Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000) vs RX 560X

Place in the ranking	496	656
Place by popularity	not in top-100	30
Power efficiency	7.89	20.74
Architecture	GCN 4.0 (2016−2020)	Vega (2017−2020)
GPU code name	Polaris 21	Vega Raven Ridge
Market segment	Desktop	Laptop
Release date	11 April 2018 (6 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 cores	1024	512
Core clock speed	1175 MHz	no data
Boost clock speed	1275 MHz	1200 MHz
Number of transistors	3,000 million	no data
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	75 Watt	15 Watt
Texture fill rate	81.60	no data
Floating-point processing power	2.611 TFLOPS	no data
ROPs	16	no data
TMUs	64	no 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).

Interface	PCIe 3.0 x8	no data
Length	170 mm	no data
Width	2-slot	no data
Supplementary power connectors	None	no 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 type	GDDR5	no data
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	no data
Memory bus width	128 Bit	no data
Memory clock speed	1750 MHz	no data
Memory bandwidth	112.0 GB/s	no 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 Connectors	1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort	no data
HDMI	+	-

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 (12_0)	12_1
Shader Model	6.4	no data
OpenGL	4.6	no data
OpenCL	2.0	no data
Vulkan	1.2.131	-

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.

RX 560X 8.56
+90.2%

RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000) 4.50

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.

RX 560X 3301
+90%

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 HD	30−35 +76.5%	17 −76.5%
4K	18−20 +80%	10 −80%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	15 +0%	15 +0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	10 +0%	10 +0%
Battlefield 5	18 +0%	18 +0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	10 +0%	10 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	9 +0%	9 +0%
Far Cry 5	18 +0%	18 +0%
Far Cry New Dawn	18 +0%	18 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	58 +0%	58 +0%
Hitman 3	9 +0%	9 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	30−33 +0%	30−33 +0%
Metro Exodus	22 +0%	22 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	16 +0%	16 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	19 +0%	19 +0%
Watch Dogs: Legion	65 +0%	65 +0%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	30 +0%	30 +0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	4−5 +0%	4−5 +0%
Battlefield 5	10−12 +0%	10−12 +0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	10 +0%	10 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	6 +0%	6 +0%
Far Cry 5	10 +0%	10 +0%
Far Cry New Dawn	13 +0%	13 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	52 +0%	52 +0%
Hitman 3	10−11 +0%	10−11 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	30−33 +0%	30−33 +0%
Metro Exodus	17 +0%	17 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	10 +0%	10 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	16 +0%	16 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	31 +0%	31 +0%
Watch Dogs: Legion	55 +0%	55 +0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	8 +0%	8 +0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	4−5 +0%	4−5 +0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	7 +0%	7 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	5 +0%	5 +0%
Far Cry 5	7 +0%	7 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	23 +0%	23 +0%
Hitman 3	10−11 +0%	10−11 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	15 +0%	15 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	14 +0%	14 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	8 +0%	8 +0%
Watch Dogs: Legion	45−50 +0%	45−50 +0%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

+0%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	8−9 +0%	8−9 +0%
Far Cry New Dawn	7−8 +0%	7−8 +0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	4−5 +0%	4−5 +0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	4−5 +0%	4−5 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%
Far Cry 5	5−6 +0%	5−6 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	8−9 +0%	8−9 +0%
Hitman 3	9−10 +0%	9−10 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	10−11 +0%	10−11 +0%
Metro Exodus	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	4−5 +0%	4−5 +0%
Watch Dogs: Legion	27−30 +0%	27−30 +0%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

8−9

+0%

8−9

+0%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	3−4 +0%	3−4 +0%
Far Cry New Dawn	3−4 +0%	3−4 +0%
Hitman 3	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	3−4 +0%	3−4 +0%
Metro Exodus	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	0−1	0−1

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	4 +0%	4 +0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	0−1	0−1
Far Cry 5	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	9 +0%	9 +0%
Watch Dogs: Legion	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%