Picasso vs Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000)
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in performance ranking | 619 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | 37 | not in top-100 |
| Architecture | Vega (2017−2021) | GCN 5.0 (2017−2020) |
| GPU code name | Vega Raven Ridge | Picasso |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop |
| Release date | 26 October 2017 (6 years ago) | no data |
| Current price | no data | $28 |
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 | 512 | 704 |
| Boost clock speed | 1200 MHz | no data |
| Number of transistors | no data | 4,940 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 14 nm | 12 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 15 Watt | 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.
| Shared memory | - | no data |
API compatibility
List of supported graphics and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12_1 | 12 (12_1) |
| Shader Model | no data | 6.7 |
| OpenGL | no data | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | no data | 2.1 |
| Vulkan | no data | 1.3 |
Pros & cons summary
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 12 nm |
We couldn't decide between Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000) and Picasso. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000) is a notebook card while Picasso 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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