RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell vs Radeon RX Vega 5
Aggregate performance score
We've compared Radeon RX Vega 5 with RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell, including specs and performance data.
RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell outperforms RX Vega 5 by a whopping 1493% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 691 | 22 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | no data | 4.83 |
| Power efficiency | 21.30 | 8.48 |
| Architecture | Vega (2017−2020) | Blackwell 2.0 (2025) |
| GPU code name | Vega | GB202 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Workstation |
| Release date | 7 January 2020 (5 years ago) | 18 March 2025 (less than a year ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $8,565 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
The higher the performance-to-price ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices for comparison.
Performance to price scatter graph
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 | 320 | 24064 |
| Core clock speed | no data | 1590 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1400 MHz | 2617 MHz |
| Number of transistors | no data | 92,200 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 7 nm | 5 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 15 Watt | 600 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | no data | 1,968 |
| Floating-point processing power | no data | 126 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | no data | 192 |
| TMUs | no data | 752 |
| Tensor Cores | no data | 752 |
| Ray Tracing Cores | no data | 188 |
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 | no data | PCIe 5.0 x16 |
| Length | no data | 304 mm |
| Width | no data | 2-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | no data | 1x 16-pin |
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 | no data | GDDR7 |
| Maximum RAM amount | no data | 96 GB |
| Memory bus width | no data | 512 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | no data | 1750 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | no data | 1.79 TB/s |
| Shared memory | - | - |
| Resizable BAR | - | + |
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 data | 4x DisplayPort 2.1b |
API and SDK compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12_1 | 12 Ultimate (12_2) |
| Shader Model | no data | 6.8 |
| OpenGL | no data | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | no data | 3.0 |
| Vulkan | - | 1.4 |
| CUDA | - | 12.0 |
| DLSS | - | + |
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 | 19
−1479%
| 300−350
+1479%
|
Cost per frame, $
| 1080p | no data | 28.55 |
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 43
−1412%
|
650−700
+1412%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 9
−1456%
|
140−150
+1456%
|
| Dead Island 2 | 18
−1456%
|
280−290
+1456%
|
Full HD
Medium Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 22
−1491%
|
350−400
+1491%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 29
−1452%
|
450−500
+1452%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 9−10
−1456%
|
140−150
+1456%
|
| Dead Island 2 | 15
−1433%
|
230−240
+1433%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 15
−1433%
|
230−240
+1433%
|
| Fortnite | 52
−1438%
|
800−850
+1438%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 20−22
−1400%
|
300−310
+1400%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 17
−1488%
|
270−280
+1488%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 16−18
−1488%
|
270−280
+1488%
|
| Valorant | 55−60
−1479%
|
900−950
+1479%
|
Full HD
High Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 18
−1456%
|
280−290
+1456%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 7
−1471%
|
110−120
+1471%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 50
−1400%
|
750−800
+1400%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 9−10
−1456%
|
140−150
+1456%
|
| Dead Island 2 | 11
−1445%
|
170−180
+1445%
|
| Dota 2 | 39
−1438%
|
600−650
+1438%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 12
−1483%
|
190−200
+1483%
|
| Fortnite | 21
−1329%
|
300−310
+1329%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 20−22
−1400%
|
300−310
+1400%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 15
−1433%
|
230−240
+1433%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 13
−1438%
|
200−210
+1438%
|
| Metro Exodus | 4
−1400%
|
60−65
+1400%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 16−18
−1488%
|
270−280
+1488%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 14
−1471%
|
220−230
+1471%
|
| Valorant | 55−60
−1479%
|
900−950
+1479%
|
Full HD
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 16
−1463%
|
250−260
+1463%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 9−10
−1456%
|
140−150
+1456%
|
| Dead Island 2 | 14−16
−1471%
|
220−230
+1471%
|
| Dota 2 | 37
−1386%
|
550−600
+1386%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 12−14
−1438%
|
200−210
+1438%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 20−22
−1400%
|
300−310
+1400%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 16−18
−1488%
|
270−280
+1488%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 9
−1456%
|
140−150
+1456%
|
| Valorant | 55−60
−1479%
|
900−950
+1479%
|
Full HD
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 12
−1483%
|
190−200
+1483%
|
1440p
High Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 6−7
−1483%
|
95−100
+1483%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 30−35
−1415%
|
500−550
+1415%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 5−6
−1400%
|
75−80
+1400%
|
| Metro Exodus | 3−4
−1400%
|
45−50
+1400%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 30−33
−1400%
|
450−500
+1400%
|
| Valorant | 45−50
−1389%
|
700−750
+1389%
|
1440p
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 2−3
−1400%
|
30−33
+1400%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 3−4
−1400%
|
45−50
+1400%
|
| Dead Island 2 | 8−9
−1400%
|
120−130
+1400%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 8−9
−1400%
|
120−130
+1400%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 10−11
−1400%
|
150−160
+1400%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 6−7
−1483%
|
95−100
+1483%
|
1440p
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 8−9
−1400%
|
120−130
+1400%
|
4K
High Preset
| Dead Island 2 | 6−7
−1483%
|
95−100
+1483%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 16−18
−1488%
|
270−280
+1488%
|
| Valorant | 21−24
−1491%
|
350−400
+1491%
|
4K
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 1−2
−1300%
|
14−16
+1300%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 1−2
−1300%
|
14−16
+1300%
|
| Dead Island 2 | 6−7
−1483%
|
95−100
+1483%
|
| Dota 2 | 14−16
−1471%
|
220−230
+1471%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 3−4
−1400%
|
45−50
+1400%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 5−6
−1400%
|
75−80
+1400%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 5−6
−1400%
|
75−80
+1400%
|
4K
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 5−6
−1400%
|
75−80
+1400%
|
This is how RX Vega 5 and RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell compete in popular games:
- RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell is 1479% faster in 1080p
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 4.48 | 71.35 |
| Recency | 7 January 2020 | 18 March 2025 |
| Chip lithography | 7 nm | 5 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 15 Watt | 600 Watt |
RX Vega 5 has 3900% lower power consumption.
RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell, on the other hand, has a 1492.6% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 5 years, and a 40% more advanced lithography process.
The RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon RX Vega 5 in performance tests.
Be aware that Radeon RX Vega 5 is a notebook card while RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell is a workstation one.
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