UHD Graphics 64EUs (Alder Lake 12th Gen) vs Radeon Pro Vega 48

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon Pro Vega 48 with UHD Graphics 64EUs (Alder Lake 12th Gen), including specs and performance data.

Pro Vega 48
2019
8 GB HBM2
29.26
+310%

Pro Vega 48 outperforms UHD Graphics 64EUs (Alder Lake 12th Gen) by a whopping 310% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in performance ranking178514
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation26.52no data
ArchitectureGCN 5.0 (2017−2020)Gen. 12 (2021)
GPU code nameVega 10Alder Lake Xe
Market segmentMobile workstationLaptop
Release date19 March 2019 (5 years ago)4 January 2022 (2 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 cores307264
Core clock speed1200 MHzno data
Boost clock speed1300 MHz1400 MHz
Number of transistors12,500 millionno data
Manufacturing process technology14 nm10 nm
Texture fill rate249.6no data

Form factor & compatibility

Information on Radeon Pro Vega 48 and UHD Graphics 64EUs (Alder Lake 12th Gen) 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

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

Quick Syncno 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 HD90−95
+309%
22
−309%
1440p50−55
+285%
13
−285%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 70−75
+289%
18
−289%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 60−65
+300%
14−16
−300%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 70−75
+289%
18
−289%
Battlefield 5 85−90
+305%
21−24
−305%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 60−65
+300%
14−16
−300%
Cyberpunk 2077 60−65
+300%
15
−300%
Far Cry 5 65−70
+306%
16−18
−306%
Far Cry New Dawn 80−85
+300%
20−22
−300%
Forza Horizon 4 140−150
+300%
35−40
−300%
Hitman 3 50−55
+285%
12−14
−285%
Horizon Zero Dawn 130−140
+282%
34
−282%
Metro Exodus 75−80
+295%
18−20
−295%
Red Dead Redemption 2 80−85
+300%
20−22
−300%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 130−140
+306%
32
−306%
Watch Dogs: Legion 110−120
+293%
27−30
−293%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 60−65
+300%
14−16
−300%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 60−65
+300%
15
−300%
Battlefield 5 85−90
+305%
21−24
−305%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 60−65
+300%
14−16
−300%
Cyberpunk 2077 45−50
+309%
11
−309%
Far Cry 5 65−70
+306%
16−18
−306%
Far Cry New Dawn 80−85
+300%
20−22
−300%
Forza Horizon 4 140−150
+300%
35−40
−300%
Hitman 3 50−55
+285%
12−14
−285%
Horizon Zero Dawn 130−140
+294%
30−35
−294%
Metro Exodus 35−40
+289%
9
−289%
Red Dead Redemption 2 80−85
+300%
20−22
−300%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 100−105
+285%
26
−285%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 90−95
+291%
23
−291%
Watch Dogs: Legion 110−120
+293%
27−30
−293%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 60−65
+300%
14−16
−300%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 35−40
+289%
9−10
−289%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 60−65
+300%
14−16
−300%
Cyberpunk 2077 45−50
+309%
10−12
−309%
Far Cry 5 65−70
+306%
16−18
−306%
Forza Horizon 4 140−150
+300%
35−40
−300%
Horizon Zero Dawn 65−70
+282%
17
−282%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 80−85
+300%
20
−300%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 45−50
+309%
11
−309%
Watch Dogs: Legion 110−120
+293%
27−30
−293%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 80−85
+300%
20−22
−300%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 55−60
+293%
14−16
−293%
Far Cry New Dawn 45−50
+309%
10−12
−309%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 27−30
+286%
7−8
−286%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 8−9
+300%
2−3
−300%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 35−40
+289%
9−10
−289%
Cyberpunk 2077 12−14
+300%
3−4
−300%
Far Cry 5 55−60
+293%
14
−293%
Forza Horizon 4 50−55
+285%
12−14
−285%
Hitman 3 45−50
+309%
10−12
−309%
Horizon Zero Dawn 60−65
+300%
14−16
−300%
Metro Exodus 30−33
+275%
8−9
−275%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 18−20
+260%
5−6
−260%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 24−27
+300%
6−7
−300%
Watch Dogs: Legion 12−14
+300%
3−4
−300%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 45−50
+275%
12−14
−275%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 24−27
+300%
6−7
−300%
Far Cry New Dawn 18−20
+260%
5−6
−260%
Hitman 3 12−14
+300%
3−4
−300%
Horizon Zero Dawn 27−30
+286%
7−8
−286%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 12−14
+300%
3−4
−300%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 16−18
+300%
4−5
−300%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 16−18
+300%
4−5
−300%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 12−14
+300%
3−4
−300%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 12−14
+300%
3−4
−300%
Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
+300%
1−2
−300%
Far Cry 5 16−18
+300%
4−5
−300%
Forza Horizon 4 30−33
+275%
8−9
−275%
Horizon Zero Dawn 27−30
+286%
7−8
−286%
Metro Exodus 30−33
+275%
8−9
−275%
Watch Dogs: Legion 8−9
+300%
2−3
−300%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 27−30
+286%
7−8
−286%

This is how Pro Vega 48 and UHD Graphics 64EUs (Alder Lake 12th Gen) compete in popular games:

  • Pro Vega 48 is 309% faster in 1080p
  • Pro Vega 48 is 285% faster in 1440p

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 29.26 7.14
Recency 19 March 2019 4 January 2022
Chip lithography 14 nm 10 nm

The Radeon Pro Vega 48 is our recommended choice as it beats the UHD Graphics 64EUs (Alder Lake 12th Gen) in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon Pro Vega 48 is a mobile workstation card while UHD Graphics 64EUs (Alder Lake 12th Gen) is a mobile workstation one.


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