Radeon RX 560 vs RX Vega M GH

Place in performance ranking	300	435
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	7.77	1.59
Architecture	Vega (2017−2021)	GCN 4.0 (2016−2020)
GPU code name	Vega Kaby Lake-G	Polaris 21
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop
Release date	7 January 2018 (6 years ago)	18 April 2017 (7 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$99
Current price	$1031	$381 (3.8x MSRP)

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

RX Vega M GH has 389% better value for money than RX 560.

Detailed specifications

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	1536	1024
Core clock speed	1063 MHz	1175 MHz
Boost clock speed	1190 MHz	1275 MHz
Number of transistors	5,000 million	3,000 million
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	100 Watt	75 Watt
Texture fill rate	114.2	81.60
Floating-point performance	3,656 gflops	2,611 gflops

Form factor & compatibility

Information on Radeon RX Vega M GH and Radeon RX 560 compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop video cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility). For notebook video cards it's notebook size, connection slot and bus, if the video card is inserted into a slot instead of being soldered to the notebook motherboard.

Laptop size	medium sized	no data
Interface	IGP	PCIe 3.0 x8
Length	no data	170 mm
Width	no data	2-slot
Supplementary power connectors	no data	None

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 type	HBM2	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	4 GB
Memory bus width	1024 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	1600 MHz	7000 MHz
Memory bandwidth	204.8 GB/s	112.0 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 Connectors	No outputs	1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
HDMI	no data	+

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 (12_0)	12 (12_0)
Shader Model	6.4	6.4
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	2.0	2.0
Vulkan	1.2.131	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 M GH 16.99
+80%

RX 560 9.44

RX Vega M GH outperforms RX 560 by 80% 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 M GH 6567
+80%

RX 560 3648

RX Vega M GH outperforms RX 560 by 80% in Passmark.

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	60 +71.4%	35 −71.4%
1440p	39 +85.7%	21−24 −85.7%
4K	31 +93.8%	16−18 −93.8%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

39
+85.7%

21−24

−85.7%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	44 +83.3%	24−27 −83.3%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	27−30 +81.3%	16−18 −81.3%
Battlefield 5	55−60 +86.7%	30−33 −86.7%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	36 +100%	18−20 −100%
Cyberpunk 2077	30 +87.5%	16−18 −87.5%
Far Cry 5	45−50 +87.5%	24−27 −87.5%
Far Cry New Dawn	52 +92.6%	27−30 −92.6%
Forza Horizon 4	55−60 +86.7%	30−33 −86.7%
Hitman 3	40−45 +90.5%	21−24 −90.5%
Horizon Zero Dawn	105 +90.9%	55−60 −90.9%
Metro Exodus	50−55 +88.9%	27−30 −88.9%
Red Dead Redemption 2	39 +85.7%	21−24 −85.7%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	85 +88.9%	45−50 −88.9%
Watch Dogs: Legion	30−35 +93.8%	16−18 −93.8%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	35 +94.4%	18−20 −94.4%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	27−30 +81.3%	16−18 −81.3%
Battlefield 5	33 +83.3%	18−20 −83.3%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	35−40 +106%	18−20 −106%
Cyberpunk 2077	23 +91.7%	12−14 −91.7%
Far Cry 5	46 +91.7%	24−27 −91.7%
Far Cry New Dawn	46 +91.7%	24−27 −91.7%
Forza Horizon 4	55−60 +86.7%	30−33 −86.7%
Hitman 3	40−45 +90.5%	21−24 −90.5%
Horizon Zero Dawn	82 +82.2%	45−50 −82.2%
Metro Exodus	51 +88.9%	27−30 −88.9%
Red Dead Redemption 2	33 +83.3%	18−20 −83.3%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	52 +92.6%	27−30 −92.6%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	60 +100%	30−33 −100%
Watch Dogs: Legion	30−35 +93.8%	16−18 −93.8%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	21 +110%	10−11 −110%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	27−30 +81.3%	16−18 −81.3%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	21 +110%	10−11 −110%
Cyberpunk 2077	23 +91.7%	12−14 −91.7%
Far Cry 5	45−50 +87.5%	24−27 −87.5%
Forza Horizon 4	55−60 +86.7%	30−33 −86.7%
Horizon Zero Dawn	56 +86.7%	30−33 −86.7%
Metro Exodus	47 +95.8%	24−27 −95.8%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	34 +88.9%	18−20 −88.9%
Watch Dogs: Legion	30−35 +93.8%	16−18 −93.8%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

28
+100%

14−16

−100%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	39 +85.7%	21−24 −85.7%
Far Cry New Dawn	30−35 +100%	16−18 −100%
Hitman 3	24−27 +108%	12−14 −108%
Red Dead Redemption 2	12−14 +100%	6−7 −100%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	18−20 +80%	10−11 −80%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	14−16 +87.5%	8−9 −87.5%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	21−24 +110%	10−11 −110%
Cyberpunk 2077	4 +100%	2−3 −100%
Far Cry 5	27−30 +100%	14−16 −100%
Forza Horizon 4	30−35 +83.3%	18−20 −83.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn	41 +95.2%	21−24 −95.2%
Metro Exodus	30−35 +93.8%	16−18 −93.8%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	30−35 +83.3%	18−20 −83.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	18−20 +80%	10−11 −80%
Watch Dogs: Legion	10−12 +83.3%	6−7 −83.3%

4K
High Preset

Far Cry 5	35−40 +94.4%	18−20 −94.4%
Far Cry New Dawn	18−20 +80%	10−11 −80%
Hitman 3	12−14 +85.7%	7−8 −85.7%
Horizon Zero Dawn	18−20 +80%	10−11 −80%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	10−12 +83.3%	6−7 −83.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	16−18 +88.9%	9−10 −88.9%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	10−11 +100%	5−6 −100%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	8−9 +100%	4−5 −100%
Battlefield 5	21 +110%	10−11 −110%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	12−14 +100%	6−7 −100%
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 +200%	1−2 −200%
Forza Horizon 4	21−24 +91.7%	12−14 −91.7%
Horizon Zero Dawn	21 +110%	10−11 −110%
Metro Exodus	22 +83.3%	12−14 −83.3%
Watch Dogs: Legion	7−8 +133%	3−4 −133%