Radeon RX 560X vs RX Vega 3

Place in performance ranking	739	471
Place by popularity	74	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	1.97	0.75
Architecture	Vega (2017−2021)	GCN 4.0 (2016−2020)
GPU code name	Vega Raven Ridge	Polaris 21
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop
Release date	7 January 2018 (6 years ago)	11 April 2018 (6 years ago)
Current price	$371	$999

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

RX Vega 3 has 163% 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	192	1024
Core clock speed	600 MHz	1175 MHz
Boost clock speed	1200 MHz	1275 MHz
Number of transistors	4,940 million	3,000 million
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	15 Watt	75 Watt
Texture fill rate	12.13	81.60
Floating-point performance	no data	2,611 gflops

Form factor & compatibility

Information on Radeon RX Vega 3 and Radeon RX 560X 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.

Interface	IGP	PCIe 3.0 x8
Length	no data	170 mm
Width	no data	2-slot
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	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	System Shared	4 GB
Memory bus width	System Shared	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	System Shared	7000 MHz
Memory bandwidth	no data	112.0 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	No outputs	1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
HDMI	no data	+

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	6.4
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

RX 560X 8.26
+178%

RX 560X outperforms RX Vega 3 by 178% 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

RX 560X 3196
+178%

RX 560X outperforms RX Vega 3 by 178% 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 HD

−150%

30−35
+150%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

6−7
−167%

16−18

+167%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	7 −157%	18−20 +157%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	6 −167%	16−18 +167%
Battlefield 5	7 −157%	18−20 +157%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	12−14 −150%	30−33 +150%
Cyberpunk 2077	6−7 −167%	16−18 +167%
Far Cry 5	5 −140%	12−14 +140%
Far Cry New Dawn	5 −140%	12−14 +140%
Forza Horizon 4	8−9 −163%	21−24 +163%
Hitman 3	8 −163%	21−24 +163%
Horizon Zero Dawn	5−6 −140%	12−14 +140%
Red Dead Redemption 2	6−7 −167%	16−18 +167%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	6 −167%	16−18 +167%
Watch Dogs: Legion	6 −167%	16−18 +167%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	4−5 −150%	10−11 +150%
Battlefield 5	7−8 −157%	18−20 +157%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	12−14 −150%	30−33 +150%
Cyberpunk 2077	6−7 −167%	16−18 +167%
Far Cry 5	4−5 −150%	10−11 +150%
Far Cry New Dawn	4−5 −150%	10−11 +150%
Forza Horizon 4	8−9 −163%	21−24 +163%
Hitman 3	6−7 −167%	16−18 +167%
Horizon Zero Dawn	5−6 −140%	12−14 +140%
Metro Exodus	2 −150%	5−6 +150%
Red Dead Redemption 2	6−7 −167%	16−18 +167%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	9−10 −167%	24−27 +167%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	6 −167%	16−18 +167%
Watch Dogs: Legion	2−3 −150%	5−6 +150%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	4−5 −150%	10−11 +150%
Battlefield 5	7−8 −157%	18−20 +157%
Cyberpunk 2077	6−7 −167%	16−18 +167%
Far Cry 5	4−5 −150%	10−11 +150%
Far Cry New Dawn	4−5 −150%	10−11 +150%
Forza Horizon 4	8−9 −163%	21−24 +163%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	4 −150%	10−11 +150%
Watch Dogs: Legion	2−3 −150%	5−6 +150%

1440p
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	5−6 −140%	12−14 +140%
Hitman 3	6−7 −167%	16−18 +167%
Horizon Zero Dawn	9−10 −167%	24−27 +167%
Metro Exodus	1−2 −100%	2−3 +100%
Red Dead Redemption 2	1−2 −100%	2−3 +100%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	6−7 −167%	16−18 +167%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	0−1	0−1
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 −150%	5−6 +150%
Far Cry 5	5−6 −140%	12−14 +140%
Forza Horizon 4	1−2 −100%	2−3 +100%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	3−4 −167%	8−9 +167%

4K
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	2−3 −150%	5−6 +150%
Hitman 3	3−4 −167%	8−9 +167%
Horizon Zero Dawn	7−8 −157%	18−20 +157%
Red Dead Redemption 2	1−2 −100%	2−3 +100%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	1−2 −100%	2−3 +100%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	1−2 −100%	2−3 +100%
Cyberpunk 2077	0−1	0−1
Far Cry 5	4−5 −150%	10−11 +150%
Far Cry New Dawn	6−7 −167%	16−18 +167%