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AMD Radeon Pro Vega 16 vs AMD Radeon Pro Vega 20 vs AMD Radeon Pro Vega 56

AMD Radeon Pro Vega 16

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The AMD Radeon Pro Vega 16 is a dedicated graphics card for laptops. It was introduced as an option to the 2018 MacBook Pro. The graphics card offers 16 CUs (1024 shaders) and 4 GB HBM2 memory. The performance should be below the Radeon RX Vega M GL (1280 shaders) and therefore between a Nvidia GeForce GTX 1050 and 1050 Ti.

AMD Radeon Pro Vega 20

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The AMD Radeon Pro Vega 20 is a dedicated graphics card for laptops. It was introduced as an option to the 2018 MacBook Pro. The graphics card offers 20 CUs (1,280 shaders) and 4 GB HBM2 memory. The performance should be on a level with the Radeon RX Vega M GL (also 1,280 shaders) and therefore between a Nvidia GeForce GTX 1050 and 1050 Ti.

AMD Radeon Pro Vega 56

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The Radeon Pro Vega 56 uses the same chip as the Radeon RX Vega 56 but with reduced clock speeds for the chip and HBM memory. It is used in the first generation of the Apple iMac Pro All-in-One PC.

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AMD Radeon Pro Vega 16AMD Radeon Pro Vega 20AMD Radeon Pro Vega 56
AMD Radeon Pro Vega Series
Pro Vega 56 3584 @ 1.25 GHz2048 Bit @ 786 MHz
Radeon Pro Vega 20 1280 @ 0.82 - 1.28 GHz
Radeon Pro Vega 16 1024
Pro Vega 56 3584 @ 1.25 GHz2048 Bit @ 786 MHz
Radeon Pro Vega 20 1280 @ 0.82 - 1.28 GHz
Radeon Pro Vega 16 1024
Pro Vega 56 3584 @ 1.25 GHz2048 Bit @ 786 MHz
Radeon Pro Vega 20 1280 @ 0.82 - 1.28 GHz
Radeon Pro Vega 16 1024
CodenameVega MobileVega MobileVega
ArchitectureVegaVegaVega
Pipelines1024 - unified1280 - unified3584 - unified
Memory TypeHBM2HBM2HBM2
Max. Amount of Memory4 GB4 GB8 GB
Shared Memorynonono
technology14 nm14 nm14 nm
Notebook Sizelargelarge
Date of Announcement15.11.2018 15.11.2018 14.12.2017
Core Speed815 - 1283 (Boost) MHz1247 MHz
Memory Speed786 MHz
Memory Bus Width2048 Bit
APIDirectX 12_1
Transistors12.5 Billion
Features64 ROPs, 224 TMUs,

