Radeon RX Vega 5 vs Pro Vega 16

Place in performance ranking	368	616
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	9.05	8.54
Architecture	Vega (2017−2021)	Vega (2017−2021)
GPU code name	Vega Mobile	Vega
Market segment	Mobile workstation	Laptop
Release date	15 November 2018 (5 years ago)	7 January 2020 (4 years ago)
Current price	$511	$287

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

Pro Vega 16 has 6% better value for money than RX Vega 5.

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	1024	320
Boost clock speed	1190 MHz	1400 MHz
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	75 Watt	15 Watt
Texture fill rate	76.16	no data

Form factor & compatibility

Information on Radeon Pro Vega 16 and Radeon RX Vega 5 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	large	no data
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	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	HBM2	no data
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	no data
Memory bus width	1024 Bit	no data
Memory clock speed	2400 MHz	no data
Memory bandwidth	307.2 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	6.3	no data
OpenGL	4.6	no data
OpenCL	2.0	no data
Vulkan	1.2.131	no data

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark performance comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.

Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance score. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

Pro Vega 16 12.45
+167%

RX Vega 5 4.67

Pro Vega 16 outperforms RX Vega 5 by 167% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

3DMark 11 Performance GPU

3DMark 11 is an obsolete DirectX 11 benchmark by Futuremark. It used four tests based on two scenes, one being few submarines exploring the submerged wreck of a sunken ship, the other is an abandoned temple deep in the jungle. All the tests are heavy with volumetric lighting and tessellation, and despite being done in 1280x720 resolution, are relatively taxing. Discontinued in January 2020, 3DMark 11 is now superseded by Time Spy.

Benchmark coverage: 17%

Pro Vega 16 10569
+199%

RX Vega 5 3535

Pro Vega 16 outperforms RX Vega 5 by 199% in 3DMark 11 Performance GPU.

3DMark Fire Strike Graphics

Fire Strike is a DirectX 11 benchmark for gaming PCs. It features two separate tests displaying a fight between a humanoid and a fiery creature made of lava. Using 1920x1080 resolution, Fire Strike shows off some realistic graphics and is quite taxing on hardware.

Benchmark coverage: 14%

Pro Vega 16 7745
+218%

RX Vega 5 2438

Pro Vega 16 outperforms RX Vega 5 by 218% in 3DMark Fire Strike Graphics.

3DMark Cloud Gate GPU

Cloud Gate is an outdated DirectX 11 feature level 10 benchmark that was used for home PCs and basic notebooks. It displays a few scenes of some weird space teleportation device launching spaceships into unknown, using fixed resolution of 1280x720. Just like Ice Storm benchmark, it has been discontinued in January 2020 and replaced by 3DMark Night Raid.

Benchmark coverage: 14%

Pro Vega 16 56273
+208%

RX Vega 5 18282

Pro Vega 16 outperforms RX Vega 5 by 208% in 3DMark Cloud Gate GPU.

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	65 +242%	19 −242%
4K	38 +171%	14−16 −171%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

21−24

+133%

9
−133%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	35−40 +133%	15 −133%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	30−33 +150%	12 −150%
Battlefield 5	30−33 +150%	12−14 −150%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	30−33 +131%	13 −131%
Cyberpunk 2077	21−24 +163%	8−9 −163%
Far Cry 5	24−27 +140%	10−11 −140%
Far Cry New Dawn	30−33 +131%	12−14 −131%
Forza Horizon 4	55−60 +150%	21−24 −150%
Hitman 3	21−24 +163%	8 −163%
Horizon Zero Dawn	65−70 +160%	25 −160%
Metro Exodus	50−55 +150%	20 −150%
Red Dead Redemption 2	45−50 +150%	18 −150%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	55−60 +162%	21 −162%
Watch Dogs: Legion	30−33 +150%	12 −150%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	30−33 +150%	12 −150%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	10−11 +150%	4−5 −150%
Battlefield 5	30−33 +150%	12−14 −150%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	30−33 +150%	12 −150%
Cyberpunk 2077	21−24 +163%	8−9 −163%
Far Cry 5	24−27 +140%	10−11 −140%
Far Cry New Dawn	30−33 +131%	12−14 −131%
Forza Horizon 4	55−60 +150%	21−24 −150%
Hitman 3	21−24 +133%	9−10 −133%
Horizon Zero Dawn	60−65 +150%	24−27 −150%
Metro Exodus	18−20 +157%	7 −157%
Red Dead Redemption 2	35−40 +150%	14 −150%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	45−50 +165%	17 −165%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	35−40 +150%	14 −150%
Watch Dogs: Legion	55−60 +162%	21−24 −162%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	21−24 +133%	9−10 −133%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	10−11 +150%	4−5 −150%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	24−27 +140%	10−11 −140%
Cyberpunk 2077	21−24 +163%	8−9 −163%
Far Cry 5	24−27 +140%	10−11 −140%
Forza Horizon 4	55−60 +150%	21−24 −150%
Horizon Zero Dawn	60−65 +150%	24−27 −150%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	35−40 +150%	14 −150%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	21−24 +133%	9 −133%
Watch Dogs: Legion	55−60 +162%	21−24 −162%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

30−33
+150%

−150%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	21−24 +133%	9−10 −133%
Far Cry New Dawn	14−16 +133%	6−7 −133%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	10−11 +150%	4−5 −150%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	21−24 +133%	9−10 −133%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	18−20 +157%	7−8 −157%
Cyberpunk 2077	5−6 +150%	2−3 −150%
Far Cry 5	18−20 +157%	7−8 −157%
Forza Horizon 4	21−24 +163%	8−9 −163%
Hitman 3	21−24 +133%	9−10 −133%
Horizon Zero Dawn	27−30 +145%	10−12 −145%
Metro Exodus	5−6 +150%	2−3 −150%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	50−55 +150%	20−22 −150%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	10−11 +150%	4−5 −150%
Watch Dogs: Legion	5−6 +150%	2−3 −150%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

21−24

+133%

9−10
−133%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	7−8 +133%	3−4 −133%
Far Cry New Dawn	7−8 +133%	3−4 −133%
Hitman 3	2−3 +100%	1−2 −100%
Horizon Zero Dawn	12−14 +140%	5−6 −140%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	2−3 +100%	1−2 −100%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	2−3 +100%	1−2 −100%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	7−8 +133%	3−4 −133%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	5−6 +150%	2−3 −150%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	5−6 +150%	2−3 −150%
Cyberpunk 2077	0−1	0−1
Far Cry 5	5−6 +150%	2−3 −150%
Forza Horizon 4	10−11 +150%	4−5 −150%
Horizon Zero Dawn	12−14 +140%	5−6 −140%
Metro Exodus	14−16 +133%	6−7 −133%
Watch Dogs: Legion	2−3 +100%	1−2 −100%