Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) vs Quadro P4000

Place in the ranking	192	491
Place by popularity	not in top-100	28
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	17.45	no data
Power efficiency	19.79	41.36
Architecture	Pascal (2016−2021)	Vega (2017−2020)
GPU code name	GP104	Vega
Market segment	Workstation	Laptop
Release date	6 February 2017 (7 years ago)	7 January 2020 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$815	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

no data

Detailed specifications

General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores	1792	512
Core clock speed	1202 MHz	no data
Boost clock speed	1480 MHz	2100 MHz
Number of transistors	7,200 million	no data
Manufacturing process technology	16 nm	7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	100 Watt	15 Watt
Texture fill rate	165.8	no data
Floating-point processing power	5.304 TFLOPS	no data
ROPs	64	no data
TMUs	112	no data

Form factor & compatibility

Information on compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop graphics cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility).

Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	no data
Length	241 mm	no data
Width	1-slot	no data
Supplementary power connectors	1x 6-pin	no data

VRAM capacity and type

Parameters of VRAM installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Integrated GPUs have no dedicated video RAM and use a shared part of system RAM.

Memory type	GDDR5	no data
Maximum RAM amount	8 GB	no data
Memory bus width	256 Bit	no data
Memory clock speed	1901 MHz	no data
Memory bandwidth	192 GB/s	no data
Shared memory	-	-

Connectivity and outputs

Types and number of video connectors present on the reviewed GPUs. As a rule, data in this section is precise only for desktop reference ones (so-called Founders Edition for NVIDIA chips). OEM manufacturers may change the number and type of output ports, while for notebook cards availability of certain video outputs ports depends on the laptop model rather than on the card itself.

Display Connectors	4x DisplayPort	no data
Display Port	1.4	no data

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

Optimus	+	-
3D Stereo	+	no data
Mosaic	+	no data
nView Display Management	+	no data
Optimus	+	no data

API compatibility

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX	12	12_1
Shader Model	6.4	no data
OpenGL	4.5	no data
OpenCL	1.2	no data
Vulkan	+	-
CUDA	6.1	-

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

Average FPS across all PC games

Here are the average frames per second in a large set of popular games across different resolutions:

Full HD	69 +200%	23 −200%
1440p	55−60 +224%	17 −224%
4K	30−35 +233%	9 −233%

Cost per frame, $

1080p	11.81	no data
1440p	14.82	no data
4K	27.17	no data

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2	55−60 +354%	13 −354%
Cyberpunk 2077	60−65 +226%	19 −226%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	85−90 +203%	27−30 −203%
Counter-Strike 2	55−60 +556%	9 −556%
Cyberpunk 2077	60−65 +313%	15 −313%
Forza Horizon 4	130−140 +331%	32 −331%
Forza Horizon 5	75−80 +276%	21 −276%
Metro Exodus	75−80 +185%	27 −185%
Red Dead Redemption 2	60−65 +90.9%	33 −90.9%
Valorant	120−130 +173%	44 −173%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	85−90 +203%	27−30 −203%
Counter-Strike 2	55−60 +556%	9 −556%
Cyberpunk 2077	60−65 +464%	11 −464%
Dota 2	100−110 +248%	29 −248%
Far Cry 5	85−90 +183%	30 −183%
Fortnite	140−150 +170%	50−55 −170%
Forza Horizon 4	130−140 +411%	27 −411%
Forza Horizon 5	75−80 +508%	13 −508%
Grand Theft Auto V	100−105 +426%	19 −426%
Metro Exodus	75−80 +305%	19 −305%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	170−180 +209%	57 −209%
Red Dead Redemption 2	60−65 +425%	12 −425%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	100−110 +274%	27−30 −274%
Valorant	120−130 +757%	14 −757%
World of Tanks	270−280 +469%	48 −469%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	85−90 +203%	27−30 −203%
Counter-Strike 2	55−60 +228%	18−20 −228%
Cyberpunk 2077	60−65 +589%	9 −589%
Dota 2	100−110 +110%	48 −110%
Far Cry 5	85−90 +124%	35−40 −124%
Forza Horizon 4	130−140 +500%	23 −500%
Forza Horizon 5	75−80 +464%	14 −464%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	170−180 +148%	70−75 −148%
Valorant	120−130 +224%	37 −224%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2	50−55 +489%	9 −489%
Grand Theft Auto V	50−55 +489%	9 −489%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	170−180 +695%	22 −695%
Red Dead Redemption 2	27−30 +300%	7−8 −300%
World of Tanks	190−200 +833%	21 −833%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	55−60 +247%	16−18 −247%
Counter-Strike 2	24−27 +271%	7−8 −271%
Cyberpunk 2077	27−30 +1250%	2 −1250%
Far Cry 5	90−95 +389%	18−20 −389%
Forza Horizon 4	80−85 +419%	16 −419%
Forza Horizon 5	45−50 +277%	12−14 −277%
Metro Exodus	65−70 +300%	17 −300%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	45−50 +300%	12−14 −300%
Valorant	85−90 +121%	39 −121%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	21−24 +61.5%	12−14 −61.5%
Dota 2	55−60 +450%	10 −450%
Grand Theft Auto V	55−60 +450%	10 −450%
Metro Exodus	24−27 +300%	6 −300%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	90−95 +623%	13 −623%
Red Dead Redemption 2	18−20 +217%	6−7 −217%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	55−60 +450%	10 −450%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	30−35 +313%	8−9 −313%
Counter-Strike 2	21−24 +61.5%	12−14 −61.5%
Cyberpunk 2077	10−12 +267%	3−4 −267%
Dota 2	55−60 +206%	18 −206%
Far Cry 5	40−45 +282%	10−12 −282%
Fortnite	35−40 +333%	9−10 −333%
Forza Horizon 4	45−50 +433%	9 −433%
Forza Horizon 5	27−30 +350%	6−7 −350%
Valorant	40−45 +378%	9−10 −378%

This is how Quadro P4000 and RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) compete in popular games:

Quadro P4000 is 200% faster in 1080p
Quadro P4000 is 224% faster in 1440p
Quadro P4000 is 233% faster in 4K

Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:

in Cyberpunk 2077, with 1440p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the Quadro P4000 is 1250% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

Without exception, Quadro P4000 surpassed RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) in all 64 of our tests.

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	29.03	8.67
Recency	6 February 2017	7 January 2020
Chip lithography	16 nm	7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	100 Watt	15 Watt

Quadro P4000 has a 234.8% higher aggregate performance score.

RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000), on the other hand, has an age advantage of 2 years, a 128.6% more advanced lithography process, and 566.7% lower power consumption.

The Quadro P4000 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) in performance tests.

Be aware that Quadro P4000 is a workstation card while Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) is a notebook one.

Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.