Radeon RX Vega 2 vs R7 A260
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | not rated | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Architecture | GCN 3.0 (2014−2019) | Vega (2017−2020) |
| GPU code name | Topaz | Vega Raven Ridge |
| Market segment | Desktop | Laptop |
| Release date | 2014 (11 years ago) | 7 January 2018 (7 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 | 384 | 128 |
| Core clock speed | 900 MHz | no data |
| Boost clock speed | 980 MHz | 1100 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 1,550 million | no data |
| Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 12 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | no data | 15 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 23.52 | no data |
| ROPs | 8 | no data |
| TMUs | 24 | no data |
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 3.0 x8 | no data |
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 | GDDR5 | no data |
| Maximum RAM amount | 1 GB | no data |
| Memory bus width | 128 Bit | no data |
| Memory clock speed | 3.6 GB/s | no data |
| Memory bandwidth | 57.6 GB/s | no data |
| Shared memory | - | - |
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 | Portable Device Dependent | no data |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (12_0) | 12_1 |
| Shader Model | 6.5 | no data |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | no data |
| OpenCL | 2.1 | no data |
| Vulkan | 1.2.170 | - |
Pros & cons summary
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 12 nm |
RX Vega 2 has a 133.3% more advanced lithography process.
We couldn't decide between Radeon R7 A260 and Radeon RX Vega 2. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Radeon R7 A260 is a desktop graphics card while Radeon RX Vega 2 is a notebook one.
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