Radeon Vega 8 Efficient vs RX 580 OEM

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	GCN 4.0 (2016−2020)	GCN 5.0 (2017−2020)
GPU code name	Ellesmere	Raven
Market segment	Desktop	Desktop
Release date	29 June 2016 (7 years ago)	23 April 2018 (6 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$229	no data
Current price	$228 (1x MSRP)	$384

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	512
Core clock speed	1120 MHz	300 MHz
Boost clock speed	1266 MHz	1100 MHz
Number of transistors	5,700 million	4,940 million
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	150 Watt	35 Watt
Texture fill rate	182.3	35.20
Floating-point performance	5,834 gflops	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 x16	IGP
Length	241 mm	no data
Width	2-slot	IGP
Supplementary power connectors	1x 6-pin	None

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

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 HDMI, 3x DisplayPort	No outputs
HDMI	+	no data

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

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Recency	29 June 2016	23 April 2018
Maximum RAM amount	8 GB	System Shared
Power consumption (TDP)	150 Watt	35 Watt

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