Radeon Sky 500 vs RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000)

Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) with Radeon Sky 500, including specs and performance data.

RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000)
2020
15 Watt
8.97

Sky 500 outperforms RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) by a substantial 37% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking498416
Place by popularity31not in top-100
Power efficiency41.005.60
ArchitectureVega (2017−2020)GCN 1.0 (2011−2020)
GPU code nameVegaPitcairn
Market segmentLaptopWorkstation
Release date7 January 2020 (5 years ago)27 March 2013 (11 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 cores5121280
Core clock speedno data950 MHz
Boost clock speed2100 MHzno data
Number of transistorsno data2,800 million
Manufacturing process technology7 nm28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)15 Watt150 Watt
Texture fill rateno data76.00
Floating-point processing powerno data2.432 TFLOPS
ROPsno data32
TMUsno data80

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).

Bus supportno dataPCIe 3.0
Interfaceno dataPCIe 3.0 x16
Lengthno data242 mm
Widthno data1-slot
Form factorno datafull height / full length
Supplementary power connectorsno data1x 6-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 typeno dataGDDR5
Maximum RAM amountno data4 GB
Memory bus widthno data256 Bit
Memory clock speedno data1200 MHz
Memory bandwidthno data154 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 data1x DisplayPort
DisplayPort countno data1
Dual-link DVI support-+

API and SDK compatibility

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

DirectX12_112 (11_1)
Shader Modelno data5.1
OpenGLno data4.6
OpenCLno data1.2
Vulkan-1.2.131

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
−36.4%
30−35
+36.4%
1440p17
−23.5%
21−24
+23.5%
4K10
−20%
12−14
+20%

FPS performance in popular games

  • Full HD
    Low Preset
  • Full HD
    Medium Preset
  • Full HD
    High Preset
  • Full HD
    Ultra Preset
  • Full HD
    Epic Preset
  • 1440p
    High Preset
  • 1440p
    Ultra Preset
  • 1440p
    Epic Preset
  • 4K
    High Preset
  • 4K
    Ultra Preset
  • 4K
    Epic Preset
Atomic Heart 24
−25%
30−33
+25%
Counter-Strike 2 13
−23.1%
16−18
+23.1%
Cyberpunk 2077 18
−33.3%
24−27
+33.3%
Atomic Heart 19
−26.3%
24−27
+26.3%
Battlefield 5 39
−28.2%
50−55
+28.2%
Counter-Strike 2 9
−33.3%
12−14
+33.3%
Cyberpunk 2077 13
−23.1%
16−18
+23.1%
Far Cry 5 21
−28.6%
27−30
+28.6%
Fortnite 47
−27.7%
60−65
+27.7%
Forza Horizon 4 35−40
−35.1%
50−55
+35.1%
Forza Horizon 5 21
−28.6%
27−30
+28.6%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 30−33
−33.3%
40−45
+33.3%
Valorant 80−85
−31%
110−120
+31%
Atomic Heart 11
−27.3%
14−16
+27.3%
Battlefield 5 33
−36.4%
45−50
+36.4%
Counter-Strike 2 9
−33.3%
12−14
+33.3%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 48
−35.4%
65−70
+35.4%
Cyberpunk 2077 9
−33.3%
12−14
+33.3%
Dota 2 51
−27.5%
65−70
+27.5%
Far Cry 5 20
−35%
27−30
+35%
Fortnite 31
−29%
40−45
+29%
Forza Horizon 4 35−40
−35.1%
50−55
+35.1%
Forza Horizon 5 13
−23.1%
16−18
+23.1%
Grand Theft Auto V 19
−26.3%
24−27
+26.3%
Metro Exodus 16
−31.3%
21−24
+31.3%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 30−33
−33.3%
40−45
+33.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 21
−28.6%
27−30
+28.6%
Valorant 80−85
−31%
110−120
+31%
Battlefield 5 30
−33.3%
40−45
+33.3%
Counter-Strike 2 16−18
−31.3%
21−24
+31.3%
Cyberpunk 2077 9
−33.3%
12−14
+33.3%
Dota 2 48
−35.4%
65−70
+35.4%
Far Cry 5 19
−26.3%
24−27
+26.3%
Forza Horizon 4 35−40
−35.1%
50−55
+35.1%
Forza Horizon 5 14
−28.6%
18−20
+28.6%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 30−33
−33.3%
40−45
+33.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 14
−28.6%
18−20
+28.6%
Valorant 37
−35.1%
50−55
+35.1%
Fortnite 18
−33.3%
24−27
+33.3%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 21
−28.6%
27−30
+28.6%
Grand Theft Auto V 9
−33.3%
12−14
+33.3%
Metro Exodus 10
−20%
12−14
+20%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 22
−36.4%
30−33
+36.4%
Valorant 95−100
−26.3%
120−130
+26.3%
Battlefield 5 21
−28.6%
27−30
+28.6%
Counter-Strike 2 10−12
−27.3%
14−16
+27.3%
Cyberpunk 2077 5
−20%
6−7
+20%
Far Cry 5 16
−31.3%
21−24
+31.3%
Forza Horizon 4 20−22
−35%
27−30
+35%
Forza Horizon 5 14−16
−28.6%
18−20
+28.6%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 12−14
−23.1%
16−18
+23.1%
Fortnite 16−18
−23.5%
21−24
+23.5%
Atomic Heart 7−8
−28.6%
9−10
+28.6%
Counter-Strike 2 3−4
−33.3%
4−5
+33.3%
Grand Theft Auto V 10
−20%
12−14
+20%
Metro Exodus 6
−33.3%
8−9
+33.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 8−9
−25%
10−11
+25%
Valorant 40−45
−27.9%
55−60
+27.9%
Battlefield 5 9−10
−33.3%
12−14
+33.3%
Counter-Strike 2 3−4
−33.3%
4−5
+33.3%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−33.3%
4−5
+33.3%
Dota 2 18
−33.3%
24−27
+33.3%
Far Cry 5 8
−25%
10−11
+25%
Forza Horizon 4 14−16
−28.6%
18−20
+28.6%
Forza Horizon 5 6−7
−33.3%
8−9
+33.3%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 8−9
−25%
10−11
+25%
Fortnite 8−9
−25%
10−11
+25%

This is how RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) and Sky 500 compete in popular games:

  • Sky 500 is 36% faster in 1080p
  • Sky 500 is 24% faster in 1440p
  • Sky 500 is 20% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 8.97 12.25
Recency 7 January 2020 27 March 2013
Chip lithography 7 nm 28 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 15 Watt 150 Watt

RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) has an age advantage of 6 years, a 300% more advanced lithography process, and 900% lower power consumption.

Sky 500, on the other hand, has a 36.6% higher aggregate performance score.

The Radeon Sky 500 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 Radeon Sky 500 is a workstation one.

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AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000)
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