Amd radeon vii vs rx vega 64 vs r9 fury x

It's here. The long-awaited AMD Radeon VII is a reality. But as with any new release of this level, the Radeon VII has to face a series of tests and comparisons, and in this we will see how it goes against its predecessors from AMD.

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AMD Radeon VII vs RX Vega 64 vs R9 Fury X specs

First, it is time to compare the specifications of each one, to intuit where the analysis will go.

	AMD Radeon VII	AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	AMD Radeon R9 Fury X
Stream processor	3840 (60 CUs)	4096 (64 CUs)	4096 (64 CUs)
ROPs	64	64	64
Base Clock	1400MHz	1247 MHz	n / d
Boost Clock	1750MHz	1546MHz	1050MHz
Memory clock	2.0Gbps HBM2	.1.89Gbps ​​HBM2	1Gbps HBM
Memory width	4096 bits	2048 bits	4096 bits
VRAM	16 GB	8GB	4GB
Simple precision	13.8 TFLOPS	12.7 TFLOPS	8.6 TFLOPS
Double precision	3.5 TFLOPS (¼ rate)	794 GFLOPS (1/16 rate)	538 GFLOPS (1/4 rate)
Power	300W	295W	275W
Refrigeration	Triple fan	Turbine	Liquid closed circuit
Manufacturing process	TSMC 7nm	GloFo 14nm	TSMC 28nm
GPU	Vega 20	Vega 10	Fiji
Architecture	Vega	Vega	GCN 3
No. of Transistors	13.2 billion	12, 500 million	8.9 billion
Release date	2/7/2019	8/14/2017	6/24/2015
Launch price	$ 699	$ 499	$ 649

Looking at the table we find that the jumps between generations are noticeable with the naked eye. Radeon VII comes with a clock frequency of 1750 Mhz, against the 1630 MHz of the RX Vega 64 and the 1050 MHz of the Radeon R9 Fury X. This puts the Radeon VII ahead of the RX Vega 64, and thanks to its open cooling it will allow it to keep clock peaks longer than the RX Vega 64. Although Radeon VII loses CU (control units) and ROPs (Render Units), gain total return.

Still, the biggest advance over the RX Vega 64 is that AMD has doubled both its memory size and bandwidth. This increase comes courtesy of the 7nm manufacturing, which due to its smaller chip size, has allowed AMD to integrate another 2 HBM2 blocks. There's also a memory clock speed increase from 1.89 Gbps per pin to just 2 Gbps per pin in Radeon VII.

Although the stream processors have no changes between R9 Fury X and RX Vega 64, they decrease in Radeon VII. Still, it is offset by ever-increasing clock speeds, resulting in significantly increased performance. There is an interesting fact, between generations they double the VRAM and the memory clock increases between generations, along with the decrease in manufacturing size.

Gaming performance

Having seen the evolution of AMD, we will see its performance in games. All have been tested to Full HD, 2K and 4K, to see the behavior. Configuration is I ntel Core i7-7820X @ 4.3GHz CPU, Gigabyte X299 AORUS Gaming 7 Motherboard and 4 x 8GB DDR4-3200 RAM

one	Gaming performance (FPS)
two		AMD Radeon VII	AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	AMD Radeon R9 Fury X
3	Battlefield 1 3840x2160 Ultra Quality	81.1	60.3	47.9
4	Battlefield 1 2560 x 1440 Ultra quality	137.6	107.3	81.8
5	Battlefield 1 1920 x 1080 Ultra Quality	163.5	142.2	105.8
6	Far Cry 5 3840x2160 Ultra quality	59	Four. Five	33
7	Far Cry 5 2560 x 1440 Ultra quality	97	85	59
8	Far Cry 5 1920 x 1080 Ultra Quality	102	102	78
9	Grand Theft Auto 5 3840x2160 Very high quality	48	34.7	26.1
10	Grand Theft Auto 5 2560 x 1440 Very high quality	85.5	65	53
eleven	Grand Theft Auto 5 1920 x 1080 Very high quality	99.6	90.4	73.7
12	Final Fantasy XV 3840x2160 Ultra Quality	39.8	29.6	20.5
13	Final Fantasy XV 2560 x 1440 Ultra quality	69.6	54.5	42.1
14	Final Fantasy XV 1920 x 1080 Ultra Quality	94.7	76.3	57.1

Here evolution is clearly seen. We are facing a leap forward between generations, especially in 4K game, although this depends on the game. It should be noted that although there are still no games capable of taking advantage of the 16 Gb of VRAM of Radeon VII, it offers spectacular performance.

Where the Radeon VII stands out especially is for a Workstation / content creation user, since in rendering the increase in VRAM is 100% usable

Consumption, temperature and noise.

Here we continue comparing generations, in this case consumption, temperature and noise. As usual, the consumption is for the complete equipment, measured directly from the wall socket.

	TO	B	C	D
one	Energy consumption, temperature and noise
two		AMD Radeon VII	AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	AMD Radeon R9 Fury X
3	Idle consumption	88 W	88 W	89 W
4	Load consumption	423 W	440 W	400 W
5	Resting temperature	32 ºC	33 ºC	30 ºC
6	Load temperature	84 ºC	85 ºC	64 ºC
7	Resting noise	41 dB	41.2 dB	40.5 dB
8	Loading noise	54.4 dB	55.4 dB	44.0 dB

Here we see very similar consumption at rest, although the difference is already noticeable when entering the load, being the one that consumes the RX Vega 64 the most. Next up, we have the Radeon VII, followed by the Radeon R9 Fury X. This shows that 7nm is more efficient.

Already in temperatures, the Radeon R9 Fury X starts with an advantage, since the liquid refrigeration shows, maintaining 64 ºC at full load, 20 degrees less than its successors. Subsequently, the Radeon VII and RX Vega 64 show similar temperatures, despite the fact that one has a triple fan and the other a turbine.

AMD Radeon VII is it worth changing?

After comparing the three AMD flagships over time, the final assessment arrives. The AMD Radeon VII is a remarkable improvement, surpassing its predecessor in every way, although, seeing the starting price, whether it is worth it is up to you. Currently you can find an RX Vega 64 for around € 500, Against the nearly € 750 starting Radeon VII, with the R9 Fury X already discontinued.

We are in doubt, because it is an interesting purchase from the Gamer point of view, especially for the future, when developers begin to take advantage of the 16 GB of VRAM, although its high cost, even without being excessive, puts it in the range price list of the RTX 2080.

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And here we come to the end of our comparison AMD Radeon VII vs RX Vega 64 vs R9 Fury X. What do you think? Is it worth taking the leap? Tell us your opinion.