Radeon Pro Vega 16 vs Pro 560

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon Pro 560 and Radeon Pro Vega 16, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

Pro 560
2017
4 GB GDDR5, 75 Watt
9.02

Pro Vega 16 outperforms Pro 560 by a substantial 38% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking482398
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency8.2411.40
ArchitectureGCN 4.0 (2016−2020)GCN 5.0 (2017−2020)
GPU code namePolaris 21Vega 12
Market segmentMobile workstationMobile workstation
Release date18 April 2017 (7 years ago)14 November 2018 (6 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 cores10241024
Core clock speed907 MHz815 MHz
Boost clock speedno data1190 MHz
Number of transistors3,000 millionno data
Manufacturing process technology14 nm14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)75 Watt75 Watt
Texture fill rate58.0576.16
Floating-point processing power1.858 TFLOPS2.437 TFLOPS
ROPs1632
TMUs6464

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).

Laptop sizelargelarge
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x8PCIe 3.0 x16
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 typeGDDR5HBM2
Maximum RAM amount4 GB4 GB
Memory bus width128 Bit1024 Bit
Memory clock speed1270 MHz1200 MHz
Memory bandwidth81.28 GB/s307.2 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 outputsNo outputs

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

FreeSync+-

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (12_0)12 (12_1)
Shader Model6.46.3
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL2.02.0
Vulkan1.2.1311.2.131

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark results comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark 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.

Pro 560 9.02
Pro Vega 16 12.48
+38.4%

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. 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.

Pro 560 3475
Pro Vega 16 4809
+38.4%

3DMark 11 Performance GPU

3DMark 11 is an obsolete DirectX 11 benchmark by Futuremark. It used four tests based on two scenes, one being few submarines exploring the submerged wreck of a sunken ship, the other is an abandoned temple deep in the jungle. All the tests are heavy with volumetric lighting and tessellation, and despite being done in 1280x720 resolution, are relatively taxing. Discontinued in January 2020, 3DMark 11 is now superseded by Time Spy.

Pro 560 5305
Pro Vega 16 10569
+99.2%

3DMark Fire Strike Graphics

Fire Strike is a DirectX 11 benchmark for gaming PCs. It features two separate tests displaying a fight between a humanoid and a fiery creature made of lava. Using 1920x1080 resolution, Fire Strike shows off some realistic graphics and is quite taxing on hardware.

Pro 560 3892
Pro Vega 16 7745
+99%

3DMark Cloud Gate GPU

Cloud Gate is an outdated DirectX 11 feature level 10 benchmark that was used for home PCs and basic notebooks. It displays a few scenes of some weird space teleportation device launching spaceships into unknown, using fixed resolution of 1280x720. Just like Ice Storm benchmark, it has been discontinued in January 2020 and replaced by 3DMark Night Raid.

Pro 560 23105
Pro Vega 16 56273
+144%

GeekBench 5 OpenCL

Geekbench 5 is a widespread graphics card benchmark combined from 11 different test scenarios. All these scenarios rely on direct usage of GPU's processing power, no 3D rendering is involved. This variation uses OpenCL API by Khronos Group.

