Ellesmere vs Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000)
Aggregate performance score
We've compared Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) with Ellesmere, including specs and performance data.
Ellesmere outperforms RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) by a whopping 114% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 470 | 281 |
| Place by popularity | 39 | not in top-100 |
| Architecture | Vega (2017−2020) | GCN 4.0 (2016−2020) |
| GPU code name | Vega | Ellesmere |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop |
| Release date | 7 January 2020 (4 years ago) | no data |
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 | 512 | 2304 |
| Boost clock speed | 2100 MHz | no data |
| Number of transistors | no data | 5,700 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 7 nm | 14 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 15 Watt | no data |
| ROPs | no data | 32 |
| TMUs | no data | 144 |
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 | - | no data |
API compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12_1 | 12 (12_0) |
| Shader Model | no data | 6.7 |
| OpenGL | no data | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | no data | 2.1 |
| Vulkan | - | 1.3 |
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 | 22
−105%
| 45−50
+105%
|
| 1440p | 15
−100%
| 30−35
+100%
|
| 4K | 10
−110%
| 21−24
+110%
|
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low Preset
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 19
−111%
|
40−45
+111%
|
Full HD
Medium Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 21−24
−105%
|
45−50
+105%
|
| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 20
−100%
|
40−45
+100%
|
| Battlefield 5 | 27−30
−114%
|
60−65
+114%
|
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 18−20
−111%
|
40−45
+111%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 14
−114%
|
30−33
+114%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 21−24
−114%
|
45−50
+114%
|
| Far Cry New Dawn | 24−27
−112%
|
55−60
+112%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 60−65
−113%
|
130−140
+113%
|
| Hitman 3 | 15
−100%
|
30−33
+100%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 50−55
−96.1%
|
100−105
+96.1%
|
| Metro Exodus | 35
−114%
|
75−80
+114%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 33
−112%
|
70−75
+112%
|
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 36
−108%
|
75−80
+108%
|
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 60−65
−100%
|
120−130
+100%
|
Full HD
High Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 21−24
−105%
|
45−50
+105%
|
| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 16
−87.5%
|
30−33
+87.5%
|
| Battlefield 5 | 27−30
−114%
|
60−65
+114%
|
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 18−20
−111%
|
40−45
+111%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 10
−110%
|
21−24
+110%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 21−24
−114%
|
45−50
+114%
|
| Far Cry New Dawn | 24−27
−112%
|
55−60
+112%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 60−65
−113%
|
130−140
+113%
|
| Hitman 3 | 15
−100%
|
30−33
+100%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 50−55
−96.1%
|
100−105
+96.1%
|
| Metro Exodus | 25
−100%
|
50−55
+100%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 24−27
−100%
|
50−55
+100%
|
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 27
−104%
|
55−60
+104%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 24−27
−100%
|
50−55
+100%
|
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 60−65
−100%
|
120−130
+100%
|
Full HD
Ultra Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 21−24
−105%
|
45−50
+105%
|
| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 14
−114%
|
30−33
+114%
|
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 18−20
−111%
|
40−45
+111%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 9
−100%
|
18−20
+100%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 21−24
−114%
|
45−50
+114%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 60−65
−113%
|
130−140
+113%
|
| Hitman 3 | 14
−114%
|
30−33
+114%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 24
−108%
|
50−55
+108%
|
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 23
−95.7%
|
45−50
+95.7%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 14
−114%
|
30−33
+114%
|
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 12
−100%
|
24−27
+100%
|
Full HD
Epic Preset
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 21
−114%
|
45−50
+114%
|
1440p
High Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 18−20
−94.4%
|
35−40
+94.4%
|
| Far Cry New Dawn | 14−16
−114%
|
30−33
+114%
|
1440p
Ultra Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 9−10
−100%
|
18−20
+100%
|
| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 11
−90.9%
|
21−24
+90.9%
|
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 9−10
−100%
|
18−20
+100%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 5
−100%
|
10−11
+100%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 10−11
−110%
|
21−24
+110%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 35−40
−105%
|
80−85
+105%
|
| Hitman 3 | 10
−110%
|
21−24
+110%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 20
−100%
|
40−45
+100%
|
| Metro Exodus | 17
−106%
|
35−40
+106%
|
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 16
−87.5%
|
30−33
+87.5%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 8−9
−100%
|
16−18
+100%
|
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 59
−103%
|
120−130
+103%
|
1440p
Epic Preset
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 13
−108%
|
27−30
+108%
|
4K
High Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 8−9
−100%
|
16−18
+100%
|
| Far Cry New Dawn | 6−7
−100%
|
12−14
+100%
|
| Hitman 3 | 5−6
−100%
|
10−11
+100%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 35−40
−103%
|
75−80
+103%
|
| Metro Exodus | 7−8
−100%
|
14−16
+100%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 6−7
−100%
|
12−14
+100%
|
4K
Ultra Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 5−6
−100%
|
10−11
+100%
|
| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 4−5
−100%
|
8−9
+100%
|
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 4−5
−100%
|
8−9
+100%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 1−2
−100%
|
2−3
+100%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 5−6
−100%
|
10−11
+100%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 10−12
−90.9%
|
21−24
+90.9%
|
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 9
−100%
|
18−20
+100%
|
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 3−4
−100%
|
6−7
+100%
|
4K
Epic Preset
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 9−10
−100%
|
18−20
+100%
|
This is how RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) and Ellesmere compete in popular games:
- Ellesmere is 105% faster in 1080p
- Ellesmere is 100% faster in 1440p
- Ellesmere is 110% faster in 4K
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 9.16 | 19.63 |
| Chip lithography | 7 nm | 14 nm |
RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) has a 100% more advanced lithography process.
Ellesmere, on the other hand, has a 114.3% higher aggregate performance score.
The Ellesmere is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) in performance tests.
Be aware that Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) is a notebook card while Ellesmere is a desktop one.
Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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