ATI Radeon HD 2900 XT vs RX Vega 5

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon RX Vega 5 with Radeon HD 2900 XT, including specs and performance data.

RX Vega 5
2020
15 Watt
4.65
+172%

RX Vega 5 outperforms ATI HD 2900 XT by a whopping 172% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking651931
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data0.05
Power efficiency21.240.55
ArchitectureVega (2017−2020)TeraScale (2005−2013)
GPU code nameVegaR600
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release date7 January 2020 (4 years ago)14 May 2007 (17 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$399

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

no data

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 cores320320
Core clock speedno data743 MHz
Boost clock speed1400 MHzno data
Number of transistorsno data720 million
Manufacturing process technology7 nm80 nm
Power consumption (TDP)15 Watt215 Watt
Texture fill rateno data11.89
Floating-point processing powerno data0.4755 TFLOPS
ROPsno data16
TMUsno data16

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).

Interfaceno dataPCIe 1.0 x16
Lengthno data241 mm
Widthno data2-slot
Supplementary power connectorsno data1x 6-pin + 1x 8-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 typeno dataGDDR3
Maximum RAM amountno data512 MB
Memory bus widthno data512 Bit
Memory clock speedno data828 MHz
Memory bandwidthno data106.0 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 Connectorsno data2x DVI, 1x S-Video

API compatibility

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

DirectX12_110.0 (10_0)
Shader Modelno data4.0
OpenGLno data3.3
OpenCLno dataN/A
Vulkan-N/A

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 HD18
+200%
6−7
−200%

Cost per frame, $

1080pno data66.50

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 9
+200%
3−4
−200%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 15
+200%
5−6
−200%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 12
+200%
4−5
−200%
Battlefield 5 12−14
+200%
4−5
−200%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 13
+225%
4−5
−225%
Cyberpunk 2077 8−9
+300%
2−3
−300%
Far Cry 5 10−11
+233%
3−4
−233%
Far Cry New Dawn 12−14
+225%
4−5
−225%
Forza Horizon 4 27−30
+190%
10−11
−190%
Hitman 3 8
+300%
2−3
−300%
Horizon Zero Dawn 30−35
+210%
10−11
−210%
Metro Exodus 20
+186%
7−8
−186%
Red Dead Redemption 2 18
+200%
6−7
−200%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 16−18
+183%
6−7
−183%
Watch Dogs: Legion 45−50
+181%
16−18
−181%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 12−14
+225%
4−5
−225%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 4−5
+300%
1−2
−300%
Battlefield 5 12−14
+200%
4−5
−200%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 12
+200%
4−5
−200%
Cyberpunk 2077 8−9
+300%
2−3
−300%
Far Cry 5 10−11
+233%
3−4
−233%
Far Cry New Dawn 12−14
+225%
4−5
−225%
Forza Horizon 4 27−30
+190%
10−11
−190%
Hitman 3 10−11
+233%
3−4
−233%
Horizon Zero Dawn 30−35
+210%
10−11
−210%
Metro Exodus 15
+200%
5−6
−200%
Red Dead Redemption 2 14
+180%
5−6
−180%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 17
+183%
6−7
−183%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 16−18
+183%
6−7
−183%
Watch Dogs: Legion 45−50
+181%
16−18
−181%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 12−14
+225%
4−5
−225%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 4−5
+300%
1−2
−300%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 10−11
+233%
3−4
−233%
Cyberpunk 2077 8−9
+300%
2−3
−300%
Far Cry 5 10−11
+233%
3−4
−233%
Forza Horizon 4 27−30
+190%
10−11
−190%
Hitman 3 10−11
+233%
3−4
−233%
Horizon Zero Dawn 30−35
+210%
10−11
−210%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 14
+180%
5−6
−180%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 9
+200%
3−4
−200%
Watch Dogs: Legion 45−50
+181%
16−18
−181%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 12
+200%
4−5
−200%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 9−10
+200%
3−4
−200%
Far Cry New Dawn 7−8
+250%
2−3
−250%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 4−5
+300%
1−2
−300%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4−5
+300%
1−2
−300%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3 0−1
Far Cry 5 5−6
+400%
1−2
−400%
Forza Horizon 4 9−10
+200%
3−4
−200%
Hitman 3 9−10
+200%
3−4
−200%
Horizon Zero Dawn 10−12
+175%
4−5
−175%
Metro Exodus 2−3 0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 4−5
+300%
1−2
−300%
Watch Dogs: Legion 27−30
+190%
10−11
−190%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 9−10
+200%
3−4
−200%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 3−4
+200%
1−2
−200%
Far Cry New Dawn 3−4
+200%
1−2
−200%
Hitman 3 1−2 0−1
Horizon Zero Dawn 4−5
+300%
1−2
−300%
Metro Exodus 1−2 0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 0−1 0−1

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 3−4
+200%
1−2
−200%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 2−3 0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2−3 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 0−1 0−1
Far Cry 5 2−3 0−1
Forza Horizon 4 4−5
+300%
1−2
−300%
Watch Dogs: Legion 1−2 0−1

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 5−6
+400%
1−2
−400%

This is how RX Vega 5 and ATI HD 2900 XT compete in popular games:

  • RX Vega 5 is 200% faster in 1080p

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 4.65 1.71
Recency 7 January 2020 14 May 2007
Chip lithography 7 nm 80 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 15 Watt 215 Watt

RX Vega 5 has a 171.9% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 12 years, a 1042.9% more advanced lithography process, and 1333.3% lower power consumption.

The Radeon RX Vega 5 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon HD 2900 XT in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon RX Vega 5 is a notebook card while Radeon HD 2900 XT is a desktop one.


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