Radeon RX Vega 56 Mobile vs Vega 8 Embedded

Primary Details

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

Place in performance rankingnot ratednot rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
ArchitectureGCN 5.0 (2017−2020)GCN 5.0 (2017−2020)
GPU code nameRavenVega 10
Market segmentDesktopLaptop
Release date19 April 2018 (6 years ago)1 June 2018 (5 years ago)
Current price$743 $841

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 cores5123584
Core clock speed300 MHz1138 MHz
Boost clock speed1101 MHz1301 MHz
Number of transistors4,940 million12,500 million
Manufacturing process technology14 nm14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt120 Watt
Texture fill rate35.23291.4

Form Factor & Compatibility

Information on Radeon Vega 8 Embedded and Radeon RX Vega 56 Mobile compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop video cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility). For notebook video cards it's notebook size, connection slot and bus, if the video card is inserted into a slot instead of being soldered to the notebook motherboard.

InterfaceIGPPCIe 3.0 x16
WidthIGPno data
Supplementary power connectorsNoneno data

Memory typeSystem SharedHBM2
Maximum RAM amountSystem Shared8 GB
Memory bus widthSystem Shared2048 Bit
Memory clock speedSystem Shared1600 MHz
Memory bandwidthno data409.6 GB/s

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 ConnectorsNo outputs1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort
HDMIno data+

API Compatibility

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

DirectX12 (12_1)12 (12_1)
Shader Model6.46.4
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL2.02.0
Vulkan1.2.1311.1.125

Pros & Cons Summary


Recency 19 April 2018 1 June 2018
Maximum RAM amount System Shared 8 GB
Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt 120 Watt

We couldn't decide between Radeon Vega 8 Embedded and Radeon RX Vega 56 Mobile. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Radeon Vega 8 Embedded is a desktop card while Radeon RX Vega 56 Mobile is a notebook one.


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