RDNA 2

RDNA 2
LaunchedNovember 18, 2020; 4 years ago (2020-11-18)
Designed byAMD
Manufactured by
Fabrication process
Codename(s)
  • Navi 2x
  • "Big Navi"
Product Series
Desktop
Professional/workstation
Specifications
L0 cache32 KB (per WGP):
  • 16 KB vector data
  • 16 KB scalar data
L1 cache128 KB (per array)
L2 cache1 MB to 4 MB
L3 cache16 MB to 128 MB
Memory supportGDDR6
Memory clock rate14–18 Gbps
PCIe supportPCIe 4.0
Supported Graphics APIs
Direct3DDirect3D 12.0 Ultimate (feature level 12_2)
Shader ModelShader Model 6.7
OpenCLOpenCL 2.1
OpenGLOpenGL 4.6
VulkanVulkan 1.3
Media Engine
Encode codecs
Decode codecs
Color bit-depth
  • 8-bit
  • 10-bit
Encoder(s) supported
  • AMF
  • VCE
Display outputs
History
PredecessorRDNA
VariantCDNA 2 (datacenter)
SuccessorRDNA 3

RDNA 2 is a GPU microarchitecture designed by AMD, released with the Radeon RX 6000 series on November 18, 2020. Alongside powering the RX 6000 series, RDNA 2 is also featured in the SoCs designed by AMD for the PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, and Steam Deck consoles.