Radeon RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 4000/5000) vs RX 560

Place in the ranking	467	586
Place by popularity	86	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	1.48	no data
Power efficiency	8.73	27.92
Architecture	GCN 4.0 (2016−2020)	Vega (2017−2020)
GPU code name	Polaris 21	Vega Renoir
Market segment	Desktop	Laptop
Release date	18 April 2017 (7 years ago)	7 January 2020 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$99	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

no data

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 cores	1024	384
Core clock speed	1175 MHz	400 MHz
Boost clock speed	1275 MHz	1500 MHz
Number of transistors	3,000 million	no data
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	75 Watt	15 Watt
Texture fill rate	81.60	no data
Floating-point processing power	2.611 TFLOPS	no data
ROPs	16	no data
TMUs	64	no 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).

Interface	PCIe 3.0 x8	no data
Length	170 mm	no data
Width	2-slot	no data
Supplementary power connectors	None	no 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 type	GDDR5	no data
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	no data
Memory bus width	128 Bit	no data
Memory clock speed	1750 MHz	no data
Memory bandwidth	112.0 GB/s	no 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 Connectors	1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort	no data
HDMI	+	-

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 (12_0)	12_1
Shader Model	6.4	no data
OpenGL	4.6	no data
OpenCL	2.0	no data
Vulkan	1.2.131	-

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	35 +75%	20 −75%
1440p	30−35 +36.4%	22 −36.4%
4K	24−27 +41.2%	17 −41.2%

Cost per frame, $

1080p	2.83	no data
1440p	3.30	no data
4K	4.13	no data

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2	14−16 +0%	14−16 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	11 +0%	11 +0%
Elden Ring	16−18 +0%	16−18 +0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	18−20 +0%	18−20 +0%
Counter-Strike 2	14−16 +0%	14−16 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	9 +0%	9 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	26 +0%	26 +0%
Metro Exodus	14 +0%	14 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	22 +0%	22 +0%
Valorant	25 +0%	25 +0%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	18−20 +0%	18−20 +0%
Counter-Strike 2	8 +0%	8 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	3 +0%	3 +0%
Dota 2	24 +0%	24 +0%
Elden Ring	8 +0%	8 +0%
Far Cry 5	26 +0%	26 +0%
Fortnite	35−40 +0%	35−40 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	21 +0%	21 +0%
Grand Theft Auto V	15 +0%	15 +0%
Metro Exodus	14−16 +0%	14−16 +0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	39 +0%	39 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	18−20 +0%	18−20 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	18−20 +0%	18−20 +0%
Valorant	12 +0%	12 +0%
World of Tanks	56 +0%	56 +0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	18−20 +0%	18−20 +0%
Counter-Strike 2	14−16 +0%	14−16 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	12−14 +0%	12−14 +0%
Dota 2	40 +0%	40 +0%
Far Cry 5	27−30 +0%	27−30 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	18 +0%	18 +0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	50−55 +0%	50−55 +0%
Valorant	19 +0%	19 +0%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2	6−7 +0%	6−7 +0%
Elden Ring	7−8 +0%	7−8 +0%
Grand Theft Auto V	6−7 +0%	6−7 +0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	35−40 +0%	35−40 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	5−6 +0%	5−6 +0%
World of Tanks	40−45 +0%	40−45 +0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	10−11 +0%	10−11 +0%
Counter-Strike 2	9−10 +0%	9−10 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	5−6 +0%	5−6 +0%
Far Cry 5	12−14 +0%	12−14 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	10−11 +0%	10−11 +0%
Metro Exodus	7−8 +0%	7−8 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	7−8 +0%	7−8 +0%
Valorant	16−18 +0%	16−18 +0%

4K
High Preset

Dota 2	16−18 +0%	16−18 +0%
Elden Ring	3−4 +0%	3−4 +0%
Grand Theft Auto V	16−18 +0%	16−18 +0%
Metro Exodus	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	16−18 +0%	16−18 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	4−5 +0%	4−5 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	16−18 +0%	16−18 +0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	5−6 +0%	5−6 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%
Dota 2	19 +0%	19 +0%
Far Cry 5	7−8 +0%	7−8 +0%
Fortnite	5−6 +0%	5−6 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	6−7 +0%	6−7 +0%
Valorant	6−7 +0%	6−7 +0%

This is how RX 560 and RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 4000/5000) compete in popular games:

RX 560 is 75% faster in 1080p
RX 560 is 36% faster in 1440p
RX 560 is 41% faster in 4K

All in all, in popular games:

there's a draw in 61 test (100%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	9.49	6.07
Recency	18 April 2017	7 January 2020
Chip lithography	14 nm	7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	75 Watt	15 Watt

RX 560 has a 56.3% higher aggregate performance score.

RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 4000/5000), on the other hand, has an age advantage of 2 years, a 100% more advanced lithography process, and 400% lower power consumption.

The Radeon RX 560 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 4000/5000) in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon RX 560 is a desktop card while Radeon RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 4000/5000) is a notebook one.

Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.