Radeon Pro WX 8200 vs Vega Frontier Edition

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon Vega Frontier Edition and Radeon Pro WX 8200, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

Vega Frontier Edition
2017
16 GB HBM2, 300 Watt
33.84

Pro WX 8200 outperforms Vega Frontier Edition by a minimal 3% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking156146
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation19.2124.97
Power efficiency7.7310.37
ArchitectureGCN 5.0 (2017−2020)GCN 5.0 (2017−2020)
GPU code nameVega 10Vega 10
Market segmentWorkstationWorkstation
Release date27 June 2017 (7 years ago)13 August 2018 (6 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$999 $999

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

Pro WX 8200 has 30% better value for money than Vega Frontier Edition.

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 cores40963584
Core clock speed1382 MHz1200 MHz
Boost clock speed1600 MHz1500 MHz
Number of transistors12,500 million12,500 million
Manufacturing process technology14 nm14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)300 Watt230 Watt
Texture fill rate409.6336.0
Floating-point processing power13.11 TFLOPS10.75 TFLOPS
ROPs6464
TMUs256224

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).

InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 3.0 x16
Length267 mm267 mm
Width2-slot2-slot
Supplementary power connectors2x 8-pin1x 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 typeHBM2HBM2
Maximum RAM amount16 GB8 GB
Memory bus width2048 Bit2048 Bit
Memory clock speed945 MHz1000 MHz
Memory bandwidth483.8 GB/s512.0 GB/s

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 Connectors1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort4x mini-DisplayPort
HDMI+-

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (12_1)12 (12_1)
Shader Model6.46.4
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL2.02.0
Vulkan1.1.1251.1.125

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.

Vega Frontier Edition 33.84
Pro WX 8200 34.80
+2.8%

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.

Vega Frontier Edition 13039
Pro WX 8200 13409
+2.8%

Gaming performance

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

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 33.84 34.80
Recency 27 June 2017 13 August 2018
Maximum RAM amount 16 GB 8 GB
Power consumption (TDP) 300 Watt 230 Watt

Vega Frontier Edition has a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount.

Pro WX 8200, on the other hand, has a 2.8% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 1 year, and 30.4% lower power consumption.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Radeon Vega Frontier Edition and Radeon Pro WX 8200.


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

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