Radeon RX Vega 9 vs RX Vega 10

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon RX Vega 10 and Radeon RX Vega 9, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

RX Vega 10
2019
10 Watt
4.24

RX Vega 9 outperforms RX Vega 10 by a substantial 32% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking685608
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency29.2525.71
ArchitectureGCN 5.0 (2017−2020)Vega (2017−2020)
GPU code nameRavenVega Raven Ridge
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date8 January 2019 (6 years ago)26 October 2017 (7 years ago)

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 cores640576
Core clock speed300 MHzno data
Boost clock speed1301 MHz1300 MHz
Number of transistors4,940 millionno data
Manufacturing process technology14 nm14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)10 Watt15 Watt
Texture fill rate52.04no data
Floating-point processing power1.665 TFLOPSno data
ROPs8no data
TMUs40no 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).

InterfaceIGPno data
Supplementary power connectorsNoneno 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 typeSystem Sharedno data
Maximum RAM amountSystem Sharedno data
Memory bus widthSystem Sharedno data
Memory clock speedSystem Sharedno 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 ConnectorsNo outputsno data

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (12_1)12_1
Shader Model6.4no data
OpenGL4.6no data
OpenCL2.0no data
Vulkan1.2.131-

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.

RX Vega 10 4.24
RX Vega 9 5.59
+31.8%

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.

RX Vega 10 3389
RX Vega 9 4380
+29.2%

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.

RX Vega 10 11391
RX Vega 9 12628
+10.9%

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.

RX Vega 10 2272
RX Vega 9 2789
+22.8%

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.

RX Vega 10 14835
RX Vega 9 19255
+29.8%

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.

RX Vega 10 113236
RX Vega 9 131922
+16.5%

3DMark Time Spy Graphics

RX Vega 10 737
RX Vega 9 872
+18.3%

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 HD17
−23.5%
21
+23.5%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2 9
−44.4%
12−14
+44.4%
Cyberpunk 2077 12
+9.1%
10−12
−9.1%
Elden Ring 11
−27.3%
14−16
+27.3%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5 11
−54.5%
16−18
+54.5%
Counter-Strike 2 12−14
−8.3%
12−14
+8.3%
Cyberpunk 2077 7
−57.1%
10−12
+57.1%
Forza Horizon 4 17
−35.3%
21−24
+35.3%
Metro Exodus 12
−16.7%
14−16
+16.7%
Red Dead Redemption 2 19
+11.8%
16−18
−11.8%
Valorant 22
+46.7%
14−16
−46.7%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5 16
−6.3%
16−18
+6.3%
Counter-Strike 2 7
−85.7%
12−14
+85.7%
Cyberpunk 2077 2
−450%
10−12
+450%
Dota 2 18
−5.6%
18−20
+5.6%
Elden Ring 7
−100%
14−16
+100%
Far Cry 5 17
−52.9%
24−27
+52.9%
Fortnite 15
−120%
30−35
+120%
Forza Horizon 4 14
−64.3%
21−24
+64.3%
Grand Theft Auto V 10
−90%
18−20
+90%
Metro Exodus 6
−133%
14−16
+133%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 48
+26.3%
38
−26.3%
Red Dead Redemption 2 14−16
−21.4%
16−18
+21.4%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 14−16
−28.6%
18−20
+28.6%
Valorant 8−9
−87.5%
14−16
+87.5%
World of Tanks 42
−114%
90−95
+114%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 12−14
−41.7%
16−18
+41.7%
Counter-Strike 2 12−14
−8.3%
12−14
+8.3%
Cyberpunk 2077 9−10
−22.2%
10−12
+22.2%
Dota 2 29
+52.6%
18−20
−52.6%
Far Cry 5 19
−36.8%
24−27
+36.8%
Forza Horizon 4 12
−91.7%
21−24
+91.7%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 35−40
−27%
45−50
+27%
Valorant 8−9
−87.5%
14−16
+87.5%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2 3−4
−66.7%
5−6
+66.7%
Elden Ring 4−5
−75%
7−8
+75%
Grand Theft Auto V 3−4
−66.7%
5−6
+66.7%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 27−30
−20.7%
35−40
+20.7%
Red Dead Redemption 2 3−4
−33.3%
4−5
+33.3%
World of Tanks 30−33
−33.3%
40−45
+33.3%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 6−7
−50%
9−10
+50%
Counter-Strike 2 9−10
+0%
9−10
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%
Far Cry 5 9−10
−33.3%
12−14
+33.3%
Forza Horizon 4 5−6
−80%
9−10
+80%
Metro Exodus 1−2
−500%
6−7
+500%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 5−6
−40%
7−8
+40%
Valorant 12−14
−25%
14−16
+25%

4K
High Preset

Dota 2 16−18
−6.3%
16−18
+6.3%
Elden Ring 2−3
−50%
3−4
+50%
Grand Theft Auto V 16−18
−6.3%
16−18
+6.3%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 12−14
−33.3%
16−18
+33.3%
Red Dead Redemption 2 2−3
−50%
3−4
+50%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 16−18
−6.3%
16−18
+6.3%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 3−4
−66.7%
5−6
+66.7%
Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
−100%
2−3
+100%
Dota 2 16−18
−6.3%
16−18
+6.3%
Far Cry 5 4−5
−50%
6−7
+50%
Fortnite 3−4
−66.7%
5−6
+66.7%
Forza Horizon 4 2−3
−150%
5−6
+150%
Valorant 4−5
−25%
5−6
+25%

4K
High Preset

Metro Exodus 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%

This is how RX Vega 10 and RX Vega 9 compete in popular games:

  • RX Vega 9 is 24% faster in 1080p

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

  • in Dota 2, with 1080p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the RX Vega 10 is 53% faster.
  • in Metro Exodus, with 1440p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the RX Vega 9 is 500% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • RX Vega 10 is ahead in 5 tests (8%)
  • RX Vega 9 is ahead in 53 tests (87%)
  • there's a draw in 3 tests (5%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 4.24 5.59
Recency 8 January 2019 26 October 2017
Power consumption (TDP) 10 Watt 15 Watt

RX Vega 10 has an age advantage of 1 year, and 50% lower power consumption.

RX Vega 9, on the other hand, has a 31.8% higher aggregate performance score.

The Radeon RX Vega 9 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon RX Vega 10 in performance tests.


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