Radeon R5 (Beema/Carrizo-L) vs RX Vega 5

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon RX Vega 5 and Radeon R5 (Beema/Carrizo-L), covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

RX Vega 5
2020
15 Watt
4.64
+334%

RX Vega 5 outperforms R5 (Beema/Carrizo-L) by a whopping 334% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking6441081
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency22.34no data
ArchitectureVega (2017−2020)GCN 1.1 (2014)
GPU code nameVegaBeema
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date7 January 2020 (4 years ago)29 April 2014 (10 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 cores320128
Boost clock speed1400 MHz850 MHz
Manufacturing process technology7 nm28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)15 Wattno 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 bus widthno data64 Bit
Shared memory-+

API compatibility

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

DirectX12_112 (FL 12_0)

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 Vega 5 4.64
+334%
R5 (Beema/Carrizo-L) 1.07

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3DMark Vantage is an outdated DirectX 10 benchmark using 1280x1024 screen resolution.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 Vega 5 11704
+334%
R5 (Beema/Carrizo-L) 2698

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 Vega 5 3535
+363%
R5 (Beema/Carrizo-L) 764

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 Vega 5 2438
+352%
R5 (Beema/Carrizo-L) 539

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 Vega 5 18282
+451%
R5 (Beema/Carrizo-L) 3317

3DMark Ice Storm GPU

Ice Storm Graphics is an obsolete benchmark, part of 3DMark suite. Ice Storm was used to measure entry level laptops and Windows-based tablets performance. It utilizes DirectX 11 feature level 9 to display a battle between two space fleets near a frozen planet in 1280x720 resolution. Discontinued in January 2020, it is now superseded by 3DMark Night Raid.

RX Vega 5 128628
+249%
R5 (Beema/Carrizo-L) 36807

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 HD18
+200%
6
−200%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 9
+200%
3−4
−200%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 15
+200%
5−6
−200%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 12
+500%
2−3
−500%
Battlefield 5 12−14
+500%
2−3
−500%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 13
+225%
4−5
−225%
Cyberpunk 2077 8−9
+167%
3−4
−167%
Far Cry 5 10−11
+900%
1−2
−900%
Far Cry New Dawn 12−14
+550%
2−3
−550%
Forza Horizon 4 27−30 0−1
Hitman 3 8
+60%
5−6
−60%
Horizon Zero Dawn 30−35
+138%
12−14
−138%
Metro Exodus 20
+400%
4−5
−400%
Red Dead Redemption 2 18
+1700%
1−2
−1700%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 16−18
+143%
7−8
−143%
Watch Dogs: Legion 45−50
+40.6%
30−35
−40.6%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 12−14
+160%
5−6
−160%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 4−5 0−1
Battlefield 5 12−14
+500%
2−3
−500%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 12
+200%
4−5
−200%
Cyberpunk 2077 8−9
+167%
3−4
−167%
Far Cry 5 10−11
+900%
1−2
−900%
Far Cry New Dawn 12−14
+550%
2−3
−550%
Forza Horizon 4 27−30 0−1
Hitman 3 10−11
+100%
5−6
−100%
Horizon Zero Dawn 30−35
+138%
12−14
−138%
Metro Exodus 15
+400%
3−4
−400%
Red Dead Redemption 2 14
+1300%
1−2
−1300%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 17
+143%
7−8
−143%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 16−18
+54.5%
10−12
−54.5%
Watch Dogs: Legion 45−50
+40.6%
30−35
−40.6%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 12−14
+160%
5−6
−160%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 4−5 0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 10−11
+150%
4−5
−150%
Cyberpunk 2077 8−9
+167%
3−4
−167%
Far Cry 5 10−11
+900%
1−2
−900%
Forza Horizon 4 27−30 0−1
Hitman 3 10−11
+100%
5−6
−100%
Horizon Zero Dawn 30−35
+138%
12−14
−138%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 14
+100%
7−8
−100%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 9
−22.2%
10−12
+22.2%
Watch Dogs: Legion 45−50
+40.6%
30−35
−40.6%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 12
+1100%
1−2
−1100%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 9−10
+800%
1−2
−800%
Far Cry New Dawn 7−8
+600%
1−2
−600%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 4−5
+300%
1−2
−300%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4−5 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%
Far Cry 5 5−6
+400%
1−2
−400%
Forza Horizon 4 9−10
+350%
2−3
−350%
Hitman 3 9−10
+28.6%
7−8
−28.6%
Horizon Zero Dawn 10−12
+175%
4−5
−175%
Metro Exodus 2−3 0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 4−5 0−1
Watch Dogs: Legion 27−30
+480%
5−6
−480%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 9−10
+125%
4−5
−125%

4K
High Preset

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

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 3−4
+200%
1−2
−200%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 2−3 0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2−3 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 0−1 0−1
Far Cry 5 2−3 0−1
Forza Horizon 4 4−5 0−1
Watch Dogs: Legion 1−2 0−1

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 5−6
+150%
2−3
−150%

This is how RX Vega 5 and R5 (Beema/Carrizo-L) compete in popular games:

  • RX Vega 5 is 200% faster in 1080p

Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:

  • in Red Dead Redemption 2, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the RX Vega 5 is 1700% faster.
  • in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, with 1080p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the R5 (Beema/Carrizo-L) is 22% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • RX Vega 5 is ahead in 42 tests (98%)
  • R5 (Beema/Carrizo-L) is ahead in 1 test (2%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 4.64 1.07
Recency 7 January 2020 29 April 2014
Chip lithography 7 nm 28 nm

RX Vega 5 has a 333.6% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 5 years, and a 300% more advanced lithography process.

The Radeon RX Vega 5 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon R5 (Beema/Carrizo-L) in performance tests.


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