Benchmarks

3DMark - 3DMark Time Spy Score
2443 Points (6%)
min: 2732     avg: 2795     median: 2794.5 (7%)     max: 2857 Points
5831 Points (16%)
3DMark - 3DMark Time Spy Graphics
2198 Points (4%)
min: 2568     avg: 2601     median: 2600.5 (5%)     max: 2633 Points
5465 Points (11%)
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Unlimited Graphics
278586 Points (28%)
3DMark - 3DMark Cloud Gate Score
29958 Points (28%)
21984 Points (21%)
3DMark - 3DMark Cloud Gate Graphics
56273 Points (14%)
62318 Points (15%)
3DMark - 3DMark Fire Strike Standard Score
6902 Points (10%)
min: 7015     avg: 7448     median: 7558 (11%)     max: 7770 Points
15302 Points (23%)
3DMark - 3DMark Fire Strike Standard Graphics
7745 Points (7%)
min: 8979     avg: 9044     median: 9043.5 (8%)     max: 9108 Points
17797 Points (16%)
3DMark 11 - 3DM11 Performance Score
10926 Points (13%)
min: 11353     avg: 11935     median: 11934.5 (14%)     max: 12516 Points
20785 Points (25%)
3DMark 11 - 3DM11 Performance GPU
10569 Points (8%)
min: 12104     avg: 12289     median: 12289 (9%)     max: 12474 Points
25589 Points (20%)
3DMark Vantage
3DM Vant. Perf. total + AMD Radeon Pro Vega 20
3DMark Vantage - 3DM Vant. Perf. total
33590 Points (10%)
3DM Vant. Perf. GPU no PhysX + AMD Radeon Pro Vega 20
3DMark Vantage - 3DM Vant. Perf. GPU no PhysX
32473 Points (18%)
3DMark 06 3DMark 06 - Standard 1280x1024 + AMD Radeon Pro Vega 20
3DMark 06
32864 Points (43%)
3DMark 06 - Standard 1280x1024 + AMD Radeon Pro Vega 56
35787 Points (47%)
Unigine Valley 1.0 - Unigine Valley 1.0 DX
35.1 fps (11%)
69.8 fps (21%)
SPECviewperf 11
specvp11 snx-01 + AMD Radeon Pro Vega 56
SPECviewperf 11 - specvp11 snx-01
140.3 fps (84%)
specvp11 tcvis-02 + AMD Radeon Pro Vega 56
SPECviewperf 11 - specvp11 tcvis-02
26.3 fps (15%)
specvp11 sw-02 + AMD Radeon Pro Vega 56
SPECviewperf 11 - specvp11 sw-02
82.7 fps (63%)
specvp11 proe-05 + AMD Radeon Pro Vega 56
SPECviewperf 11 - specvp11 proe-05
7.9 fps (9%)
specvp11 maya-03 + AMD Radeon Pro Vega 56
SPECviewperf 11 - specvp11 maya-03
132.5 fps (100%)
specvp11 lightwave-01 + AMD Radeon Pro Vega 56
SPECviewperf 11 - specvp11 lightwave-01
93.2 fps (100%)
specvp11 ensight-04 + AMD Radeon Pro Vega 56
SPECviewperf 11 - specvp11 ensight-04
114.4 fps (55%)
specvp11 catia-03 + AMD Radeon Pro Vega 56
SPECviewperf 11 - specvp11 catia-03
59.5 fps (31%)
SPECviewperf 12
specvp12 sw-03 + AMD Radeon Pro Vega 20
SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 sw-03
70.7 fps (18%)
specvp12 sw-03 + AMD Radeon Pro Vega 56
117.7 fps (29%)
specvp12 snx-02 + AMD Radeon Pro Vega 20
SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 snx-02
19.5 fps (3%)
specvp12 snx-02 + AMD Radeon Pro Vega 56
130.9 fps (19%)
specvp12 showcase-01 + AMD Radeon Pro Vega 20
SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 showcase-01
44.6 fps (8%)
specvp12 showcase-01 + AMD Radeon Pro Vega 56
106.4 fps (19%)
specvp12 mediacal-01 + AMD Radeon Pro Vega 20
SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 mediacal-01
20.7 fps (5%)
specvp12 mediacal-01 + AMD Radeon Pro Vega 56
74.6 fps (19%)
specvp12 maya-04 + AMD Radeon Pro Vega 20
SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 maya-04
60.6 fps (17%)
specvp12 maya-04 + AMD Radeon Pro Vega 56
102.6 fps (28%)
specvp12 energy-01 + AMD Radeon Pro Vega 20
SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 energy-01
5.5 fps (5%)
specvp12 energy-01 + AMD Radeon Pro Vega 56
18.6 fps (17%)
specvp12 creo-01 + AMD Radeon Pro Vega 20
SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 creo-01
49.2 fps (20%)
specvp12 creo-01 + AMD Radeon Pro Vega 56
85.3 fps (34%)
specvp12 catia-04 + AMD Radeon Pro Vega 20
SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 catia-04
78.4 fps (13%)
specvp12 catia-04 + AMD Radeon Pro Vega 56
135 fps (22%)
SPECviewperf 13 specvp13 sw-04 + AMD Radeon Pro Vega 16
SPECviewperf 13 - specvp13 sw-04
77.9 fps (21%)
specvp13 sw-04 + AMD Radeon Pro Vega 20
min: 68.3     avg: 76.1     median: 76.1 (20%)     max: 83.9 fps
specvp13 snx-03 + AMD Radeon Pro Vega 16
SPECviewperf 13 - specvp13 snx-03
33.7 fps (4%)
specvp13 snx-03 + AMD Radeon Pro Vega 20
min: 35.11     avg: 35.7     median: 35.7 (4%)     max: 36.27 fps
specvp13 showcase-02 + AMD Radeon Pro Vega 16
SPECviewperf 13 - specvp13 showcase-02
42.5 fps (7%)
specvp13 showcase-02 + AMD Radeon Pro Vega 20
min: 44.48     avg: 46.8     median: 46.8 (8%)     max: 49.03 fps
specvp13 medical-02 + AMD Radeon Pro Vega 16
SPECviewperf 13 - specvp13 medical-02
14.7 fps (2%)
specvp13 medical-02 + AMD Radeon Pro Vega 20
min: 15.87     avg: 16.5     median: 16.5 (3%)     max: 17.03 fps
specvp13 maya-05 + AMD Radeon Pro Vega 16
SPECviewperf 13 - specvp13 maya-05
106.3 fps (12%)
specvp13 maya-05 + AMD Radeon Pro Vega 20
min: 120.2     avg: 121.1     median: 121.1 (14%)     max: 122 fps
specvp13 energy-02 + AMD Radeon Pro Vega 16
SPECviewperf 13 - specvp13 energy-02
4.1 fps (1%)
specvp13 energy-02 + AMD Radeon Pro Vega 20
min: 8.46     avg: 10.1     median: 10.1 (3%)     max: 11.82 fps
specvp13 creo-02 + AMD Radeon Pro Vega 16
SPECviewperf 13 - specvp13 creo-02
70.2 fps (10%)
specvp13 creo-02 + AMD Radeon Pro Vega 20
min: 74.1     avg: 75.8     median: 75.8 (11%)     max: 77.4 fps
specvp13 catia-05 + AMD Radeon Pro Vega 16
SPECviewperf 13 - specvp13 catia-05
104.9 fps (12%)
specvp13 catia-05 + AMD Radeon Pro Vega 20
min: 111     avg: 112.1     median: 112.1 (12%)     max: 113.1 fps
specvp13 3dsmax-06 + AMD Radeon Pro Vega 16
SPECviewperf 13 - specvp13 3dsmax-06
64.2 fps (10%)
specvp13 3dsmax-06 + AMD Radeon Pro Vega 20
min: 69.1     avg: 71.6     median: 71.6 (11%)     max: 74.1 fps
Cinebench R10 Cinebench R10 Shading (32bit) + AMD Radeon Pro Vega 20
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Shading (32bit)
12230 Points (9%)
Cinebench R11.5 Cinebench R11.5 OpenGL 64 Bit + AMD Radeon Pro Vega 20
Cinebench R11.5 - Cinebench R11.5 OpenGL 64 Bit
96.1 fps (32%)
Cinebench R15
Cinebench R15 OpenGL 64 Bit + AMD Radeon Pro Vega 16
Cinebench R15 - Cinebench R15 OpenGL 64 Bit
130.2 fps (8%)
Cinebench R15 OpenGL 64 Bit + AMD Radeon Pro Vega 20
min: 124.8     avg: 129.5     median: 129.5 (8%)     max: 134.2 fps
Cinebench R15 OpenGL 64 Bit + AMD Radeon Pro Vega 56
129.1 fps (8%)
Cinebench R15 OpenGL Ref. Match 64 Bit + AMD Radeon Pro Vega 16
Cinebench R15 - Cinebench R15 OpenGL Ref. Match 64 Bit
99.5 % (100%)
Cinebench R15 OpenGL Ref. Match 64 Bit + AMD Radeon Pro Vega 20
min: 98     avg: 98.8     median: 98.8 (99%)     max: 99.5 %
Cinebench R15 OpenGL Ref. Match 64 Bit + AMD Radeon Pro Vega 56
99.5 % (100%)
GFXBench - GFXBench 5.0 Aztec Ruins High Tier Offscreen
65.5 fps (12%)
GFXBench - GFXBench 5.0 Aztec Ruins Normal Tier Offscreen
167.1 fps (12%)
GFXBench - GFXBench Car Chase Offscreen
142.4 fps (13%)
GFXBench 3.1 - GFXBench Manhattan ES 3.1 Offscreen
117.8 fps (2%)
GFXBench 3.0 - GFXBench 3.0 Manhattan Offscreen
111.3 fps (5%)
GFXBench (DX / GLBenchmark) 2.7
GFXBench T-Rex HD Offscreen C24Z16 + AMD Radeon Pro Vega 20
GFXBench (DX / GLBenchmark) 2.7 - GFXBench T-Rex HD Offscreen C24Z16
578 fps (5%)
LuxMark v2.0 64Bit - LuxMark v2.0 Room GPU
1091 Samples/s (4%)
2053 Samples/s (7%)
LuxMark v2.0 64Bit - LuxMark v2.0 Sala GPU
2081 Samples/s (4%)
3851 Samples/s (7%)
ComputeMark v2.1 - ComputeMark v2.1 Result
6431 Points (5%)

