Radeon RX 5600 XT vs RX Vega 64

Place in performance ranking	119	135
Place by popularity	not in top-100	96
Value for money	55.60	22.42
Architecture	Vega (2017−2021)	RDNA 1.0 (2019−2020)
GPU code name	Vega	Navi 10
Market segment	Desktop	Desktop
Release date	14 August 2017 (6 years ago)	21 January 2020 (4 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$499	$279
Current price	$125 (0.3x MSRP)	$94 (0.3x MSRP)

Value for money

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

RX Vega 64 has 148% better value for money than RX 5600 XT.

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 cores	4096	2304
Core clock speed	1630 MHz	1235 MHz
Boost clock speed	1546 MHz	1750 MHz
Number of transistors	12,500 million	10,300 million
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	295 Watt	150 Watt
Texture fill rate	395.8	224.6
Floating-point performance	13,353 gflops	no data

Size and 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	PCIe 3.0 x16	PCIe 4.0 x16
Length	279 mm	267 mm
Width	2-slot	2-slot
Supplementary power connectors	2x 8-pin	1x 8-pin

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.

Memory type	HBM2	GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount	8 GB	6 GB
Memory bus width	2048 Bit	192 Bit
Memory clock speed	945 MHz	14000 MHz
Memory bandwidth	483.8 GB/s	288.0 GB/s
Shared memory	-	-

Video outputs and ports

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	1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort	1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort
HDMI	+	+

API support

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

DirectX	12 (12_1)	12 (12_1)
Shader Model	6.4	6.5
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	2.0	2.0
Vulkan	1.1.125	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 64 37.16
+5.2%

RX 5600 XT 35.33

RX Vega 64 outperforms RX 5600 XT by 5% 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 64 14393
+5.2%

RX 5600 XT 13685

RX Vega 64 outperforms RX 5600 XT by 5% in Passmark.

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 64 55262

RX 5600 XT 86004
+55.6%

RX 5600 XT outperforms RX Vega 64 by 56% 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 64 30824

RX 5600 XT 31310
+1.6%

RX 5600 XT outperforms RX Vega 64 by 2% 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 64 22501
+2%

RX 5600 XT 22058

RX Vega 64 outperforms RX 5600 XT 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 64 127374
+10%

RX 5600 XT 115838

RX Vega 64 outperforms RX 5600 XT by 10% 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 64 392304

RX 5600 XT 548796
+39.9%

RX 5600 XT outperforms RX Vega 64 by 40% in 3DMark Ice Storm GPU.

SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 maya-04

Benchmark coverage: 3%

RX Vega 64 84

RX 5600 XT 98
+16.5%

RX 5600 XT outperforms RX Vega 64 by 17% in SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 maya-04.

SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 sw-03

Benchmark coverage: 3%

RX Vega 64 81

RX 5600 XT 135
+66.3%

RX 5600 XT outperforms RX Vega 64 by 66% in SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 sw-03.

SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 snx-02

Benchmark coverage: 3%

RX Vega 64 23

RX 5600 XT 104
+358%

RX 5600 XT outperforms RX Vega 64 by 358% in SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 snx-02.

SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 catia-04

Benchmark coverage: 3%

RX Vega 64 157

RX 5600 XT 166
+5.7%

RX 5600 XT outperforms RX Vega 64 by 6% in SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 catia-04.

SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 creo-01

Benchmark coverage: 3%

RX Vega 64 58

RX 5600 XT 85
+45.7%

RX 5600 XT outperforms RX Vega 64 by 46% in SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 creo-01.

SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 mediacal-01

Benchmark coverage: 3%

RX Vega 64 50

RX 5600 XT 71
+43.5%

RX 5600 XT outperforms RX Vega 64 by 43% in SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 mediacal-01.

SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 showcase-01

Benchmark coverage: 3%

RX Vega 64 111

RX 5600 XT 120
+8.2%

RX 5600 XT outperforms RX Vega 64 by 8% in SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 showcase-01.

SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 energy-01

Benchmark coverage: 3%

RX Vega 64 12

RX 5600 XT 53
+332%

RX 5600 XT outperforms RX Vega 64 by 332% in SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 energy-01.

SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 3dsmax-05

Benchmark coverage: 2%

RX Vega 64 145

RX 5600 XT 197
+36.3%

RX 5600 XT outperforms RX Vega 64 by 36% in SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 3dsmax-05.

