Radeon R6 (Mullins) vs RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000)

Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000) and Radeon R6 (Mullins), covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000)
2017
15 Watt
4.50
+603%

RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000) outperforms R6 (Mullins) by a whopping 603% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking6581191
Place by popularity30not in top-100
Power efficiency20.91no data
ArchitectureVega (2017−2020)GCN 1.1 (2014)
GPU code nameVega Raven RidgeMullins
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date26 October 2017 (7 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 cores512128
Core clock speedno data500 MHz
Boost clock speed1200 MHzno data
Manufacturing process technology14 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 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000) 4.50
+603%
R6 (Mullins) 0.64

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Cloud Gate is an outdated DirectX 11 feature level 10 benchmark that was used for home PCs and basic notebooks.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
+598%
R6 (Mullins) 2258

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
+452%
R6 (Mullins) 20511

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 HD17
+750%
2−3
−750%
4K10
+900%
1−2
−900%

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
+275%
4−5
−275%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 10
+900%
1−2
−900%
Battlefield 5 18
+800%
2−3
−800%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 10
+233%
3−4
−233%
Cyberpunk 2077 9
+200%
3−4
−200%
Far Cry 5 18
+800%
2−3
−800%
Far Cry New Dawn 18
+1700%
1−2
−1700%
Forza Horizon 4 58
+625%
8−9
−625%
Hitman 3 9
+80%
5−6
−80%
Horizon Zero Dawn 30−33
+173%
10−12
−173%
Metro Exodus 22
+633%
3−4
−633%
Red Dead Redemption 2 16
+700%
2−3
−700%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 19
+217%
6−7
−217%
Watch Dogs: Legion 65
+117%
30−33
−117%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 30
+650%
4−5
−650%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 4−5 0−1
Battlefield 5 10−12
+1000%
1−2
−1000%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 10
+233%
3−4
−233%
Cyberpunk 2077 6
+100%
3−4
−100%
Far Cry 5 10
+900%
1−2
−900%
Far Cry New Dawn 13
+1200%
1−2
−1200%
Forza Horizon 4 52
+643%
7−8
−643%
Hitman 3 10−11
+100%
5−6
−100%
Horizon Zero Dawn 30−33
+173%
10−12
−173%
Metro Exodus 17
+750%
2−3
−750%
Red Dead Redemption 2 10
+900%
1−2
−900%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 16
+167%
6−7
−167%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 31
+210%
10−11
−210%
Watch Dogs: Legion 55
+83.3%
30−33
−83.3%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 8
+100%
4−5
−100%
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
+667%
3−4
−667%
Hitman 3 10−11
+100%
5−6
−100%
Horizon Zero Dawn 15
+36.4%
10−12
−36.4%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 14
+133%
6−7
−133%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 8
−25%
10−11
+25%
Watch Dogs: Legion 45−50
+50%
30−33
−50%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 10
+900%
1−2
−900%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 8−9
+700%
1−2
−700%
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
+50%
6−7
−50%
Horizon Zero Dawn 10−11
+233%
3−4
−233%
Metro Exodus 1−2 0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 4−5 0−1
Watch Dogs: Legion 27−30
+2700%
1−2
−2700%

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 R6 (Mullins) compete in popular games:

  • RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000) is 750% faster in 1080p
  • RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000) is 900% faster in 4K

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

  • in Watch Dogs: Legion, with 1440p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000) is 2700% faster.
  • in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, with 1080p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the R6 (Mullins) is 25% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000) is ahead in 34 tests (97%)
  • R6 (Mullins) is ahead in 1 test (3%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 4.50 0.64
Recency 26 October 2017 29 April 2014
Chip lithography 14 nm 28 nm

RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000) has a 603.1% 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 R6 (Mullins) in performance tests.


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AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000)
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