Radeon Pro Vega 64 vs RX 5600 XT

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Aggregate performance score

RX 5600 XT
2020
6 GB GDDR6, 150 Watt
35.37
+5.5%

RX 5600 XT outperforms Pro Vega 64 by a small 6% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in performance ranking132146
Place by popularity100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation22.422.13
ArchitectureRDNA 1.0 (2019−2020)GCN 5.0 (2017−2020)
GPU code nameNavi 10Vega 10
Market segmentDesktopWorkstation
Release date21 January 2020 (4 years ago)27 June 2017 (6 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$279 no data
Current price$94 (0.3x MSRP)$6074

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

RX 5600 XT has 953% 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 cores23044096
Core clock speed1235 MHz1250 MHz
Boost clock speed1750 MHz1350 MHz
Number of transistors10,300 million12,500 million
Manufacturing process technology7 nm14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)150 Watt250 Watt
Texture fill rate224.6345.6
Floating-point performanceno data11,059 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 4.0 x16PCIe 3.0 x16
Length267 mm267 mm
Width2-slotIGP
Supplementary power connectors1x 8-pinNone

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 typeGDDR6HBM2
Maximum RAM amount6 GB16 GB
Memory bus width192 Bit2048 Bit
Memory clock speed14000 MHz1572 MHz
Memory bandwidth288.0 GB/s402.4 GB/s
Shared memory-no 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 Connectors1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPortNo outputs
HDMI+no data

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (12_1)12 (12_1)
Shader Model6.56.4
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL2.02.0
Vulkan1.2.1311.1.125

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.

RX 5600 XT 35.37
+5.5%
Pro Vega 64 33.52

RX 5600 XT outperforms Pro Vega 64 by 6% 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%

RX 5600 XT 13667
+5.5%
Pro Vega 64 12949

RX 5600 XT outperforms Pro Vega 64 by 6% in Passmark.

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 HD104
+9.5%
95−100
−9.5%
1440p60
+9.1%
55−60
−9.1%
4K34
+13.3%
30−35
−13.3%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 83
+10.7%
75−80
−10.7%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 60−65
+14.5%
55−60
−14.5%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 92
+8.2%
85−90
−8.2%
Battlefield 5 110−120
+15%
100−105
−15%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 104
+9.5%
95−100
−9.5%
Cyberpunk 2077 74
+5.7%
70−75
−5.7%
Far Cry 5 75−80
+11.4%
70−75
−11.4%
Far Cry New Dawn 85−90
+11.3%
80−85
−11.3%
Forza Horizon 4 185
+8.8%
170−180
−8.8%
Hitman 3 83
+10.7%
75−80
−10.7%
Horizon Zero Dawn 213
+6.5%
200−210
−6.5%
Metro Exodus 144
+10.8%
130−140
−10.8%
Red Dead Redemption 2 112
+12%
100−105
−12%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 190
+5.6%
180−190
−5.6%
Watch Dogs: Legion 104
+9.5%
95−100
−9.5%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 60−65
+14.5%
55−60
−14.5%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 76
+8.6%
70−75
−8.6%
Battlefield 5 110−120
+15%
100−105
−15%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 98
+8.9%
90−95
−8.9%
Cyberpunk 2077 63
+14.5%
55−60
−14.5%
Far Cry 5 75−80
+11.4%
70−75
−11.4%
Far Cry New Dawn 85−90
+11.3%
80−85
−11.3%
Forza Horizon 4 130−140
+6.9%
130−140
−6.9%
Hitman 3 79
+12.9%
70−75
−12.9%
Horizon Zero Dawn 272
+8.8%
250−260
−8.8%
Metro Exodus 133
+10.8%
120−130
−10.8%
Red Dead Redemption 2 101
+6.3%
95−100
−6.3%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 158
+12.9%
140−150
−12.9%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 140
+7.7%
130−140
−7.7%
Watch Dogs: Legion 248
+7.8%
230−240
−7.8%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 60−65
+14.5%
55−60
−14.5%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 62
+12.7%
55−60
−12.7%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 79
+12.9%
70−75
−12.9%
Cyberpunk 2077 54
+8%
50−55
−8%
Far Cry 5 75−80
+11.4%
70−75
−11.4%
Forza Horizon 4 138
+6.2%
130−140
−6.2%
Horizon Zero Dawn 115
+15%
100−105
−15%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 141
+8.5%
130−140
−8.5%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 84
+12%
75−80
−12%
Watch Dogs: Legion 35
+16.7%
30−33
−16.7%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 88
+10%
80−85
−10%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 65−70
+11.7%
60−65
−11.7%
Far Cry New Dawn 84
+12%
75−80
−12%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 35−40
+8.6%
35−40
−8.6%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 45
+12.5%
40−45
−12.5%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 71
+9.2%
65−70
−9.2%
Cyberpunk 2077 30
+11.1%
27−30
−11.1%
Far Cry 5 89
+11.3%
80−85
−11.3%
Forza Horizon 4 109
+9%
100−105
−9%
Hitman 3 52
+15.6%
45−50
−15.6%
Horizon Zero Dawn 89
+11.3%
80−85
−11.3%
Metro Exodus 88
+10%
80−85
−10%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 97
+7.8%
90−95
−7.8%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 45−50
+8.9%
45−50
−8.9%
Watch Dogs: Legion 21
+16.7%
18−20
−16.7%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 69
+6.2%
65−70
−6.2%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 35−40
+16.7%
30−33
−16.7%
Far Cry New Dawn 27−30
+7.4%
27−30
−7.4%
Hitman 3 36
+20%
30−33
−20%
Horizon Zero Dawn 40−45
+10%
40−45
−10%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 33
+10%
30−33
−10%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 46
+15%
40−45
−15%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 21−24
+9.5%
21−24
−9.5%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 21
+16.7%
18−20
−16.7%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 37
+5.7%
35−40
−5.7%
Cyberpunk 2077 12
+20%
10−11
−20%
Far Cry 5 20−22
+11.1%
18−20
−11.1%
Forza Horizon 4 70
+7.7%
65−70
−7.7%
Horizon Zero Dawn 54
+8%
50−55
−8%
Metro Exodus 46
+15%
40−45
−15%
Watch Dogs: Legion 11
+10%
10−11
−10%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 39
+11.4%
35−40
−11.4%

This is how RX 5600 XT and Pro Vega 64 compete in popular games:

  • RX 5600 XT is 9% faster in 1080p
  • RX 5600 XT is 9% faster in 1440p
  • RX 5600 XT is 13% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 35.37 33.52
Recency 21 January 2020 27 June 2017
Maximum RAM amount 6 GB 16 GB
Chip lithography 7 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 150 Watt 250 Watt

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Radeon RX 5600 XT and Radeon Pro Vega 64.

Be aware that Radeon RX 5600 XT is a desktop card while Radeon Pro Vega 64 is a workstation one.


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