Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) vs Pro Vega 48

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon Pro Vega 48 with Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000), including specs and performance data.

Pro Vega 48
2019
8 GB HBM2
29.26
+222%

Pro Vega 48 outperforms RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) by a whopping 222% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in performance ranking178449
Place by popularitynot in top-10040
Cost-effectiveness evaluation26.49no data
ArchitectureGCN 5.0 (2017−2020)Vega (2017−2021)
GPU code nameVega 10Vega
Market segmentMobile workstationLaptop
Release date19 March 2019 (5 years ago)7 January 2020 (4 years ago)
Current price$671 no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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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 cores3072512
Core clock speed1200 MHzno data
Boost clock speed1300 MHz2100 MHz
Number of transistors12,500 millionno data
Manufacturing process technology14 nm7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)no data15 Watt
Texture fill rate249.6no data

Form factor & compatibility

Information on Radeon Pro Vega 48 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.

InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16no data
Supplementary power connectorsNoneno 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 typeHBM2no data
Maximum RAM amount8 GBno data
Memory bus width2048 Bitno data
Memory clock speed1572 MHzno data
Memory bandwidth402.4 GB/sno data
Shared memoryno 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 ConnectorsNo outputsno data

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (12_1)12_1
Shader Model6.4no data
OpenGL4.6no data
OpenCL2.0no data
Vulkan1.1.125no 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 HD70−75
+204%
23
−204%
1440p50−55
+213%
16
−213%
4K30−35
+200%
10
−200%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 19
+280%
5−6
−280%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 18−20
+280%
5−6
−280%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 20
+233%
6−7
−233%
Battlefield 5 27−30
+250%
8−9
−250%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 18−20
+260%
5−6
−260%
Cyberpunk 2077 14
+250%
4−5
−250%
Far Cry 5 21−24
+250%
6−7
−250%
Far Cry New Dawn 24−27
+257%
7−8
−257%
Forza Horizon 4 40−45
+267%
12−14
−267%
Hitman 3 15
+275%
4−5
−275%
Horizon Zero Dawn 44
+267%
12−14
−267%
Metro Exodus 35
+250%
10−11
−250%
Red Dead Redemption 2 33
+230%
10−11
−230%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 32
+256%
9−10
−256%
Watch Dogs: Legion 21
+250%
6−7
−250%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 18−20
+280%
5−6
−280%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 16
+300%
4−5
−300%
Battlefield 5 27−30
+250%
8−9
−250%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 18−20
+260%
5−6
−260%
Cyberpunk 2077 10
+233%
3−4
−233%
Far Cry 5 21−24
+250%
6−7
−250%
Far Cry New Dawn 24−27
+257%
7−8
−257%
Forza Horizon 4 40−45
+267%
12−14
−267%
Hitman 3 16
+300%
4−5
−300%
Horizon Zero Dawn 35−40
+225%
12−14
−225%
Metro Exodus 25
+257%
7−8
−257%
Red Dead Redemption 2 25
+257%
7−8
−257%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 27
+238%
8−9
−238%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 21
+250%
6−7
−250%
Watch Dogs: Legion 30−35
+230%
10−11
−230%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 18−20
+280%
5−6
−280%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 14
+250%
4−5
−250%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 18−20
+260%
5−6
−260%
Cyberpunk 2077 9
+350%
2−3
−350%
Far Cry 5 21−24
+250%
6−7
−250%
Forza Horizon 4 40−45
+267%
12−14
−267%
Horizon Zero Dawn 24
+243%
7−8
−243%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 23
+229%
7−8
−229%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 14
+250%
4−5
−250%
Watch Dogs: Legion 12
+300%
3−4
−300%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 21
+250%
6−7
−250%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 18−20
+260%
5−6
−260%
Far Cry New Dawn 14−16
+275%
4−5
−275%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 9−10
+350%
2−3
−350%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 11
+267%
3−4
−267%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 10−12
+267%
3−4
−267%
Cyberpunk 2077 5
+400%
1−2
−400%
Far Cry 5 16
+300%
4−5
−300%
Forza Horizon 4 16−18
+240%
5−6
−240%
Hitman 3 10
+233%
3−4
−233%
Horizon Zero Dawn 20
+233%
6−7
−233%
Metro Exodus 17
+240%
5−6
−240%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 16
+300%
4−5
−300%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 8−9
+300%
2−3
−300%
Watch Dogs: Legion 8
+300%
2−3
−300%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 13
+225%
4−5
−225%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 8−9
+300%
2−3
−300%
Far Cry New Dawn 6−7
+500%
1−2
−500%
Hitman 3 5−6
+400%
1−2
−400%
Horizon Zero Dawn 9−10
+350%
2−3
−350%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 6
+500%
1−2
−500%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 6−7
+500%
1−2
−500%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 5−6
+400%
1−2
−400%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 4−5
+300%
1−2
−300%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4−5
+300%
1−2
−300%
Cyberpunk 2077 1−2 0−1
Far Cry 5 5−6
+400%
1−2
−400%
Forza Horizon 4 10−12
+267%
3−4
−267%
Horizon Zero Dawn 10
+233%
3−4
−233%
Metro Exodus 8
+300%
2−3
−300%
Watch Dogs: Legion 3−4 0−1

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 9−10
+350%
2−3
−350%

This is how Pro Vega 48 and RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) compete in popular games:

  • Pro Vega 48 is 204% faster in 1080p
  • Pro Vega 48 is 213% faster in 1440p
  • Pro Vega 48 is 200% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 29.26 9.08
Recency 19 March 2019 7 January 2020
Chip lithography 14 nm 7 nm

The Radeon Pro Vega 48 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon Pro Vega 48 is a mobile workstation card while Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) is a mobile workstation one.


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