Radeon RX Vega 2 vs R5 A220

Primary Details

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

Place in performance ranking	not rated	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Architecture	TeraScale 2 (2009−2015)	Vega (2017−2021)
GPU code name	Caicos	Vega Raven Ridge
Market segment	Desktop	Laptop
Release date	2014 (10 years ago)	7 January 2018 (6 years ago)
Current price	no data	$351

Detailed Specifications

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 cores	160	128
Core clock speed	775 MHz	no data
Boost clock speed	no data	1100 MHz
Number of transistors	370 million	no data
Manufacturing process technology	40 nm	12 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	35 Watt	15 Watt
Texture fill rate	6.200	no data

Form Factor & Compatibility

Information on Radeon R5 A220 and Radeon RX Vega 2 compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop video cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility). For notebook video cards it's notebook size, connection slot and bus, if the video card is inserted into a slot instead of being soldered to the notebook motherboard.

Interface	PCIe 2.0 x16	no data
Length	168 mm	no data
Width	1-slot	no data
Supplementary power connectors	None	no data

Memory type	DDR3	no data
Maximum RAM amount	1 GB	no data
Memory bus width	64 Bit	no data
Memory clock speed	1800 MBps	no data
Memory bandwidth	14.4 GB/s	no data
Shared memory	no data	-

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 DVI, 1x HDMI 1.3a	no data
HDMI	+	no data

API Compatibility

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

DirectX	11.2 (11_0)	12_1
Shader Model	5.0	no data
OpenGL	4.4	no data
OpenCL	1.2	no data
Vulkan	N/A	no data

Pros & Cons Summary

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Chip lithography	40 nm	12 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	35 Watt	15 Watt

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