AMD Radeon RX Vega Mobile vs AMD Radeon RX Vega 56 vs AMD Radeon Pro WX Vega M GL
AMD Radeon RX Vega Mobile
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The AMD Radeon Vega Mobile is a dedicated graphics card for laptops. It most likely uses the same chip as the Kaby-Lake-G graphics part. Rumors currently speak of 28 CUs (= 1792 shaders) instead of the 24 CUs in the Kaby-Lake-G top model. The clock speed should be also around 1 GHz. As graphics memory, the GPU most likely also uses 4 GB HMB2.
The Vega architecture offers some improvements over the Polaris generation and now supports DirectX 12 Feature Level 12_1. More information is available in our dedicated article about the Raven Ridge architecture.
The power consumption should be similar to the Kaby-Lake-G chips (altough this may be more efficient due to power sharing and distribution). The Kaby-Lake-G is rated at 100 Watt including a 35-45 Watt processor.
The Radeon Vega Mobile was announced one day before CES at a press event by Lisa Su.
AMD Radeon RX Vega 56
► remove from comparisonAMD’s Radeon RX Vega 56 is a high-end desktop GPU that was first introduced in August of 2017. It is based on the Vega architecture (Vega 10) and equipped with fast HBM2 VRAM. When it was first introduced, it was the second fastest AMD GPU available, only bested by the RX Vega 64 that launched on the very same day. At the time of writing, both GPUs have been replaced by their respective Radeon VII successors.
The RX Vega 56 reference design features 56 CUs running at 1,138-1,474 MHz (Boost) and 8 GB of HBM2 VRAM running at 800 MHz connected via a 2,048-bit memory bus resulting in a memory bandwidth of 409.6 GB/s.
Features
Vega 10 is still produced in a 10-nm manufacturing process. The die consists of roughly 12.5 billion transistors and measures 495 mm2 in size. The newer Vega 20 chip, which AMD’s current Radeon VII is based on, features around 13.2 billion transistors. Applications have access to a total of 3,584 shaders, but the GPU lacks the dedicated Raytracing and Tensor cores that can be found on Nvidia’s latest RTX generation of GPUs.
Performance
Performance-wise, the RX Vega 56 is comparable to an Nvidia GeForce GTX 1070, and thus best categorized as upper middle-class. Games released in 2018 and 2019 should run perfectly fine and smooth in high details on WQHD (2560 x 1440).
Power Consumption
According to AMD, the RX Vega 56’s maximum power consumption is 210 W. Given the GTX 1070’s power consumption of just 150 W, the Vega 56 cannot keep up with its direct competitor in regards to performance-per-watt ratio.
AMD Radeon Pro WX Vega M GL
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The AMD Radeon WX Vega M GL is an integrated GPU in the slower Intel Kaby-Lake-G SoC. It combines a Kaby-Lake processor, a Vega graphics card and 4 GB HBM2 memory on a single package. The graphics card offers 20 CUs (1280 shaders) and is clocked from 931 - 1011 MHz. It is technically identical to the consumer Radeon RX Vega M GL. The AMD Radeon Pro (formerly known as FirePro) is the counterpart to the Quadro series from Nvidia and offers certified drivers for professional 3D applications (CAD and DCC).
Currently it looks like the GPU is a mixture of Polaris (Shaders?) and Vega (HBM memory controller at least). E.g. the graphics card is called Polaris 22 internally. Detailed information on the Vega architecture can be found in our dedicated article about the Raven Ridge architecture.
The performance of the Vega M GL should be between the Nvidia GeForce GTX 1050 and 1050 Ti.
The power consumption should be quite similar to a dedicated Vega Mobile GPU, but due to the small form factor, smaller laptops can be built with the Kaby-Lake-G SoC. The TDP is specified at 65 Watt for the whole package including GPU, CPU and HBM2 memory.
