RTX 5880 Ada Generation vs Radeon Pro Vega 20

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon Pro Vega 20 with RTX 5880 Ada Generation, including specs and performance data.

Pro Vega 20
2018
4 GB HBM2, 100 Watt
13.75

RTX 5880 Ada Generation outperforms Pro Vega 20 by a whopping 552% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking3784
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency9.4321.58
ArchitectureGCN 5.0 (2017−2020)Ada Lovelace (2022−2024)
GPU code nameVega 12AD102
Market segmentMobile workstationWorkstation
Release date14 November 2018 (6 years ago)5 January 2024 (less than a year 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 cores128014080
Core clock speed815 MHz975 MHz
Boost clock speed1283 MHz2460 MHz
Number of transistorsno data76,300 million
Manufacturing process technology14 nm5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)100 Watt285 Watt
Texture fill rate102.61,082
Floating-point processing power3.284 TFLOPS69.27 TFLOPS
ROPs32176
TMUs80440
Tensor Coresno data440
Ray Tracing Coresno data110

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 sizelargeno data
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 4.0 x16
Lengthno data267 mm
Widthno data2-slot
Supplementary power connectors1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin1x 16-pin

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 GB48 GB
Memory bus width1024 Bit384 Bit
Memory clock speed740 MHz2250 MHz
Memory bandwidth189.4 GB/s864.0 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 outputs4x DisplayPort 1.4a

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (12_1)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model6.36.8
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL2.03.0
Vulkan1.2.1311.3
CUDA-8.9

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 20 13.75
RTX 5880 Ada Generation 89.71
+552%

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 20 5299
RTX 5880 Ada Generation 34568
+552%

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 HD59
−493%
350−400
+493%
4K41
−534%
260−270
+534%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 21−24
−519%
130−140
+519%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 30−35
−525%
200−210
+525%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 21−24
−536%
140−150
+536%
Battlefield 5 40−45
−536%
280−290
+536%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 27−30
−543%
180−190
+543%
Cyberpunk 2077 21−24
−519%
130−140
+519%
Far Cry 5 30−35
−525%
200−210
+525%
Far Cry New Dawn 51
−488%
300−310
+488%
Forza Horizon 4 90−95
−511%
550−600
+511%
Hitman 3 24−27
−515%
160−170
+515%
Horizon Zero Dawn 70−75
−534%
450−500
+534%
Metro Exodus 45−50
−552%
300−310
+552%
Red Dead Redemption 2 35−40
−532%
240−250
+532%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 76
−492%
450−500
+492%
Watch Dogs: Legion 70−75
−508%
450−500
+508%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 30−35
−525%
200−210
+525%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 21−24
−536%
140−150
+536%
Battlefield 5 40−45
−536%
280−290
+536%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 27−30
−543%
180−190
+543%
Cyberpunk 2077 21−24
−519%
130−140
+519%
Far Cry 5 30−35
−525%
200−210
+525%
Far Cry New Dawn 46
−552%
300−310
+552%
Forza Horizon 4 90−95
−511%
550−600
+511%
Hitman 3 24−27
−515%
160−170
+515%
Horizon Zero Dawn 70−75
−534%
450−500
+534%
Metro Exodus 45−50
−552%
300−310
+552%
Red Dead Redemption 2 35−40
−532%
240−250
+532%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 45−50
−544%
290−300
+544%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 30−35
−536%
210−220
+536%
Watch Dogs: Legion 70−75
−508%
450−500
+508%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 30−35
−525%
200−210
+525%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 21−24
−536%
140−150
+536%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 27−30
−543%
180−190
+543%
Cyberpunk 2077 21−24
−519%
130−140
+519%
Far Cry 5 30−35
−525%
200−210
+525%
Forza Horizon 4 90−95
−511%
550−600
+511%
Hitman 3 24−27
−515%
160−170
+515%
Horizon Zero Dawn 70−75
−534%
450−500
+534%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 45−50
−544%
290−300
+544%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 31
−545%
200−210
+545%
Watch Dogs: Legion 70−75
−508%
450−500
+508%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 35−40
−532%
240−250
+532%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 27−30
−530%
170−180
+530%
Far Cry New Dawn 21−24
−519%
130−140
+519%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 14−16
−543%
90−95
+543%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 10−11
−550%
65−70
+550%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 14−16
−533%
95−100
+533%
Cyberpunk 2077 7−8
−543%
45−50
+543%
Far Cry 5 16−18
−525%
100−105
+525%
Forza Horizon 4 70−75
−543%
450−500
+543%
Hitman 3 16−18
−547%
110−120
+547%
Horizon Zero Dawn 27−30
−543%
180−190
+543%
Metro Exodus 21−24
−552%
150−160
+552%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 21−24
−552%
150−160
+552%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 14−16
−543%
90−95
+543%
Watch Dogs: Legion 85−90
−547%
550−600
+547%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 21−24
−536%
140−150
+536%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 12−14
−515%
80−85
+515%
Far Cry New Dawn 10−11
−550%
65−70
+550%
Hitman 3 10−11
−550%
65−70
+550%
Horizon Zero Dawn 65−70
−497%
400−450
+497%
Metro Exodus 12−14
−515%
80−85
+515%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 12−14
−525%
75−80
+525%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 8−9
−525%
50−55
+525%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 6−7
−483%
35−40
+483%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 7−8
−543%
45−50
+543%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
−500%
12−14
+500%
Far Cry 5 7−8
−543%
45−50
+543%
Forza Horizon 4 18−20
−511%
110−120
+511%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 12−14
−515%
80−85
+515%
Watch Dogs: Legion 5−6
−500%
30−33
+500%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 12−14
−525%
75−80
+525%

This is how Pro Vega 20 and RTX 5880 Ada Generation compete in popular games:

  • RTX 5880 Ada Generation is 493% faster in 1080p
  • RTX 5880 Ada Generation is 534% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 13.75 89.71
Recency 14 November 2018 5 January 2024
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 48 GB
Chip lithography 14 nm 5 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 100 Watt 285 Watt

Pro Vega 20 has 185% lower power consumption.

RTX 5880 Ada Generation, on the other hand, has a 552.4% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 5 years, a 1100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 180% more advanced lithography process.

The RTX 5880 Ada Generation is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon Pro Vega 20 in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon Pro Vega 20 is a mobile workstation card while RTX 5880 Ada Generation is a workstation one.


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