Radeon RX Vega series
The Radeon RX Vega series is a series of graphics processors developed by AMD. These GPUs use the Graphics Core Next (GCN) 5th generation architecture, codenamed Vega, and are manufactured on 14 nm FinFET technology, developed by Samsung Electronics and licensed to GlobalFoundries. The series consists of desktop graphics cards and APUs aimed at desktops, mobile devices, and embedded applications.
| Release date | August 14, 2017 |
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| Codename | Vega |
| Architecture | GCN 5th gen |
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| Enthusiast | Radeon VII |
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| DirectX | |
| OpenCL | OpenCL 2.0 |
| OpenGL | OpenGL 4.6 |
| Vulkan | Vulkan 1.3 SPIR-V |
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| Predecessor | Radeon 500 series |
| Successor | Radeon RX 5000 series |
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| Supported | |
The lineup was released on 14 August 2017. It included the RX Vega 56 and the RX Vega 64, priced at $399 and $499 respectively. These were followed by two mobile APUs, the Ryzen 2500U and Ryzen 2700U, in October 2017. February 2018 saw the release of two desktop APUs, the Ryzen 3 2200G and the Ryzen 5 2400G, and the Ryzen Embedded V1000 line of APUs. In September 2018 AMD announced several Vega APUs in their Athlon line of products. Later in January 2019, the Radeon VII was announced based on the 7nm FinFET node manufactured by TSMC.