Radeon Vega Frontier Edition vs Pro W5700

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon Pro W5700 and Radeon Vega Frontier Edition, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

Pro W5700
2019
8 GB GDDR6, 205 Watt
38.49
+13.8%

Pro W5700 outperforms Vega Frontier Edition by a moderate 14% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking119156
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation44.0619.03
Power efficiency12.887.73
ArchitectureRDNA 1.0 (2019−2020)GCN 5.0 (2017−2020)
GPU code nameNavi 10Vega 10
Market segmentWorkstationWorkstation
Release date19 November 2019 (5 years ago)27 June 2017 (7 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$799 $999

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

Pro W5700 has 132% better value for money than Vega Frontier Edition.

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 cores23044096
Core clock speed1243 MHz1382 MHz
Boost clock speed1930 MHz1600 MHz
Number of transistors10,300 million12,500 million
Manufacturing process technology7 nm14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)205 Watt300 Watt
Texture fill rate277.9409.6
Floating-point processing power8.893 TFLOPS13.11 TFLOPS
ROPs6464
TMUs144256

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).

InterfacePCIe 4.0 x16PCIe 3.0 x16
Length305 mm267 mm
Width2-slot2-slot
Supplementary power connectors1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin2x 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 typeGDDR6HBM2
Maximum RAM amount8 GB16 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit2048 Bit
Memory clock speed1750 MHz945 MHz
Memory bandwidth448.0 GB/s483.8 GB/s

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 Connectors5x mini-DisplayPort, 1x USB Type-C1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort
HDMI-+

API compatibility

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX12 (12_1)12 (12_1)
Shader Model6.56.4
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL2.02.0
Vulkan1.2.1311.1.125

Synthetic benchmark performance

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


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark 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 W5700 38.49
+13.8%
Vega Frontier Edition 33.83

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. 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.

Pro W5700 14837
+13.8%
Vega Frontier Edition 13039

Gaming performance

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

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 38.49 33.83
Recency 19 November 2019 27 June 2017
Maximum RAM amount 8 GB 16 GB
Chip lithography 7 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 205 Watt 300 Watt

Pro W5700 has a 13.8% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 2 years, a 100% more advanced lithography process, and 46.3% lower power consumption.

Vega Frontier Edition, on the other hand, has a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount.

The Radeon Pro W5700 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon Vega Frontier Edition in performance tests.


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