Radeon R9 FURY X2 vs Vega Frontier Edition Liquid
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | not rated | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Architecture | GCN 1.4 (2017) | GCN 3.0 (2014−2019) |
| GPU code name | Vega 10 | Capsaicin |
| Market segment | Desktop | Desktop |
| Release date | 27 June 2017 (8 years ago) | no data |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $1,499 | 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 | 4096 | 4096 |
| Core clock speed | 1500 MHz | 1050 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1600 MHz | no data |
| Number of transistors | no data | 8,900 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 14 nm | 28 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 375 Watt | no data |
| Texture fill rate | 409.6 | 268.8 |
| ROPs | 64 | 64 |
| TMUs | 256 | 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 | PCIe 3.0 x16 | PCIe 3.0 x16 |
| Length | 267 mm | no data |
| Width | 2-slot | 2-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | 2x 8-pin | 2x 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 | HBM2 | HBM |
| Maximum RAM amount | 16 GB | 4 GB |
| Memory bus width | 2048 Bit | 4096 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 1886 MHz | 1000 MBps |
| Memory bandwidth | 482.8 GB/s | 512.0 GB/s |
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 | 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort | 1x HDMI 1.4a, 3x DisplayPort 1.2 |
| HDMI | + | + |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12.0 | 12 (12_0) |
| Shader Model | 5.0 | 6.5 |
| OpenGL | 4.5 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 2.1 | 2.1 |
| Vulkan | - | 1.2.170 |
Pros & cons summary
| Maximum RAM amount | 16 GB | 4 GB |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 28 nm |
Vega Frontier Edition Liquid has a 300% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 100% more advanced lithography process.
We couldn't decide between Radeon Vega Frontier Edition Liquid and Radeon R9 FURY X2. We've got no test results to judge.
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