Radeon R9 390X2 vs RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000)
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 653 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | 30 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | 20.78 | no data |
| Architecture | Vega (2017−2020) | GCN (2012−2015) |
| GPU code name | Vega Raven Ridge | no data |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop |
| Release date | 26 October 2017 (7 years ago) | no data (2024 years ago) |
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 | 512 | 2 |
| Boost clock speed | 1200 MHz | 1000 MHz |
| Manufacturing process technology | 14 nm | no data |
| 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.
| Memory type | no data | 512 |
| Memory bus width | no data | 5400 Bit |
| Shared memory | - | no data |
API compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12_1 | GDDR5 |
Pros & cons summary
We couldn't decide between Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000) and Radeon R9 390X2. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000) is a notebook card while Radeon R9 390X2 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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