Average Benchmarks AMD Radeon Pro Vega 16 → 100% n=8

Average Benchmarks AMD Radeon Pro Vega 20 → 110% n=8

Average Benchmarks AMD Radeon Pro Vega 56 → 196% n=8

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red legend - Average benchmark values for this graphics card
* Smaller numbers mean a higher performance
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Game Benchmarks

The following benchmarks stem from our benchmarks of review laptops. The performance depends on the used graphics memory, clock rate, processor, system settings, drivers, and operating systems. So the results don't have to be representative for all laptops with this GPU. For detailed information on the benchmark results, click on the fps number.

Just Cause 4

Just Cause 4

2018
low 1280x720
Radeon Pro Vega 20:
76.1  fps
med. 1920x1080
Radeon Pro Vega 20:
50.7  fps
high 1920x1080
Radeon Pro Vega 20:
47.2  fps
ultra 1920x1080
Radeon Pro Vega 20:
43.9  fps
Darksiders III

Darksiders III

2018
low 1280x720
Radeon Pro Vega 20:
161.9  fps
med. 1920x1080
Radeon Pro Vega 20:
52.6  fps
high 1920x1080
Radeon Pro Vega 20:
44.2  fps
ultra 1920x1080
Radeon Pro Vega 20:
37.1  fps
Battlefield V

Battlefield V

2018
low 1280x720
Radeon Pro Vega 20:
127.1  fps
med. 1920x1080
Radeon Pro Vega 20:
73.7  fps
high 1920x1080
Radeon Pro Vega 20:
62.6  fps
ultra 1920x1080
Radeon Pro Vega 20:
59.6  fps
Hitman 2

Hitman 2

2018
low 1280x720
Radeon Pro Vega 20:
64.2  fps
med. 1920x1080
Radeon Pro Vega 20:
52.7  fps
high 1920x1080
Radeon Pro Vega 20:
48.5  fps
ultra 1920x1080
Radeon Pro Vega 20:
45.2  fps
Shadow of the Tomb Raider

Shadow of the Tomb Raider

2018
low 1280x720
Radeon Pro Vega 20:
111  fps
med. 1920x1080
Radeon Pro Vega 20:
47  fps
high 1920x1080
Radeon Pro Vega 20:
41  fps
ultra 1920x1080
Radeon Pro Vega 20:
35  fps
F1 2018

F1 2018

2018
low 1280x720
Radeon Pro Vega 20:
142  fps
med. 1920x1080
Radeon Pro Vega 20:
76  fps
high 1920x1080
Radeon Pro Vega 20:
65  fps
ultra 1920x1080
Radeon Pro Vega 20:
44  fps
Far Cry 5

Far Cry 5

2018
low 1280x720
Radeon Pro Vega 20:
59  fps
med. 1920x1080
Radeon Pro Vega 20:
40  fps
high 1920x1080
Radeon Pro Vega 20:
37  fps
ultra 1920x1080
Radeon Pro Vega 20:
37  fps
X-Plane 11.11

X-Plane 11.11

2018
low 1280x720
100%
Radeon Pro Vega 16:
65  fps
111%
Radeon Pro Vega 20:
72.3  fps
med. 1920x1080
100%
Radeon Pro Vega 16:
50.8  fps
114%
Radeon Pro Vega 20:
58  fps
high 1920x1080
100%
Radeon Pro Vega 16:
43.5  fps
114%
Radeon Pro Vega 20:
49.4  fps
Assassin´s Creed Origins

Assassin´s Creed Origins

2017
med. 1920x1080
Pro Vega 56:
70  fps
high 1920x1080
Pro Vega 56:
65  fps
ultra 1920x1080
Pro Vega 56:
57  fps
4K 3840x2160
Pro Vega 56:
33  fps
Rocket League

Rocket League

2017
low 1280x720
Radeon Pro Vega 20:
236.8  fps
med. 1920x1080
Radeon Pro Vega 20:
190.7  fps
high 1920x1080
Radeon Pro Vega 20:
122.4  fps
Ghost Recon Wildlands

