ATI Radeon HD 2900 XT vs RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000)

Place in the ranking	660	931
Place by popularity	38	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	0.05
Power efficiency	20.61	0.55
Architecture	Vega (2017−2020)	TeraScale (2005−2013)
GPU code name	Vega Raven Ridge	R600
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop
Release date	26 October 2017 (7 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 cores	512	320
Core clock speed	300 MHz	743 MHz
Boost clock speed	1200 MHz	no data
Number of transistors	9,800 million	720 million
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	80 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	15 Watt	215 Watt
Texture fill rate	57.60	11.89
Floating-point processing power	1.843 TFLOPS	0.4755 TFLOPS
ROPs	8	16
TMUs	32	16

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).

Interface	IGP	PCIe 1.0 x16
Length	no data	241 mm
Width	no data	2-slot
Supplementary power connectors	None	1x 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 type	System Shared	GDDR3
Maximum RAM amount	System Shared	512 MB
Memory bus width	System Shared	512 Bit
Memory clock speed	System Shared	828 MHz
Memory bandwidth	no data	106.0 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 Connectors

No outputs

2x DVI, 1x S-Video

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 (12_1)	10.0 (10_0)
Shader Model	6.4	4.0
OpenGL	4.6	3.3
OpenCL	2.1	N/A
Vulkan	1.2	N/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 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000) 4.51
+164%

ATI HD 2900 XT 1.71

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 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000) 1737
+164%

ATI HD 2900 XT 659

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 HD	18 +200%	6−7 −200%
4K	8 +167%	3−4 −167%

Cost per frame, $

1080p	no data	66.50
4K	no data	133.00

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	10 +233%	3−4 −233%
Battlefield 5	18 +200%	6−7 −200%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	10 +233%	3−4 −233%
Cyberpunk 2077	9 +200%	3−4 −200%
Far Cry 5	18 +200%	6−7 −200%
Far Cry New Dawn	18 +200%	6−7 −200%
Forza Horizon 4	58 +176%	21−24 −176%
Hitman 3	9 +200%	3−4 −200%
Horizon Zero Dawn	30−33 +200%	10−11 −200%
Metro Exodus	22 +175%	8−9 −175%
Red Dead Redemption 2	16 +167%	6−7 −167%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	19 +171%	7−8 −171%
Watch Dogs: Legion	65 +171%	24−27 −171%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	30 +200%	10−11 −200%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	4−5 +300%	1−2 −300%
Battlefield 5	10−12 +175%	4−5 −175%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	10 +233%	3−4 −233%
Cyberpunk 2077	6 +200%	2−3 −200%
Far Cry 5	10 +233%	3−4 −233%
Far Cry New Dawn	13 +225%	4−5 −225%
Forza Horizon 4	52 +189%	18−20 −189%
Hitman 3	10−11 +233%	3−4 −233%
Horizon Zero Dawn	30−33 +200%	10−11 −200%
Metro Exodus	17 +183%	6−7 −183%
Red Dead Redemption 2	10 +233%	3−4 −233%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	16 +167%	6−7 −167%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	31 +210%	10−11 −210%
Watch Dogs: Legion	55 +206%	18−20 −206%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	8 +167%	3−4 −167%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	4−5 +300%	1−2 −300%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	7 +250%	2−3 −250%
Cyberpunk 2077	5 +400%	1−2 −400%
Far Cry 5	7 +250%	2−3 −250%
Forza Horizon 4	23 +188%	8−9 −188%
Hitman 3	10−11 +233%	3−4 −233%
Horizon Zero Dawn	15 +200%	5−6 −200%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	14 +180%	5−6 −180%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	8 +167%	3−4 −167%
Watch Dogs: Legion	45−50 +181%	16−18 −181%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

+233%

3−4
−233%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	8−9 +167%	3−4 −167%
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	8−9 +167%	3−4 −167%
Hitman 3	9−10 +200%	3−4 −200%
Horizon Zero Dawn	10−11 +233%	3−4 −233%
Metro Exodus	1−2	0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	4−5 +300%	1−2 −300%
Watch Dogs: Legion	27−30 +180%	10−11 −180%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

8−9
+167%

3−4

−167%

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	3−4 +200%	1−2 −200%
Metro Exodus	1−2	0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	0−1	0−1

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	4 +300%	1−2 −300%
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	9 +200%	3−4 −200%
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 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000) and ATI HD 2900 XT compete in popular games:

RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000) is 200% faster in 1080p
RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000) is 167% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	4.51	1.71
Recency	26 October 2017	14 May 2007
Chip lithography	14 nm	80 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	15 Watt	215 Watt

RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000) has a 163.7% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 10 years, a 471.4% more advanced lithography process, and 1333.3% lower power consumption.

The Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000) is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon HD 2900 XT in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000) is a notebook card while Radeon HD 2900 XT is a desktop one.

Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.