Radeon Pro Vega 48 vs RX Vega 3

Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon RX Vega 3 with Radeon Pro Vega 48, including specs and performance data.

RX Vega 3
2019
15 Watt
2.57

Pro Vega 48 outperforms RX Vega 3 by a whopping 884% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking792203
Place by popularity89not in top-100
Power efficiency13.53no data
ArchitectureGCN 5.0 (2017−2020)GCN 5.0 (2017−2020)
GPU code namePicassoVega 10
Market segmentLaptopMobile workstation
Release date6 January 2019 (6 years ago)19 March 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 cores1923072
Core clock speed300 MHz1200 MHz
Boost clock speed1001 MHz1300 MHz
Number of transistors4,940 million12,500 million
Manufacturing process technology14 nm14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)15 Wattno data
Texture fill rate12.01249.6
Floating-point processing power0.3844 TFLOPS7.987 TFLOPS
ROPs464
TMUs12192

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).

InterfaceIGPPCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectorsNoneNone

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 typeSystem SharedHBM2
Maximum RAM amountSystem Shared8 GB
Memory bus widthSystem Shared2048 Bit
Memory clock speedSystem Shared786 MHz
Memory bandwidthno data402.4 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 and SDK compatibility

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

DirectX12 (12_1)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.

RX Vega 3 2.57
Pro Vega 48 25.28
+884%

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 Vega 3 1149
Pro Vega 48 11299
+883%

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 HD12
−817%
110−120
+817%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Atomic Heart 7−8
−829%
65−70
+829%
Counter-Strike 2 29
−866%
280−290
+866%
Cyberpunk 2077 6−7
−817%
55−60
+817%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Atomic Heart 7−8
−829%
65−70
+829%
Battlefield 5 7
−829%
65−70
+829%
Counter-Strike 2 22
−855%
210−220
+855%
Cyberpunk 2077 6−7
−817%
55−60
+817%
Far Cry 5 5
−800%
45−50
+800%
Fortnite 14
−829%
130−140
+829%
Forza Horizon 4 14−16
−829%
130−140
+829%
Forza Horizon 5 9
−844%
85−90
+844%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 12−14
−823%
120−130
+823%
Valorant 45−50
−789%
400−450
+789%

Full HD
High Preset

Atomic Heart 7−8
−829%
65−70
+829%
Battlefield 5 9−10
−844%
85−90
+844%
Counter-Strike 2 5
−800%
45−50
+800%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 23
−857%
220−230
+857%
Cyberpunk 2077 6−7
−817%
55−60
+817%
Dota 2 21
−852%
200−210
+852%
Far Cry 5 5−6
−800%
45−50
+800%
Fortnite 14−16
−829%
130−140
+829%
Forza Horizon 4 14−16
−829%
130−140
+829%
Forza Horizon 5 5−6
−800%
45−50
+800%
Grand Theft Auto V 9
−844%
85−90
+844%
Metro Exodus 2
−800%
18−20
+800%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 12−14
−823%
120−130
+823%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 6
−817%
55−60
+817%
Valorant 45−50
−789%
400−450
+789%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 9−10
−844%
85−90
+844%
Cyberpunk 2077 6−7
−817%
55−60
+817%
Dota 2 19
−847%
180−190
+847%
Far Cry 5 5−6
−800%
45−50
+800%
Forza Horizon 4 14−16
−829%
130−140
+829%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 12−14
−823%
120−130
+823%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 4
−775%
35−40
+775%
Valorant 45−50
−789%
400−450
+789%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Fortnite 14−16
−829%
130−140
+829%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 3−4
−800%
27−30
+800%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 20−22
−850%
190−200
+850%
Grand Theft Auto V 2−3
−800%
18−20
+800%
Metro Exodus 1−2
−800%
9−10
+800%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 24−27
−858%
230−240
+858%
Valorant 24−27
−862%
250−260
+862%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
−800%
18−20
+800%
Far Cry 5 5−6
−800%
45−50
+800%
Forza Horizon 4 7−8
−829%
65−70
+829%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 3−4
−800%
27−30
+800%

1440p
Epic Preset

Fortnite 5−6
−800%
45−50
+800%

4K
High Preset

Atomic Heart 2−3
−800%
18−20
+800%
Grand Theft Auto V 16−18
−838%
150−160
+838%
Valorant 14−16
−829%
130−140
+829%

4K
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
−800%
9−10
+800%
Dota 2 8−9
−838%
75−80
+838%
Far Cry 5 3−4
−800%
27−30
+800%
Forza Horizon 4 2−3
−800%
18−20
+800%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 4−5
−775%
35−40
+775%

4K
Epic Preset

Fortnite 3−4
−800%
27−30
+800%

This is how RX Vega 3 and Pro Vega 48 compete in popular games:

  • Pro Vega 48 is 817% faster in 1080p

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 2.57 25.28
Recency 6 January 2019 19 March 2019

Pro Vega 48 has a 883.7% higher aggregate performance score, and an age advantage of 2 months.

The Radeon Pro Vega 48 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon RX Vega 3 in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon RX Vega 3 is a notebook graphics card while Radeon Pro Vega 48 is a mobile workstation one.

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