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	117 +8.3%	108 −8.3%
1440p	76 +22.6%	62 −22.6%
4K	50 +35.1%	37 −35.1%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

65−70

−27.7%

83
+27.7%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	81 +26.6%	60−65 −26.6%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	83 −10.8%	92 +10.8%
Battlefield 5	161 +51.9%	100−110 −51.9%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	147 +8.1%	136 −8.1%
Cyberpunk 2077	65−70 −13.8%	74 +13.8%
Far Cry 5	110 −34.5%	148 +34.5%
Far Cry New Dawn	105 −32.4%	139 +32.4%
Forza Horizon 4	167 −10.8%	185 +10.8%
Hitman 3	148 +5%	141 −5%
Horizon Zero Dawn	80 −42.5%	114 +42.5%
Red Dead Redemption 2	100 +25%	80 −25%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	114 −10.5%	126 +10.5%
Watch Dogs: Legion	100 −4%	104 +4%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	68 +6.3%	60−65 −6.3%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	69 −10.1%	76 +10.1%
Battlefield 5	146 +37.7%	100−110 −37.7%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	114 +11.8%	102 −11.8%
Cyberpunk 2077	65−70 +3.2%	63 −3.2%
Far Cry 5	104 −29.8%	135 +29.8%
Far Cry New Dawn	101 −28.7%	130 +28.7%
Forza Horizon 4	158 −9.5%	173 +9.5%
Hitman 3	130 +4%	125 −4%
Horizon Zero Dawn	62 −38.7%	86 +38.7%
Metro Exodus	73 −11%	81 +11%
Red Dead Redemption 2	57 +7.5%	53 −7.5%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	97 −9.3%	106 +9.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	132 −6.1%	140 +6.1%
Watch Dogs: Legion	87 −2.3%	89 +2.3%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	51 −25.5%	60−65 +25.5%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	60 −3.3%	62 +3.3%
Battlefield 5	139 +31.1%	100−110 −31.1%
Cyberpunk 2077	65−70 +20.4%	54 −20.4%
Far Cry 5	98 −28.6%	126 +28.6%
Far Cry New Dawn	91 −29.7%	118 +29.7%
Forza Horizon 4	128 −7.8%	138 +7.8%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	77 −9.1%	84 +9.1%
Watch Dogs: Legion	54 +54.3%	35 −54.3%

1440p
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	78 +20%	65 −20%
Hitman 3	85 +4.9%	81 −4.9%
Horizon Zero Dawn	44 −22.7%	54 +22.7%
Metro Exodus	46 −6.5%	49 +6.5%
Red Dead Redemption 2	37 +5.7%	35 −5.7%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	62 −1.6%	63 +1.6%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	40−45 +5.1%	35−40 −5.1%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	47 +4.4%	45 −4.4%
Battlefield 5	75−80 +3.9%	75−80 −3.9%
Cyberpunk 2077	27−30 −3.4%	30 +3.4%
Far Cry 5	81 −9.9%	89 +9.9%
Far Cry New Dawn	79 −11.4%	88 +11.4%
Forza Horizon 4	98 −11.2%	109 +11.2%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	50−55 +6.1%	45−50 −6.1%
Watch Dogs: Legion	38 +81%	21 −81%

4K
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	44 +46.7%	30 −46.7%
Hitman 3	47 +4.4%	45 −4.4%
Horizon Zero Dawn	13 −7.7%	14 +7.7%
Metro Exodus	46 +53.3%	30 −53.3%
Red Dead Redemption 2	24 +4.3%	23 −4.3%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	32 −3.1%	33 +3.1%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	48 +4.3%	46 −4.3%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	29 +20.8%	24−27 −20.8%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	28 +33.3%	21 −33.3%
Battlefield 5	59 +37.2%	40−45 −37.2%
Cyberpunk 2077	12−14 +0%	12 +0%
Far Cry 5	44 −2.3%	45 +2.3%
Far Cry New Dawn	45 −2.2%	46 +2.2%
Forza Horizon 4	66 −6.1%	70 +6.1%
Watch Dogs: Legion	21 +90.9%	11 −90.9%

This is how RX Vega 64 and RX 5600 XT compete in popular games:

RX Vega 64 is 8.3% faster than RX 5600 XT in 1080p
RX Vega 64 is 22.6% faster than RX 5600 XT in 1440p
RX Vega 64 is 35.1% faster than RX 5600 XT in 4K

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

in Watch Dogs: Legion, with 4K resolution and the Ultra Preset, the RX Vega 64 is 90.9% faster than the RX 5600 XT.
in Horizon Zero Dawn, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the RX 5600 XT is 42.5% faster than the RX Vega 64.

All in all, in popular games:

RX Vega 64 is ahead in 31 test (46%)
RX 5600 XT is ahead in 36 tests (53%)
there's a draw in 1 test (1%)

Advantages and disadvantages

Performance score	37.16	35.33
Recency	14 August 2017	21 January 2020
Cost	$499	$279
Maximum RAM amount	8 GB	6 GB
Chip lithography	14 nm	7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	295 Watt	150 Watt