Radeon Instinct MI25 vs Pro WX Vega M GL

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon Pro WX Vega M GL with Radeon Instinct MI25, including specs and performance data.

Pro WX Vega M GL
2018
4 GB HBM2, 65 Watt
12.03

Instinct MI25 outperforms Pro WX Vega M GL by a small 7% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking402389
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency12.862.99
ArchitectureGCN 4.0 (2016−2020)GCN 5.0 (2017−2020)
GPU code namePolaris 22Vega 10
Market segmentMobile workstationWorkstation
Release date24 April 2018 (6 years ago)27 June 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 cores12804096
Core clock speed931 MHz1400 MHz
Boost clock speed1011 MHz1500 MHz
Number of transistors5,000 million12,500 million
Manufacturing process technology14 nm14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt300 Watt
Texture fill rate80.88384.0
Floating-point processing power2.588 TFLOPS12.29 TFLOPS
ROPs3264
TMUs80256

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
InterfaceIGPPCIe 3.0 x16
Lengthno data267 mm
Widthno data2-slot
Supplementary power connectorsno data2x 8-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 typeHBM2HBM2
Maximum RAM amount4 GB16 GB
Memory bus width1024 Bit2048 Bit
Memory clock speed700 MHz852 MHz
Memory bandwidth179.2 GB/s436.2 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

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (12_0)12 (12_1)
Shader Model6.46.4
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL2.02.0
Vulkan1.2.1311.1.125

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 WX Vega M GL 12.03
Instinct MI25 12.90
+7.2%

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 WX Vega M GL 4643
Instinct MI25 4978
+7.2%

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 HD50
+0%
50−55
+0%
4K17
−5.9%
18−20
+5.9%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 18−20
+5.6%
18−20
−5.6%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 33
−6.1%
35−40
+6.1%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 18−20
+5.6%
18−20
−5.6%
Battlefield 5 35−40
−5.3%
40−45
+5.3%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 24−27
+0%
24−27
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 18−20
+5.6%
18−20
−5.6%
Far Cry 5 27−30
−7.1%
30−33
+7.1%
Far Cry New Dawn 30−35
−6.1%
35−40
+6.1%
Forza Horizon 4 80−85
−6.3%
85−90
+6.3%
Hitman 3 21−24
−4.3%
24−27
+4.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn 60−65
−1.6%
65−70
+1.6%
Metro Exodus 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 30−35
−6.1%
35−40
+6.1%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 65
+0%
65−70
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 65−70
−1.4%
70−75
+1.4%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 27−30
−7.1%
30−33
+7.1%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 18−20
+5.6%
18−20
−5.6%
Battlefield 5 35−40
−5.3%
40−45
+5.3%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 24−27
+0%
24−27
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 18−20
+5.6%
18−20
−5.6%
Far Cry 5 27−30
−7.1%
30−33
+7.1%
Far Cry New Dawn 30−35
−6.1%
35−40
+6.1%
Forza Horizon 4 80−85
−6.3%
85−90
+6.3%
Hitman 3 21−24
−4.3%
24−27
+4.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn 60−65
−1.6%
65−70
+1.6%
Metro Exodus 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 30−35
−6.1%
35−40
+6.1%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 35−40
−2.6%
40−45
+2.6%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 30−33
+0%
30−33
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 65−70
−1.4%
70−75
+1.4%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 17
−5.9%
18−20
+5.9%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 18−20
+5.6%
18−20
−5.6%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 24−27
+0%
24−27
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 18−20
+5.6%
18−20
−5.6%
Far Cry 5 27−30
−7.1%
30−33
+7.1%
Forza Horizon 4 80−85
−6.3%
85−90
+6.3%
Hitman 3 21−24
−4.3%
24−27
+4.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn 60−65
−1.6%
65−70
+1.6%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 35−40
−2.6%
40−45
+2.6%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 24
+0%
24−27
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 65−70
−1.4%
70−75
+1.4%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 30−35
−6.1%
35−40
+6.1%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 21−24
−4.3%
24−27
+4.3%
Far Cry New Dawn 18−20
+0%
18−20
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 12−14
+8.3%
12−14
−8.3%
Cyberpunk 2077 6−7
+0%
6−7
+0%
Far Cry 5 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 55−60
−3.4%
60−65
+3.4%
Hitman 3 14−16
−6.7%
16−18
+6.7%
Horizon Zero Dawn 24−27
+4.2%
24−27
−4.2%
Metro Exodus 18−20
+5.6%
18−20
−5.6%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 18−20
+5.6%
18−20
−5.6%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 75−80
−6.7%
80−85
+6.7%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 20−22
−5%
21−24
+5%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 10−12
+10%
10−11
−10%
Far Cry New Dawn 9−10
+0%
9−10
+0%
Hitman 3 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 55−60
−7.1%
60−65
+7.1%
Metro Exodus 10−12
+10%
10−11
−10%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 15
−6.7%
16−18
+6.7%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 10
+0%
10−11
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 6−7
+0%
6−7
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
Far Cry 5 6−7
+0%
6−7
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 16−18
+0%
16−18
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 10−11
+0%
10−11
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 10−12
+10%
10−11
−10%

This is how Pro WX Vega M GL and Instinct MI25 compete in popular games:

  • A tie in 1080p
  • Instinct MI25 is 6% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 12.03 12.90
Recency 24 April 2018 27 June 2017
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 16 GB
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 300 Watt

Pro WX Vega M GL has an age advantage of 9 months, and 361.5% lower power consumption.

Instinct MI25, on the other hand, has a 7.2% higher aggregate performance score, and a 300% higher maximum VRAM amount.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Radeon Pro WX Vega M GL and Radeon Instinct MI25.

Be aware that Radeon Pro WX Vega M GL is a mobile workstation card while Radeon Instinct MI25 is a workstation one.


Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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