AMD Radeon Vega Frontier Edition review. Specs and Benchmarks

A detailed review of the video card AMD Radeon Vega Frontier Edition. Ranked 44 in CpusData's performance ranking.

Manufacturer AMD, year of manufacture 2017, process technology 14 nm, power consumption 300 Watt (TDP).

The graphics card runs at a clock frequency of 1382 MHz, capable of overclocking up to 1600 MHz. On board is 16 GB of memory with a clock rate of 1890 MHz and a bandwidth of 483.8 GB/s.

Below is some key information about the technologies used, interfaces, motherboard compatibility and test results in popular games. This data will help you decide which graphics card to choose. You can also compare your AMD Radeon Vega Frontier Edition graphics card online with other models on our site.

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General info

The main nomenclature characteristics of the video card AMD Radeon Vega Frontier Edition, for general information about it.

Place in performance rating:		75
Value for money (0-100):		9.53
Architecture:		GCN 5.0
Code name:		Vega 10
Type:		Desktop
Release date:		27 June 2017 (4 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP):		$999
Price now:		$645 (0.6x MSRP)
Value for money:		35.93
GPU code name:		Vega 10
Market segment:		Desktop

Technical specs

Characteristics that directly affect the performance of the video card AMD Radeon Vega Frontier Edition. Smaller process technology, higher clock frequencies, more threads and transistors are signs of a modern graphics card.

Pipelines:		4096
Core clock speed:		1382 MHz
Boost Clock:		1600 MHz
Transistor count:		12,500 million
Manufacturing process technology:		14 nm
Power consumption (TDP):		300 Watt
Texture fill rate:		409.6
Floating-point performance:		13,107 gflops
Pipelines / CUDA cores:		4096
Boost clock speed:		1600 MHz
Number of transistors:		12,500 million
Thermal design power (TDP):		300 Watt

Compatibility, dimensions and requirements

Additional technical information, does not greatly affect the performance rating.

Interface:		PCIe 3.0 x16
Length:		267 mm
Supplementary power connectors:		2x 8-pin

Memory

Video card memory is used to store calculations. Modern software and 3D games require higher memory capacity and speed. The higher these parameters, the higher the performance of the chip AMD Radeon Vega Frontier Edition.

Memory type:		HBM2
Maximum RAM amount:		16 GB
Memory bus width:		2048 Bit
Memory clock speed:		1890 MHz
Memory bandwidth:		483.8 GB/s

Video outputs and ports

Information about video card interfaces, ports, shape factor and size.

Display Connectors:		1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort
HDMI:		+

API support

Supported by the video card AMD Radeon Vega Frontier Edition API. The higher the version, the better performance in games.

DirectX:		12 (12_1)
OpenGL:		4.6

Overall gaming performance

The tests show the FPS results with different screen resolutions according to the recommendations of the game developer. Benchmark AMD Radeon Vega Frontier Edition may differ from the actual data, depending on the environment (motherboard or processor).

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Legend
5	Stutter – Insufficient data. Similar graphics cards stutter, the game is likely to show a low frame rate. There will be some lags.
	May Stutter – Insufficient data. Similar graphics cards stutter, the game is likely to show a low frame rate. There will be some lags.
30	Fluent – According to the results of benchmarks the game should run at 25 frames per second (fps)
40	Fluent – According to the results of benchmarks the game should run at 35 frames per second (fps)
60	Fluent – According to the results of benchmarks the game should run at 58 frames per second (fps)
	May Run Fluently – Insufficient data. Similar graphics cards show a smooth frame rate, comfortable for the game.
?	Uncertain – Graphics cards testing has shown that a slower card can provide a high and stable frame rate for the same operation.
	Uncertain – The work of the video card in the game is still being studied. Interpolation among analogs is not possible.
The value depicts the average frame rate. Hovering over the value, you can get individual results.

AMD Radeon Vega Frontier Edition in Benchmarks

The performance of the graphics card AMD Radeon Vega Frontier Edition is presented in popular modern benchmarks. Testing at maximum loads gives us an idea of the real power of the graphics processor and allows us to compare the model with other popular graphics cards. You can find benchmark descriptions and results on their pages.