AMD Radeon Pro Vega 64 vs AMD Radeon R9 270 1024SP

Comparative analysis of AMD Radeon Pro Vega 64 and AMD Radeon R9 270 1024SP 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).

AMD Radeon Pro Vega 64

AMD Radeon R9 270 1024SP

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Radeon Pro Vega 64

Videocard is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 3 month(s) later
Around 39% higher core clock speed: 1250 MHz vs 900 MHz
Around 46% higher boost clock speed: 1350 MHz vs 925 MHz
5.8x more texture fill rate: 345.6 GTexel / s vs 59.2 GTexel / s
4x more pipelines: 4096 vs 1024
5.8x better floating-point performance: 11,059 gflops vs 1,894 gflops
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 14 nm vs 28 nm
8x more maximum memory size: 16 GB vs 2 GB
Around 1% better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 71540 vs 70535
2.1x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 13339 vs 6316
2.1x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 13339 vs 6316

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	27 June 2017 vs 13 March 2015
Core clock speed	1250 MHz vs 900 MHz
Boost clock speed	1350 MHz vs 925 MHz
Texture fill rate	345.6 GTexel / s vs 59.2 GTexel / s
Pipelines	4096 vs 1024
Floating-point performance	11,059 gflops vs 1,894 gflops
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 28 nm
Maximum memory size	16 GB vs 2 GB
Benchmarks
Geekbench - OpenCL	71540 vs 70535
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	13339 vs 6316
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	13339 vs 6316

Reasons to consider the AMD Radeon R9 270 1024SP

Around 67% lower typical power consumption: 150 Watt vs 250 Watt
3.1x more memory clock speed: 4800 MHz vs 1572 MHz
2.3x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 8390 vs 3709
8.2x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 27566 vs 3353
2.3x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 8390 vs 3709
8.2x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 27566 vs 3353

Specifications (specs)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	150 Watt vs 250 Watt
Memory clock speed	4800 MHz vs 1572 MHz
Benchmarks
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	8390 vs 3709
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	27566 vs 3353
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	8390 vs 3709
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	27566 vs 3353

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: AMD Radeon Pro Vega 64
GPU 2: AMD Radeon R9 270 1024SP

Geekbench - OpenCL

GPU 1

GPU 2

71540

70535

GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

13339

6316

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3709

8390

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3353

27566

GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

13339

6316

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3709

8390

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3353

27566

Name	AMD Radeon Pro Vega 64	AMD Radeon R9 270 1024SP
PassMark - G3D Mark	12984
PassMark - G2D Mark	805
Geekbench - OpenCL	71540	70535
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	142.691
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	1729.558
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	12.693
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	111.376
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	1396.172
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	13339	6316
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	3709	8390
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3353	27566
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	13339	6316
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	3709	8390
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3353	27566

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Radeon Pro Vega 64	AMD Radeon R9 270 1024SP
Essentials
Architecture	GCN 5.0	GCN 1.0
Code name	Vega 10	Pitcairn
Launch date	27 June 2017	13 March 2015
Place in performance rating	227	165
Type	Workstation	Desktop
Technical info
Boost clock speed	1350 MHz	925 MHz
Core clock speed	1250 MHz	900 MHz
Floating-point performance	11,059 gflops	1,894 gflops
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	28 nm
Pipelines	4096	1024
Texture fill rate	345.6 GTexel / s	59.2 GTexel / s
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	250 Watt	150 Watt
Transistor count	12,500 million	2,800 million
Video outputs and ports
Display Connectors	No outputs	2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	PCIe 3.0 x16
Length	267 mm
Supplementary power connectors	None	1x 6-pin
API support
DirectX	12.0 (12_1)	12.0 (11_1)
OpenGL	4.6	4.5
Memory
Maximum RAM amount	16 GB	2 GB
Memory bandwidth	402.4 GB / s	153.6 GB / s
Memory bus width	2048 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	1572 MHz	4800 MHz
Memory type	HBM2	GDDR5