Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) vs Pro W6800

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon Pro W6800 with Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000), including specs and performance data.

Pro W6800
2021
32 GB GDDR6, 250 Watt
51.40
+468%

Pro W6800 outperforms RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) by a whopping 468% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking52481
Place by popularitynot in top-10034
Cost-effectiveness evaluation23.33no data
Power efficiency14.1041.36
ArchitectureRDNA 2.0 (2020−2024)Vega (2017−2020)
GPU code nameNavi 21Vega
Market segmentWorkstationLaptop
Release date8 June 2021 (3 years ago)7 January 2020 (4 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$2,249 no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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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 cores3840512
Core clock speed2075 MHzno data
Boost clock speed2320 MHz2100 MHz
Number of transistors26,800 millionno data
Manufacturing process technology7 nm7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)250 Watt15 Watt
Texture fill rate556.8no data
Floating-point processing power17.82 TFLOPSno data
ROPs96no data
TMUs240no data
Ray Tracing Cores60no data

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 4.0 x16no data
Length267 mmno data
Width2-slotno data
Supplementary power connectors1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pinno 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 typeGDDR6no data
Maximum RAM amount32 GBno data
Memory bus width256 Bitno data
Memory clock speed2000 MHzno data
Memory bandwidth512.0 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 Connectors6x mini-DisplayPortno data

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 Ultimate (12_2)12_1
Shader Model6.5no data
OpenGL4.6no data
OpenCL2.1no data
Vulkan1.2-

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 W6800 51.40
+468%
RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) 9.05

3DMark 11 Performance GPU

3DMark 11 is an obsolete DirectX 11 benchmark by Futuremark. It used four tests based on two scenes, one being few submarines exploring the submerged wreck of a sunken ship, the other is an abandoned temple deep in the jungle. All the tests are heavy with volumetric lighting and tessellation, and despite being done in 1280x720 resolution, are relatively taxing. Discontinued in January 2020, 3DMark 11 is now superseded by Time Spy.

Pro W6800 44404
+654%
RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) 5891

3DMark Vantage Performance

3DMark Vantage is an outdated DirectX 10 benchmark using 1280x1024 screen resolution. It taxes the graphics card with two scenes, one depicting a girl escaping some militarized base located within a sea cave, the other displaying a space fleet attack on a defenseless planet. It was discontinued in April 2017, and Time Spy benchmark is now recommended to be used instead.

Pro W6800 82458
+268%
RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) 22428

3DMark Fire Strike Graphics

Fire Strike is a DirectX 11 benchmark for gaming PCs. It features two separate tests displaying a fight between a humanoid and a fiery creature made of lava. Using 1920x1080 resolution, Fire Strike shows off some realistic graphics and is quite taxing on hardware.

Pro W6800 27937
+646%
RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) 3743

3DMark Cloud Gate GPU

Cloud Gate is an outdated DirectX 11 feature level 10 benchmark that was used for home PCs and basic notebooks. It displays a few scenes of some weird space teleportation device launching spaceships into unknown, using fixed resolution of 1280x720. Just like Ice Storm benchmark, it has been discontinued in January 2020 and replaced by 3DMark Night Raid.

Pro W6800 92363
+241%
RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) 27084

3DMark Ice Storm GPU

Ice Storm Graphics is an obsolete benchmark, part of 3DMark suite. Ice Storm was used to measure entry level laptops and Windows-based tablets performance. It utilizes DirectX 11 feature level 9 to display a battle between two space fleets near a frozen planet in 1280x720 resolution. Discontinued in January 2020, it is now superseded by 3DMark Night Raid.

Pro W6800 440592
+47.3%
RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) 299071

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 HD155
+605%
22
−605%
1440p133
+731%
16
−731%
4K99
+1000%
9
−1000%

