AMD Radeon RX 5700 vs AMD Radeon Vega Frontier Edition

Comparative analysis of AMD Radeon RX 5700 and AMD Radeon Vega Frontier Edition videocards for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Technical info, Video outputs and ports, Compatibility, dimensions and requirements, API support, Memory, Technologies. 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), 3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Radeon RX 5700

  • Videocard is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 0 month(s) later
  • Around 6% higher core clock speed: 1465 MHz vs 1382 MHz
  • Around 8% higher boost clock speed: 1725 MHz vs 1600 MHz
  • Around 67% lower typical power consumption: 180 Watt vs 300 Watt
  • Around 9% better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 14501 vs 13327
  • Around 19% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 889 vs 750
  • Around 10% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 209.509 vs 190.25
  • Around 2% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 3686.851 vs 3611.018
  • Around 23% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 21.941 vs 17.789
  • Around 38% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 250 vs 181.113
  • Around 20% better performance in 3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score: 8501 vs 7074
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 7 July 2019 vs 27 June 2017
Core clock speed 1465 MHz vs 1382 MHz
Boost clock speed 1725 MHz vs 1600 MHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 180 Watt vs 300 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark 14501 vs 13327
PassMark - G2D Mark 889 vs 750
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 209.509 vs 190.25
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 3686.851 vs 3611.018
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 21.941 vs 17.789
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 250 vs 181.113
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 3723 vs 3718
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 3366 vs 3356
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 3723 vs 3718
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 3366 vs 3356
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score 8501 vs 7074

Reasons to consider the AMD Radeon Vega Frontier Edition

  • Around 65% higher texture fill rate: 409.6 GTexel / s vs 248.4 GT/s
  • 2x more maximum memory size: 16 GB vs 8 GB
  • Around 14% better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 75593 vs 66232
  • Around 33% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 1373.944 vs 1036.448
  • Around 13% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 12980 vs 11536
  • Around 13% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 12980 vs 11536
Specifications (specs)
Texture fill rate 409.6 GTexel / s vs 248.4 GT/s
Maximum memory size 16 GB vs 8 GB
Benchmarks
Geekbench - OpenCL 75593 vs 66232
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 1373.944 vs 1036.448
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 12980 vs 11536
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 12980 vs 11536

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: AMD Radeon RX 5700
GPU 2: AMD Radeon Vega Frontier Edition

PassMark - G3D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
14501
13327
PassMark - G2D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
889
750
Geekbench - OpenCL
GPU 1
GPU 2
66232
75593
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
209.509
190.25
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3686.851
3611.018
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
21.941
17.789
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
250
181.113
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
1036.448
1373.944
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
11536
12980
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3723
3718
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3366
3356
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
11536
12980
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3723
3718
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3366
3356
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score
GPU 1
GPU 2
8501
7074
Name AMD Radeon RX 5700 AMD Radeon Vega Frontier Edition
PassMark - G3D Mark 14501 13327
PassMark - G2D Mark 889 750
Geekbench - OpenCL 66232 75593
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 209.509 190.25
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 3686.851 3611.018
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 21.941 17.789
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 250 181.113
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 1036.448 1373.944
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 11536 12980
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 3723 3718
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 3366 3356
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 11536 12980
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 3723 3718
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 3366 3356
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score 8501 7074

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD Radeon RX 5700 AMD Radeon Vega Frontier Edition

Essentials

Architecture RDNA GCN 5.0
Code name Navi 10 Vega 10
Launch date 7 July 2019 27 June 2017
Launch price (MSRP) $350 $999
Place in performance rating 177 199
Type Desktop Desktop
Price now $999.99
Value for money (0-100) 14.37

Technical info

Boost clock speed 1725 MHz 1600 MHz
Compute units 36
Core clock speed 1465 MHz 1382 MHz
Peak Half Precision (FP16) Performance 15.9 TFLOPs
Peak Single Precision (FP32) Performance 7.95 TFLOPs
Pixel fill rate 110.4 GP/s
Render output units 64
Stream Processors 2304
Texture fill rate 248.4 GT/s 409.6 GTexel / s
Texture Units 144
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 180 Watt 300 Watt
Transistor count 10.3 B 12,500 million
Floating-point performance 13,107 gflops
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm
Pipelines 4096

Video outputs and ports

DisplayPort support
HDMI
Display Connectors 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort

Compatibility, dimensions and requirements

Recommended system power (PSU) 600 Watt
Supplementary power connectors 1 x 8-pin and 1x6 pin 2x 8-pin
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16
Length 267 mm

API support

DirectX 12 12.0 (12_1)
Vulkan
OpenGL 4.6

Memory

Maximum RAM amount 8 GB 16 GB
Memory bandwidth 448 GB/s 483.8 GB / s
Memory bus width 256 bit 2048 Bit
Memory type GDDR6 HBM2
Memory clock speed 1890 MHz

Technologies

4K H264 Decode
4K H264 Encode
DisplayPort 1.3 HBR / 1.4 HDR Ready
FreeSync
H265/HEVC Decode
H265/HEVC Encode
HDMI 4K Support
TrueAudio
Virtual Super Resolution (VSR)
VR Ready