RTX 5880 Ada Generation vs Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000)

Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000) with RTX 5880 Ada Generation, including specs and performance data.

RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000)
2017
15 Watt
4.41

RTX 5880 Ada Generation outperforms RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000) by a whopping 1892% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking6675
Place by popularity33not in top-100
Power efficiency20.6521.64
ArchitectureVega (2017−2020)Ada Lovelace (2022−2024)
GPU code nameVega Raven RidgeAD102
Market segmentLaptopWorkstation
Release date26 October 2017 (7 years ago)5 January 2024 (1 year 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 cores51214080
Core clock speed300 MHz975 MHz
Boost clock speed1200 MHz2460 MHz
Number of transistors9,800 million76,300 million
Manufacturing process technology14 nm5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)15 Watt285 Watt
Texture fill rate57.601,082
Floating-point processing power1.843 TFLOPS69.27 TFLOPS
ROPs8176
TMUs32440
Tensor Coresno data440
Ray Tracing Coresno data110

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).

InterfaceIGPPCIe 4.0 x16
Lengthno data267 mm
Widthno data2-slot
Supplementary power connectorsNone1x 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 typeSystem SharedGDDR6
Maximum RAM amountSystem Shared48 GB
Memory bus widthSystem Shared384 Bit
Memory clock speedSystem Shared2250 MHz
Memory bandwidthno data864.0 GB/s
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 ConnectorsNo outputs4x DisplayPort 1.4a

API and SDK compatibility

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

DirectX12 (12_1)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model6.46.8
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL2.13.0
Vulkan1.21.3
CUDA-8.9
DLSS-+

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.

RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000) 4.41
RTX 5880 Ada Generation 87.85
+1892%

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. 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.

RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000) 1737
RTX 5880 Ada Generation 34568
+1890%

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
−1844%
350−400
+1844%
4K10
−1800%
190−200
+1800%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Atomic Heart 14
−1829%
270−280
+1829%
Counter-Strike 2 10−12
−1809%
210−220
+1809%
Cyberpunk 2077 9
−1789%
170−180
+1789%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Atomic Heart 10
−1800%
190−200
+1800%
Battlefield 5 24
−1775%
450−500
+1775%
Counter-Strike 2 10−12
−1809%
210−220
+1809%
Cyberpunk 2077 9
−1789%
170−180
+1789%
Far Cry 5 12
−1817%
230−240
+1817%
Fortnite 30
−1733%
550−600
+1733%
Forza Horizon 4 26
−1823%
500−550
+1823%
Forza Horizon 5 12
−1817%
230−240
+1817%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 17
−1665%
300−310
+1665%
Valorant 55−60
−1864%
1100−1150
+1864%

Full HD
High Preset

Atomic Heart 10−11
−1800%
190−200
+1800%
Battlefield 5 22
−1718%
400−450
+1718%
Counter-Strike 2 10−12
−1809%
210−220
+1809%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 42
−1805%
800−850
+1805%
Cyberpunk 2077 6
−1733%
110−120
+1733%
Dota 2 38
−1874%
750−800
+1874%
Far Cry 5 10
−1800%
190−200
+1800%
Fortnite 19
−1742%
350−400
+1742%
Forza Horizon 4 30
−1733%
550−600
+1733%
Forza Horizon 5 9−10
−1789%
170−180
+1789%
Grand Theft Auto V 13
−1823%
250−260
+1823%
Metro Exodus 7
−1757%
130−140
+1757%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 14
−1829%
270−280
+1829%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 13
−1823%
250−260
+1823%
Valorant 55−60
−1864%
1100−1150
+1864%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 23
−1857%
450−500
+1857%
Counter-Strike 2 10−12
−1809%
210−220
+1809%
Cyberpunk 2077 5
−1800%
95−100
+1800%
Dota 2 35
−1757%
650−700
+1757%
Far Cry 5 9
−1789%
170−180
+1789%
Forza Horizon 4 23
−1857%
450−500
+1857%
Forza Horizon 5 9−10
−1789%
170−180
+1789%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 14
−1829%
270−280
+1829%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 8
−1775%
150−160
+1775%
Valorant 15
−1833%
290−300
+1833%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Fortnite 10
−1800%
190−200
+1800%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 30−35
−1775%
600−650
+1775%
Grand Theft Auto V 4−5
−1775%
75−80
+1775%
Metro Exodus 3−4
−1733%
55−60
+1733%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 30−33
−1733%
550−600
+1733%
Valorant 45−50
−1857%
900−950
+1857%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 2−3
−1650%
35−40
+1650%
Counter-Strike 2 6−7
−1733%
110−120
+1733%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−1733%
55−60
+1733%
Far Cry 5 8−9
−1775%
150−160
+1775%
Forza Horizon 4 10−11
−1800%
190−200
+1800%
Forza Horizon 5 6−7
−1733%
110−120
+1733%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 7−8
−1757%
130−140
+1757%

1440p
Epic Preset

Fortnite 8−9
−1775%
150−160
+1775%

4K
High Preset

Atomic Heart 4−5
−1775%
75−80
+1775%
Grand Theft Auto V 16−18
−1775%
300−310
+1775%
Valorant 21−24
−1805%
400−450
+1805%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 6
−1733%
110−120
+1733%
Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
−1700%
18−20
+1700%
Dota 2 15
−1833%
290−300
+1833%
Far Cry 5 4−5
−1775%
75−80
+1775%
Forza Horizon 4 9
−1789%
170−180
+1789%
Forza Horizon 5 2−3
−1650%
35−40
+1650%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 5−6
−1800%
95−100
+1800%

4K
Epic Preset

Fortnite 5−6
−1800%
95−100
+1800%

This is how RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000) and RTX 5880 Ada Generation compete in popular games:

  • RTX 5880 Ada Generation is 1844% faster in 1080p
  • RTX 5880 Ada Generation is 1800% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 4.41 87.85
Recency 26 October 2017 5 January 2024
Chip lithography 14 nm 5 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 15 Watt 285 Watt

RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000) has 1800% lower power consumption.

RTX 5880 Ada Generation, on the other hand, has a 1892.1% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 6 years, and a 180% more advanced lithography process.

The RTX 5880 Ada Generation is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000) in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000) is a notebook card while RTX 5880 Ada Generation is a workstation one.

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