Radeon RX 570 vs Pro Vega 64

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon Pro Vega 64 with Radeon RX 570, including specs and performance data.

Pro Vega 64
2017
16 GB HBM2, 250 Watt
33.53
+85.9%

Pro Vega 64 outperforms RX 570 by an impressive 86% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in performance ranking146285
Place by popularitynot in top-10024
Cost-effectiveness evaluation2.1415.31
ArchitectureGCN 5.0 (2017−2020)Polaris (2016−2019)
GPU code nameVega 10Polaris 20 Ellesmere
Market segmentWorkstationDesktop
Release date27 June 2017 (7 years ago)18 April 2017 (7 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$169
Current price$6074 $114 (0.7x MSRP)

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

RX 570 has 615% better value for money than Pro Vega 64.

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 cores40962048
Core clock speed1250 MHz1168 MHz
Boost clock speed1350 MHz1244 MHz
Number of transistors12,500 million5,700 million
Manufacturing process technology14 nm14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)250 Watt120 Watt
Texture fill rate345.6159.2
Floating-point performance11,059 gflops5,095 gflops

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 x16PCIe 3.0 x16
Length267 mm241 mm
WidthIGP2-slot
Supplementary power connectorsNone1x 6-pin

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 typeHBM2GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount16 GB8 GB
Memory bus width2048 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed1572 MHz7000 MHz
Memory bandwidth402.4 GB/s224.0 GB/s
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 outputs1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort
HDMIno data+

Supported technologies

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

FreeSyncno data+

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (12_1)12 (12_0)
Shader Model6.46.4
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL2.02.0
Vulkan1.1.125+

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 64 33.53
+85.9%
RX 570 18.04

Pro Vega 64 outperforms RX 570 by 86% based on our aggregate 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 64 12949
+85.9%
RX 570 6967

Pro Vega 64 outperforms RX 570 by 86% 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 64 71516
+116%
RX 570 33094

Pro Vega 64 outperforms RX 570 by 116% in GeekBench 5 OpenCL.

GeekBench 5 Vulkan

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 Vulkan API by AMD & Khronos Group.

Benchmark coverage: 5%

Pro Vega 64 74672
+84.5%
RX 570 40477

Pro Vega 64 outperforms RX 570 by 84% 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 HD160−170
+83.9%
87
−83.9%
1440p85−90
+80.9%
47
−80.9%
4K55−60
+83.3%
30
−83.3%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 27−30
+100%
14−16
−100%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 62
+107%
30−33
−107%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 30−35
+93.8%
16−18
−93.8%
Battlefield 5 106
+92.7%
55−60
−92.7%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 68
+94.3%
35−40
−94.3%
Cyberpunk 2077 27−30
+100%
14−16
−100%
Far Cry 5 80
+100%
40−45
−100%
Far Cry New Dawn 85
+88.9%
45−50
−88.9%
Forza Horizon 4 100
+100%
50−55
−100%
Hitman 3 35−40
+94.4%
18−20
−94.4%
Horizon Zero Dawn 70−75
+103%
35−40
−103%
Metro Exodus 101
+102%
50−55
−102%
Red Dead Redemption 2 50−55
+108%
24−27
−108%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 55−60
+93.3%
30−33
−93.3%
Watch Dogs: Legion 55−60
+86.7%
30−33
−86.7%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 51
+88.9%
27−30
−88.9%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 30−35
+93.8%
16−18
−93.8%
Battlefield 5 98
+96%
50−55
−96%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 63
+110%
30−33
−110%
Cyberpunk 2077 27−30
+100%
14−16
−100%
Far Cry 5 69
+97.1%
35−40
−97.1%
Far Cry New Dawn 61
+103%
30−33
−103%
Forza Horizon 4 255
+96.2%
130−140
−96.2%
Hitman 3 35−40
+94.4%
18−20
−94.4%
Horizon Zero Dawn 70−75
+103%
35−40
−103%
Metro Exodus 74
+111%
35−40
−111%
Red Dead Redemption 2 50−55
+108%
24−27
−108%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 55−60
+93.3%
30−33
−93.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 77
+92.5%
40−45
−92.5%
Watch Dogs: Legion 55−60
+86.7%
30−33
−86.7%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 33
+106%
16−18
−106%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 30−35
+93.8%
16−18
−93.8%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 45
+87.5%
24−27
−87.5%
Cyberpunk 2077 27−30
+100%
14−16
−100%
Far Cry 5 46
+91.7%
24−27
−91.7%
Forza Horizon 4 75
+87.5%
40−45
−87.5%
Horizon Zero Dawn 70−75
+103%
35−40
−103%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 55−60
+93.3%
30−33
−93.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 43
+105%
21−24
−105%
Watch Dogs: Legion 55−60
+86.7%
30−33
−86.7%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 50−55
+108%
24−27
−108%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 61
+103%
30−33
−103%
Far Cry New Dawn 55
+104%
27−30
−104%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 29
+107%
14−16
−107%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 16−18
+100%
8−9
−100%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 37
+106%
18−20
−106%
Cyberpunk 2077 10−11
+100%
5−6
−100%
Far Cry 5 46
+91.7%
24−27
−91.7%
Forza Horizon 4 59
+96.7%
30−33
−96.7%
Hitman 3 21−24
+110%
10−11
−110%
Horizon Zero Dawn 35−40
+106%
18−20
−106%
Metro Exodus 48
+100%
24−27
−100%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 35−40
+100%
18−20
−100%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 20−22
+100%
10−11
−100%
Watch Dogs: Legion 12−14
+100%
6−7
−100%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 30−33
+87.5%
16−18
−87.5%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 30
+87.5%
16−18
−87.5%
Far Cry New Dawn 21
+110%
10−11
−110%
Hitman 3 12−14
+117%
6−7
−117%
Horizon Zero Dawn 20−22
+100%
10−11
−100%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 19
+90%
10−11
−90%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 28
+100%
14−16
−100%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 17
+88.9%
9−10
−88.9%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 9−10
+125%
4−5
−125%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 20
+100%
10−11
−100%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
+200%
1−2
−200%
Far Cry 5 15
+87.5%
8−9
−87.5%
Forza Horizon 4 39
+117%
18−20
−117%
Horizon Zero Dawn 20−22
+100%
10−11
−100%
Metro Exodus 26
+117%
12−14
−117%
Watch Dogs: Legion 7−8
+133%
3−4
−133%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 16−18
+100%
8−9
−100%

This is how Pro Vega 64 and RX 570 compete in popular games:

  • Pro Vega 64 is 84% faster in 1080p
  • Pro Vega 64 is 81% faster in 1440p
  • Pro Vega 64 is 83% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 33.53 18.04
Recency 27 June 2017 18 April 2017
Maximum RAM amount 16 GB 8 GB
Power consumption (TDP) 250 Watt 120 Watt

The Radeon Pro Vega 64 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon RX 570 in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon Pro Vega 64 is a workstation graphics card while Radeon RX 570 is a desktop one.


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