AMD Radeon Pro SSG videocard review

AMD Radeon Pro SSG

Radeon Pro SSG videocard released by AMD; release date: 8 August 2017. At the time of release, the videocard cost $6,999. The videocard is designed for workstation-computers and based on GCN 5.0 microarchitecture codenamed Vega 10.

Core clock speed - 1440 MHz. Boost clock speed - 1500 MHz. Texture fill rate - 384.0 GTexel / s. Pipelines - 4096. Floating-point performance - 12,288 gflops. Manufacturing process technology - 14 nm. Transistors count - 12,500 million. Power consumption (TDP) - 350 Watt.

Memory type: HBM2. Maximum RAM amount - 16 GB. Memory bus width - 2048 Bit. Memory clock speed - 1890 MHz. Memory bandwidth - 483.8 GB / s.

Benchmarks

PassMark
G3D Mark
Top 1 GPU
This GPU
38582
10972
PassMark
G2D Mark
Top 1 GPU
This GPU
1295
588
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop
Face Detection
Top 1 GPU
This GPU
939.363 mPixels/s
170.923 mPixels/s
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop
Ocean Surface Simulation
Top 1 GPU
This GPU
14101.507 Frames/s
3178.443 Frames/s
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop
T-Rex
Top 1 GPU
This GPU
95.851 Frames/s
16.732 Frames/s
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop
Video Composition
Top 1 GPU
This GPU
530.303 Frames/s
173.590 Frames/s
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop
Bitcoin Mining
Top 1 GPU
This GPU
4429.590 mHash/s
1231.051 mHash/s
GFXBench 4.0
Car Chase Offscreen
Top 1 GPU
This GPU
34770 Frames
11029 Frames
GFXBench 4.0
Manhattan
Top 1 GPU
This GPU
27823 Frames
7766 Frames
GFXBench 4.0
Car Chase Offscreen
Top 1 GPU
This GPU
34770.000 Fps
11029.000 Fps
GFXBench 4.0
Manhattan
Top 1 GPU
This GPU
27823.000 Fps
7766.000 Fps
Name Value
PassMark - G3D Mark 10972
PassMark - G2D Mark 588
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection 170.923 mPixels/s
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation 3178.443 Frames/s
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex 16.732 Frames/s
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition 173.590 Frames/s
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining 1231.051 mHash/s
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen 11029 Frames
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan 7766 Frames
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen 11029.000 Fps
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan 7766.000 Fps

Specifications (specs)

Essentials

Architecture GCN 5.0
Code name Vega 10
Launch date 8 August 2017
Launch price (MSRP) $6,999
Place in performance rating 170
Type Workstation

Technical info

Boost clock speed 1500 MHz
Core clock speed 1440 MHz
Floating-point performance 12,288 gflops
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm
Pipelines 4096
Texture fill rate 384.0 GTexel / s
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 350 Watt
Transistor count 12,500 million

Video outputs and ports

Display Connectors 6x mini-DisplayPort

Compatibility, dimensions and requirements

Interface PCIe 3.0 x16
Length 267 mm
Supplementary power connectors 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin

API support

DirectX 12.0 (12_1)
OpenGL 4.6

Memory

Maximum RAM amount 16 GB
Memory bandwidth 483.8 GB / s
Memory bus width 2048 Bit
Memory clock speed 1890 MHz
Memory type HBM2