RV790 vs Radeon RX Vega 64

Primary Details

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

Place in performance ranking	119	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-Effectiveness Evaluation	55.57	no data
Architecture	Vega (2017−2021)	TeraScale (2005−2013)
GPU code name	Vega	RV790
Market segment	Desktop	Desktop
Release date	14 August 2017 (6 years ago)	no data
Launch price (MSRP)	$499	no data
Current price	$125 (0.3x MSRP)	no data

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	4096	800
Core clock speed	1630 MHz	no data
Boost clock speed	1546 MHz	no data
Number of transistors	12,500 million	959 million
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	55 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	295 Watt	no data
Texture fill rate	395.8	no data
Floating-point performance	13,353 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	no data
Length	279 mm	no data
Width	2-slot	no data
Supplementary power connectors	2x 8-pin	no data

Memory type	HBM2	no data
Maximum RAM amount	8 GB	no data
Memory bus width	2048 Bit	no data
Memory clock speed	945 MHz	no data
Memory bandwidth	483.8 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 HDMI, 3x DisplayPort	no data
HDMI	+	no data

API Compatibility

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

DirectX	12 (12_1)	10.1 (10_1)
Shader Model	6.4	4.1
OpenGL	4.6	3.3
OpenCL	2.0	1.1
Vulkan	1.1.125	N/A

Pros & Cons Summary

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Chip lithography

14 nm

55 nm

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