AMD Radeon Pro Vega 56 vs AMD Radeon R9 390 X2
Comparative analysis of AMD Radeon Pro Vega 56 and AMD Radeon R9 390 X2 videocards for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Technical info, Video outputs and ports, Compatibility, dimensions and requirements, API support, Memory. Benchmark videocards performance analysis: PassMark - G3D Mark, PassMark - G2D Mark, Geekbench - OpenCL, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).
Differences
Reasons to consider the AMD Radeon Pro Vega 56
- Videocard is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 11 month(s) later
- Around 14% higher core clock speed: 1138 MHz vs 1000 MHz
- A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 14 nm vs 28 nm
- 2.8x lower typical power consumption: 210 Watt vs 580 Watt
Launch date | 14 August 2017 vs 3 September 2015 |
Core clock speed | 1138 MHz vs 1000 MHz |
Manufacturing process technology | 14 nm vs 28 nm |
Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 210 Watt vs 580 Watt |
Reasons to consider the AMD Radeon R9 390 X2
- 7.1x more texture fill rate: 2x 160.0 GTexel / s billion / sec vs 302.4 GTexel / s
- Around 43% higher pipelines: 2x 2560 vs 3584
- Around 6% better floating-point performance: 2x 5,120 gflops vs 9,677 gflops
- 2x more maximum memory size: 2x 8 GB vs 8 GB
- 3.4x more memory clock speed: 5400 MHz vs 1572 MHz
- Around 78% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 21.128 vs 11.901
Specifications (specs) | |
Texture fill rate | 2x 160.0 GTexel / s billion / sec vs 302.4 GTexel / s |
Pipelines | 2x 2560 vs 3584 |
Floating-point performance | 2x 5,120 gflops vs 9,677 gflops |
Maximum memory size | 2x 8 GB vs 8 GB |
Memory clock speed | 5400 MHz vs 1572 MHz |
Benchmarks | |
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) | 21.128 vs 11.901 |
Compare benchmarks
GPU 1: AMD Radeon Pro Vega 56
GPU 2: AMD Radeon R9 390 X2
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) |
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Name | AMD Radeon Pro Vega 56 | AMD Radeon R9 390 X2 |
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PassMark - G3D Mark | 12354 | |
PassMark - G2D Mark | 828 | |
Geekbench - OpenCL | 61630 | |
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) | 153.117 | |
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) | 1722.138 | |
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) | 11.901 | 21.128 |
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) | 126.528 | |
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) | 1172.788 | |
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) | 12822 | |
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) | 3709 | |
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) | 3353 | |
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) | 12822 | |
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) | 3709 | |
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) | 3353 |
Compare specifications (specs)
AMD Radeon Pro Vega 56 | AMD Radeon R9 390 X2 | |
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Essentials |
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Architecture | GCN 5.0 | GCN 2.0 |
Code name | Vega 10 | Grenada |
Launch date | 14 August 2017 | 3 September 2015 |
Launch price (MSRP) | $399 | $1,399 |
Place in performance rating | 248 | 247 |
Type | Workstation | Desktop |
Technical info |
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Boost clock speed | 1250 MHz | |
Core clock speed | 1138 MHz | 1000 MHz |
Floating-point performance | 9,677 gflops | 2x 5,120 gflops |
Manufacturing process technology | 14 nm | 28 nm |
Pipelines | 3584 | 2x 2560 |
Texture fill rate | 302.4 GTexel / s | 2x 160.0 GTexel / s billion / sec |
Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 210 Watt | 580 Watt |
Transistor count | 12,500 million | 6,200 million |
Video outputs and ports |
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Display Connectors | 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort | 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort |
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements |
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Interface | PCIe 3.0 x16 | PCIe 3.0 x16 |
Length | 267 mm | |
Supplementary power connectors | None | 4x 8-pin |
API support |
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DirectX | 12.0 (12_1) | 12.0 (12_0) |
OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.5 |
Memory |
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Maximum RAM amount | 8 GB | 2x 8 GB |
Memory bandwidth | 402.4 GB / s | 2x 345.6 GB / s |
Memory bus width | 2048 Bit | 2x 512 Bit |
Memory clock speed | 1572 MHz | 5400 MHz |
Memory type | HBM2 | GDDR5 |