ATI Radeon X700 XT 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 | 545 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | 31 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | 42.46 | no data |
| Architecture | Vega (2017−2020) | R400 (2004−2008) |
| GPU code name | Vega | RV410 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop |
| Release date | 7 January 2020 (5 years ago) | 1 September 2004 (21 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 | no data |
| Core clock speed | no data | 475 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 2100 MHz | no data |
| Number of transistors | no data | 120 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 7 nm | 110 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 15 Watt | 38 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | no data | 3.800 |
| ROPs | no data | 8 |
| TMUs | no data | 8 |
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 1.0 x16 |
| Width | no data | 1-slot |
| 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 | no data | GDDR3 |
| Maximum RAM amount | no data | 128 MB |
| Memory bus width | no data | 128 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | no data | 525 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | no data | 16.8 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 DVI, 1x VGA, 1x S-Video |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12_1 | 9.0b (9_2) |
| OpenGL | no data | 2.0 |
| OpenCL | no data | N/A |
| Vulkan | - | N/A |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 7 January 2020 | 1 September 2004 |
| Chip lithography | 7 nm | 110 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 15 Watt | 38 Watt |
RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) has an age advantage of 15 years, a 1471.4% more advanced lithography process, and 153.3% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) and Radeon X700 XT. 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 X700 XT is a desktop one.
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