Radeon RX Vega 3 vs R5 (Bristol Ridge)
Aggregated performance score
RX Vega 3 outperforms R5 (Bristol Ridge) by 21% based on our aggregated benchmark results.
General info
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in performance ranking | 796 | 737 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | 64 |
| Value for money | no data | 2.01 |
| Architecture | GCN 1.2/2.0 (2015−2016) | Vega (2017−2021) |
| GPU code name | Bristol Ridge | Vega Raven Ridge |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Release date | 1 June 2016 (7 years old) | 7 January 2018 (6 years old) |
| Current price | $53 | $371 |
Value for money
Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.
Technical specs
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 cores | 384 | 192 |
| Core clock speed | no data | 600 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 800 MHz | 1200 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 3100 Million | 4,940 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 14 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 12-45 Watt | 15 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | no data | 12.13 |
Size and compatibility
Information on Radeon R5 (Bristol Ridge) and Radeon RX Vega 3 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.
| Laptop size | medium sized | no data |
| Interface | no data | IGP |
| Supplementary power connectors | no data | None |
Memory
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 type | no data | System Shared |
| Maximum RAM amount | no data | System Shared |
| Memory bus width | 64/128 Bit | System Shared |
| Memory clock speed | no data | System Shared |
| Shared memory | + | - |
Video outputs and ports
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 Connectors | no data | No outputs |
API support
List of supported graphics and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (FL 12_0) | 12 (12_1) |
| Shader Model | no data | 6.4 |
| OpenGL | no data | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | no data | 2.0 |
| Vulkan | no data | 1.2.131 |
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.
RX Vega 3 outperforms R5 (Bristol Ridge) by 21% based on our aggregated benchmark results.
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.
Benchmark coverage: 17%
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.
Benchmark coverage: 14%
R5 (Bristol Ridge) outperforms RX Vega 3 by 10% in 3DMark Fire Strike Graphics.
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.
Benchmark coverage: 14%
RX Vega 3 outperforms R5 (Bristol Ridge) by 3% in 3DMark Cloud Gate GPU.
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.
Benchmark coverage: 8%
RX Vega 3 outperforms R5 (Bristol Ridge) by 39% in 3DMark Ice Storm GPU.
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 HD | 12
+0%
| 12
+0%
|
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low Preset
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 5−6
−20%
|
6−7
+20%
|
Full HD
Medium Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 3−4
−133%
|
7
+133%
|
| Battlefield 5 | 4−5
−75%
|
7
+75%
|
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 10−12
−9.1%
|
12−14
+9.1%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 5−6
−20%
|
6−7
+20%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 3−4
−66.7%
|
5
+66.7%
|
| Far Cry New Dawn | 2−3
−150%
|
5
+150%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 11
+37.5%
|
8−9
−37.5%
|
| Hitman 3 | 4−5
−100%
|
8
+100%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 4−5
−25%
|
5−6
+25%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 5−6
−20%
|
6−7
+20%
|
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 9−10
+50%
|
6
−50%
|
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 1−2
−500%
|
6
+500%
|
Full HD
High Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 3−4
−33.3%
|
4−5
+33.3%
|
| Battlefield 5 | 4−5
−75%
|
7−8
+75%
|
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 10−12
−9.1%
|
12−14
+9.1%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 5−6
−20%
|
6−7
+20%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 3−4
−33.3%
|
4−5
+33.3%
|
| Far Cry New Dawn | 2−3
−100%
|
4−5
+100%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 5−6
−60%
|
8−9
+60%
|
| Hitman 3 | 4−5
−50%
|
6−7
+50%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 4−5
−25%
|
5−6
+25%
|
| Metro Exodus | 3−4
+50%
|
2
−50%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 5−6
−20%
|
6−7
+20%
|
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 9−10
+0%
|
9−10
+0%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 6
+0%
|
6
+0%
|
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 1−2
−100%
|
2−3
+100%
|
Full HD
Ultra Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 3−4
−33.3%
|
4−5
+33.3%
|
| Battlefield 5 | 4−5
−75%
|
7−8
+75%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 5−6
−20%
|
6−7
+20%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 3−4
−33.3%
|
4−5
+33.3%
|
| Far Cry New Dawn | 2−3
−100%
|
4−5
+100%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 5−6
−60%
|
8−9
+60%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 6−7
+50%
|
4
−50%
|
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 1−2
−100%
|
2−3
+100%
|
1440p
High Preset
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 5−6
+0%
|
5−6
+0%
|
| Hitman 3 | 5−6
−20%
|
6−7
+20%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 9−10
−11.1%
|
10−11
+11.1%
|
| Metro Exodus | 1−2
+0%
|
1−2
+0%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 1−2
+0%
|
1−2
+0%
|
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 6−7
+0%
|
6−7
+0%
|
1440p
Ultra Preset
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 1−2
−100%
|
2−3
+100%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 4−5
−25%
|
5−6
+25%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 0−1 | 1−2 |
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 3−4
+0%
|
3−4
+0%
|
4K
High Preset
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 2−3
+0%
|
2−3
+0%
|
| Hitman 3 | 2−3
−50%
|
3−4
+50%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 7−8
+0%
|
7−8
+0%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 1−2
+0%
|
1−2
+0%
|
4K
Ultra Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 1−2
+0%
|
1−2
+0%
|
| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 1−2
+0%
|
1−2
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 4−5
+0%
|
4−5
+0%
|
| Far Cry New Dawn | 6−7
+0%
|
6−7
+0%
|
This is how R5 (Bristol Ridge) and RX Vega 3 compete in popular games:
- RX Vega 3 is 0% faster than R5 (Bristol Ridge) in 1080p
Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:
- in Shadow of the Tomb Raider, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the R5 (Bristol Ridge) is 50% faster than the RX Vega 3.
- in Watch Dogs: Legion, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the RX Vega 3 is 500% faster than the R5 (Bristol Ridge).
All in all, in popular games:
- R5 (Bristol Ridge) is ahead in 4 tests (8%)
- RX Vega 3 is ahead in 34 tests (65%)
- there's a draw in 14 tests (27%)
Advantages and disadvantages
| Performance score | 2.45 | 2.97 |
| Recency | 1 June 2016 | 7 January 2018 |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 14 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 12 Watt | 15 Watt |
The Radeon RX Vega 3 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon R5 (Bristol Ridge) in performance tests.
Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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