Radeon RX Vega 9 vs RX Vega 3

Place in the ranking	782	607
Place by popularity	85	not in top-100
Power efficiency	13.75	25.71
Architecture	GCN 5.0 (2017−2020)	Vega (2017−2020)
GPU code name	Picasso	Vega Raven Ridge
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Release date	6 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 cores	192	576
Core clock speed	300 MHz	no data
Boost clock speed	1001 MHz	1300 MHz
Number of transistors	4,940 million	no data
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	15 Watt	15 Watt
Texture fill rate	12.01	no data
Floating-point processing power	0.3844 TFLOPS	no data
ROPs	4	no data
TMUs	12	no 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).

Interface	IGP	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	System Shared	no data
Maximum RAM amount	System Shared	no data
Memory bus width	System Shared	no data
Memory clock speed	System Shared	no 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 Connectors

No outputs

no data

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 (12_1)	12_1
Shader Model	6.4	no data
OpenGL	4.6	no data
OpenCL	2.0	no data
Vulkan	1.2.131	-

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 3 2.99

RX Vega 9 5.59
+87%

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 3 1724

RX Vega 9 4380
+154%

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 3 5441

RX Vega 9 12628
+132%

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 3 1172

RX Vega 9 2789
+138%

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 3 8536

RX Vega 9 19255
+126%

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 3 80755

RX Vega 9 131922
+63.4%

3DMark Time Spy Graphics

RX Vega 3 393

RX Vega 9 872
+122%

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

−75%

21
+75%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2	10−12 −18.2%	12−14 +18.2%
Cyberpunk 2077	7−8 −57.1%	10−12 +57.1%
Elden Ring	7 −100%	14−16 +100%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	7−8 −143%	16−18 +143%
Counter-Strike 2	10−12 −18.2%	12−14 +18.2%
Cyberpunk 2077	7−8 −57.1%	10−12 +57.1%
Forza Horizon 4	14 −64.3%	21−24 +64.3%
Metro Exodus	5 −180%	14−16 +180%
Red Dead Redemption 2	6 −183%	16−18 +183%
Valorant	1−2 −1400%	14−16 +1400%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	7−8 −143%	16−18 +143%
Counter-Strike 2	10−12 −18.2%	12−14 +18.2%
Cyberpunk 2077	7−8 −57.1%	10−12 +57.1%
Dota 2	13 −46.2%	18−20 +46.2%
Elden Ring	6−7 −133%	14−16 +133%
Far Cry 5	12 −117%	24−27 +117%
Fortnite	16−18 −94.1%	30−35 +94.1%
Forza Horizon 4	11 −109%	21−24 +109%
Grand Theft Auto V	9 −111%	18−20 +111%
Metro Exodus	5−6 −180%	14−16 +180%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	22 −72.7%	38 +72.7%
Red Dead Redemption 2	10−12 −54.5%	16−18 +54.5%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	3 −500%	18−20 +500%
Valorant	1−2 −1400%	14−16 +1400%
World of Tanks	23 −291%	90−95 +291%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	7−8 −143%	16−18 +143%
Counter-Strike 2	10−12 −18.2%	12−14 +18.2%
Cyberpunk 2077	7−8 −57.1%	10−12 +57.1%
Dota 2	19 +0%	18−20 +0%
Far Cry 5	16−18 −52.9%	24−27 +52.9%
Forza Horizon 4	9 −156%	21−24 +156%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	27−30 −74.1%	45−50 +74.1%
Valorant	1−2 −1400%	14−16 +1400%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2	0−1	5−6
Elden Ring	2−3 −250%	7−8 +250%
Grand Theft Auto V	1−2 −400%	5−6 +400%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	21−24 −66.7%	35−40 +66.7%
Red Dead Redemption 2	2−3 −100%	4−5 +100%
World of Tanks	21−24 −90.5%	40−45 +90.5%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	3−4 −200%	9−10 +200%
Counter-Strike 2	9−10 +0%	9−10 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 −33.3%	4−5 +33.3%
Far Cry 5	7−8 −71.4%	12−14 +71.4%
Forza Horizon 4	1−2 −800%	9−10 +800%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	4−5 −75%	7−8 +75%
Valorant	10−11 −50%	14−16 +50%

4K
High Preset

Dota 2	16−18 −6.3%	16−18 +6.3%
Elden Ring	1−2 −200%	3−4 +200%
Grand Theft Auto V	14−16 −13.3%	16−18 +13.3%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	8−9 −100%	16−18 +100%
Red Dead Redemption 2	2−3 −50%	3−4 +50%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	14−16 −13.3%	16−18 +13.3%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	2−3 −150%	5−6 +150%
Cyberpunk 2077	1−2 −100%	2−3 +100%
Dota 2	16−18 −6.3%	16−18 +6.3%
Far Cry 5	3−4 −100%	6−7 +100%
Fortnite	2−3 −150%	5−6 +150%
Forza Horizon 4	0−1	5−6
Valorant	3−4 −66.7%	5−6 +66.7%