Radeon VII vs Radeon RX Vega 64
Radeon VII
2019 · $280 today
4930
Radeon RX Vega 64
2017 · $170 today
4424
Dashed outline = score at launch
Why Radeon VII is better
- Memory Bandwidth: 1024 GB/s vs 484 GB/s(2.1× more)
- Process Node: 7 nm vs 14 nm(2.0× less)
- VRAM: 16 GB HBM2 vs 8 GB HBM2(2.0× more)
- Memory Bus: 4096-bit vs 2048-bit(2.0× more)
- Boost Clock: 1750 MHz vs 1546 MHz(13% more)
- FP32 Compute: 13.8 TFLOPS vs 12.7 TFLOPS(9% more)
Why Radeon RX Vega 64 is better
- Stream Processors: 4096 vs 3840(7% more)
- TDP: 295 W vs 300 W(lower)
Verdict
Radeon VII leads outright in 3 of 6 dimensions today.
Spec by spec
| Spec | Radeon VII | Radeon RX Vega 64 |
|---|---|---|
| Core Specs | ||
| Stream Processors | 3840 | 4096● |
| Boost Clock | 1750 MHz● | 1546 MHz |
| Process Node | 7 nm● | 14 nm |
| Memory | ||
| VRAM | 16 GB HBM2● | 8 GB HBM2 |
| Memory Bus | 4096-bit● | 2048-bit |
| Memory Bandwidth | 1024 GB/s● | 484 GB/s |
| Performance | ||
| FP32 Compute | 13.8 TFLOPS● | 12.7 TFLOPS |
| Ray Tracing Cores | None | None |
| Power & Thermal | ||
| TDP | 300 W | 295 W● |
| Recommended PSU | 750 W | 750 W |