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| Codename | Vega Mobile | Vega | Vega Kaby Lake-G | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Architecture | Vega | Vega | Vega | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pipelines | 1792 - unified | 3584 - unified | 1280 - unified | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Memory Bus Width | 2048 Bit | 409.6 Bit | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Memory Type | HBM2 | HBM2 | HBM2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Max. Amount of Memory | 4 GB | 8 GB | 4 GB | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Shared Memory | no | no | no | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| API | DirectX 12_1 | DirectX 12_1, Shader 6.2, OpenGL 4.6 | DirectX 12_1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Power Consumption | 90 Watt | 210 Watt | 65 Watt | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| technology | 14 nm | 14 nm | 14 nm | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Notebook Size | medium sized | medium sized | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of Announcement | 07.01.2018 | 14.08.2017 | 07.01.2018 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Core Speed | 1138 - 1474 (Boost) MHz | 931 - 1011 (Boost) MHz | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Memory Speed | 800 MHz | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Transistors | 12.5 Billion | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Features | 64 ROPs, 224 TMUs | Tiled Rasterization, Shared Memory (up to Dual-Channel DDR4-2400) |
Benchmarks
3DM Vant. Perf. total + AMD Radeon RX Vega 56
specvp12 sw-03 + AMD Radeon RX Vega 56
Cinebench R15 OpenGL 64 Bit + AMD Radeon Pro WX Vega M GL
Average Benchmarks AMD Radeon RX Vega 56 → 0% n=0
Average Benchmarks AMD Radeon Pro WX Vega M GL → 0% n=0
- Average benchmark values for this graphics card* Smaller numbers mean a higher performance
1 This benchmark is not used for the average calculation
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.
The Division 2
2019
Dirt Rally 2.0
2019
Anthem
2019
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
Metro Exodus
2019
Apex Legends
2019
Just Cause 4
2018
Darksiders III
2018
Battlefield V
2018
Farming Simulator 19
2018
Fallout 76
2018
Hitman 2
2018
Forza Horizon 4
2018
FIFA 19
2018
F1 2018
2018
Monster Hunter World
2018
The Crew 2
2018
Far Cry 5
2018
Fortnite
2018
Call of Duty WWII
2017
Destiny 2
2017
F1 2017
2017
Dirt 4
2017
Rocket League
2017
Prey
2017
For Honor
2017
Watch Dogs 2
2016
Battlefield 1
2016
Overwatch
2016
Doom
2016
The Division
2016
Far Cry Primal
2016
Rainbow Six Siege
2015
Fallout 4
2015
Metal Gear Solid V
2015
The Witcher 3
2015
GTA V
2015
Thief
2014
Battlefield 4
2013
Metro: Last Light
2013
BioShock Infinite
2013
Sleeping Dogs
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| low | med. | high | ultra | QHD | 4K | low | med. | high | ultra | QHD | 4K | low | med. | high | ultra | QHD | 4K | ||||
| The Division 2 | 163 | 123 | 95 | 75 | 58 | 30 | |||||||||||||||
| Dirt Rally 2.0 | 247 | 192 | 173 | 95 | 71 | 40.5 | |||||||||||||||
| Anthem | 108 | 101 | 96 | 89 | 66 | 36.6 | |||||||||||||||
| Far Cry New Dawn | 102 | 96 | 93 | 84 | 74 | 42 | |||||||||||||||
| Metro Exodus | 136.3 | 94.8 | 62.6 | 52 | 41.8 | 26.7 | |||||||||||||||
