Radeon Pro Vega 48 vs Vega Frontier Edition
Aggregate performance score
We've compared Radeon Vega Frontier Edition with Radeon Pro Vega 48, including specs and performance data.
Frontier Edition outperforms Pro 48 by a moderate 12% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 205 | 241 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 6.88 | no data |
| Power efficiency | 7.77 | no data |
| Architecture | GCN 5.0 (2017−2020) | GCN 5.0 (2017−2020) |
| GPU code name | Vega 10 | Vega 10 |
| Market segment | Workstation | Mobile workstation |
| Release date | 27 June 2017 (8 years ago) | 19 March 2019 (6 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $999 | no data |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
The higher the ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices.
Performance to price scatter graph
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 | 3072 |
| Core clock speed | 1382 MHz | 1200 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1600 MHz | 1300 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 12,500 million | 12,500 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 14 nm | 14 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 300 Watt | no data |
| Texture fill rate | 409.6 | 249.6 |
| Floating-point processing power | 13.11 TFLOPS | 7.987 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 64 | 64 |
| TMUs | 256 | 192 |
| L1 Cache | 1 MB | 768 KB |
| L2 Cache | 4 MB | 4 MB |
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 | no data |
| Supplementary power connectors | 2x 8-pin | 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 | HBM2 | HBM2 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 16 GB | 8 GB |
| Memory bus width | 2048 Bit | 2048 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 945 MHz | 786 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 483.8 GB/s | 402.4 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 | No outputs |
| HDMI | + | - |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (12_1) | 12 (12_1) |
| Shader Model | 6.4 | 6.4 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| Vulkan | 1.1.125 | 1.1.125 |
Synthetic benchmarks
Non-gaming benchmark results comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.
Combined synthetic benchmark score
This is our combined benchmark score.
Passmark
This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.
GeekBench 5 OpenCL
Geekbench 5 is a widespread graphics card benchmark combined from 11 different test scenarios. All these scenarios rely on direct usage of GPU's processing power, no 3D rendering is involved. This variation uses OpenCL API by Khronos Group.
GeekBench 5 Vulkan
Geekbench 5 is a widespread graphics card benchmark combined from 11 different test scenarios. All these scenarios rely on direct usage of GPU's processing power, no 3D rendering is involved. This variation uses Vulkan API by AMD & Khronos Group.
Gaming performance
Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 30.31 | 26.95 |
| Recency | 27 June 2017 | 19 March 2019 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 16 GB | 8 GB |
Vega Frontier Edition has a 12.5% higher aggregate performance score, and a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount.
Pro Vega 48, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 1 year.
The Radeon Vega Frontier Edition is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon Pro Vega 48 in performance tests.
Be aware that Radeon Vega Frontier Edition is a workstation graphics card while Radeon Pro Vega 48 is a mobile workstation one.
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