Radeon 620 vs RX Vega 3

Place in performance ranking	738	811
Place by popularity	74	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	1.98	0.34
Architecture	Vega (2017−2021)	GCN 1.0 (2012−2020)
GPU code name	Vega Raven Ridge	Polaris 24
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Release date	7 January 2018 (6 years ago)	12 August 2019 (4 years ago)
Current price	$371	$67

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

RX Vega 3 has 482% better value for money than Radeon 620.

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	192	384
Core clock speed	600 MHz	no data
Boost clock speed	1200 MHz	1024 MHz
Number of transistors	4,940 million	1,550 million
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	15 Watt	50 Watt
Texture fill rate	12.13	24.58

Form factor & compatibility

Information on Radeon RX Vega 3 and Radeon 620 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.

Interface	IGP	PCIe 3.0 x8
Supplementary power connectors	None	None

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	System Shared	DDR3, GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	System Shared	4 GB
Memory bus width	System Shared	64 Bit
Memory clock speed	System Shared	2250 MHz
Memory bandwidth	no data	14.4 GB/s
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

No outputs

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 (12_1)	12 (12_0)
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 Vega 3 2.97
+28%

Radeon 620 2.32

RX Vega 3 outperforms 620 by 28% based on our aggregated 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 Vega 3 1149
+28.1%

Radeon 620 897

RX Vega 3 outperforms 620 by 28% in Passmark.

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%

RX Vega 3 1172

Radeon 620 1730
+47.7%

620 outperforms RX Vega 3 by 48% in 3DMark Fire Strike Graphics.

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
+33.3%

9−10

−33.3%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

6−7
+20%

5−6

−20%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	7 +133%	3−4 −133%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	6 +50%	4−5 −50%
Battlefield 5	7 +75%	4−5 −75%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	12−14 +9.1%	10−12 −9.1%
Cyberpunk 2077	6−7 +20%	5−6 −20%
Far Cry 5	5 +150%	2−3 −150%
Far Cry New Dawn	5 +150%	2−3 −150%
Forza Horizon 4	8−9 +60%	5−6 −60%
Hitman 3	8 +100%	4−5 −100%
Horizon Zero Dawn	5−6 +66.7%	3−4 −66.7%
Red Dead Redemption 2	6−7 +20%	5−6 −20%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	6 −33.3%	8−9 +33.3%
Watch Dogs: Legion	6	0−1

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	4−5 +33.3%	3−4 −33.3%
Battlefield 5	7−8 +75%	4−5 −75%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	12−14 +9.1%	10−12 −9.1%
Cyberpunk 2077	6−7 +20%	5−6 −20%
Far Cry 5	4−5 +100%	2−3 −100%
Far Cry New Dawn	4−5 +100%	2−3 −100%
Forza Horizon 4	8−9 +60%	5−6 −60%
Hitman 3	6−7 +50%	4−5 −50%
Horizon Zero Dawn	5−6 +66.7%	3−4 −66.7%
Metro Exodus	2 −50%	3−4 +50%
Red Dead Redemption 2	6−7 +20%	5−6 −20%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	9−10 +12.5%	8−9 −12.5%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	6 +0%	6−7 +0%
Watch Dogs: Legion	2−3	0−1

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	4−5 +33.3%	3−4 −33.3%
Battlefield 5	7−8 +75%	4−5 −75%
Cyberpunk 2077	6−7 +20%	5−6 −20%
Far Cry 5	4−5 +100%	2−3 −100%
Far Cry New Dawn	4−5 +100%	2−3 −100%
Forza Horizon 4	8−9 +60%	5−6 −60%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	4 −50%	6−7 +50%
Watch Dogs: Legion	2−3	0−1

1440p
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	5−6 +25%	4−5 −25%
Hitman 3	6−7 +20%	5−6 −20%
Horizon Zero Dawn	10−11 +11.1%	9−10 −11.1%
Metro Exodus	1−2	0−1
Red Dead Redemption 2	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	6−7 +0%	6−7 +0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	0−1	0−1
Cyberpunk 2077	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%
Far Cry 5	5−6 +25%	4−5 −25%
Forza Horizon 4	1−2	0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	3−4 +50%	2−3 −50%

4K
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%
Hitman 3	3−4 +50%	2−3 −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 +33.3%	3−4 −33.3%
Far Cry New Dawn	6−7 +0%	6−7 +0%

This is how RX Vega 3 and Radeon 620 compete in popular games:

RX Vega 3 is 33.3% faster than Radeon 620 in 1080p

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

in Far Cry 5, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the RX Vega 3 is 150% faster than the Radeon 620.
in Metro Exodus, with 1080p resolution and the High Preset, the Radeon 620 is 50% faster than the RX Vega 3.

All in all, in popular games:

RX Vega 3 is ahead in 35 tests (73%)
Radeon 620 is ahead in 3 tests (6%)
there's a draw in 10 tests (21%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	2.97	2.32
Recency	7 January 2018	12 August 2019
Maximum RAM amount	System Shared	4 GB
Chip lithography	14 nm	28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	15 Watt	50 Watt