| Apex Legends | 143 | 144 | 119 | 118 | 84 | 45.5 | |||||||||||||||
| Just Cause 4 | 121 | 114 | 90 | 86 | 59.6 | 32.1 | |||||||||||||||
| Darksiders III | 185 | 128 | 123 | 93 | 64 | 32.8 | |||||||||||||||
| Battlefield V | 182 | 151 | 140 | 131 | 99 | 54.7 | |||||||||||||||
| Farming Simulator 19 | 174 | 132 | 116 | 99 | 71 | 39.1 | |||||||||||||||
| Fallout 76 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 59.9 | 44.8 | |||||||||||||||
| Hitman 2 | 93 | 88 | 86 | 80 | 67 | 34.5 | |||||||||||||||
| Call of Duty Black Ops 4 | 235 | 164 | 156 | 150 | 98 | 46.2 | |||||||||||||||
| Assassin´s Creed Odyssey | 83 | 77 | 70 | 52 | 44 | 27 | 44 | 33 | 27 | 17 | 10 | ||||||||||
| Forza Horizon 4 | 195 | 141 | 134 | 109 | 88 | 59 | |||||||||||||||
| FIFA 19 | 292 | 293 | 272 | 272 | 268 | 195 | |||||||||||||||
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 137 | 105 | 96 | 85 | 58 | 31 | 82 | 37 | 33 | 28 | 8 | ||||||||||
| F1 2018 | 222 | 184 | 146 | 111 | 87 | 51 | 107 | 65 | 54 | 34 | 15 | ||||||||||
| Monster Hunter World | 125 | 100 | 94 | 74 | 50.3 | 25.4 | |||||||||||||||
| The Crew 2 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 33.4 | |||||||||||||||
| Far Cry 5 | 117 | 98 | 93 | 89 | 74 | 39 | |||||||||||||||
| Kingdom Come: Deliverance | 139 | 115 | 92 | 69 | 45.6 | 22.8 | |||||||||||||||
| Fortnite | 167 | 150 | 139 | 108 | 74 | 36.7 | |||||||||||||||
| Call of Duty WWII | 201 | 201 | 140 | 118 | 95 | 57.6 | |||||||||||||||
| Assassin´s Creed Origins | 71 | 66 | 64 | 59 | 52 | 33 | |||||||||||||||
| Destiny 2 | 150 | 141 | 134 | 115 | 80 | 43.2 | |||||||||||||||
| Playerunknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG) | 167 | 153 | 137 | 120 | 44.3 | ||||||||||||||||
| Dirt 4 | 324 | 251 | 176 | 112 | 63 | 194.3 | 97.1 | 54.5 | 31.3 | 18.3 | |||||||||||
| Ghost Recon Wildlands | 129.7 | 94.3 | 88.8 | 52.1 | 35.8 | ||||||||||||||||
| For Honor | 299.8 | 147.2 | 140.6 | 111 | 45.5 | ||||||||||||||||
| Watch Dogs 2 | 107 | 98 | 87 | 60 | 32.7 | ||||||||||||||||
| Battlefield 1 | 195 | 182 | 150 | 136 | 62 | ||||||||||||||||
| Deus Ex Mankind Divided | 132.2 | 124.1 | 96.3 | 49.4 | 33.7 | ||||||||||||||||
| Overwatch | 300 | 300 | 189 | 101 | 107 | 193.7 | 173.4 | 109.8 | 52.3 | 32.9 | |||||||||||
| Doom | 91 | 84 | 83 | 83 | 52.6 | ||||||||||||||||
| The Division | 226.4 | 181.4 | 119.4 | 94.8 | 47.7 | ||||||||||||||||
| Far Cry Primal | 124 | 111 | 101 | 94 | 40 | ||||||||||||||||
| Rise of the Tomb Raider | 251 | 173 | 107 | 86 | 44.7 | 74.4 | 77.6 | 40.4 | 31.8 | 13.8 | |||||||||||
| Rainbow Six Siege | 319.5 | 271.8 | 233.2 | 201.6 | 89.2 | ||||||||||||||||
| The Witcher 3 | 293 | 207 | 124 | 74 | 44.4 | 94.7 | 79 | 44.2 | 23.9 | 15.1 | |||||||||||
| GTA V | 142 | 128 | 110 | 78 | 50.4 | ||||||||||||||||
| Battlefield 4 | 199 | 200 | 200 | 130 | 71 | ||||||||||||||||
| AMD Radeon RX Vega Mobile | AMD Radeon RX Vega 56 | AMD Radeon Pro WX Vega M GL | |||||||||||||||||||
| low | med. | high | ultra | QHD | 4K | low | med. | high | ultra | QHD | 4K | low | med. | high | ultra | QHD | 4K | < 30 fps < 60 fps < 120 fps ≥ 120 fps | | | | | | | < 30 fps < 60 fps < 120 fps ≥ 120 fps | 10 32 | 17 25 | 24 18 | 5 30 7 | 9 16 1 | 4 32 5 1 | < 30 fps < 60 fps < 120 fps ≥ 120 fps | 1 4 2 | 2 4 1 | 1 5 1 | 3 4 | | 6 1 |
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