Radeon RX Vega 11 vs RX 480 Mobile
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in performance ranking | not rated | 573 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | no data | 0.76 |
| Architecture | Polaris (2016−2019) | Vega (2017−2021) |
| GPU code name | Polaris | Vega Raven Ridge |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop |
| Release date | 1 August 2016 (7 years ago) | 26 October 2017 (6 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $450 | no data |
| Current price | $577 (1.3x MSRP) | $475 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.
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 | 2304 | 704 |
| Boost clock speed | 1077 MHz | 1240 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 5,700 million | 4,940 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 14 nm | 14 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 100 Watt | 65 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 155.1 | 61.60 |
| Floating-point performance | 4,963 gflops | 1,760 gflops |
Form factor & compatibility
Information on Radeon RX 480 Mobile and Radeon RX Vega 11 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.
| Laptop size | large | no data |
| Interface | MXM-B (3.0) | IGP |
| Width | no data | IGP |
| 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 | GDDR5 | System Shared |
| Maximum RAM amount | 8 GB | System Shared |
| Memory bus width | 256 Bit | System Shared |
| Memory clock speed | 8000 MHz | System Shared |
| Memory bandwidth | 256.0 GB/s | no data |
| Shared memory | - | - |
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 | No outputs | No outputs |
API compatibility
List of supported graphics and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (12_0) | 12 (12_1) |
| Shader Model | 6.4 | 6.4 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| Vulkan | 1.2.131 | 1.2.131 |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 1 August 2016 | 26 October 2017 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 8 GB | System Shared |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 100 Watt | 65 Watt |
We couldn't decide between Radeon RX 480 Mobile and Radeon RX Vega 11. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Radeon RX 480 Mobile is a notebook card while Radeon RX Vega 11 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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