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) 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 ranking | 653 | 1186 |
| Place by popularity | 45 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | 21.43 | no data |
| Architecture | Vega (2017−2020) | GCN 1.1 (2014) |
| GPU code name | Vega Raven Ridge | Mullins |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Release date | 26 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 cores | 512 | 128 |
| Core clock speed | no data | 500 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1200 MHz | no data |
| 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 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.
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Cloud Gate is an outdated DirectX 11 feature level 10 benchmark that was used for home PCs and basic notebooks.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.
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.
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 | 17
+750%
| 2−3
−750%
|
| 4K | 10
+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.
Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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