Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000) vs Pro 5600M

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon Pro 5600M with Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000), including specs and performance data.

Pro 5600M
2020
8 GB HBM2, 50 Watt
24.01
+431%

Pro 5600M outperforms RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000) by a whopping 431% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking236661
Place by popularitynot in top-10036
Power efficiency33.0620.74
ArchitectureRDNA 1.0 (2019−2020)Vega (2017−2020)
GPU code nameNavi 12Vega Raven Ridge
Market segmentMobile workstationLaptop
Release date15 June 2020 (4 years ago)26 October 2017 (7 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 cores2560512
Core clock speed1000 MHz300 MHz
Boost clock speed1030 MHz1200 MHz
Number of transistorsno data9,800 million
Manufacturing process technology7 nm14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)50 Watt15 Watt
Texture fill rate164.857.60
Floating-point processing power5.274 TFLOPS1.843 TFLOPS
ROPs648
TMUs16032

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 sizemedium sizedno data
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x16IGP
Supplementary power connectorsNoneNone

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 typeHBM2System Shared
Maximum RAM amount8 GBSystem Shared
Memory bus width2048 BitSystem Shared
Memory clock speed770 MHzSystem Shared
Memory bandwidth394.2 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 ConnectorsNo outputsNo outputs

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (12_1)12 (12_1)
Shader Model6.56.4
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL2.02.1
Vulkan1.21.2

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 5600M 24.01
+431%
RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000) 4.52

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 5600M 9232
+431%
RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000) 1737

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 HD90−95
+429%
17
−429%
4K55−60
+400%
11
−400%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2 40−45
+267%
12−14
−267%
Cyberpunk 2077 45−50
+444%
9
−444%
Elden Ring 75−80
+609%
10−12
−609%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5 70−75
+640%
10
−640%
Counter-Strike 2 40−45
+267%
12−14
−267%
Cyberpunk 2077 45−50
+1125%
4
−1125%
Forza Horizon 4 100−110
+373%
22
−373%
Metro Exodus 60−65
+385%
13
−385%
Red Dead Redemption 2 50−55
+231%
16
−231%
Valorant 95−100
+341%
22
−341%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5 70−75
+469%
12−14
−469%
Counter-Strike 2 40−45
+267%
12−14
−267%
Cyberpunk 2077 45−50
+1533%
3
−1533%
Dota 2 80−85
+277%
22
−277%
Elden Ring 75−80
+1460%
5
−1460%
Far Cry 5 75−80
+341%
17
−341%
Fortnite 120−130
+578%
18
−578%
Forza Horizon 4 100−110
+550%
16
−550%
Grand Theft Auto V 80−85
+538%
13
−538%
Metro Exodus 60−65
+688%
8
−688%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 150−160
+314%
37
−314%
Red Dead Redemption 2 50−55
+279%
14−16
−279%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 75−80
+1183%
6
−1183%
Valorant 95−100
+978%
9−10
−978%
World of Tanks 250−260
+505%
42
−505%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 70−75
+1133%
6
−1133%
Counter-Strike 2 40−45
+267%
12−14
−267%
Cyberpunk 2077 45−50
+1533%
3
−1533%
Dota 2 80−85
+137%
35
−137%
Far Cry 5 75−80
+226%
21−24
−226%
Forza Horizon 4 100−110
+643%
14
−643%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 150−160
+1430%
10
−1430%
Valorant 95−100
+547%
15
−547%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2 40−45
+1233%
3−4
−1233%
Elden Ring 40−45
+740%
5−6
−740%
Grand Theft Auto V 40−45
+900%
4−5
−900%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
+465%
30−35
−465%
Red Dead Redemption 2 21−24
+633%
3−4
−633%
World of Tanks 160−170
+400%
30−35
−400%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 45−50
+700%
6−7
−700%
Counter-Strike 2 20−22
+122%
9−10
−122%
Cyberpunk 2077 20−22
+400%
4−5
−400%
Far Cry 5 65−70
+590%
10−11
−590%
Forza Horizon 4 60−65
+950%
6−7
−950%
Metro Exodus 55−60
+2650%
2−3
−2650%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 35−40
+483%
6−7
−483%
Valorant 60−65
+392%
12−14
−392%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 21−24
+600%
3−4
−600%
Dota 2 40−45
+156%
16−18
−156%
Elden Ring 18−20
+850%
2−3
−850%
Grand Theft Auto V 40−45
+156%
16−18
−156%
Metro Exodus 18−20 0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 70−75
+421%
14
−421%
Red Dead Redemption 2 14−16
+400%
3−4
−400%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 40−45
+156%
16−18
−156%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 24−27
+525%
4−5
−525%
Counter-Strike 2 21−24
+600%
3−4
−600%
Cyberpunk 2077 8−9
+700%
1−2
−700%
Dota 2 40−45
+173%
15
−173%
Far Cry 5 30−35
+540%
5−6
−540%
Fortnite 30−33
+900%
3−4
−900%
Forza Horizon 4 35−40
+1133%
3−4
−1133%
Valorant 30−35
+675%
4−5
−675%

This is how Pro 5600M and RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000) compete in popular games:

  • Pro 5600M is 429% faster in 1080p
  • Pro 5600M is 400% faster in 4K

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

  • in Metro Exodus, with 1440p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the Pro 5600M is 2650% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • Without exception, Pro 5600M surpassed RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000) in all 60 of our tests.

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 24.01 4.52
Recency 15 June 2020 26 October 2017
Chip lithography 7 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 50 Watt 15 Watt

Pro 5600M has a 431.2% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 2 years, and a 100% more advanced lithography process.

RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000), on the other hand, has 233.3% lower power consumption.

The Radeon Pro 5600M is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000) in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon Pro 5600M is a mobile workstation card while Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000) is a mobile workstation one.


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