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    Radeon Pro Vega 20 vs Radeon R9 M280X

    Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing Radeon Pro Vega 20 and Radeon R9 M280X. Here you can take a closer look at graphics cards specs, such as core clock speed, memory type and size, display connectors, etc. The price, overall benchmark and gaming performances are usually defining factors when it comes to choosing between Radeon Pro Vega 20 and Radeon R9 M280X. Make sure that the graphics card has compatible dimensions and will properly fit in your new or current computer case. Also these graphics cards may have different system power recommendations, so take that into consideration and upgrade your PSU if necessary.
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    Radeon Pro Vega 20 and Radeon R9 M280X are Laptop Graphics Cards

    Note: Radeon Pro Vega 20 and Radeon R9 M280X are only used in laptop graphics. They have lower GPU clock speed compared to the desktop variant, which results in lower power consumption, but also 10-30% lower gaming performance. Check available laptop models with Radeon Pro Vega 20 or Radeon R9 M280X here:

    Radeon Pro Vega 20 Laptops
    Radeon R9 M280X Laptops

    Main Specs

      Radeon Pro Vega 20 Radeon R9 M280X
    Power consumption (TDP) 100 Watt
    Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
    Supplementary power connectors 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin
    Memory type HBM2 Not Listed
    Maximum RAM amount 4 GB
    Display Connectors No outputs No outputs
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    • Both video cards are using PCIe 3.0 x16 interface connection to a motherboard.
    • Radeon Pro Vega 20 is used in Mobile workstations, and Radeon R9 M280X - in Laptops.
    • Radeon Pro Vega 20 is build with Vega architecture, and Radeon R9 M280X - with GCN.
    • Core clock speed of Radeon R9 M280X is 85 MHz higher, than Radeon Pro Vega 20.
    • Radeon Pro Vega 20 is manufactured by 14 nm process technology, and Radeon R9 M280X - by 28 nm process technology.

    Game benchmarks

    high / 1080p 35−40 2−3
    ultra / 1080p 21−24 1−2
    QHD / 1440p 16−18 0−1
    4K / 2160p 10−11 −
    low / 720p 60−65 14−16
    medium / 1080p 40−45 4−5
    The average gaming FPS of Radeon Pro Vega 20 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 720% more, than Radeon R9 M280X.

    Full Specs

      Radeon Pro Vega 20 Radeon R9 M280X
    Architecture Vega GCN
    Code name Vega Mobile Saturn XT
    Type Mobile workstation Laptop
    Release date 15 November 2018 1 February 2015
    Pipelines 1280 896
    Core clock speed 815 MHz 900 MHz
    Boost Clock 1283 MHz
    Transistor count 2,080 million
    Manufacturing process technology 14 nm 28 nm
    Texture fill rate 102.6 61.60
    Floating-point performance 1,792 gflops
    Memory bus width 1024 Bit
    Memory clock speed 1480 MHz
    Memory bandwidth 189.4 GB/s 96 GB/s
    Shared memory - -
    DirectX 12 (12_1)
    Shader Model 6.3 6.3
    OpenGL 4.6 4.4
    OpenCL 2.0 Not Listed
    Vulkan 1.2.131
    FreeSync +
    Bus support Not Listed
    Laptop size large large
    HD3D +
    PowerTune +
    DualGraphics +
    ZeroCore +
    Switchable graphics +
    Mantle +
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