Ghost Recon Wildlands

2017
med. 1920x1080
Pro Vega 56:
81.7  fps
high 1920x1080
Pro Vega 56:
76  fps
ultra 1920x1080
Pro Vega 56:
45.1  fps
4K 3840x2160
Pro Vega 56:
34.7  fps
For Honor

For Honor

2017
low 1280x720
Radeon Pro Vega 20:
179.3  fps
med. 1920x1080
Radeon Pro Vega 20:
64.9  fps
Pro Vega 56:
142.6  fps
high 1920x1080
Radeon Pro Vega 20:
61.3  fps
Pro Vega 56:
134.9  fps
ultra 1920x1080
Radeon Pro Vega 20:
49.1  fps
Pro Vega 56:
105.6  fps
4K 3840x2160
Pro Vega 56:
43.6  fps
Rise of the Tomb Raider

Rise of the Tomb Raider

2016
low 1024x768
Radeon Pro Vega 20:
120.4  fps
high 1920x1080
Radeon Pro Vega 20:
87.3  fps
Pro Vega 56:
94  fps
ultra 1920x1080
Radeon Pro Vega 20:
74.6  fps
Pro Vega 56:
74.8  fps
4K 3840x2160
Pro Vega 56:
39.3  fps
Rainbow Six Siege

Rainbow Six Siege

2015
high 1920x1080
Pro Vega 56:
198.7  fps
ultra 1920x1080
Pro Vega 56:
135.7  fps
4K 3840x2160
Pro Vega 56:
70.2  fps
Dota 2 Reborn

Dota 2 Reborn

2015
low 1280x720
100%
Radeon Pro Vega 16:
103  fps
99%
Radeon Pro Vega 20:
102  fps
med. 1366x768
100%
Radeon Pro Vega 16:
99  fps
106%
Radeon Pro Vega 20:
105  fps
113%
Pro Vega 56:
112  fps
high 1920x1080
100%
Radeon Pro Vega 16:
75  fps
113%
Radeon Pro Vega 20:
84.5  fps
143%
Pro Vega 56:
107.4  fps
ultra 1920x1080
100%
Radeon Pro Vega 16:
72  fps
109%
Radeon Pro Vega 20:
78.3  fps
142%
Pro Vega 56:
102.3  fps
4K 3840x2160
100%
Radeon Pro Vega 16:
38.4  fps
107%
Radeon Pro Vega 20:
41.1  fps
249%
Pro Vega 56:
95.8  fps
The Witcher 3

The Witcher 3

2015
low 1024x768
Radeon Pro Vega 20:
119  fps
high 1920x1080
Radeon Pro Vega 20:
49.6  fps
Pro Vega 56:
115.7  fps
ultra 1920x1080
100%
Radeon Pro Vega 16:
27  fps
115%
Radeon Pro Vega 20:
29.4 31.8 ~ 31 fps
237%
Pro Vega 56:
63.9  fps
4K 3840x2160
Pro Vega 56:
41.6  fps

Average Gaming AMD Radeon Pro Vega 16 → 100%

Average Gaming 30-70 fps → 100%

Average Gaming AMD Radeon Pro Vega 20 → 110%

Average Gaming 30-70 fps → 112%

Average Gaming AMD Radeon Pro Vega 56 → 177%

Average Gaming 30-70 fps → 237%

AMD Radeon Pro Vega 16AMD Radeon Pro Vega 20AMD Radeon Pro Vega 56
lowmed.highultraQHD4Klowmed.highultraQHD4Klowmed.highultraQHD4K
Just Cause 476.150.747.243.9
Darksiders III161.952.644.237.1
Battlefield V127.173.762.659.6
Hitman 264.252.748.545.2
Shadow of the Tomb Raider111474135
F1 2018142766544
Far Cry 559403737
X-Plane 11.116550.843.572.35849.4
Rocket League236.8190.7122.4
For Honor179.364.961.349.1142.6134.9105.643.6
Rise of the Tomb Raider120.487.374.69474.839.3
Dota 2 Reborn10399757238.410210584.578.341.1112107.4102.395.8
The Witcher 32711949.631115.763.941.6
AMD Radeon Pro Vega 16AMD Radeon Pro Vega 20AMD Radeon Pro Vega 56
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