Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) vs Pro 5600M
Aggregated performance score
Pro 5600M outperforms RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) by 166% based on our aggregated benchmark results.
Primary Details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in performance ranking | 211 | 443 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | 30 |
| Architecture | Navi / RDNA (2019−2020) | Vega (2017−2021) |
| GPU code name | Navi 10 | Vega |
| Market segment | Mobile workstation | Laptop |
| Release date | 15 June 2020 (3 years ago) | 7 January 2020 (4 years ago) |
Detailed Specifications
General performance parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. These parameters indirectly speak of performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider their benchmark and gaming test results. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.
| Pipelines / CUDA cores | 2560 | 512 |
| Boost clock speed | 1265 MHz | 2100 MHz |
| Manufacturing process technology | 7 nm | 7 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 50 Watt | 15 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 164.8 | no data |
Form Factor & Compatibility
Information on Radeon Pro 5600M and Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For notebook video cards it's notebook size, connection slot and bus, if the video card is inserted into a slot instead of being soldered to the notebook motherboard.
| Laptop size | medium sized | no data |
| Interface | PCIe 4.0 x16 | no data |
| Supplementary power connectors | None | no data |
| Memory type | HBM2 | no data |
| Maximum RAM amount | 8 GB | no data |
| Memory bus width | 2048 Bit | no data |
| Memory clock speed | 1540 MBps | no data |
| Memory bandwidth | 394.2 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 | No outputs | no data |
API Compatibility
List of supported graphics and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (12_1) | 12_1 |
| Shader Model | 6.5 | no data |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | no data |
| OpenCL | 2.0 | no data |
| Vulkan | 1.2 | no data |
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 | 55−60
+150%
| 22
−150%
|
| 1440p | 40−45
+150%
| 16
−150%
|
| 4K | 24−27
+140%
| 10
−140%
|
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low Preset
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 35−40
+105%
|
19
−105%
|
Full HD
Medium Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 45−50
+153%
|
18−20
−153%
|
| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 40−45
+110%
|
20
−110%
|
| Battlefield 5 | 75−80
+100%
|
39
−100%
|
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 60−65
+152%
|
24−27
−152%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 35−40
+179%
|
14
−179%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 60−65
+186%
|
22
−186%
|
| Far Cry New Dawn | 60−65
+137%
|
27
−137%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 80−85
+153%
|
30−35
−153%
|
| Hitman 3 | 70−75
+188%
|
25
−188%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 50−55
+160%
|
20
−160%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 35−40
+77.3%
|
22
−77.3%
|
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 50−55
+130%
|
23
−130%
|
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 45−50
+119%
|
21
−119%
|
Full HD
High Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 45−50
+153%
|
18−20
−153%
|
| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 40−45
+163%
|
16
−163%
|
| Battlefield 5 | 75−80
+136%
|
33
−136%
|
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 60−65
+152%
|
24−27
−152%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 35−40
+290%
|
10
−290%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 60−65
+215%
|
20
−215%
|
| Far Cry New Dawn | 60−65
+156%
|
25
−156%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 80−85
+153%
|
30−35
−153%
|
| Hitman 3 | 70−75
+243%
|
21
−243%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 50−55
+225%
|
16
−225%
|
| Metro Exodus | 40−45
+150%
|
16
−150%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 35−40
+225%
|
12
−225%
|
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 50−55
+165%
|
20
−165%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 50−55
+157%
|
21
−157%
|
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 45−50
+171%
|
17
−171%
|
Full HD
Ultra Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 45−50
+153%
|
18−20
−153%
|
| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 40−45
+200%
|
14
−200%
|
| Battlefield 5 | 75−80
+160%
|
30
−160%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 35−40
+333%
|
9
−333%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 60−65
+232%
|
19
−232%
|
| Far Cry New Dawn | 60−65
+167%
|
24
−167%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 80−85
+153%
|
30−35
−153%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 50−55
+286%
|
14
−286%
|
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 45−50
+283%
|
12
−283%
|
1440p
High Preset
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 35−40
+185%
|
12−14
−185%
|
| Hitman 3 | 40−45
+167%
|
15
−167%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 30−35
+167%
|
12
−167%
|
| Metro Exodus | 24−27
+140%
|
10
−140%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 18−20
+200%
|
6−7
−200%
|
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 30−35
+167%
|
12
−167%
|
1440p
Ultra Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 24−27
+225%
|
8−9
−225%
|
| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 24−27
+118%
|
11
−118%
|
| Battlefield 5 | 50−55
+157%
|
21
−157%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 14−16
+200%
|
5
−200%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 40−45
+156%
|
16
−156%
|
| Far Cry New Dawn | 45−50
+171%
|
17
−171%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 45−50
+206%
|
16−18
−206%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 27−30
+263%
|
8−9
−263%
|
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 18−20
+125%
|
8
−125%
|
4K
High Preset
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 18−20
+217%
|
6−7
−217%
|
| Hitman 3 | 21−24
+188%
|
8−9
−188%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 16−18
+100%
|
8−9
−100%
|
| Metro Exodus | 14−16
+150%
|
6
−150%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 12−14
+160%
|
5−6
−160%
|
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 16−18
+183%
|
6
−183%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 24−27
+333%
|
6−7
−333%
|
4K
Ultra Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 14−16
+200%
|
5−6
−200%
|
| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 12−14
+225%
|
4−5
−225%
|
| Battlefield 5 | 27−30
+300%
|
7−8
−300%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 6−7
+500%
|
1−2
−500%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 20−22
+150%
|
8
−150%
|
| Far Cry New Dawn | 21−24
+188%
|
8
−188%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 30−35
+209%
|
10−12
−209%
|
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 10−12
+450%
|
2−3
−450%
|
This is how Pro 5600M and RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) compete in popular games:
- Pro 5600M is 150% faster than RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) in 1080p
- Pro 5600M is 150% faster than RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) in 1440p
- Pro 5600M is 140% faster than RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) in 4K
Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:
- in Cyberpunk 2077, with 4K resolution and the Ultra Preset, the Pro 5600M is 500% faster than the RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000).
All in all, in popular games:
- Without exception, Pro 5600M surpassed RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) in all 68 of our tests.
Pros & Cons Summary
| Performance score | 24.06 | 9.06 |
| Recency | 15 June 2020 | 7 January 2020 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 50 Watt | 15 Watt |
The Radeon Pro 5600M is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) in performance tests.
Be aware that Radeon Pro 5600M is a mobile workstation card while Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) is a mobile workstation one.
Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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