UHD Graphics Xe G4 48EUs vs Radeon RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 4000/5000)

Place in the ranking	587	657
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Power efficiency	27.92	11.26
Architecture	Vega (2017−2020)	Gen. 11 Ice Lake (2019−2022)
GPU code name	Vega Renoir	Tiger Lake Xe
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Release date	7 January 2020 (5 years ago)	15 August 2020 (4 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	384	48
Core clock speed	400 MHz	350 MHz
Boost clock speed	1500 MHz	1450 MHz
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm	10 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	15 Watt	28 Watt

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.

Shared memory

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

Quick Sync

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API compatibility

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

DirectX

12_1

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 6 (Ryzen 4000/5000) 6.07
+32.8%

UHD Graphics Xe G4 48EUs 4.57

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 Discontinued in January 2020, 3DMark 11 is now superseded by Time Spy.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 6 (Ryzen 4000/5000) 4210
+19.9%

UHD Graphics Xe G4 48EUs 3510

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 6 (Ryzen 4000/5000) 2793
+20.3%

UHD Graphics Xe G4 48EUs 2321

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 6 (Ryzen 4000/5000) 21857
+36.7%

UHD Graphics Xe G4 48EUs 15992

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 6 (Ryzen 4000/5000) 182608
+87.5%

UHD Graphics Xe G4 48EUs 97416

3DMark Time Spy Graphics

RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 4000/5000) 852
+6.8%

UHD Graphics Xe G4 48EUs 798

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	20 +11.1%	18 −11.1%
1440p	22 +37.5%	16−18 −37.5%
4K	17 +41.7%	12−14 −41.7%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2	14−16 +16.7%	12−14 −16.7%
Cyberpunk 2077	11 +0%	11 +0%
Elden Ring	16−18 +23.1%	13 −23.1%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	18−20 +46.2%	12−14 −46.2%
Counter-Strike 2	14−16 +16.7%	12−14 −16.7%
Cyberpunk 2077	9 +0%	9−10 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	26 +23.8%	21 −23.8%
Metro Exodus	14 +40%	10−11 −40%
Red Dead Redemption 2	22 +57.1%	14−16 −57.1%
Valorant	25 +47.1%	17 −47.1%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	18−20 +46.2%	12−14 −46.2%
Counter-Strike 2	8 −50%	12−14 +50%
Cyberpunk 2077	3 −200%	9−10 +200%
Dota 2	24 +60%	15 −60%
Elden Ring	8 −25%	10 +25%
Far Cry 5	26 +18.2%	22 −18.2%
Fortnite	35−40 +33.3%	27−30 −33.3%
Forza Horizon 4	21 +23.5%	17 −23.5%
Grand Theft Auto V	15 +50%	10 −50%
Metro Exodus	14−16 +50%	10−11 −50%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	39 +0%	35−40 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	18−20 +28.6%	14−16 −28.6%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	18−20 +26.7%	14−16 −26.7%
Valorant	12 +0%	12 +0%
World of Tanks	56 +124%	25 −124%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	18−20 +46.2%	12−14 −46.2%
Counter-Strike 2	14−16 +16.7%	12−14 −16.7%
Cyberpunk 2077	12−14 +33.3%	9−10 −33.3%
Dota 2	40 +66.7%	24 −66.7%
Far Cry 5	27−30 +100%	14 −100%
Forza Horizon 4	18 +12.5%	16 −12.5%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	50−55 +28.2%	35−40 −28.2%
Valorant	19 +90%	10−11 −90%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2	6−7 +100%	3−4 −100%
Elden Ring	7−8 +40%	5−6 −40%
Grand Theft Auto V	6−7 +50%	4−5 −50%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	35−40 +19.4%	30−35 −19.4%
Red Dead Redemption 2	5−6 +66.7%	3−4 −66.7%
World of Tanks	40−45 +33.3%	30−35 −33.3%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	10−11 +66.7%	6−7 −66.7%
Counter-Strike 2	9−10 +0%	9−10 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	5−6 +25%	4−5 −25%
Far Cry 5	12−14 +30%	10−11 −30%
Forza Horizon 4	10−11 +66.7%	6−7 −66.7%
Metro Exodus	7−8 +133%	3−4 −133%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	7−8 +16.7%	6−7 −16.7%
Valorant	16−18 +23.1%	12−14 −23.1%

4K
High Preset

Dota 2	16−18 +0%	16−18 +0%
Elden Ring	3−4 +50%	2−3 −50%
Grand Theft Auto V	16−18 +6.3%	16−18 −6.3%
Metro Exodus	2−3	0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	16−18 +30.8%	12−14 −30.8%
Red Dead Redemption 2	4−5 +33.3%	3−4 −33.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	16−18 +6.3%	16−18 −6.3%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	5−6 +25%	4−5 −25%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 +100%	1−2 −100%
Dota 2	19 +11.8%	16−18 −11.8%
Far Cry 5	7−8 +40%	5−6 −40%
Fortnite	5−6 +25%	4−5 −25%
Forza Horizon 4	5−6 +66.7%	3−4 −66.7%
Valorant	6−7 +50%	4−5 −50%

This is how RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 4000/5000) and UHD Graphics Xe G4 48EUs compete in popular games:

RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 4000/5000) is 11% faster in 1080p
RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 4000/5000) is 38% faster in 1440p
RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 4000/5000) is 42% faster in 4K

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

in Metro Exodus, with 1440p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 4000/5000) is 133% faster.
in Cyberpunk 2077, with 1080p resolution and the High Preset, the UHD Graphics Xe G4 48EUs is 200% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 4000/5000) is ahead in 51 test (85%)
UHD Graphics Xe G4 48EUs is ahead in 3 tests (5%)
there's a draw in 6 tests (10%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	6.07	4.57
Recency	7 January 2020	15 August 2020
Chip lithography	7 nm	10 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	15 Watt	28 Watt

RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 4000/5000) has a 32.8% higher aggregate performance score, a 42.9% more advanced lithography process, and 86.7% lower power consumption.

UHD Graphics Xe G4 48EUs, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 7 months.

The Radeon RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 4000/5000) is our recommended choice as it beats the UHD Graphics Xe G4 48EUs in performance tests.

Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.