GeForce FX 5950 Ultra vs Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000)

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) with GeForce FX 5950 Ultra, including specs and performance data.

RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000)
2020
15 Watt
8.85
+5800%

RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) outperforms FX 5950 Ultra by a whopping 5800% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking4971429
Place by popularity32not in top-100
Power efficiency41.120.14
ArchitectureVega (2017−2020)Rankine (2003−2005)
GPU code nameVegaNV38
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release date7 January 2020 (5 years ago)23 October 2003 (21 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$499

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

The higher the performance-to-price ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices for comparison.

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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 cores512no data
Core clock speedno data475 MHz
Boost clock speed2100 MHzno data
Number of transistorsno data135 million
Manufacturing process technology7 nm130 nm
Power consumption (TDP)15 Watt74 Watt
Texture fill rateno data3.800
ROPsno data4
TMUsno data8

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).

Interfaceno dataAGP 8x
Lengthno data229 mm
Widthno data2-slot
Supplementary power connectorsno data1x Molex

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 typeno dataDDR
Maximum RAM amountno data256 MB
Memory bus widthno data256 Bit
Memory clock speedno data475 MHz
Memory bandwidthno data30.4 GB/s
Shared memory-no data

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 data1x DVI, 1x VGA, 1x S-Video

API and SDK compatibility

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

DirectX12_19.0a
OpenGLno data2.1
OpenCLno dataN/A
Vulkan-N/A

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 HD22-0−1
1440p17-0−1
4K10-0−1

Cost per frame, $

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Atomic Heart 24 0−1
Counter-Strike 2 13 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 18 0−1

Full HD
Medium Preset

Atomic Heart 19 0−1
Battlefield 5 39 0−1
Counter-Strike 2 9 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 13 0−1
Far Cry 5 21 0−1
Fortnite 47 0−1
Forza Horizon 4 35−40 0−1
Forza Horizon 5 21 0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 30−33 0−1
Valorant 80−85
+8300%
1−2
−8300%

Full HD
High Preset

Atomic Heart 11 0−1
Battlefield 5 33 0−1
Counter-Strike 2 9 0−1
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 48 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 9 0−1
Dota 2 51 0−1
Far Cry 5 20 0−1
Fortnite 31 0−1
Forza Horizon 4 35−40 0−1
Forza Horizon 5 13 0−1
Grand Theft Auto V 19 0−1
Metro Exodus 16 0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 30−33 0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 21 0−1
Valorant 80−85
+8300%
1−2
−8300%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 30 0−1
Counter-Strike 2 16−18 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 9 0−1
Dota 2 48 0−1
Far Cry 5 19 0−1
Forza Horizon 4 35−40 0−1
Forza Horizon 5 14 0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 30−33 0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 14 0−1
Valorant 37 0−1

Full HD
Epic Preset

Fortnite 18 0−1

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 21 0−1
Grand Theft Auto V 9 0−1
Metro Exodus 10 0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 22 0−1
Valorant 95−100
+9400%
1−2
−9400%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 21 0−1
Counter-Strike 2 10−12 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 5 0−1
Far Cry 5 16 0−1
Forza Horizon 4 20−22 0−1
Forza Horizon 5 14−16 0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 12−14 0−1

1440p
Epic Preset

Fortnite 16−18 0−1

4K
High Preset

Atomic Heart 7−8 0−1
Counter-Strike 2 2−3 0−1
Grand Theft Auto V 10 0−1
Metro Exodus 6 0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 8−9 0−1
Valorant 40−45 0−1

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 9−10 0−1
Counter-Strike 2 2−3 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4 0−1
Dota 2 18 0−1
Far Cry 5 8 0−1
Forza Horizon 4 14−16 0−1
Forza Horizon 5 6−7 0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 8−9 0−1

4K
Epic Preset

Fortnite 8−9 0−1

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 8.85 0.15
Recency 7 January 2020 23 October 2003
Chip lithography 7 nm 130 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 15 Watt 74 Watt

RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) has a 5800% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 16 years, a 1757.1% more advanced lithography process, and 393.3% lower power consumption.

The Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce FX 5950 Ultra in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) is a notebook card while GeForce FX 5950 Ultra is a desktop one.

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