ATI Radeon X1900 CrossFire Edition vs RX Vega 11

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon RX Vega 11 and Radeon X1900 CrossFire Edition, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

RX Vega 11
2018
35 Watt
5.49
+1425%

RX Vega 11 outperforms ATI X1900 CrossFire Edition by a whopping 1425% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

Place in the ranking6091285
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency10.800.25
ArchitectureGCN 5.0 (2017−2020)R500 (2005−2007)
GPU code nameRavenR580
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date10 May 2018 (6 years ago)24 January 2006 (19 years ago)

Detailed specifications

General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores704no data
Core clock speed300 MHz625 MHz
Boost clock speed1251 MHzno data
Number of transistors4,940 million384 million
Manufacturing process technology14 nm90 nm
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt100 Watt
Texture fill rate55.0410.00
Floating-point processing power1.761 TFLOPSno data
ROPs816
TMUs4416

Form factor & compatibility

Information on compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop graphics cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility).

InterfaceIGPPCIe 1.0 x16
WidthIGP2-slot
Supplementary power connectorsNone1x 6-pin

VRAM capacity and type

Parameters of VRAM installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Integrated GPUs have no dedicated video RAM and use a shared part of system RAM.

Memory typeSystem SharedGDDR3
Maximum RAM amountSystem Shared512 MB
Memory bus widthSystem Shared256 Bit
Memory clock speedSystem Shared725 MHz
Memory bandwidthno data46.4 GB/s
Shared memory+-

Connectivity and outputs

Types and number of video connectors present on the reviewed GPUs. As a rule, data in this section is precise only for desktop reference ones (so-called Founders Edition for NVIDIA chips). OEM manufacturers may change the number and type of output ports, while for notebook cards availability of certain video outputs ports depends on the laptop model rather than on the card itself.

Display ConnectorsMotherboard Dependent2x DVI, 1x S-Video

API compatibility

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX12 (12_1)9.0c (9_3)
Shader Model6.7 (6.4)3.0
OpenGL4.62.0
OpenCL2.1N/A
Vulkan1.3N/A

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark results comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark score. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

RX Vega 11 5.49
+1425%
ATI X1900 CrossFire Edition 0.36

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.

RX Vega 11 2109
+1439%
ATI X1900 CrossFire Edition 137

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

Average FPS across all PC games

Here are the average frames per second in a large set of popular games across different resolutions:

Full HD28
+2700%
1−2
−2700%
1440p5-0−1
4K120−1

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2 12−14 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 10−12 0−1
Elden Ring 14−16 0−1

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5 16−18
+1600%
1−2
−1600%
Counter-Strike 2 12−14 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 10−12 0−1
Forza Horizon 4 20
+1900%
1−2
−1900%
Metro Exodus 18
+1700%
1−2
−1700%
Red Dead Redemption 2 16−18
+1500%
1−2
−1500%
Valorant 14−16 0−1

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5 16−18
+1600%
1−2
−1600%
Counter-Strike 2 12−14 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 10−12 0−1
Dota 2 27
+2600%
1−2
−2600%
Elden Ring 14−16 0−1
Far Cry 5 30
+2900%
1−2
−2900%
Fortnite 30−35
+1500%
2−3
−1500%
Forza Horizon 4 17
+1600%
1−2
−1600%
Grand Theft Auto V 17
+1600%
1−2
−1600%
Metro Exodus 11 0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 54
+1700%
3−4
−1700%
Red Dead Redemption 2 16−18
+1500%
1−2
−1500%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 18−20
+1700%
1−2
−1700%
Valorant 14−16 0−1
World of Tanks 85−90
+1660%
5−6
−1660%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 16−18
+1600%
1−2
−1600%
Counter-Strike 2 12−14 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 10−12 0−1
Dota 2 42
+2000%
2−3
−2000%
Far Cry 5 24−27
+2500%
1−2
−2500%
Forza Horizon 4 15 0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 45−50
+1433%
3−4
−1433%
Valorant 14−16 0−1

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2 5−6 0−1
Elden Ring 6−7 0−1
Grand Theft Auto V 5−6 0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 35−40
+1650%
2−3
−1650%
Red Dead Redemption 2 4−5 0−1
World of Tanks 40−45
+1900%
2−3
−1900%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 9−10 0−1
Counter-Strike 2 9−10 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 4−5 0−1
Far Cry 5 12−14 0−1
Forza Horizon 4 8−9 0−1
Metro Exodus 5−6 0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 7−8 0−1
Valorant 14−16 0−1

4K
High Preset

Dota 2 16−18
+1600%
1−2
−1600%
Elden Ring 3−4 0−1
Grand Theft Auto V 16−18
+1600%
1−2
−1600%
Metro Exodus 1−2 0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 15 0−1
Red Dead Redemption 2 3−4 0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 16−18
+1600%
1−2
−1600%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 5−6 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3 0−1
Dota 2 17
+1600%
1−2
−1600%
Far Cry 5 6−7 0−1
Fortnite 5−6 0−1
Forza Horizon 4 4−5 0−1
Valorant 5−6 0−1

This is how RX Vega 11 and ATI X1900 CrossFire Edition compete in popular games:

  • RX Vega 11 is 2700% faster in 1080p

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 5.49 0.36
Recency 10 May 2018 24 January 2006
Chip lithography 14 nm 90 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt 100 Watt

RX Vega 11 has a 1425% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 12 years, a 542.9% more advanced lithography process, and 185.7% lower power consumption.

The Radeon RX Vega 11 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon X1900 CrossFire Edition in performance tests.


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