RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000) vs RX Vega 5

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Combined performance score

RX Vega 5
4.65
+3.8%

RX Vega 5 outperforms RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000) by 4% in our combined benchmark results.

General info

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

Place in performance ranking611617
Place by popularitynot in top-10036
Value for money8.57no data
ArchitectureVega (2017−2021)Vega (2017−2021)
GPU code nameVegaVega Raven Ridge
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date7 January 2020 (4 years old)26 October 2017 (6 years old)
Current price$287 no data
Value for money

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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Technical specs

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 cores320512
Boost clock speed1400 MHz1200 MHz
Manufacturing process technology7 nm14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)15 Watt15 Watt

Memory

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.

Shared memory--

API support

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

DirectX12_112_1

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 5 4.65
+3.8%
RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000) 4.48

RX Vega 5 outperforms RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000) by 4% in our combined benchmark results.


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3DMark Vantage is an outdated DirectX 10 benchmark using 1280x1024 screen resolution.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.

Benchmark coverage: 17%

RX Vega 5 11704
+13.7%
RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000) 10294

RX Vega 5 outperforms RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000) by 14% in 3DMark Vantage Performance.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 17%

RX Vega 5 3535
RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000) 3557
+0.6%

RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000) outperforms RX Vega 5 by 1% in 3DMark 11 Performance GPU.

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 5 2438
+2.4%
RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000) 2381

RX Vega 5 outperforms RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000) by 2% in 3DMark Fire Strike Graphics.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 14%

RX Vega 5 18282
+15.9%
RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000) 15770

RX Vega 5 outperforms RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000) by 16% in 3DMark Cloud Gate GPU.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 8%

RX Vega 5 128628
+13.6%
RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000) 113247

RX Vega 5 outperforms RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000) by 14% in 3DMark Ice Storm GPU.

Unigine Heaven 3.0

This is an old DirectX 11 benchmark using Unigine, a 3D game engine by eponymous Russian company. It displays a fantasy medieval town sprawling over several flying islands. Version 3.0 was released in 2012, and in 2013 it was superseded by Heaven 4.0, which introduced several slight improvements, including a newer version of Unigine.

Benchmark coverage: 4%

RX Vega 5 26
RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000) 27
+4.2%

RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000) outperforms RX Vega 5 by 4% in Unigine Heaven 3.0.

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 HD18
+0%
18
+0%
4K10−12
+0%
10
+0%

Performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 9
+0%
9
+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 15
+0%
15
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 12
+20%
10
−20%
Battlefield 5 22
−9.1%
24
+9.1%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 17
+6.3%
16
−6.3%
Cyberpunk 2077 8−9
−12.5%
9
+12.5%
Far Cry 5 15
+25%
12
−25%
Far Cry New Dawn 10−11
−30%
13
+30%
Forza Horizon 4 14−16
−73.3%
26
+73.3%
Hitman 3 14
+40%
10−11
−40%
Horizon Zero Dawn 11
−9.1%
12
+9.1%
Red Dead Redemption 2 13
+8.3%
12
−8.3%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 14
+16.7%
12
−16.7%
Watch Dogs: Legion 12
+0%
12
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 12
+9.1%
11
−9.1%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 4−5
+33.3%
3−4
−33.3%
Battlefield 5 18
−22.2%
22
+22.2%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 14−16
+150%
6
−150%
Cyberpunk 2077 8−9
+33.3%
6
−33.3%
Far Cry 5 12
+20%
10
−20%
Far Cry New Dawn 10−11
−40%
14
+40%
Forza Horizon 4 14−16
−100%
30
+100%
Hitman 3 10−11
+0%
10−11
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 9−10
+12.5%
8−9
−12.5%
Metro Exodus 4
−75%
7
+75%
Red Dead Redemption 2 4
−125%
9−10
+125%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 6
−66.7%
10
+66.7%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 14
+7.7%
13
−7.7%
Watch Dogs: Legion 10
+100%
5−6
−100%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 8−9
+0%
8
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 4−5
+33.3%
3−4
−33.3%
Battlefield 5 16
−43.8%
23
+43.8%
Cyberpunk 2077 8−9
+60%
5
−60%
Far Cry 5 9−10
+0%
9
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 10−11
−40%
14
+40%
Forza Horizon 4 14−16
−53.3%
23
+53.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 9
+12.5%
8
−12.5%
Watch Dogs: Legion 6−7
+20%
5−6
−20%

1440p
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 7−8
+0%
7−8
+0%
Hitman 3 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 10−12
+0%
10−12
+0%
Metro Exodus 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

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

4K
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Hitman 3 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 1−2
−200%
3
+200%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 2−3
−100%
4
+100%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 0−1 0−1
Far Cry 5 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 7−8
+0%
7−8
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 3−4
−200%
9
+200%
Watch Dogs: Legion 0−1 0−1

This is how RX Vega 5 and RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000) compete in popular games:

1080p resolution:

  • RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000) is 0% faster than RX Vega 5

4K resolution:

  • RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000) is 0% faster than RX Vega 5

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

  • in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare, with 1080p resolution and the High Preset, the RX Vega 5 is 150% faster than the RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000).
  • in Shadow of the Tomb Raider, with 4K resolution and the High Preset, the RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000) is 200% faster than the RX Vega 5.

All in all, in popular games:

  • RX Vega 5 is ahead in 20 tests (33%)
  • RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000) is ahead in 17 tests (28%)
  • there's a draw in 24 tests (39%)

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance score 4.65 4.48
Recency 7 January 2020 26 October 2017
Chip lithography 7 nm 14 nm

We couldn't decide between Radeon RX Vega 5 and Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000). The differences in performance seem too small.


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