Radeon Pro Vega 48 vs Pro Vega 20

Place in performance ranking	353	179
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	14.37	25.52
Architecture	Vega (2017−2021)	GCN 5.0 (2017−2020)
GPU code name	Vega Mobile	Vega 10
Market segment	Mobile workstation	Mobile workstation
Release date	15 November 2018 (5 years ago)	19 March 2019 (5 years ago)
Current price	$360	$671

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

Pro Vega 48 has 78% better value for money than Pro Vega 20.

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	1280	3072
Core clock speed	815 MHz	1200 MHz
Boost clock speed	1283 MHz	1300 MHz
Number of transistors	no data	12,500 million
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	100 Watt	no data
Texture fill rate	102.6	249.6

Form factor & compatibility

Information on Radeon Pro Vega 20 and Radeon Pro Vega 48 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	PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors	1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin	None

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	HBM2
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	8 GB
Memory bus width	1024 Bit	2048 Bit
Memory clock speed	1480 MHz	1572 MHz
Memory bandwidth	189.4 GB/s	402.4 GB/s
Shared memory	-	no data

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

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 (12_1)	12 (12_1)
Shader Model	6.3	6.4
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	2.0	2.0
Vulkan	1.2.131	1.1.125

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 20 13.69

Pro Vega 48 29.20
+113%

Pro Vega 48 outperforms Pro Vega 20 by 113% based on our aggregated benchmark results.

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark, part of Passmark PerformanceTest suite. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.

Benchmark coverage: 25%

Pro Vega 20 5299

Pro Vega 48 11299
+113%

Pro Vega 48 outperforms Pro Vega 20 by 113% in Passmark.

GeekBench 5 OpenCL

Geekbench 5 is a widespread graphics card benchmark combined from 11 different test scenarios. All these scenarios rely on direct usage of GPU's processing power, no 3D rendering is involved. This variation uses OpenCL API by Khronos Group.

Benchmark coverage: 9%

Pro Vega 20 26839

Pro Vega 48 53429
+99.1%

Pro Vega 48 outperforms Pro Vega 20 by 99% in GeekBench 5 OpenCL.

GeekBench 5 Vulkan

Benchmark coverage: 5%

Pro Vega 20 26819

Pro Vega 48 58050
+116%

Pro Vega 48 outperforms Pro Vega 20 by 116% in GeekBench 5 Vulkan.

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	61 −113%	130−140 +113%
4K	41 −107%	85−90 +107%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

21−24

−90.5%

40−45
+90.5%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	27−30 −107%	60−65 +107%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	21−24 −95.7%	45−50 +95.7%
Battlefield 5	74 −103%	150−160 +103%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	35−40 −100%	70−75 +100%
Cyberpunk 2077	21−24 −90.5%	40−45 +90.5%
Far Cry 5	40 −113%	85−90 +113%
Far Cry New Dawn	35−40 −103%	75−80 +103%
Forza Horizon 4	45−50 −108%	100−105 +108%
Hitman 3	35−40 −103%	75−80 +103%
Horizon Zero Dawn	27−30 −107%	60−65 +107%
Red Dead Redemption 2	21−24 −95.7%	45−50 +95.7%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	47 −113%	100−105 +113%
Watch Dogs: Legion	24−27 −112%	55−60 +112%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	27−30 −107%	60−65 +107%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	21−24 −95.7%	45−50 +95.7%
Battlefield 5	63 −106%	130−140 +106%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	35−40 −100%	70−75 +100%
Cyberpunk 2077	21−24 −90.5%	40−45 +90.5%
Far Cry 5	37 −103%	75−80 +103%
Far Cry New Dawn	35−40 −103%	75−80 +103%
Forza Horizon 4	45−50 −108%	100−105 +108%
Hitman 3	35−40 −103%	75−80 +103%
Horizon Zero Dawn	27−30 −107%	60−65 +107%
Metro Exodus	21−24 −90.5%	40−45 +90.5%
Red Dead Redemption 2	21−24 −95.7%	45−50 +95.7%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	38 −111%	80−85 +111%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	50 −100%	100−105 +100%
Watch Dogs: Legion	24−27 −112%	55−60 +112%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	27−30 −107%	60−65 +107%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	21−24 −95.7%	45−50 +95.7%
Battlefield 5	60 −100%	120−130 +100%
Cyberpunk 2077	21−24 −90.5%	40−45 +90.5%
Far Cry 5	37 −103%	75−80 +103%
Far Cry New Dawn	35−40 −103%	75−80 +103%
Forza Horizon 4	45−50 −108%	100−105 +108%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	31 −110%	65−70 +110%
Watch Dogs: Legion	24−27 −112%	55−60 +112%

1440p
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	20−22 −100%	40−45 +100%
Hitman 3	21−24 −90.5%	40−45 +90.5%
Horizon Zero Dawn	18−20 −111%	40−45 +111%
Metro Exodus	12−14 −100%	24−27 +100%
Red Dead Redemption 2	10−11 −110%	21−24 +110%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	16−18 −106%	35−40 +106%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	14−16 −92.9%	27−30 +92.9%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	10−11 −110%	21−24 +110%
Battlefield 5	27−30 −96.4%	55−60 +96.4%
Cyberpunk 2077	7−8 −100%	14−16 +100%
Far Cry 5	21−24 −105%	45−50 +105%
Far Cry New Dawn	24−27 −100%	50−55 +100%
Forza Horizon 4	24−27 −112%	55−60 +112%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	12−14 −108%	27−30 +108%
Watch Dogs: Legion	8−9 −100%	16−18 +100%

4K
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	9−10 −100%	18−20 +100%
Hitman 3	12−14 −108%	27−30 +108%
Horizon Zero Dawn	10−11 −110%	21−24 +110%
Metro Exodus	6−7 −100%	12−14 +100%
Red Dead Redemption 2	7−8 −100%	14−16 +100%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	8−9 −100%	16−18 +100%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	12−14 −100%	24−27 +100%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	8−9 −100%	16−18 +100%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	6−7 −100%	12−14 +100%
Battlefield 5	14−16 −92.9%	27−30 +92.9%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 −100%	4−5 +100%
Far Cry 5	10−12 −90.9%	21−24 +90.9%
Far Cry New Dawn	14−16 −92.9%	27−30 +92.9%
Forza Horizon 4	18−20 −111%	40−45 +111%
Watch Dogs: Legion	5−6 −100%	10−11 +100%