Radeon RX Vega Nano vs RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000)
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Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 550 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | 34 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | 42.81 | no data |
| Architecture | Vega (2017−2020) | GCN 5.0 (2017−2020) |
| GPU code name | Vega | Vega 10 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop |
| Release date | 7 January 2020 (6 years ago) | no data |
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 | 4096 |
| Core clock speed | no data | 1200 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 2100 MHz | 1546 MHz |
| Number of transistors | no data | 12,500 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 7 nm | 14 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 15 Watt | 175 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | no data | 395.8 |
| ROPs | no data | 64 |
| TMUs | no data | 256 |
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 | no data | PCIe 3.0 x16 |
| Length | no data | 152 mm |
| Width | no data | 2-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | no data | 1x 8-pin |
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 | HBM2 |
| Maximum RAM amount | no data | 8 GB |
| Memory bus width | no data | 2048 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | no data | 1600 MBps |
| Memory bandwidth | no data | 409.6 GB/s |
| Shared memory | - | - |
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 | no data | 1x HDMI 2.0b, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a |
| HDMI | - | + |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D 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 | - | 1.3 |
Pros & cons summary
| Chip lithography | 7 nm | 14 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 15 Watt | 175 Watt |
RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) has a 100% more advanced lithography process, and 1066.7% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) and Radeon RX Vega Nano. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) is a notebook graphics card while Radeon RX Vega Nano is a desktop one.
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