AMD includes the Radeon RX Vega graphics processors with a large number of its APUs. The branding is also found on some discrete GPUs from a few years back. This lesser-known GPU lineup got ditched after the Vega dGPUs completely flopped in the market due to its high cost and bad thermal performance. Nowadays, the Vega lineup continues mostly with GPUs. AMD will stick to the lineup for some more time as they continued with the naming convention for the upcoming RDNA based APUs as well.
What are the Models in AMD Radeon Vega Lineup?
AMD Radeon RX Vega has quite a few models in its lineup. The most common ones are listed below:
Entry Level
At the entry level, the Vega series has quite a few chips commonly found included with APUs. These chips include:
- The Radeon RX Vega 3: This GCN 5.0 based chip is the same GPU found on the Vega 11, but with a bunch of shader units disabled. It is called the Vega 3 because it has 3 Compute Units (CUs). The Vega 3 is found included with the Athlon 3000G, Ryzen 3 2200GE, Ryzen 5 3400G, and some other OEM processors.
- The Radeon RX Vega 6: The RX Vega 6, with 6 CUs is based on the GCN 5.1 architecture. It is codenamed “Renoir” by AMD and is found with some Ryzen 4000 series Zen 2 chips. These include the Ryzen 3 4300G, the Ryzen 3 4300GE, and the Ryzen 5 4600GE.
- The Radeon RX Vega 8: The Vega 8 branding has been continued from the GCN 5.0 GPUs to the latest RDNA based APUs. This chip with 8 CUs is quite capable in some AAA titles. Some processors rocking a Vega 8 are the Ryzen 3 3200G, and the Ryzen 7 5700G. Some OEM chips like the Ryzen 7 4700G and the Ryzen 3 Pro 3200GE also include the Vega 8 chip.
- The Radeon RX Vega 10: The RX Vega chip with 10CUs is mostly included with some OEM chips like the Ryzen 5 Pro 3350GE.
- The Radeon RX Vega 11: The RX Vega 11 is currently the most powerful integrated graphics solution from the company. It is based on the GCN 5th generation architecture, also found on the Radeon RX 500 series of dGPUs. The Vega 11 is included with chips like the Ryzen 5 3400G and some OEM offerings like the Ryzen 5 Pro 3400G.
Apart from these, AMD also made a 2CU based Vega 2 for some of its notebook processors. A 6CU based Vega 6 is also available with processors like the Ryzen 3 4300G and the Ryzen 3 5300GE.
High-End
At the high-end, the Vega lineup has a few discrete GPUs for desktop PCs. These include the Vega 56, the Vega 64, and the Vega 64 Liquid GPUs. The absolute top of the line offering in this lineup is the Radeon VII GPU.
These GPUs were launched as a successor to the AMD Radeon RX 500 series, and AMD was quite ambitious. The Radeon VII was advertised as the world’s first “7nm Gaming GPU”, and it was named following this feat. It packed 16GB of server-grade HBM2 memory, making it even more extreme. But, the entire lineup flopped.
AMD then revamped its formula and marketing strategy with the RDNA architecture and the Radeon RX 5000 series. The Vega lineup did not see another release.
