Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) vs RTX A5000
Aggregate performance score
We've compared RTX A5000 with Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000), including specs and performance data.
RTX A5000 outperforms RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) by a whopping 559% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 57 | 534 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | 27 |
| Power efficiency | 17.87 | 41.57 |
| Architecture | Ampere (2020−2025) | Vega (2017−2020) |
| GPU code name | GA102 | Vega |
| Market segment | Workstation | Laptop |
| Release date | 12 April 2021 (4 years ago) | 7 January 2020 (5 years ago) |
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 | 8192 | 512 |
| Core clock speed | 1170 MHz | no data |
| Boost clock speed | 1695 MHz | 2100 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 28,300 million | no data |
| Manufacturing process technology | 8 nm | 7 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 230 Watt | 15 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 433.9 | no data |
| Floating-point processing power | 27.77 TFLOPS | no data |
| ROPs | 96 | no data |
| TMUs | 256 | no data |
| Tensor Cores | 256 | no data |
| Ray Tracing Cores | 64 | 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 4.0 x16 | no data |
| Length | 267 mm | no data |
| Width | 2-slot | no data |
| Supplementary power connectors | 1x 8-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 | GDDR6 | no data |
| Maximum RAM amount | 24 GB | no data |
| Memory bus width | 384 Bit | no data |
| Memory clock speed | 2000 MHz | no data |
| Memory bandwidth | 768.0 GB/s | no data |
| Shared memory | - | - |
| Resizable BAR | + | - |
Connectivity and outputs
This section shows the types and number of video connectors on each GPU. The data applies specifically to desktop reference models (for example, NVIDIA’s Founders Edition). OEM partners often modify both the number and types of ports. On notebook GPUs, video‐output options are determined by the laptop’s design rather than the graphics chip itself.
| Display Connectors | 4x DisplayPort 1.4a | no data |
API and SDK compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 Ultimate (12_2) | 12_1 |
| Shader Model | 6.7 | no data |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | no data |
| OpenCL | 3.0 | no data |
| Vulkan | 1.3 | - |
| CUDA | 8.6 | - |
| DLSS | + | - |
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 | 140−150
+536%
| 22
−536%
|
| 1440p | 100−110
+525%
| 16
−525%
|
| 4K | 65−70
+550%
| 10
−550%
|
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 63
+0%
|
63
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 18
+0%
|
18
+0%
|
| God of War | 18
+0%
|
18
+0%
|
Full HD
Medium Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 39
+0%
|
39
+0%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 43
+0%
|
43
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 13
+0%
|
13
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 21
+0%
|
21
+0%
|
| Fortnite | 47
+0%
|
47
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 35−40
+0%
|
35−40
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 33
+0%
|
33
+0%
|
| God of War | 13
+0%
|
13
+0%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 30−33
+0%
|
30−33
+0%
|
| Valorant | 80−85
+0%
|
80−85
+0%
|
Full HD
High Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 33
+0%
|
33
+0%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 19
+0%
|
19
+0%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 48
+0%
|
48
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 9
+0%
|
9
+0%
|
| Dota 2 | 51
+0%
|
51
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 20
+0%
|
20
+0%
|
| Fortnite | 31
+0%
|
31
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 35−40
+0%
|
35−40
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 28
+0%
|
28
+0%
|
| God of War | 11
+0%
|
11
+0%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 18
+0%
|
18
+0%
|
| Metro Exodus | 16
+0%
|
16
+0%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 30−33
+0%
|
30−33
+0%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 21
+0%
|
21
+0%
|
| Valorant | 80−85
+0%
|
80−85
+0%
|
Full HD
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 30
+0%
|
30
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 9
+0%
|
9
+0%
|
| Dota 2 | 48
+0%
|
48
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 19
+0%
|
19
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 35−40
+0%
|
35−40
+0%
|
| God of War | 8
+0%
|
8
+0%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 30−33
+0%
|
30−33
+0%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 14
+0%
|
14
+0%
|
| Valorant | 37
+0%
|
37
+0%
|
Full HD
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 18
+0%
|
18
+0%
|
1440p
High Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 14−16
+0%
|
14−16
+0%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 21
+0%
|
21
+0%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 9
+0%
|
9
+0%
|
| Metro Exodus | 10
+0%
|
10
+0%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 22
+0%
|
22
+0%
|
| Valorant | 90−95
+0%
|
90−95
+0%
|
1440p
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 21
+0%
|
21
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 5
+0%
|
5
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 16
+0%
|
16
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 20−22
+0%
|
20−22
+0%
|
| God of War | 8−9
+0%
|
8−9
+0%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 10−12
+0%
|
10−12
+0%
|
1440p
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 16−18
+0%
|
16−18
+0%
|
4K
High Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 2−3
+0%
|
2−3
+0%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 10
+0%
|
10
+0%
|
| Metro Exodus | 6
+0%
|
6
+0%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 8−9
+0%
|
8−9
+0%
|
| Valorant | 40−45
+0%
|
40−45
+0%
|
4K
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 9−10
+0%
|
9−10
+0%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 2−3
+0%
|
2−3
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 2−3
+0%
|
2−3
+0%
|
| Dota 2 | 18
+0%
|
18
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 8
+0%
|
8
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 14−16
+0%
|
14−16
+0%
|
| God of War | 6−7
+0%
|
6−7
+0%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 8−9
+0%
|
8−9
+0%
|
4K
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 8−9
+0%
|
8−9
+0%
|
This is how RTX A5000 and RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) compete in popular games:
- RTX A5000 is 536% faster in 1080p
- RTX A5000 is 525% faster in 1440p
- RTX A5000 is 550% faster in 4K
All in all, in popular games:
- there's a draw in 65 tests (100%)
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 53.93 | 8.18 |
| Recency | 12 April 2021 | 7 January 2020 |
| Chip lithography | 8 nm | 7 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 230 Watt | 15 Watt |
RTX A5000 has a 559.3% higher aggregate performance score, and an age advantage of 1 year.
RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000), on the other hand, has a 14.3% more advanced lithography process, and 1433.3% lower power consumption.
The RTX A5000 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) in performance tests.
Be aware that RTX A5000 is a workstation graphics card while Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) is a notebook one.
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