Radeon Instinct MI25 vs RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000)

Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) with Radeon Instinct MI25, including specs and performance data.

RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000)
2020
15 Watt
7.72

Instinct MI25 outperforms RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) by a substantial 35% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking503421
Place by popularity33not in top-100
Power efficiency40.782.75
ArchitectureVega (2017−2020)GCN 5.0 (2017−2020)
GPU code nameVegaVega 10
Market segmentLaptopWorkstation
Release date7 January 2020 (5 years ago)27 June 2017 (7 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 cores5124096 ×2
Core clock speedno data1400 MHz
Boost clock speed2100 MHz1500 MHz
Number of transistorsno data12,500 million
Manufacturing process technology7 nm14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)15 Watt300 Watt
Texture fill rateno data384.0 ×2
Floating-point processing powerno data12.29 TFLOPS ×2
ROPsno data64 ×2
TMUsno data256 ×2

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).

Interfaceno dataPCIe 3.0 x16
Lengthno data267 mm
Widthno data2-slot
Supplementary power connectorsno data2x 8-pin

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 dataHBM2
Maximum RAM amountno data16 GB ×2
Memory bus widthno data2048 Bit ×2
Memory clock speedno data852 MHz
Memory bandwidthno data436.2 GB/s ×2
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

API and SDK compatibility

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

DirectX12_112 (12_1)
Shader Modelno data6.4
OpenGLno data4.6
OpenCLno data2.0
Vulkan-1.1.125

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 HD22
−22.7%
27−30
+22.7%
1440p16
−31.3%
21−24
+31.3%
4K10
−20%
12−14
+20%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Atomic Heart 24
−25%
30−33
+25%
Counter-Strike 2 63
−27%
80−85
+27%
Cyberpunk 2077 18
−33.3%
24−27
+33.3%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Atomic Heart 19
−26.3%
24−27
+26.3%
Battlefield 5 39
−28.2%
50−55
+28.2%
Counter-Strike 2 43
−27.9%
55−60
+27.9%
Cyberpunk 2077 13
−23.1%
16−18
+23.1%
Far Cry 5 21
−28.6%
27−30
+28.6%
Fortnite 47
−27.7%
60−65
+27.7%
Forza Horizon 4 35−40
−21.6%
45−50
+21.6%
Forza Horizon 5 33
−21.2%
40−45
+21.2%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 30−33
−33.3%
40−45
+33.3%
Valorant 80−85
−31%
110−120
+31%

Full HD
High Preset

Atomic Heart 11
−27.3%
14−16
+27.3%
Battlefield 5 33
−21.2%
40−45
+21.2%
Counter-Strike 2 19
−26.3%
24−27
+26.3%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 48
−25%
60−65
+25%
Cyberpunk 2077 9
−33.3%
12−14
+33.3%
Dota 2 51
−27.5%
65−70
+27.5%
Far Cry 5 20
−20%
24−27
+20%
Fortnite 31
−29%
40−45
+29%
Forza Horizon 4 35−40
−21.6%
45−50
+21.6%
Forza Horizon 5 28
−25%
35−40
+25%
Grand Theft Auto V 19
−26.3%
24−27
+26.3%
Metro Exodus 16
−31.3%
21−24
+31.3%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 30−33
−33.3%
40−45
+33.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 21
−28.6%
27−30
+28.6%
Valorant 80−85
−31%
110−120
+31%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 30
−33.3%
40−45
+33.3%
Cyberpunk 2077 9
−33.3%
12−14
+33.3%
Dota 2 48
−25%
60−65
+25%
Far Cry 5 19
−26.3%
24−27
+26.3%
Forza Horizon 4 35−40
−21.6%
45−50
+21.6%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 30−33
−33.3%
40−45
+33.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 14
−28.6%
18−20
+28.6%
Valorant 37
−21.6%
45−50
+21.6%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Fortnite 18
−33.3%
24−27
+33.3%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 14−16
−28.6%
18−20
+28.6%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 21
−28.6%
27−30
+28.6%
Grand Theft Auto V 9
−33.3%
12−14
+33.3%
Metro Exodus 10
−20%
12−14
+20%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 22
−22.7%
27−30
+22.7%
Valorant 90−95
−27.7%
120−130
+27.7%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 21
−28.6%
27−30
+28.6%
Cyberpunk 2077 5
−20%
6−7
+20%
Far Cry 5 16
−31.3%
21−24
+31.3%
Forza Horizon 4 20−22
−20%
24−27
+20%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 12−14
−23.1%
16−18
+23.1%

1440p
Epic Preset

Fortnite 16−18
−23.5%
21−24
+23.5%

4K
High Preset

Atomic Heart 7−8
−28.6%
9−10
+28.6%
Counter-Strike 2 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 10
−20%
12−14
+20%
Metro Exodus 6
−33.3%
8−9
+33.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 8−9
−25%
10−11
+25%
Valorant 40−45
−25%
55−60
+25%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 9−10
−33.3%
12−14
+33.3%
Counter-Strike 2 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−33.3%
4−5
+33.3%
Dota 2 18
−33.3%
24−27
+33.3%
Far Cry 5 8
−25%
10−11
+25%
Forza Horizon 4 14−16
−28.6%
18−20
+28.6%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 8−9
−25%
10−11
+25%

4K
Epic Preset

Fortnite 8−9
−25%
10−11
+25%

This is how RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) and Instinct MI25 compete in popular games:

  • Instinct MI25 is 23% faster in 1080p
  • Instinct MI25 is 31% faster in 1440p
  • Instinct MI25 is 20% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 7.72 10.41
Recency 7 January 2020 27 June 2017
Chip lithography 7 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 15 Watt 300 Watt

RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) has an age advantage of 2 years, a 100% more advanced lithography process, and 1900% lower power consumption.

Instinct MI25, on the other hand, has a 34.8% higher aggregate performance score.

The Radeon Instinct MI25 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) is a notebook card while Radeon Instinct MI25 is a workstation one.

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AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000)
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