Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000) vs Pro Vega 48

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon Pro Vega 48 with Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000), including specs and performance data.

Pro Vega 48
2019
8 GB HBM2
28.27
+550%

Pro Vega 48 outperforms RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000) by a whopping 550% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

Place in the ranking197663
Place by popularitynot in top-10036
Power efficiencyno data20.75
ArchitectureGCN 5.0 (2017−2020)Vega (2017−2020)
GPU code nameVega 10Vega Raven Ridge
Market segmentMobile workstationLaptop
Release date19 March 2019 (5 years ago)26 October 2017 (7 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 cores3072512
Core clock speed1200 MHz300 MHz
Boost clock speed1300 MHz1200 MHz
Number of transistors12,500 million9,800 million
Manufacturing process technology14 nm14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)no data15 Watt
Texture fill rate249.657.60
Floating-point processing power7.987 TFLOPS1.843 TFLOPS
ROPs648
TMUs19232

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).

InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16IGP
Supplementary power connectorsNoneNone

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 typeHBM2System Shared
Maximum RAM amount8 GBSystem Shared
Memory bus width2048 BitSystem Shared
Memory clock speed786 MHzSystem Shared
Memory bandwidth402.4 GB/sno 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 ConnectorsNo outputsNo outputs

API compatibility

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX12 (12_1)12 (12_1)
Shader Model6.46.4
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL2.02.1
Vulkan1.1.1251.2

Synthetic benchmark performance

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


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark 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 48 28.27
+550%
RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000) 4.35

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. 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.

Pro Vega 48 11299
+550%
RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000) 1737

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 HD110−120
+547%
17
−547%
4K70−75
+536%
11
−536%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 9
+0%
9
+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5 10
+0%
10
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 4
+0%
4
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 22
+0%
22
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 12
+0%
12
+0%
Metro Exodus 13
+0%
13
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 16
+0%
16
+0%
Valorant 22
+0%
22
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 3
+0%
3
+0%
Dota 2 22
+0%
22
+0%
Far Cry 5 17
+0%
17
+0%
Fortnite 18
+0%
18
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 16
+0%
16
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 13
+0%
13
+0%
Metro Exodus 8
+0%
8
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 37
+0%
37
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 6
+0%
6
+0%
Valorant 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%
World of Tanks 42
+0%
42
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 6
+0%
6
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 3
+0%
3
+0%
Dota 2 35
+0%
35
+0%
Far Cry 5 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 14
+0%
14
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 10
+0%
10
+0%
Valorant 15
+0%
15
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
World of Tanks 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 6−7
+0%
6−7
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%
Far Cry 5 10−11
+0%
10−11
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 6−7
+0%
6−7
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 6−7
+0%
6−7
+0%
Metro Exodus 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 7−8
+0%
7−8
+0%
Valorant 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 10−11
+0%
10−11
+0%
Dota 2 16−18
+0%
16−18
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 16−18
+0%
16−18
+0%
Metro Exodus 0−1 0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 14
+0%
14
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 16−18
+0%
16−18
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 10−11
+0%
10−11
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
Dota 2 15
+0%
15
+0%
Far Cry 5 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%
Fortnite 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
Valorant 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%

This is how Pro Vega 48 and RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000) compete in popular games:

  • Pro Vega 48 is 547% faster in 1080p
  • Pro Vega 48 is 536% faster in 4K

All in all, in popular games:

  • there's a draw in 63 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 28.27 4.35
Recency 19 March 2019 26 October 2017

Pro Vega 48 has a 549.9% higher aggregate performance score, and an age advantage of 1 year.

The Radeon Pro Vega 48 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000) in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon Pro Vega 48 is a mobile workstation card while Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000) is a mobile workstation one.


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AMD Radeon Pro Vega 48
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