Radeon Pro 5300M vs Pro Vega 16

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon Pro Vega 16 and Radeon Pro 5300M, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

Pro Vega 16
2018
4 GB HBM2, 75 Watt
12.48

Pro 5300M outperforms Pro Vega 16 by a significant 24% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking397345
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency11.4112.44
ArchitectureGCN 5.0 (2017−2020)RDNA 1.0 (2019−2020)
GPU code nameVega 12Navi 14
Market segmentMobile workstationMobile workstation
Release date14 November 2018 (6 years ago)13 November 2019 (5 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 cores10241280
Core clock speed815 MHz1000 MHz
Boost clock speed1190 MHz1250 MHz
Number of transistorsno data6,400 million
Manufacturing process technology14 nm7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)75 Watt85 Watt
Texture fill rate76.16100.0
Floating-point processing power2.437 TFLOPS3.2 TFLOPS
ROPs3232
TMUs6480

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 sizelargemedium sized
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 4.0 x8
Supplementary power connectorsno dataNone

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 typeHBM2GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount4 GB4 GB
Memory bus width1024 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed1200 MHz1500 MHz
Memory bandwidth307.2 GB/s192.0 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

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (12_1)12 (12_1)
Shader Model6.36.5
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 Vega 16 12.48
Pro 5300M 15.42
+23.6%

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 Vega 16 4809
Pro 5300M 5940
+23.5%

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 HD68
−17.6%
80−85
+17.6%
4K38
−18.4%
45−50
+18.4%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 18−20
−26.3%
24−27
+26.3%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 27−30
−20.7%
35−40
+20.7%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 20−22
−25%
24−27
+25%
Battlefield 5 40−45
−25%
50−55
+25%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 24−27
−24%
30−35
+24%
Cyberpunk 2077 18−20
−26.3%
24−27
+26.3%
Far Cry 5 27−30
−24.1%
35−40
+24.1%
Far Cry New Dawn 30−35
−23.5%
40−45
+23.5%
Forza Horizon 4 80−85
−22%
100−105
+22%
Hitman 3 21−24
−26.1%
27−30
+26.1%
Horizon Zero Dawn 65−70
−18.2%
75−80
+18.2%
Metro Exodus 40−45
−29.3%
50−55
+29.3%
Red Dead Redemption 2 30−35
−23.5%
40−45
+23.5%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 40−45
−25%
50−55
+25%
Watch Dogs: Legion 70−75
−11.3%
75−80
+11.3%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 27−30
−20.7%
35−40
+20.7%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 20−22
−25%
24−27
+25%
Battlefield 5 40−45
−25%
50−55
+25%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 24−27
−24%
30−35
+24%
Cyberpunk 2077 18−20
−26.3%
24−27
+26.3%
Far Cry 5 27−30
−24.1%
35−40
+24.1%
Far Cry New Dawn 30−35
−23.5%
40−45
+23.5%
Forza Horizon 4 80−85
−22%
100−105
+22%
Hitman 3 21−24
−26.1%
27−30
+26.1%
Horizon Zero Dawn 65−70
−18.2%
75−80
+18.2%
Metro Exodus 40−45
−29.3%
50−55
+29.3%
Red Dead Redemption 2 30−35
−23.5%
40−45
+23.5%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 40−45
−25%
50−55
+25%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 30−35
−19.4%
35−40
+19.4%
Watch Dogs: Legion 70−75
−11.3%
75−80
+11.3%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 27−30
−20.7%
35−40
+20.7%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 20−22
−25%
24−27
+25%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 24−27
−24%
30−35
+24%
Cyberpunk 2077 18−20
−26.3%
24−27
+26.3%
Far Cry 5 27−30
−24.1%
35−40
+24.1%
Forza Horizon 4 80−85
−22%
100−105
+22%
Hitman 3 21−24
−26.1%
27−30
+26.1%
Horizon Zero Dawn 65−70
−18.2%
75−80
+18.2%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 40−45
−25%
50−55
+25%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 27
−37%
35−40
+37%
Watch Dogs: Legion 70−75
−11.3%
75−80
+11.3%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 30−35
−23.5%
40−45
+23.5%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 24−27
−25%
30−33
+25%
Far Cry New Dawn 18−20
−26.3%
24−27
+26.3%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 12−14
−25%
14−16
+25%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 9−10
−44.4%
12−14
+44.4%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 12−14
−30.8%
16−18
+30.8%
Cyberpunk 2077 6−7
−33.3%
8−9
+33.3%
Far Cry 5 14−16
−28.6%
18−20
+28.6%
Forza Horizon 4 60−65
−32.8%
80−85
+32.8%
Hitman 3 14−16
−20%
18−20
+20%
Horizon Zero Dawn 24−27
−24%
30−35
+24%
Metro Exodus 20−22
−35%
27−30
+35%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 20−22
−40%
27−30
+40%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 12−14
−23.1%
16−18
+23.1%
Watch Dogs: Legion 75−80
−21.8%
95−100
+21.8%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 20−22
−25%
24−27
+25%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 12−14
−25%
14−16
+25%
Far Cry New Dawn 9−10
−22.2%
10−12
+22.2%
Hitman 3 8−9
−37.5%
10−12
+37.5%
Horizon Zero Dawn 55−60
−32.2%
75−80
+32.2%
Metro Exodus 10−12
−36.4%
14−16
+36.4%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 10−12
−36.4%
14−16
+36.4%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 7−8
−28.6%
9−10
+28.6%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 6−7
−16.7%
7−8
+16.7%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 6−7
−33.3%
8−9
+33.3%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
−50%
3−4
+50%
Far Cry 5 7−8
−14.3%
8−9
+14.3%
Forza Horizon 4 16−18
−31.3%
21−24
+31.3%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 10−12
−36.4%
14−16
+36.4%
Watch Dogs: Legion 5−6
−20%
6−7
+20%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 10−12
−27.3%
14−16
+27.3%

This is how Pro Vega 16 and Pro 5300M compete in popular games:

  • Pro 5300M is 18% faster in 1080p
  • Pro 5300M is 18% faster in 4K

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

  • in Cyberpunk 2077, with 4K resolution and the Ultra Preset, the Pro 5300M is 50% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • Without exception, Pro 5300M surpassed Pro Vega 16 in all 72 of our tests.

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 12.48 15.42
Recency 14 November 2018 13 November 2019
Chip lithography 14 nm 7 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 75 Watt 85 Watt

Pro Vega 16 has 13.3% lower power consumption.

Pro 5300M, on the other hand, has a 23.6% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 11 months, and a 100% more advanced lithography process.

The Radeon Pro 5300M is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon Pro Vega 16 in performance tests.


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