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{{amd title|Vega|arch}}
 
{{amd title|Vega|arch}}
 
{{microarchitecture
 
{{microarchitecture
|atype=GPU
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| atype           = GPU
|name=Vega
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| name             = Vega
|designer=AMD
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| designer         = AMD
|manufacturer=GlobalFoundries
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| manufacturer     = GlobalFoundries
|introduction=2017
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| manufacturer 2  =
|process=12 nm
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| introduction     = 2017
|predecessor=Polaris
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| phase-out        =
|predecessor link=amd/microarchitectures/polaris
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| process         = 14 nm
|successor=Navi
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|successor link=amd/microarchitectures/navi
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| succession      = yes
|succession=yes
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| predecessor     = Arctic Islands
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| predecessor link = amd/microarchitectures/arctic islands
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| successor       = Navi
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| successor link   = amd/microarchitectures/navi
 
}}
 
}}
'''Vega''' (also known as '''Graphics core next 5th generation''') is both a [[microarchitecture]] and GPU family developed by [[AMD]] as a successor to the {{\\|GCN4}} [[microarchitecture]] and the {{\\|arctic islands}} family.
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'''Vega''' (also known as '''Graphics core next 5th generation''') is a [[microarchitecture]] developed by [[AMD]] as a successor to {{\\|Arctic Islands}}.  
 
 
== Codenames ==
 
[[File:amd ryzen radeon.svg|right|400px]]
 
{| class="wikitable"
 
|-
 
! Codename !! Description
 
|-
 
| {{amd|Raven Ridge|l=core}} || Mobile processors based on {{\\|Zen}} CPUs and a Vega GPU
 
|}
 
 
 
== Models ==
 
{| class="wikitable tc2 tc3"
 
|-
 
! colspan="3" | Vega [[IGP]] Models !! colspan="10" | Standards
 
|-
 
! rowspan="2" | Name !! rowspan="2" | Compute Units !! rowspan="2" | Shaders!! colspan="2" | [[Vulkan]] !! colspan="3" | [[Direct3D]] !! colspan="2" | [[OpenGL]] !! colspan="2" | [[OpenCL]]
 
|-
 
| Windows || Linux || Windows || Linux || [[High Level Shading Language|HLSL]] || Windows || Linux || Windows || Linux
 
|-
 
| Vega 8 || 8|| 512 || rowspan="3" colspan="2" style="text-align: center;" | '''1.1''' || rowspan="3" style="text-align: center;" | '''12''' || rowspan="3" style="text-align: center;" | '''N/A''' || rowspan="3" style="text-align: center;" | '''-''' || rowspan="3" style="text-align: center;" | '''4.6''' || rowspan="3" style="text-align: center;" | '''4.6''' || rowspan="3" style="text-align: center;" colspan="2" | '''2.2'''
 
|-
 
| Vega 10 || 10|| 640
 
|-
 
| Vega 11 || 11|| 704
 
|}
 
 
 
{| class="wikitable tc2 tc3"
 
|-
 
! colspan="3" | Vega Dedicated Models !! colspan="10" | Standards
 
|-
 
! rowspan="2" | Name !! rowspan="2" | Compute Units !! rowspan="2" | Shaders!! colspan="2" | [[Vulkan]] !! colspan="3" | [[Direct3D]] !! colspan="2" | [[OpenGL]] !! colspan="2" | [[OpenCL]]
 
|-
 
| Windows || Linux || Windows || Linux || [[High Level Shading Language|HLSL]] || Windows || Linux || Windows || Linux
 
|-
 
| Vega 56 || 56|| 3584 || rowspan="2" colspan="2" style="text-align: center;" | '''1.1''' || rowspan="2" style="text-align: center;" | '''12''' || rowspan="2" style="text-align: center;" | '''N/A''' || rowspan="2" style="text-align: center;" | '''-''' || rowspan="2" style="text-align: center;" | '''4.6''' || rowspan="2" style="text-align: center;" | '''4.6''' || rowspan="2" style="text-align: center;" colspan="2" | '''2.2'''
 
|-
 
| Vega 64 || 64|| 4096
 
|}
 
 
 
== Performance ==
 
The original target of the RX Vega series was to compete with Nvidia's latest Pascal architecture.
 
RX Vega 64 -> GTX 1080
 
RX Vega 56 -> GTX 1070
 
 
 
The performance is generally good, but when it comes to performance per watt, or PPW, Vega is outperformed by Pascal.
 
 
 
== Hardware Accelerated Video ==
 
{{zen with vega hardware accelerated video table|col=1}}
 
  
 
== Process Technology ==
 
== Process Technology ==
 
{{see also|14 nm process}}
 
{{see also|14 nm process}}
Vega is manufactured on [[GlobalFoundries]]' [[14 nm process]].
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Vega is manufactured on [[Global Foundries]] [[14 nm process]].  
  
 
== Architecture ==
 
== Architecture ==
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====HBM 2====
 
====HBM 2====
Vega makes use of 2 stacks of HBM 2 ([[High bandwidth memory]]).
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Vega makes use of 2 stacks of HBM 2 (High bandwidth memory).
  
 
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== See Also ==
 
== See Also ==
 
* [[list of microarchitectures]]
 
* [[list of microarchitectures]]
* [[intel/microarchitectures|gen9]]
 
* {{amd|Raven Ridge|l=core}}
 

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codenameVega +
designerAMD +
first launched2017 +
full page nameamd/microarchitectures/vega +
instance ofmicroarchitecture +
manufacturerGlobalFoundries +
microarchitecture typeGPU +
nameVega +
process12 nm (0.012 μm, 1.2e-5 mm) +