Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) vs RTX A2000 12 GB

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared RTX A2000 12 GB with Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000), including specs and performance data.

RTX A2000 12 GB
2021
12 GB GDDR6, 70 Watt
35.54
+293%

RTX A2000 12 GB outperforms RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) by a whopping 293% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking139481
Place by popularitynot in top-10034
Cost-effectiveness evaluation88.68no data
Power efficiency34.7941.34
ArchitectureAmpere (2020−2024)Vega (2017−2020)
GPU code nameGA106Vega
Market segmentWorkstationLaptop
Release date23 November 2021 (3 years ago)7 January 2020 (4 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$449 no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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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 cores3328512
Core clock speed562 MHzno data
Boost clock speed1200 MHz2100 MHz
Number of transistors12,000 millionno data
Manufacturing process technology8 nm7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)70 Watt15 Watt
Texture fill rate124.8no data
Floating-point processing power7.987 TFLOPSno data
ROPs48no data
TMUs104no data
Tensor Cores104no data
Ray Tracing Cores26no data

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).

InterfacePCIe 4.0 x16no data
Length167 mmno data
Width2-slotno data
Supplementary power connectorsNoneno data

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 typeGDDR6no data
Maximum RAM amount12 GBno data
Memory bus width192 Bitno data
Memory clock speed1500 MHzno data
Memory bandwidth288.0 GB/sno data
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 Connectors4x mini-DisplayPortno data

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 Ultimate (12_2)12_1
Shader Model6.6no data
OpenGL4.6no data
OpenCL3.0no data
Vulkan1.3-
CUDA8.6-

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 HD85−90
+286%
22
−286%
1440p60−65
+275%
16
−275%
4K35−40
+289%
9
−289%

Cost per frame, $

1080p5.28no data
1440p7.48no data
4K12.83no data

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 19
+0%
19
+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 20
+0%
20
+0%
Battlefield 5 27−30
+0%
27−30
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 18−20
+0%
18−20
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 14
+0%
14
+0%
Far Cry 5 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 24−27
+0%
24−27
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 60−65
+0%
60−65
+0%
Hitman 3 15
+0%
15
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%
Metro Exodus 35
+0%
35
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 33
+0%
33
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 36
+0%
36
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 60−65
+0%
60−65
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 16
+0%
16
+0%
Battlefield 5 27−30
+0%
27−30
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 18−20
+0%
18−20
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 10
+0%
10
+0%
Far Cry 5 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 24−27
+0%
24−27
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 60−65
+0%
60−65
+0%
Hitman 3 15
+0%
15
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%
Metro Exodus 25
+0%
25
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 24−27
+0%
24−27
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 27
+0%
27
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 24−27
+0%
24−27
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 60−65
+0%
60−65
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 14
+0%
14
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 18−20
+0%
18−20
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 9
+0%
9
+0%
Far Cry 5 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 60−65
+0%
60−65
+0%
Hitman 3 14
+0%
14
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 24
+0%
24
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 23
+0%
23
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 14
+0%
14
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 12
+0%
12
+0%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 21
+0%
21
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 18−20
+0%
18−20
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 9−10
+0%
9−10
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 11
+0%
11
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 9−10
+0%
9−10
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 5
+0%
5
+0%
Far Cry 5 10−11
+0%
10−11
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%
Hitman 3 10
+0%
10
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 20
+0%
20
+0%
Metro Exodus 17
+0%
17
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 16
+0%
16
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 59
+0%
59
+0%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 13
+0%
13
+0%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 6−7
+0%
6−7
+0%
Hitman 3 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%
Metro Exodus 7−8
+0%
7−8
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 6−7
+0%
6−7
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Far Cry 5 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 10−12
+0%
10−12
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 9
+0%
9
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 9−10
+0%
9−10
+0%

This is how RTX A2000 12 GB and RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) compete in popular games:

  • RTX A2000 12 GB is 286% faster in 1080p
  • RTX A2000 12 GB is 275% faster in 1440p
  • RTX A2000 12 GB is 289% faster in 4K

All in all, in popular games:

  • there's a draw in 72 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 35.54 9.05
Recency 23 November 2021 7 January 2020
Chip lithography 8 nm 7 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 70 Watt 15 Watt

RTX A2000 12 GB has a 292.7% higher aggregate performance score, and an age advantage of 1 year.

RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000), on the other hand, has a 14.3% more advanced lithography process, and 366.7% lower power consumption.

The RTX A2000 12 GB is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) in performance tests.

Be aware that RTX A2000 12 GB is a workstation card while Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) is a notebook one.


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NVIDIA RTX A2000 12 GB
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