Radeon Pro 555X vs RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 4000/5000)

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 4000/5000) with Radeon Pro 555X, including specs and performance data.

RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 4000/5000)
2020
15 Watt
6.07

Pro 555X outperforms RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 4000/5000) by a substantial 39% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking587505
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency27.867.72
ArchitectureVega (2017−2020)GCN 4.0 (2016−2020)
GPU code nameVega RenoirPolaris 21
Market segmentLaptopMobile workstation
Release date7 January 2020 (5 years ago)16 July 2018 (6 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 cores384768
Core clock speed400 MHz907 MHz
Boost clock speed1500 MHzno data
Number of transistorsno data3,000 million
Manufacturing process technology7 nm14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)15 Watt75 Watt
Texture fill rateno data43.54
Floating-point processing powerno data1.393 TFLOPS
ROPsno data16
TMUsno data48

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 sizeno datalarge
Interfaceno dataPCIe 3.0 x8
Supplementary power connectorsno dataNone

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 typeno dataGDDR5
Maximum RAM amountno data4 GB
Memory bus widthno data128 Bit
Memory clock speedno data1275 MHz
Memory bandwidthno data81.6 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 dataNo outputs

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

FreeSync-+

API compatibility

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

DirectX12_112 (12_0)
Shader Modelno data6.4
OpenGLno data4.6
OpenCLno data2.0
Vulkan-1.2.131

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 HD20
−35%
27−30
+35%
1440p22
−36.4%
30−35
+36.4%
4K17
−23.5%
21−24
+23.5%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2 14−16
−14.3%
16−18
+14.3%
Cyberpunk 2077 11
−45.5%
16−18
+45.5%
Elden Ring 16−18
−43.8%
21−24
+43.8%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5 18−20
−42.1%
27−30
+42.1%
Counter-Strike 2 14−16
−14.3%
16−18
+14.3%
Cyberpunk 2077 9
−77.8%
16−18
+77.8%
Forza Horizon 4 26
−30.8%
30−35
+30.8%
Metro Exodus 14
−57.1%
21−24
+57.1%
Red Dead Redemption 2 22
−4.5%
21−24
+4.5%
Valorant 25
−20%
30−33
+20%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5 18−20
−42.1%
27−30
+42.1%
Counter-Strike 2 8
−100%
16−18
+100%
Cyberpunk 2077 3
−433%
16−18
+433%
Dota 2 24
−25%
30−33
+25%
Elden Ring 8
−188%
21−24
+188%
Far Cry 5 26
−38.5%
35−40
+38.5%
Fortnite 35−40
−36.1%
45−50
+36.1%
Forza Horizon 4 21
−61.9%
30−35
+61.9%
Grand Theft Auto V 15
−100%
30−33
+100%
Metro Exodus 14−16
−46.7%
21−24
+46.7%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 39
−71.8%
65−70
+71.8%
Red Dead Redemption 2 18−20
−27.8%
21−24
+27.8%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 18−20
−36.8%
24−27
+36.8%
Valorant 12
−150%
30−33
+150%
World of Tanks 56
−125%
120−130
+125%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 18−20
−42.1%
27−30
+42.1%
Counter-Strike 2 14−16
−14.3%
16−18
+14.3%
Cyberpunk 2077 12−14
−33.3%
16−18
+33.3%
Dota 2 40
+33.3%
30−33
−33.3%
Far Cry 5 27−30
−28.6%
35−40
+28.6%
Forza Horizon 4 18
−88.9%
30−35
+88.9%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 50−55
−34%
65−70
+34%
Valorant 19
−57.9%
30−33
+57.9%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2 6−7
−66.7%
10−11
+66.7%
Elden Ring 7−8
−57.1%
10−12
+57.1%
Grand Theft Auto V 6−7
−66.7%
10−11
+66.7%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 35−40
−13.5%
40−45
+13.5%
Red Dead Redemption 2 5−6
−40%
7−8
+40%
World of Tanks 40−45
−38.6%
60−65
+38.6%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 10−11
−50%
14−16
+50%
Counter-Strike 2 9−10
−11.1%
10−11
+11.1%
Cyberpunk 2077 5−6
−20%
6−7
+20%
Far Cry 5 12−14
−38.5%
18−20
+38.5%
Forza Horizon 4 10−11
−70%
16−18
+70%
Metro Exodus 7−8
−100%
14−16
+100%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 7−8
−42.9%
10−11
+42.9%
Valorant 16−18
−31.3%
21−24
+31.3%

4K
High Preset

Dota 2 16−18
−11.8%
18−20
+11.8%
Elden Ring 3−4
−66.7%
5−6
+66.7%
Grand Theft Auto V 16−18
−11.8%
18−20
+11.8%
Metro Exodus 2−3
−100%
4−5
+100%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 16−18
−41.2%
24−27
+41.2%
Red Dead Redemption 2 4−5
−25%
5−6
+25%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 16−18
−11.8%
18−20
+11.8%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 5−6
−40%
7−8
+40%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
Dota 2 19
+0%
18−20
+0%
Far Cry 5 7−8
−42.9%
10−11
+42.9%
Fortnite 5−6
−60%
8−9
+60%
Forza Horizon 4 5−6
−100%
10−11
+100%
Valorant 6−7
−33.3%
8−9
+33.3%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Counter-Strike 2 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%

This is how RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 4000/5000) and Pro 555X compete in popular games:

  • Pro 555X is 35% faster in 1080p
  • Pro 555X is 36% faster in 1440p
  • Pro 555X is 24% faster in 4K

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

  • in Dota 2, with 1080p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 4000/5000) is 33% faster.
  • in Cyberpunk 2077, with 1080p resolution and the High Preset, the Pro 555X is 433% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 4000/5000) is ahead in 1 test (2%)
  • Pro 555X is ahead in 58 tests (92%)
  • there's a draw in 4 tests (6%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 6.07 8.41
Recency 7 January 2020 16 July 2018
Chip lithography 7 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 15 Watt 75 Watt

RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 4000/5000) has an age advantage of 1 year, a 100% more advanced lithography process, and 400% lower power consumption.

Pro 555X, on the other hand, has a 38.6% higher aggregate performance score.

The Radeon Pro 555X is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 4000/5000) in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 4000/5000) is a notebook graphics card while Radeon Pro 555X is a mobile workstation one.


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