Pro 560 15797
Pro Vega 16 22421
+41.9%

3DMark Time Spy Graphics

Pro 560 1376
Pro Vega 16 2198
+59.7%

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 HD45−50
−51.1%
68
+51.1%
4K27−30
−40.7%
38
+40.7%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 14−16
−35.7%
18−20
+35.7%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 21−24
−31.8%
27−30
+31.8%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 12−14
−53.8%
20−22
+53.8%
Battlefield 5 27−30
−42.9%
40−45
+42.9%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 18−20
−38.9%
24−27
+38.9%
Cyberpunk 2077 14−16
−35.7%
18−20
+35.7%
Far Cry 5 21−24
−38.1%
27−30
+38.1%
Far Cry New Dawn 24−27
−36%
30−35
+36%
Forza Horizon 4 60−65
−36.7%
80−85
+36.7%
Hitman 3 16−18
−35.3%
21−24
+35.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn 50−55
−32%
65−70
+32%
Metro Exodus 27−30
−46.4%
40−45
+46.4%
Red Dead Redemption 2 24−27
−36%
30−35
+36%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 30−33
−33.3%
40−45
+33.3%
Watch Dogs: Legion 60−65
−18.3%
70−75
+18.3%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 21−24
−31.8%
27−30
+31.8%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 12−14
−53.8%
20−22
+53.8%
Battlefield 5 27−30
−42.9%
40−45
+42.9%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 18−20
−38.9%
24−27
+38.9%
Cyberpunk 2077 14−16
−35.7%
18−20
+35.7%
Far Cry 5 21−24
−38.1%
27−30
+38.1%
Far Cry New Dawn 24−27
−36%
30−35
+36%
Forza Horizon 4 60−65
−36.7%
80−85
+36.7%
Hitman 3 16−18
−35.3%
21−24
+35.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn 50−55
−32%
65−70
+32%
Metro Exodus 27−30
−46.4%
40−45
+46.4%
Red Dead Redemption 2 24−27
−36%
30−35
+36%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 30−33
−33.3%
40−45
+33.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 24−27
−24%
30−35
+24%
Watch Dogs: Legion 60−65
−18.3%
70−75
+18.3%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 21−24
−31.8%
27−30
+31.8%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 12−14
−53.8%
20−22
+53.8%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 18−20
−38.9%
24−27
+38.9%
Cyberpunk 2077 14−16
−35.7%
18−20
+35.7%
Far Cry 5 21−24
−38.1%
27−30
+38.1%
Forza Horizon 4 60−65
−36.7%
80−85
+36.7%
Hitman 3 16−18
−35.3%
21−24
+35.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn 50−55
−32%
65−70
+32%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 30−33
−33.3%
40−45
+33.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 24−27
−8%
27
+8%
Watch Dogs: Legion 60−65
−18.3%
70−75
+18.3%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 24−27
−36%
30−35
+36%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 16−18
−41.2%
24−27
+41.2%
Far Cry New Dawn 14−16
−35.7%
18−20
+35.7%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 9−10
−33.3%
12−14
+33.3%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 5−6
−80%
9−10
+80%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 9−10
−44.4%
12−14
+44.4%
Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
−50%
6−7
+50%
Far Cry 5 10−11
−40%
14−16
+40%
Forza Horizon 4 35−40
−60.5%
60−65
+60.5%
Hitman 3 12−14
−25%
14−16
+25%
Horizon Zero Dawn 18−20
−31.6%
24−27
+31.6%
Metro Exodus 12−14
−66.7%
20−22
+66.7%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 10−11
−100%
20−22
+100%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 8−9
−62.5%
12−14
+62.5%
Watch Dogs: Legion 55−60
−36.8%
75−80
+36.8%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 14−16
−33.3%
20−22
+33.3%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 8−9
−50%
12−14
+50%
Far Cry New Dawn 6−7
−50%
9−10
+50%
Hitman 3 5−6
−60%
8−9
+60%
Horizon Zero Dawn 35−40
−63.9%
55−60
+63.9%
Metro Exodus 7−8
−57.1%
10−12
+57.1%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 6−7
−83.3%
10−12
+83.3%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 5−6
−40%
7−8
+40%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 4−5
−50%
6−7
+50%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4−5
−50%
6−7
+50%
Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
−100%
2−3
+100%
Far Cry 5 5−6
−40%
7−8
+40%
Forza Horizon 4 10−12
−45.5%
16−18
+45.5%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 5−6
−120%
10−12
+120%
Watch Dogs: Legion 3−4
−66.7%
5−6
+66.7%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 9−10
−22.2%
10−12
+22.2%

This is how Pro 560 and Pro Vega 16 compete in popular games:

  • Pro Vega 16 is 51% faster in 1080p
  • Pro Vega 16 is 41% faster in 4K

Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:

  • in Shadow of the Tomb Raider, with 4K resolution and the Ultra Preset, the Pro Vega 16 is 120% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • Without exception, Pro Vega 16 surpassed Pro 560 in all 72 of our tests.

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 9.02 12.48
Recency 18 April 2017 14 November 2018

Pro Vega 16 has a 38.4% higher aggregate performance score, and an age advantage of 1 year.

The Radeon Pro Vega 16 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon Pro 560 in performance tests.


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