AMD Radeon Vega Frontier Edition videocard review

AMD Radeon Vega Frontier Edition

Radeon Vega Frontier Edition videocard released by AMD; release date: 27 June 2017. At the time of release, the videocard cost $999. The videocard is designed for desktop-computers and based on GCN 5.0 microarchitecture codenamed Vega 10.

Core clock speed - 1382 MHz. Boost clock speed - 1600 MHz. Texture fill rate - 409.6 GTexel / s. Pipelines - 4096. Floating-point performance - 13,107 gflops. Manufacturing process technology - 14 nm. Transistors count - 12,500 million. Power consumption (TDP) - 300 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
13226
PassMark
G2D Mark
Top 1 GPU
This GPU
1295
748
Geekbench
OpenCL
Top 1 GPU
This GPU
345616
75923
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop
Face Detection
Top 1 GPU
This GPU
939.363 mPixels/s
190.250 mPixels/s
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop
Ocean Surface Simulation
Top 1 GPU
This GPU
14101.507 Frames/s
3611.018 Frames/s
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop
T-Rex
Top 1 GPU
This GPU
95.851 Frames/s
17.789 Frames/s
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop
Video Composition
Top 1 GPU
This GPU
530.303 Frames/s
181.113 Frames/s
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop
Bitcoin Mining
Top 1 GPU
This GPU
4429.590 mHash/s
1373.944 mHash/s
GFXBench 4.0
Car Chase Offscreen
Top 1 GPU
This GPU
34770 Frames
12980 Frames
GFXBench 4.0
Manhattan
Top 1 GPU
This GPU
27823 Frames
3718 Frames
GFXBench 4.0
T-Rex
Top 1 GPU
This GPU
69225 Frames
3356 Frames
GFXBench 4.0
Car Chase Offscreen
Top 1 GPU
This GPU
34770.000 Fps
12980.000 Fps
GFXBench 4.0
Manhattan
Top 1 GPU
This GPU
27823.000 Fps
3718.000 Fps
GFXBench 4.0
T-Rex
Top 1 GPU
This GPU
69225.000 Fps
3356.000 Fps
3DMark Fire Strike
Graphics Score
Top 1 GPU
This GPU
36466
7074
Name Value
PassMark - G3D Mark 13226
PassMark - G2D Mark 748
Geekbench - OpenCL 75923
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection 190.250 mPixels/s
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation 3611.018 Frames/s
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex 17.789 Frames/s
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition 181.113 Frames/s
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining 1373.944 mHash/s
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen 12980 Frames
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan 3718 Frames
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex 3356 Frames
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen 12980.000 Fps
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan 3718.000 Fps
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex 3356.000 Fps
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score 7074

Specifications (specs)

Essentials

Architecture GCN 5.0
Code name Vega 10
Launch date 27 June 2017
Launch price (MSRP) $999
Place in performance rating 210
Price now $999.99
Type Desktop
Value for money (0-100) 14.37

Technical info

Boost clock speed 1600 MHz
Core clock speed 1382 MHz
Floating-point performance 13,107 gflops
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm
Pipelines 4096
Texture fill rate 409.6 GTexel / s
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 300 Watt
Transistor count 12,500 million

Video outputs and ports

Display Connectors 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort

Compatibility, dimensions and requirements

Interface PCIe 3.0 x16
Length 267 mm
Supplementary power connectors 2x 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