Radeon R4 (Kaveri) vs RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000)

Place in the ranking	659	1131
Place by popularity	30	not in top-100
Power efficiency	20.87	no data
Architecture	Vega (2017−2020)	GCN 1.1 (2014)
GPU code name	Vega Raven Ridge	Kaveri
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Release date	26 October 2017 (7 years ago)	4 June 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 cores	512	192
Core clock speed	no data	533 MHz
Boost clock speed	1200 MHz	no data
Number of transistors	no data	2410 Million
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	15 Watt	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 bus width	no data	64/128 Bit
Shared memory	-	+

API compatibility

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

DirectX

12_1

12 (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 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000) 4.50
+423%

R4 (Kaveri) 0.86

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 Discontinued in January 2020, 3DMark 11 is now superseded by Time Spy.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 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000) 3557
+482%

R4 (Kaveri) 611

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3DMark Vantage is an outdated DirectX 10 benchmark using 1280x1024 screen resolution.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 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000) 10294
+426%

R4 (Kaveri) 1958

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 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000) 2381
+449%

R4 (Kaveri) 434

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 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000) 15770
+368%

R4 (Kaveri) 3372

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 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000) 113247
+334%

R4 (Kaveri) 26079

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	18 +157%	7 −157%
4K	8 +700%	1−2 −700%

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	10 +900%	1−2 −900%
Battlefield 5	18 +500%	3−4 −500%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	10 +233%	3−4 −233%
Cyberpunk 2077	9 +200%	3−4 −200%
Far Cry 5	18	0−1
Far Cry New Dawn	18 +800%	2−3 −800%
Forza Horizon 4	58 +480%	10−11 −480%
Hitman 3	9 +80%	5−6 −80%
Horizon Zero Dawn	30−33 +150%	12−14 −150%
Metro Exodus	22 +450%	4−5 −450%
Red Dead Redemption 2	16 +1500%	1−2 −1500%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	19 +171%	7−8 −171%
Watch Dogs: Legion	65 +110%	30−35 −110%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	30 +500%	5−6 −500%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	4−5	0−1
Battlefield 5	10−12 +450%	2−3 −450%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	10 +233%	3−4 −233%
Cyberpunk 2077	6 +100%	3−4 −100%
Far Cry 5	10	0−1
Far Cry New Dawn	13 +550%	2−3 −550%
Forza Horizon 4	52 +478%	9−10 −478%
Hitman 3	10−11 +100%	5−6 −100%
Horizon Zero Dawn	30−33 +150%	12−14 −150%
Metro Exodus	17 +467%	3−4 −467%
Red Dead Redemption 2	10 +900%	1−2 −900%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	16 +129%	7−8 −129%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	31 +210%	10−11 −210%
Watch Dogs: Legion	55 +77.4%	30−35 −77.4%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	8 +60%	5−6 −60%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	4−5	0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	7 +133%	3−4 −133%
Cyberpunk 2077	5 +66.7%	3−4 −66.7%
Far Cry 5	7	0−1
Forza Horizon 4	23 +475%	4−5 −475%
Hitman 3	10−11 +100%	5−6 −100%
Horizon Zero Dawn	15 +25%	12−14 −25%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	14 +100%	7−8 −100%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	8 −25%	10−11 +25%
Watch Dogs: Legion	45−50 +45.2%	30−35 −45.2%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

10
+900%

1−2

−900%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	8−9	0−1
Far Cry New Dawn	7−8 +600%	1−2 −600%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	4−5	0−1
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	8−9 +700%	1−2 −700%
Hitman 3	9−10 +28.6%	7−8 −28.6%
Horizon Zero Dawn	10−11 +150%	4−5 −150%
Metro Exodus	1−2	0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	4−5	0−1
Watch Dogs: Legion	27−30 +833%	3−4 −833%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

8−9
+167%

3−4

−167%

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	3−4	0−1
Metro Exodus	1−2	0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	0−1	0−1

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	4 +300%	1−2 −300%
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	9 +800%	1−2 −800%
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 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000) and R4 (Kaveri) compete in popular games:

RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000) is 157% faster in 1080p
RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000) is 700% faster in 4K

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 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000) is 1500% faster.
in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, with 1080p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the R4 (Kaveri) is 25% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000) is ahead in 37 tests (97%)
R4 (Kaveri) is ahead in 1 test (3%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	4.50	0.86
Recency	26 October 2017	4 June 2014
Chip lithography	14 nm	28 nm

RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000) has a 423.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 3 years, and a 100% more advanced lithography process.

The Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000) is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon R4 (Kaveri) in performance tests.

Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.