Cost per frame, $

1080p14.51no data
1440p16.91no data
4K22.72no data

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 95−100
+400%
19
−400%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 100−110
+391%
21−24
−391%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 90−95
+350%
20
−350%
Battlefield 5 160−170
+486%
27−30
−486%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 100−105
+426%
18−20
−426%
Cyberpunk 2077 95−100
+579%
14
−579%
Far Cry 5 100−110
+390%
21−24
−390%
Far Cry New Dawn 120−130
+381%
24−27
−381%
Forza Horizon 4 210−220
+252%
60−65
−252%
Hitman 3 100−110
+627%
15
−627%
Horizon Zero Dawn 200−210
+294%
50−55
−294%
Metro Exodus 140−150
+320%
35
−320%
Red Dead Redemption 2 100−110
+227%
33
−227%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 200−210
+456%
36
−456%
Watch Dogs: Legion 140−150
+138%
60−65
−138%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 100−110
+391%
21−24
−391%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 90−95
+463%
16
−463%
Battlefield 5 160−170
+486%
27−30
−486%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 100−105
+426%
18−20
−426%
Cyberpunk 2077 95−100
+850%
10
−850%
Far Cry 5 100−110
+390%
21−24
−390%
Far Cry New Dawn 120−130
+381%
24−27
−381%
Forza Horizon 4 210−220
+252%
60−65
−252%
Hitman 3 100−110
+627%
15
−627%
Horizon Zero Dawn 200−210
+294%
50−55
−294%
Metro Exodus 140−150
+488%
25
−488%
Red Dead Redemption 2 100−110
+332%
24−27
−332%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 277
+926%
27
−926%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 100−110
+324%
24−27
−324%
Watch Dogs: Legion 140−150
+138%
60−65
−138%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 100−110
+391%
21−24
−391%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 90−95
+543%
14
−543%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 100−105
+426%
18−20
−426%
Cyberpunk 2077 95−100
+956%
9
−956%
Far Cry 5 100−110
+390%
21−24
−390%
Forza Horizon 4 210−220
+252%
60−65
−252%
Hitman 3 100−110
+679%
14
−679%
Horizon Zero Dawn 225
+838%
24
−838%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 268
+1065%
23
−1065%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 157
+1021%
14
−1021%
Watch Dogs: Legion 140−150
+1092%
12
−1092%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 100−110
+414%
21
−414%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 100−110
+489%
18−20
−489%
Far Cry New Dawn 80−85
+471%
14−16
−471%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 55−60
+544%
9−10
−544%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 60−65
+455%
11
−455%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 60−65
+578%
9−10
−578%
Cyberpunk 2077 45−50
+840%
5
−840%
Far Cry 5 60−65
+500%
10−11
−500%
Forza Horizon 4 260−270
+569%
35−40
−569%
Hitman 3 70−75
+610%
10
−610%
Horizon Zero Dawn 179
+795%
20
−795%
Metro Exodus 55
+224%
17
−224%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 212
+1225%
16
−1225%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 80−85
+938%
8−9
−938%
Watch Dogs: Legion 220−230
+273%
59
−273%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 85−90
+585%
13
−585%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 55−60
+588%
8−9
−588%
Far Cry New Dawn 45−50
+683%
6−7
−683%
Hitman 3 40−45
+760%
5−6
−760%
Horizon Zero Dawn 210−220
+468%
35−40
−468%
Metro Exodus 70−75
+929%
7−8
−929%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 99
+1550%
6−7
−1550%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 35−40
+660%
5−6
−660%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 35−40
+800%
4−5
−800%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 35−40
+775%
4−5
−775%
Cyberpunk 2077 21−24
+2000%
1−2
−2000%
Far Cry 5 30−35
+560%
5−6
−560%
Forza Horizon 4 75−80
+591%
10−12
−591%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 126
+1300%
9
−1300%
Watch Dogs: Legion 27−30
+867%
3−4
−867%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 45−50
+444%
9−10
−444%

This is how Pro W6800 and RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) compete in popular games:

  • Pro W6800 is 605% faster in 1080p
  • Pro W6800 is 731% faster in 1440p
  • Pro W6800 is 1000% faster in 4K

Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:

  • in Cyberpunk 2077, with 4K resolution and the Ultra Preset, the Pro W6800 is 2000% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • Without exception, Pro W6800 surpassed RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) in all 72 of our tests.

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 51.40 9.05
Recency 8 June 2021 7 January 2020
Power consumption (TDP) 250 Watt 15 Watt

Pro W6800 has a 468% higher aggregate performance score, and an age advantage of 1 year.

RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000), on the other hand, has 1566.7% lower power consumption.

The Radeon Pro W6800 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon Pro W6800 is a workstation card while Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) is a notebook one.


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