Ryzen Z1 Extreme GPU vs Radeon RX Vega 56 Mobile
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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 5.0 (2017−2020) | RDNA 3.0 (2022−2026) |
| GPU code name | Vega 10 | Phoenix |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop |
| Release date | 1 June 2018 (7 years ago) | 13 June 2023 (2 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $699 |
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 | 3584 | 768 |
| Core clock speed | 1138 MHz | 800 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1301 MHz | 2700 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 12,500 million | 25,390 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 14 nm | 4 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 120 Watt | 30 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 291.4 | 129.6 |
| Floating-point processing power | 9.326 TFLOPS | 8.294 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 64 | 32 |
| TMUs | 224 | 48 |
| Ray Tracing Cores | no data | 12 |
| L0 Cache | no data | 192 KB |
| L1 Cache | 896 KB | 256 KB |
| L2 Cache | 4 MB | 8 MB |
| L3 Cache | no data | 16 MB |
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 | no data |
| Length | no data | 280 mm |
| 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 | HBM2 | LPDDR5 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 8 GB | 16 GB |
| Memory bus width | 2048 Bit | 64 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 800 MHz | 800 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 409.6 GB/s | 25.6 GB/s |
| Resizable BAR | - | + |
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 | 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort | 1x USB Type-C |
| HDMI | + | - |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (12_1) | 12 Ultimate (12_2) |
| Shader Model | 6.4 | 6.8 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 2.0 | 2.1 |
| Vulkan | 1.1.125 | 1.3 |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 1 June 2018 | 13 June 2023 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 8 GB | 16 GB |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 4 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 120 Watt | 30 Watt |
Ryzen Z1 Extreme GPU has an age advantage of 5 years, a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 250% more advanced lithography process, and 300% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between Radeon RX Vega 56 Mobile and Ryzen Z1 Extreme GPU. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Radeon RX Vega 56 Mobile is a notebook graphics card while Ryzen Z1 Extreme GPU is a desktop one.
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