AMD Radeon RX 560 vs AMD Radeon RX Vega 8
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Compared 2 processors: AMD Radeon RX 560, vs AMD Radeon RX Vega 8. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device
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Games
Performance in DirectX, OpenCL, Vulkan
AI/ML
AI workload testing
Professional Apps
3D modeling, video editing, rendering
Energy Efficiency
Power usage in various scenarios
Tests & specs
Specs & test comparisonGames
| Game title | 1080p (High) 1080p (Ultra) 1440p (Ultra) 4K (Ultra) | |
 Forza Horizon 5 | 34 17 15 n/a | 24 12 9 n/a |
 The Witcher 3 | 15 15 9 n/a | 9 11 n/a n/a |
 Counter-Strike 2 | 33 19 15 n/a | 27 17 12 n/a |
 Far Cry 6 | 28 19 13 n/a | 19 17 10 n/a |
 Hogwarts Legacy | 13 11 n/a n/a | 10 n/a n/a n/a |
 COD Modern Warfare 3 | 26 22 17 9 | 20 15 13 n/a |
 Ghost of Tsushima | 13 9 n/a n/a | 12 n/a n/a n/a |
 Cyberpunk 2077 | 12 10 n/a n/a | 9 n/a n/a n/a |
 Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 23 19 13 n/a | 15 15 10 n/a |
| 1080p High | 22 | 16 |
| 1080p Ultra | 16 | 12 |
| 1440p Ultra | 11 | 9 |
| 4K Ultra | - | - |
| Deviation | Low | Low |
Benchmarks
| Time Spy | 1857 | 1413 |
| Fire Strike | 6495 | 4515 |
| Night Raid | 25510 | 17937 |
| Background Blur | 34 frames/s | 21.2 frames/s |
| Face Detection | 17.6 frames/s | 10.9 frames/s |
| Horizon Detection | 0.69 Gpix/sec | 0.34 Gpix/sec |
| Edge Detection | 1.43 Gpix/sec | 0.65 Gpix/sec |
| Gaussian Blur | 1.15 Gpix/sec | 0.51 Gpix/sec |
| Feature Matching | 0.2 Gpix/sec | 0.13 Gpix/sec |
| Stereo Matching | 65.5 Gpix/sec | 34.9 Gpix/sec |
| Particle Physics | 2232.5 fps | 1322.9 fps |
| API | OpenCL | OpenCL |
| G2D Mark | 487 | 409 |
| DirectX 11 | 24 fps | 10 fps |
| DirectX 12 | 20 fps | 8 fps |
| GPU Compute | 1449 Ops/s | 874 Ops/s |
| Aztec Ruins (Normal) | 144.3 fps | 77 fps |
| Car Chase | n/a | 68.4 fps |
| Manhattan 3.1.1 (1440p) | n/a | 58.9 fps |
| T-Rex | n/a | 293.7 fps |
| ALU 2 | n/a | 318 fps |
| Driver Overhead 2 | n/a | 98.4 fps |
| API | Vulkan | OpenGL |
| OS | Windows | Windows |
| Tessellation | n/a | 340.4 |
Tech Specs
Specs & test comparisonGeneral Info
| Manufacturer | AMD | AMD |
| Build | Discrete | Integrated |
| Announced | April, 18, 2017 | February, 13, 2018 |
| Form Factor | PC use | Laptop use |
| Use case | Gaming | Universal |
| Segment | Mid-range | Entry-level |
| Architecture | GCN 4.0 | GCN 5.0 |
| Codename | Polaris 21 | Raven |
| Price | 99 | n/a |
GPU
| GPU Frequency | 1175 MHz | 300 MHz |
| Boost GPU Frequency | 1275 MHz | 1100-2100 MHz |
| Shader Units | 1024 | 512 |
| TMUs | 64 | 32 |
| ROPs | 16 | 8 |
| Execution Units | n/a | 8 |
| Ray Tracing Cores | No | No |
| Tensor Cores | No | No |
| L1 cache | 16 KB/core | n/a |
| L2 cache | 1024 KB/core | n/a |
| Instructions per Clock | 2 IPC | 2 IPC |
Performance
| Pixel Fill Rate | 20 Gpix/sec | 9-17 Gpix/sec |
| Texture Fill Rate | 82 GTex/s | 35-67 GTex/s |
| FLOPS | 2.6 TFLOPS | 1.1-2.2 TFLOPS |
Process
| Interface | PCIe 3.0 x8 | IGP |
| TGP | 75 W | 15 W |
| Process | GlobalFoundries | TSMC |
| Process tech. | 14 nm | 7 nm |
| Transistor Size | 123 mm² | 210 mm² |
| Transistor count | 3 billion | 4.94 billion |
| Transistor density | 24.39 MTr/mm² | 23.52 MTr/mm² |
Memory
| Interface | GDDR5 | System Shared |
| Memory Frequency | 1750 MHz | n/a |
| Bus | 128 bit | n/a |
| ECC support | No | No |
| Effective Memory Speed | 7000 MB/s | n/a |
| Memory Size | 4 GB | n/a |
Max Throughput
API
| DirectX | 12 | 12 |
| Vulkan | 1.3 | 1.3 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| DisplayPort | 1.4a | n/a |
| Ray Tracing | No | No |
| DLSS | No | No |
Results
After analyzing the data, we consider AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 the clear winner in this comparison.
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