Radeon R9 Fury X vs Radeon RX Vega 64
Radeon R9 Fury X
2015 · $150 today
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Radeon RX Vega 64
2017 · $170 today
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Dashed outline = score at launch
Why Radeon R9 Fury X is better
- Memory Bus: 4096-bit vs 2048-bit(2.0× more)
- TDP: 275 W vs 295 W(7% less)
- Memory Bandwidth: 512 GB/s vs 484 GB/s(6% more)
Why Radeon RX Vega 64 is better
- Process Node: 14 nm vs 28 nm(2.0× less)
- VRAM: 8 GB HBM2 vs 4 GB HBM(2.0× more)
- FP32 Compute: 12.7 TFLOPS vs 8.6 TFLOPS(48% more)
- Boost Clock: 1546 MHz vs 1050 MHz(47% more)
Verdict
Radeon RX Vega 64 leads outright in 3 of 6 dimensions today.
Spec by spec
| Spec | Radeon R9 Fury X | Radeon RX Vega 64 |
|---|---|---|
| Core Specs | ||
| Stream Processors | 4096 | 4096 |
| Boost Clock | 1050 MHz | 1546 MHz● |
| Process Node | 28 nm | 14 nm● |
| Memory | ||
| VRAM | 4 GB HBM | 8 GB HBM2● |
| Memory Bus | 4096-bit● | 2048-bit |
| Memory Bandwidth | 512 GB/s● | 484 GB/s |
| Performance | ||
| FP32 Compute | 8.6 TFLOPS | 12.7 TFLOPS● |
| Ray Tracing Cores | None | None |
| Power & Thermal | ||
| TDP | 275 W● | 295 W |
| Recommended PSU | 750 W | 750 W |