Radeon Pro Vega 16 vs RX 560X

Place in performance ranking	476	368
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	0.74	9.05
Architecture	GCN 4.0 (2016−2020)	Vega (2017−2021)
GPU code name	Polaris 21	Vega Mobile
Market segment	Desktop	Mobile workstation
Release date	11 April 2018 (6 years ago)	15 November 2018 (5 years ago)
Current price	$999	$511

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

Pro Vega 16 has 1123% better value for money than RX 560X.

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 cores	1024	1024
Core clock speed	1175 MHz	no data
Boost clock speed	1275 MHz	1190 MHz
Number of transistors	3,000 million	no data
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	75 Watt	75 Watt
Texture fill rate	81.60	76.16
Floating-point performance	2,611 gflops	no data

Form factor & compatibility

Information on Radeon RX 560X and Radeon Pro Vega 16 compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop video cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility). 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	no data	large
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x8	PCIe 3.0 x16
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	HBM2
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	4 GB
Memory bus width	128 Bit	1024 Bit
Memory clock speed	7000 MHz	2400 MHz
Memory bandwidth	112.0 GB/s	307.2 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 Connectors	1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort	No outputs
HDMI	+	no data

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 (12_0)	12 (12_1)
Shader Model	6.4	6.3
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	2.0	2.0
Vulkan	1.2.131	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 560X 8.28

Pro Vega 16 12.45
+50.4%

Pro Vega 16 outperforms RX 560X by 50% 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 560X 3196

Pro Vega 16 4809
+50.5%

Pro Vega 16 outperforms RX 560X by 50% 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%

RX 560X 16516

Pro Vega 16 22421
+35.8%

Pro Vega 16 outperforms RX 560X by 36% in GeekBench 5 OpenCL.

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	40−45 −62.5%	65 +62.5%
4K	24−27 −58.3%	38 +58.3%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

12−14

−58.3%

18−20
+58.3%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	16−18 −56.3%	24−27 +56.3%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	12−14 −66.7%	20−22 +66.7%
Battlefield 5	24−27 −66.7%	40−45 +66.7%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	16−18 −56.3%	24−27 +56.3%
Cyberpunk 2077	12−14 −58.3%	18−20 +58.3%
Far Cry 5	18−20 −61.1%	27−30 +61.1%
Far Cry New Dawn	21−24 −61.9%	30−35 +61.9%
Forza Horizon 4	35−40 −71.4%	60−65 +71.4%
Hitman 3	14−16 −71.4%	24−27 +71.4%
Horizon Zero Dawn	30−33 −70%	50−55 +70%
Metro Exodus	27−30 −51.9%	40−45 +51.9%
Red Dead Redemption 2	21−24 −66.7%	35−40 +66.7%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	24−27 −62.5%	35−40 +62.5%
Watch Dogs: Legion	27−30 −55.6%	40−45 +55.6%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	16−18 −56.3%	24−27 +56.3%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	12−14 −66.7%	20−22 +66.7%
Battlefield 5	24−27 −66.7%	40−45 +66.7%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	16−18 −56.3%	24−27 +56.3%
Cyberpunk 2077	12−14 −58.3%	18−20 +58.3%
Far Cry 5	18−20 −61.1%	27−30 +61.1%
Far Cry New Dawn	21−24 −61.9%	30−35 +61.9%
Forza Horizon 4	35−40 −71.4%	60−65 +71.4%
Hitman 3	14−16 −71.4%	24−27 +71.4%
Horizon Zero Dawn	30−33 −70%	50−55 +70%
Metro Exodus	27−30 −51.9%	40−45 +51.9%
Red Dead Redemption 2	21−24 −66.7%	35−40 +66.7%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	24−27 −62.5%	35−40 +62.5%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	16−18 −62.5%	24−27 +62.5%
Watch Dogs: Legion	27−30 −55.6%	40−45 +55.6%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	16−18 −56.3%	24−27 +56.3%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	12−14 −66.7%	20−22 +66.7%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	16−18 −56.3%	24−27 +56.3%
Cyberpunk 2077	12−14 −58.3%	18−20 +58.3%
Far Cry 5	18−20 −61.1%	27−30 +61.1%
Forza Horizon 4	35−40 −71.4%	60−65 +71.4%
Horizon Zero Dawn	30−33 −70%	50−55 +70%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	24−27 −62.5%	35−40 +62.5%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	16−18 −68.8%	27 +68.8%
Watch Dogs: Legion	27−30 −55.6%	40−45 +55.6%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

21−24

−66.7%

35−40
+66.7%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	14−16 −71.4%	24−27 +71.4%
Far Cry New Dawn	14−16 −57.1%	21−24 +57.1%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	7−8 −71.4%	12−14 +71.4%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	5−6 −80%	9−10 +80%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	9−10 −66.7%	14−16 +66.7%
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 −100%	6−7 +100%
Far Cry 5	12−14 −66.7%	20−22 +66.7%
Forza Horizon 4	14−16 −64.3%	21−24 +64.3%
Hitman 3	9−10 −66.7%	14−16 +66.7%
Horizon Zero Dawn	16−18 −56.3%	24−27 +56.3%
Metro Exodus	12−14 −66.7%	20−22 +66.7%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	12−14 −66.7%	20−22 +66.7%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	7−8 −71.4%	12−14 +71.4%
Watch Dogs: Legion	4−5 −75%	7−8 +75%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

12−14

−66.7%

20−22
+66.7%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	7−8 −71.4%	12−14 +71.4%
Far Cry New Dawn	5−6 −80%	9−10 +80%
Hitman 3	5−6 −60%	8−9 +60%
Horizon Zero Dawn	8−9 −62.5%	12−14 +62.5%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	4−5 −75%	7−8 +75%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	7−8 −57.1%	10−12 +57.1%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	4−5 −75%	7−8 +75%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	3−4 −100%	6−7 +100%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	3−4 −100%	6−7 +100%
Cyberpunk 2077	1−2 −100%	2−3 +100%
Far Cry 5	4−5 −75%	7−8 +75%
Forza Horizon 4	10−11 −60%	16−18 +60%
Horizon Zero Dawn	8−9 −62.5%	12−14 +62.5%
Metro Exodus	7−8 −71.4%	12−14 +71.4%
Watch Dogs: Legion	3−4 −66.7%	5−6 +66.7%