Radeon Pro Vega 48 vs Tesla T4
Aggregated performance score
Radeon Pro Vega 48 outperforms Tesla T4 by 4% based on our aggregated benchmark results.
General info
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in performance ranking | 184 | 177 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Value for money | 19.00 | 25.43 |
| Architecture | Turing (2018−2021) | GCN 5.0 (2017−2020) |
| GPU code name | TU104 | Vega 10 |
| Market segment | Workstation | Mobile workstation |
| Release date | 13 September 2018 (5 years ago) | 19 March 2019 (5 years ago) |
| Current price | $782 | $671 |
Value for money
Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.
Pro Vega 48 has 34% better value for money than Tesla T4.
Technical specs
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 cores | 2560 | 3072 |
| Core clock speed | 585 MHz | 1200 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1590 MHz | 1300 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 13,600 million | 12,500 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 12 nm | 14 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 70 Watt | no data |
| Texture fill rate | 254.4 | 249.6 |
Size and compatibility
Information on Tesla T4 and Radeon Pro Vega 48 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.
| Interface | PCIe 3.0 x16 | PCIe 3.0 x16 |
| Length | 168 mm | no data |
| Width | 1-slot | no data |
| Supplementary power connectors | None | None |
Memory
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 | GDDR6 | HBM2 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 16 GB | 8 GB |
| Memory bus width | 256 Bit | 2048 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 10000 MHz | 1572 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 320.0 GB/s | 402.4 GB/s |
Video outputs and ports
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 Connectors | No outputs | No outputs |
API support
List of supported graphics and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 Ultimate (12_1) | 12 (12_1) |
| Shader Model | 6.5 | 6.4 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 1.2 | 2.0 |
| Vulkan | 1.2.131 | 1.1.125 |
| CUDA | 7.5 | no data |
Synthetic benchmark performance
Non-gaming benchmark performance comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.
Combined synthetic benchmark score
This is our combined benchmark performance score. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.
Radeon Pro Vega 48 outperforms Tesla T4 by 4% based on our aggregated benchmark results.
Passmark
This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark, part of Passmark PerformanceTest suite. 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.
Benchmark coverage: 25%
Radeon Pro Vega 48 outperforms Tesla T4 by 4% in Passmark.
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.
Benchmark coverage: 9%
Tesla T4 outperforms Radeon Pro Vega 48 by 15% in GeekBench 5 OpenCL.
Gaming performance
Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.
Advantages and disadvantages
| Performance score | 28.17 | 29.18 |
| Recency | 13 September 2018 | 19 March 2019 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 16 GB | 8 GB |
| Chip lithography | 12 nm | 14 nm |
Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Tesla T4 and Radeon Pro Vega 48.
Be aware that Tesla T4 is a workstation card while Radeon Pro Vega 48 is a mobile workstation one.
Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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