Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) vs RX 5600M

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon RX 5600M and Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000), covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

RX 5600M
2020
6 GB GDDR6, 150 Watt
22.82
+152%

RX 5600M outperforms RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) by a whopping 152% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking247481
Place by popularitynot in top-10034
Power efficiency10.4341.36
ArchitectureRDNA 1.0 (2019−2020)Vega (2017−2020)
GPU code nameNavi 10Vega
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date7 July 2020 (4 years ago)7 January 2020 (4 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 cores2304512
Core clock speed1035 MHzno data
Boost clock speed1265 MHz2100 MHz
Number of transistors10,300 millionno data
Manufacturing process technology7 nm7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)150 Watt15 Watt
Texture fill rate182.2no data
Floating-point processing power5.829 TFLOPSno data
ROPs64no data
TMUs144no data

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 x16no data
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 typeGDDR6no data
Maximum RAM amount6 GBno data
Memory bus width192 Bitno data
Memory clock speed1500 MHzno data
Memory bandwidth288.0 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 data

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (12_1)12_1
Shader Model6.5no data
OpenGL4.6no data
OpenCL2.0no data
Vulkan1.2-

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.

RX 5600M 22.82
+152%
RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) 9.05

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.

RX 5600M 24213
+311%
RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) 5891

3DMark Vantage Performance

3DMark Vantage is an outdated DirectX 10 benchmark using 1280x1024 screen resolution. It taxes the graphics card with two scenes, one depicting a girl escaping some militarized base located within a sea cave, the other displaying a space fleet attack on a defenseless planet. It was discontinued in April 2017, and Time Spy benchmark is now recommended to be used instead.

RX 5600M 18582
RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) 22428
+20.7%

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.

RX 5600M 17653
+372%
RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) 3743

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.

RX 5600M 72335
+167%
RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) 27084

3DMark Time Spy Graphics

RX 5600M 5934
+410%
RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) 1163

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 HD86
+291%
22
−291%
1440p57
+256%
16
−256%
4K26
+189%
9
−189%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 35−40
+89.5%
19
−89.5%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 67
+205%
21−24
−205%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 70
+250%
20
−250%
Battlefield 5 70−75
+164%
27−30
−164%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 76
+300%
18−20
−300%
Cyberpunk 2077 35−40
+157%
14
−157%
Far Cry 5 50−55
+148%
21−24
−148%
Far Cry New Dawn 60−65
+131%
24−27
−131%
Forza Horizon 4 130−140
+123%
60−65
−123%
Hitman 3 67
+347%
15
−347%
Horizon Zero Dawn 100−110
+108%
50−55
−108%
Metro Exodus 137
+291%
35
−291%
Red Dead Redemption 2 76
+130%
33
−130%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 75−80
+111%
36
−111%
Watch Dogs: Legion 221
+268%
60−65
−268%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 50−55
+127%
21−24
−127%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 58
+263%
16
−263%
Battlefield 5 70−75
+164%
27−30
−164%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 68
+258%
18−20
−258%
Cyberpunk 2077 35−40
+260%
10
−260%
Far Cry 5 50−55
+148%
21−24
−148%
Far Cry New Dawn 60−65
+131%
24−27
−131%
Forza Horizon 4 130−140
+123%
60−65
−123%
Hitman 3 64
+327%
15
−327%
Horizon Zero Dawn 100−110
+108%
50−55
−108%
Metro Exodus 107
+328%
25
−328%
Red Dead Redemption 2 70
+180%
24−27
−180%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 75−80
+181%
27
−181%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 50−55
+100%
24−27
−100%
Watch Dogs: Legion 217
+262%
60−65
−262%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 49
+123%
21−24
−123%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 45
+221%
14
−221%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 50
+163%
18−20
−163%
Cyberpunk 2077 35−40
+300%
9
−300%
Far Cry 5 50−55
+148%
21−24
−148%
Forza Horizon 4 130−140
+123%
60−65
−123%
Hitman 3 58
+314%
14
−314%
Horizon Zero Dawn 101
+321%
24
−321%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 75−80
+230%
23
−230%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 64
+357%
14
−357%
Watch Dogs: Legion 32
+167%
12
−167%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 67
+219%
21
−219%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 40−45
+139%
18−20
−139%
Far Cry New Dawn 35−40
+150%
14−16
−150%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 21−24
+156%
9−10
−156%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 24
+118%
11
−118%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 24−27
+178%
9−10
−178%
Cyberpunk 2077 14−16
+180%
5
−180%
Far Cry 5 24−27
+160%
10−11
−160%
Forza Horizon 4 120−130
+228%
35−40
−228%
Hitman 3 38
+280%
10
−280%
Horizon Zero Dawn 73
+265%
20
−265%
Metro Exodus 40−45
+153%
17
−153%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 45−50
+200%
16
−200%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 27−30
+238%
8−9
−238%
Watch Dogs: Legion 197
+234%
59
−234%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 35−40
+192%
13
−192%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 21−24
+175%
8−9
−175%
Far Cry New Dawn 16−18
+183%
6−7
−183%
Hitman 3 20
+300%
5−6
−300%
Horizon Zero Dawn 110−120
+216%
35−40
−216%
Metro Exodus 24−27
+257%
7−8
−257%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 24−27
+300%
6−7
−300%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 14−16
+180%
5−6
−180%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 14
+250%
4−5
−250%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 12−14
+225%
4−5
−225%
Cyberpunk 2077 5−6
+400%
1−2
−400%
Far Cry 5 12−14
+140%
5−6
−140%
Forza Horizon 4 30−35
+182%
10−12
−182%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 27−30
+200%
9
−200%
Watch Dogs: Legion 13
+333%
3−4
−333%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 20−22
+122%
9−10
−122%

This is how RX 5600M and RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) compete in popular games:

  • RX 5600M is 291% faster in 1080p
  • RX 5600M is 256% faster in 1440p
  • RX 5600M is 189% 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 RX 5600M is 400% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • Without exception, RX 5600M surpassed RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) in all 72 of our tests.

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 22.82 9.05
Recency 7 July 2020 7 January 2020
Power consumption (TDP) 150 Watt 15 Watt

RX 5600M has a 152.2% higher aggregate performance score, and an age advantage of 6 months.

RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000), on the other hand, has 900% lower power consumption.

The Radeon RX 5600M is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) in performance tests.


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