TITAN RTX vs Radeon Vega Frontier Edition

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon Vega Frontier Edition with TITAN RTX, including specs and performance data.

Vega Frontier Edition
2017
16 GB HBM2, 300 Watt
33.77

TITAN RTX outperforms Vega Frontier Edition by a considerable 45% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking16368
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation20.782.12
Power efficiency7.7312.01
ArchitectureGCN 5.0 (2017−2020)Turing (2018−2022)
GPU code nameVega 10TU102
Market segmentWorkstationDesktop
Release date27 June 2017 (7 years ago)18 December 2018 (6 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$999 $2,499

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

The higher the performance-to-price ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices for comparison.

Vega Frontier Edition has 880% better value for money than TITAN RTX.

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 cores40964608
Core clock speed1382 MHz1350 MHz
Boost clock speed1600 MHz1770 MHz
Number of transistors12,500 million18,600 million
Manufacturing process technology14 nm12 nm
Power consumption (TDP)300 Watt280 Watt
Texture fill rate409.6509.8
Floating-point processing power13.11 TFLOPS16.31 TFLOPS
ROPs6496
TMUs256288
Tensor Coresno data576
Ray Tracing Coresno data72

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).

InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 3.0 x16
Length267 mm267 mm
Width2-slot2-slot
Supplementary power connectors2x 8-pin2x 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 typeHBM2GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount16 GB24 GB
Memory bus width2048 Bit384 Bit
Memory clock speed945 MHz1750 MHz
Memory bandwidth483.8 GB/s672.0 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 Connectors1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort, 1x USB Type-C
HDMI++

API and SDK compatibility

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX12 (12_1)12 Ultimate (12_1)
Shader Model6.46.5
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL2.02.0
Vulkan1.1.1251.2.131
CUDA-7.5
DLSS-+

Synthetic benchmark performance

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.

Vega Frontier Edition 33.77
TITAN RTX 48.95
+45%

  • Other tests
    • Passmark
    • GeekBench 5 OpenCL
    • GeekBench 5 Vulkan

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.

Vega Frontier Edition 13013
TITAN RTX 18858
+44.9%

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.

Vega Frontier Edition 75767
TITAN RTX 148699
+96.3%

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.

Vega Frontier Edition 71947
TITAN RTX 126063
+75.2%

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

Average FPS across all PC games

Here are the average frames per second in a large set of popular games across different resolutions:

Full HD110−120
−49.1%
164
+49.1%
1440p70−75
−47.1%
103
+47.1%
4K50−55
−48%
74
+48%

Cost per frame, $

1080p9.08
+67.8%
15.24
−67.8%
1440p14.27
+70%
24.26
−70%
4K19.98
+69%
33.77
−69%
  • Vega Frontier Edition has 68% lower cost per frame in 1080p
  • Vega Frontier Edition has 70% lower cost per frame in 1440p
  • Vega Frontier Edition has 69% lower cost per frame in 4K

FPS performance in popular games

  • Full HD
    Low Preset
  • Full HD
    Medium Preset
  • Full HD
    High Preset
  • Full HD
    Ultra Preset
  • Full HD
    Epic Preset
  • 1440p
    High Preset
  • 1440p
    Ultra Preset
  • 1440p
    Epic Preset
  • 4K
    High Preset
  • 4K
    Ultra Preset
  • 4K
    Epic Preset
Atomic Heart 264
+0%
264
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 166
+0%
166
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 79
+0%
79
+0%
Atomic Heart 198
+0%
198
+0%
Battlefield 5 163
+0%
163
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 141
+0%
141
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 79
+0%
79
+0%
Far Cry 5 165
+0%
165
+0%
Fortnite 169
+0%
169
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 187
+0%
187
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 168
+0%
168
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 202
+0%
202
+0%
Valorant 348
+0%
348
+0%
Atomic Heart 118
+0%
118
+0%
Battlefield 5 164
+0%
164
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 120
+0%
120
+0%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 270−280
+0%
270−280
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 79
+0%
79
+0%
Dota 2 155
+0%
155
+0%
Far Cry 5 156
+0%
156
+0%
Fortnite 176
+0%
176
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 186
+0%
186
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 153
+0%
153
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 152
+0%
152
+0%
Metro Exodus 134
+0%
134
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 163
+0%
163
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 267
+0%
267
+0%
Valorant 336
+0%
336
+0%
Battlefield 5 160
+0%
160
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 110
+0%
110
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 78
+0%
78
+0%
Dota 2 148
+0%
148
+0%
Far Cry 5 146
+0%
146
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 175
+0%
175
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 136
+0%
136
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 139
+0%
139
+0%
Valorant 236
+0%
236
+0%
Fortnite 134
+0%
134
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 300−350
+0%
300−350
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 114
+0%
114
+0%
Metro Exodus 85
+0%
85
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
Valorant 307
+0%
307
+0%
Battlefield 5 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 66
+0%
66
+0%
Far Cry 5 134
+0%
134
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 157
+0%
157
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 90−95
+0%
90−95
+0%
Fortnite 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%
Atomic Heart 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 134
+0%
134
+0%
Metro Exodus 55
+0%
55
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 103
+0%
103
+0%
Valorant 300
+0%
300
+0%
Battlefield 5 97
+0%
97
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 18
+0%
18
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 33
+0%
33
+0%
Dota 2 146
+0%
146
+0%
Far Cry 5 80
+0%
80
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 114
+0%
114
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 96
+0%
96
+0%
Fortnite 74
+0%
74
+0%

This is how Vega Frontier Edition and TITAN RTX compete in popular games:

  • TITAN RTX is 49% faster in 1080p
  • TITAN RTX is 47% faster in 1440p
  • TITAN RTX is 48% faster in 4K

All in all, in popular games:

  • there's a draw in 64 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 33.77 48.95
Recency 27 June 2017 18 December 2018
Maximum RAM amount 16 GB 24 GB
Chip lithography 14 nm 12 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 300 Watt 280 Watt

TITAN RTX has a 45% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 1 year, a 50% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 16.7% more advanced lithography process, and 7.1% lower power consumption.

The TITAN RTX is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon Vega Frontier Edition in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon Vega Frontier Edition is a workstation graphics card while TITAN RTX is a desktop one.

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