AMD Radeon RX Vega 5
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AMD Radeon RX Vega 8
AMD Radeon RX Vega 5
VS
AMD Radeon RX Vega 8

General info

The main nomenclature characteristics of video cards AMD Radeon RX Vega 5 and AMD Radeon RX Vega 8. Pay attention to the position in the performance rating to choose the best one.

385
Place in performance rating
505
Vega
Architecture
Vega
Vega
Code name
Vega Raven Ridge
Laptop
Type
Laptop
7 January 2020 (1 year ago)
Release date
26 October 2017 (4 years ago)
$287
Price now
$273
11.03
Value for money
5.17
Vega
GPU code name
Vega Raven Ridge
Laptop
Market segment
Laptop

Technical specs

Choose the best graphics card between AMD Radeon RX Vega 5 and AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 based on manufacturing process, power consumption, and base frequency and overclocking potential of the GPU.

320
Pipelines
512
1400 MHz
Boost Clock
1200 MHz
7 nm
Manufacturing process technology
14 nm
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Texture fill rate
35.20
320
Pipelines / CUDA cores
512
1400 MHz
Boost clock speed
1200 MHz
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Number of transistors
4,940 million
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Thermal design power (TDP)
65 Watt

Compatibility, dimensions and requirements

Additional technical information, does not greatly affect the performance rating when comparing the AMD Radeon RX Vega 5 and AMD Radeon RX Vega 8.

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Interface
IGP
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Supplementary power connectors
None

Memory

Graphics card memory is used to store calculations. Modern software and 3D games require more and faster memory. The higher these parameters, the more productive the chip. The difference in these characteristics AMD Radeon RX Vega 5 and AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 can be seen in this section.

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Memory type
System Shared
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Shared memory
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Video outputs and ports

The difference between the interfaces and ports of video cards AMD Radeon RX Vega 5 and AMD Radeon RX Vega 8, the size and number of monitors.

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Display Connectors
No outputs

API support

The difference in supported APIs is AMD Radeon RX Vega 5 and AMD Radeon RX Vega 8. Hardware support (API) is not considered in synthetic benchmarks and performance tests.

DirectX 12_1
DirectX
DirectX 12_1

Gaming performance

Select form the list the required name to identify gaming performance for AMD Radeon RX Vega 5 and AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 graphics cards. The result shows how fast the game will run and whether it can be run on this computer. The different monitor resolutions – from low to 4K – are used for testing. Find out is the AMD Radeon RX Vega 5 or AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 good for gaming.


low
1280x720
med.
1920x1080
high
1920x1080
ultra
1920x1080
QHD
2560x1440
4K
3840x2160
Horizon Zero Dawn (2020) AMD Radeon RX Vega 5
AMD Radeon RX Vega 8
Death Stranding (2020) AMD Radeon RX Vega 5
AMD Radeon RX Vega 8
F1 2020 (2020) AMD Radeon RX Vega 5
AMD Radeon RX Vega 8
Gears Tactics (2020) AMD Radeon RX Vega 5 64.1 24 15.2
AMD Radeon RX Vega 8
Doom Eternal (2020) AMD Radeon RX Vega 5
AMD Radeon RX Vega 8
Legend
5 Stutter – Insufficient data. Similar graphics cards stutter, the game is likely to show a low frame rate. There will be some lags.
May Stutter – Insufficient data. Similar graphics cards stutter, the game is likely to show a low frame rate. There will be some lags.
30 Fluent – According to the results of benchmarks the game should run at 25 frames per second (fps)
40 Fluent – According to the results of benchmarks the game should run at 35 frames per second (fps)
60 Fluent – According to the results of benchmarks the game should run at 58 frames per second (fps)
May Run Fluently – Insufficient data. Similar graphics cards show a smooth frame rate, comfortable for the game.
? Uncertain – Graphics cards testing has shown that a slower card can provide a high and stable frame rate for the same operation.
Uncertain – The work of the video card in the game is still being studied. Interpolation among analogs is not possible.
The value depicts the average frame rate. Hovering over the value, you can get individual results.

Advantages of AMD Radeon RX Vega 5

4.48% faster in synthetic tests

Finer manufacturing process technology (7 nm vs 14 nm)

Advantages of AMD Radeon RX Vega 8

Cheaper ($273 vs $287)

More pipelines (512 vs 320)

So, AMD Radeon RX Vega 5 or AMD Radeon RX Vega 8?

Judging by the results of synthetic and gaming tests, we recommend AMD Radeon RX Vega 5 .

AMD Radeon RX Vega 5 versus AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 performance benchmarks comparison

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