Radeon RX Vega 9 vs 625
Aggregate performance score
We've compared Radeon 625 and Radeon RX Vega 9, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.
RX Vega 9 outperforms 625 by an impressive 97% 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 | 867 | 676 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | 3.95 | 25.99 |
| Architecture | GCN 3.0 (2014−2019) | Vega (2017−2020) |
| GPU code name | Polaris 24 | Vega Raven Ridge |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Release date | 13 May 2019 (6 years ago) | 26 October 2017 (8 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 | 384 | 576 |
| Core clock speed | 730 MHz | no data |
| Boost clock speed | 1024 MHz | 1300 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 1,550 million | no data |
| Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 14 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 50 Watt | 15 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 24.58 | no data |
| Floating-point processing power | 0.7864 TFLOPS | no data |
| ROPs | 8 | no data |
| TMUs | 24 | no data |
| L1 Cache | 96 KB | no data |
| L2 Cache | 128 KB | 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 x8 | no data |
| Supplementary power connectors | None | 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 | DDR3 | no data |
| Maximum RAM amount | 2 GB | no data |
| Memory bus width | 64 Bit | no data |
| Memory clock speed | 900 MHz | no data |
| Memory bandwidth | 14.4 GB/s | no data |
| Shared memory | - | - |
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 | No outputs | no data |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (12_0) | 12_1 |
| Shader Model | 6.3 | no data |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | no data |
| OpenCL | 2.0 | no data |
| Vulkan | 1.2.131 | - |
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 | 9−10
−100%
| 18
+100%
|
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low
| Counter-Strike 2 | 7−8
−229%
|
21−24
+229%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 5−6
−100%
|
10−11
+100%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 7−8
−42.9%
|
10−11
+42.9%
|
Full HD
Medium
| Battlefield 5 | 8−9
−163%
|
21−24
+163%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 7−8
−229%
|
21−24
+229%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 5−6
−100%
|
10−11
+100%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 7−8
−129%
|
16−18
+129%
|
| Fortnite | 12−14
−69.2%
|
22
+69.2%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 12−14
−84.6%
|
24−27
+84.6%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 6−7
−133%
|
14−16
+133%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 7−8
−42.9%
|
10−11
+42.9%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 12−14
−53.8%
|
20−22
+53.8%
|
| Valorant | 40−45
−43.2%
|
60−65
+43.2%
|
Full HD
High
| Battlefield 5 | 8−9
−163%
|
21−24
+163%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 7−8
−229%
|
21−24
+229%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 50−55
−76%
|
85−90
+76%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 5−6
−100%
|
10−11
+100%
|
| Dota 2 | 24−27
−65.4%
|
40−45
+65.4%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 7−8
−129%
|
16−18
+129%
|
| Fortnite | 12−14
−23.1%
|
16
+23.1%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 12−14
−84.6%
|
24−27
+84.6%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 6−7
−133%
|
14−16
+133%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 6−7
−183%
|
16−18
+183%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 7−8
−42.9%
|
10−11
+42.9%
|
| Metro Exodus | 4−5
−150%
|
10−11
+150%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 12−14
−53.8%
|
20−22
+53.8%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 9−10
−44.4%
|
13
+44.4%
|
| Valorant | 40−45
−43.2%
|
60−65
+43.2%
|
Full HD
Ultra
| Battlefield 5 | 8−9
−163%
|
21−24
+163%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 5−6
−100%
|
10−11
+100%
|
| Dota 2 | 24−27
−65.4%
|
40−45
+65.4%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 7−8
−129%
|
16−18
+129%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 12−14
−84.6%
|
24−27
+84.6%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 7−8
−42.9%
|
10−11
+42.9%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 12−14
−53.8%
|
20−22
+53.8%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 9−10
+12.5%
|
8
−12.5%
|
| Valorant | 40−45
−43.2%
|
60−65
+43.2%
|
Full HD
Epic
| Fortnite | 12−14
+44.4%
|
9
−44.4%
|
1440p
High
| Counter-Strike 2 | 6−7
−66.7%
|
10−11
+66.7%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 18−20
−105%
|
35−40
+105%
|
| Metro Exodus | 0−1 | 4−5 |
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 24−27
−50%
|
35−40
+50%
|
| Valorant | 21−24
−155%
|
55−60
+155%
|
1440p
Ultra
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 2−3
−100%
|
4−5
+100%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 4−5
−150%
|
10−11
+150%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 6−7
−100%
|
12−14
+100%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 2−3
−150%
|
5−6
+150%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 4−5
−75%
|
7−8
+75%
|
1440p
Epic
| Fortnite | 5−6
−100%
|
10−11
+100%
|
4K
High
| Grand Theft Auto V | 14−16
−6.7%
|
16−18
+6.7%
|
| Valorant | 12−14
−92.3%
|
24−27
+92.3%
|
4K
Ultra
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 0−1 | 1−2 |
| Dota 2 | 7−8
−157%
|
18−20
+157%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 1−2
−300%
|
4−5
+300%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 2−3
−250%
|
7−8
+250%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 3−4
−66.7%
|
5−6
+66.7%
|
4K
Epic
| Fortnite | 3−4
−66.7%
|
5−6
+66.7%
|
1440p
High
| Grand Theft Auto V | 4−5
+0%
|
4−5
+0%
|
1440p
Ultra
| Battlefield 5 | 6−7
+0%
|
6−7
+0%
|
4K
High
| Hogwarts Legacy | 1−2
+0%
|
1−2
+0%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 2−3
+0%
|
2−3
+0%
|
4K
Ultra
| Battlefield 5 | 2−3
+0%
|
2−3
+0%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 1−2
+0%
|
1−2
+0%
|
This is how Radeon 625 and RX Vega 9 compete in popular games:
- RX Vega 9 is 100% faster in 1080p
Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:
- in Fortnite, with 1080p resolution and the Epic Preset, the Radeon 625 is 44% faster.
- in Far Cry 5, with 4K resolution and the Ultra Preset, the RX Vega 9 is 300% faster.
All in all, in popular games:
- Radeon 625 performs better in 2 tests (3%)
- RX Vega 9 performs better in 53 tests (87%)
- there's a draw in 6 tests (10%)
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 2.57 | 5.07 |
| Recency | 13 May 2019 | 26 October 2017 |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 14 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 50 Watt | 15 Watt |
Radeon 625 has an age advantage of 1 year.
RX Vega 9, on the other hand, has a 97.3% higher aggregate performance score, a 100% more advanced lithography process, and 233.3% lower power consumption.
The Radeon RX Vega 9 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon 625 in performance tests.
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