Recency 19 March 2019 2 July 2019
Chip lithography 14 nm 12 nm

The GeForce RTX 2080 Super is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon Pro Vega 48 in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon Pro Vega 48 is a workstation card while GeForce RTX 2080 Super is a desktop 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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