AMD Radeon RX Vega 5 vs AMD Radeon R6 M255DX

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Performance
Radeon RX Vega 561% better
3,5353% of 104,598
Radeon R6 M255DX
2,1982% of 104,598

The Radeon RX Vega 5 has 61% better performance than the Radeon R6 M255DX for the 3DMark 11 Performance GPU benchmark.

Performance per dollar
Radeon RX Vega 5
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Radeon R6 M255DX
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Summary

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About the AMD Radeon RX Vega 5 GPU

The Radeon RX Vega 5 is an graphics card by AMD. It is built on the Vega GPU microarchitecture and is manufactured on a 7 nm process.

Cores and Clock Speeds

The RX Vega 5 includes 320 stream processors (SPs), the processing units for handling parallel computing tasks.

Compatibility & Power Consumption

The GPU has a thermal design power (TDP) of 15 W. A power supply not strong enough to handle this might result in system crashes and potentially damage your hardware.

Benchmark Performance

The RX Vega 5 has the 282nd best 3DMark 11 Performance GPU score among the 543 benchmarked GPUs in our database. It achieves 3.38% of the performance of the best benchmarked GPU, the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090.

About the AMD Radeon R6 M255DX GPU

The AMD Radeon R6 M255DX is an end-of-life integrated graphics card that released in Q4 2014. It is built on the GCN 3.0 GPU microarchitecture (codename Topaz) and is manufactured on a 28 nm process.

Cores and Clock Speeds

The R6 M255DX includes 384 stream processors (SPs), the processing units for handling parallel computing tasks. The GPU operates at a core clock speed of 925 MHz and can dynamically boost its clock speed up to 940 MHz. Complementing the processing units are 24 texture mapping units (TMUs) for efficient texture filtering and 8 render output units (ROPs) for pixel processing.

Benchmark Performance

The R6 M255DX has the 348th best 3DMark 11 Performance GPU score among the 543 benchmarked GPUs in our database. It achieves 2.10% of the performance of the best benchmarked GPU, the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090.

General Info

General overview of the GPU, including details like its manufacturer, release date, launch price, and current production status.

InfoRadeon RX Vega 5Radeon R6 M255DX
ManufacturerAMDAMD
ArchitectureVegaGCN 3.0
Market SegmentIntegratedIntegrated
Release Date--Q4 2014
Production Status--End-of-life
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Gaming Performance

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FPS Benchmarks

This table showcases the average frame rate (FPS) achieved both GPUs in at various resolutions. Frame rate is a crucial indicator of how smoothly the GPU can run the game. A higher FPS generally translates to a smoother gameplay experience.

  • Frames Per Second
FPS data for BioShock Infinite
BioShock Infinite
Radeon RX Vega 5Radeon R6 M255DX
Low - 720p
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47 FPS
Medium - 768p
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31 FPS
High - 768p
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26 FPS
Ultra - 1080p
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13 FPS
QHD - 1440p
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4K UHD - 2160p
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FPS Source: Notebookcheck

Compare Frames Per Second (FPS)

The average frame rate (FPS) in can be compared to similar GPUs to assess relative performance. Generally, higher FPS results in a smoother gameplay experience.

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Compare Cost Per Frame

The average cost per frame in can be compared to similar GPUs to assess relative value. Generally, a lower cost per frame implies better value for your money.

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Benchmark Performance

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Performance
Radeon RX Vega 561% better
3,5353% of 104,598
Radeon R6 M255DX
2,1982% of 104,598

The Radeon RX Vega 5 has 61% better performance than the Radeon R6 M255DX for the 3DMark 11 Performance GPU benchmark.

The Radeon RX Vega 5 is ranked 282nd with a score of 3,535, and the Radeon R6 M255DX is ranked 348th with a score of 2,198.

Performance per dollar
Radeon RX Vega 5
No data available
Radeon R6 M255DX
No data available

We do not have any performance per dollar data for the Radeon RX Vega 5 and the Radeon R6 M255DX for the 3DMark 11 Performance GPU benchmark.

Relative Performance

The average score in the benchmark test can be compared to similar GPUs to assess relative performance. Generally, powerful GPUs tend to have higher scores.

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Relative Value For Money

The average performance per dollar in the benchmark test can be compared to similar GPUs to assess relative value. A higher score implies a better value for your money.

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GPUPerformance Per Dollar
Our database does not have enough data to compare the benchmark performance per dollar with other GPUs.

Benchmark Scores

This table showcases the average performance scores achieved by both GPUs across industry-standard benchmark tests. These scores provide a valuable insight into overall performance. Powerful GPUs tend to have higher scores.

  • Popular
BenchmarkRadeon RX Vega 5Radeon R6 M255DX
3DMark Time Spy Graphics
733
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3DMark Time Spy Score
825
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3DMark Cloud Gate Graphics
18,282
(+154.91%)
7,172
3DMark Fire Strike Standard Graphics
2,438
(+118.75%)
1,114.5
3DMark Night Raid Graphics
10,222
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3DMark 11 Performance Score
3,763
(+90.15%)
1,979
Cinebench R15 OpenGL 64 Bit
62.3
(+150.2%)
24.9
PassMark G3D Mark
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605
PassMark G2D Mark
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116
Unigine Heaven 3.0 DirectX 11
26.2
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Unigine Heaven 3.0 OpenGL
24.6
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Benchmarks Source: Notebookcheck

Technical Specs

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Graphics Processor

General information about the graphics processing unit like their architecture, manufacturing process size, and transistor count. Newer GPU architectures generally bring efficiency improvements and may introduce technologies that enhance graphical capabilities.

SpecRadeon RX Vega 5Radeon R6 M255DX
Codename--Topaz
ArchitectureVegaGCN 3.0
Process Size7 nm28 nm
Transistors--1,550 million

Memory Details

Memory specifications like their capacity, bandwidth, and clock speeds. GPU memory stores graphics data like frames, textures, and shadows which helps display rendered images. These specs are crucial for graphics-intense applications like gaming and 3D modeling.

SpecRadeon RX Vega 5Radeon R6 M255DX
Memory Size--System Shared
Memory Type--System Shared
Memory Bandwidth--System Dependent
Memory Clock--System Shared
Memory Interface--System Shared
L1 Cache--16 KB
L2 Cache--256 KB

Board Compatibility

Compatibility information like their slot size, bus interface, power consumption, and display support. These specs are useful for verifying compatibility with your motherboard, power supply, and monitor.

SpecRadeon RX Vega 5Radeon R6 M255DX
Bus Interface--IGP
Thermal Design Power (TDP)15 W--
Outputs--Device Dependent

Cores & Clock Speeds

Processing power information like its cores and clock speed. These specs impact how fast they can process graphics. Each type of core or component serves a specific computational purpose.

SpecRadeon RX Vega 5Radeon R6 M255DX
Stream Processors (SP)320384
Compute Units (CU)--6
Texture Mapping Units (TMU)--24
Render Output Units (ROP)--8
Core Clock Speed--925 MHz
Core Clock Speed (Boost)1,400 MHz940 MHz

Theoretical Performance

Theoretical performance numbers derived from the raw specifications of the different components like core count and clock speeds. While these provide a glimpse into peak processing power, they do not represent real-world performance.

SpecRadeon RX Vega 5Radeon R6 M255DX
Pixel Fill Rate--7.52 GPixel/s
Texture Fill Rate--22.56 GTexel/s
FP32 Performance--721.9 GFLOPS
FP64 Performance--45.12 GFLOPS

API Support

Graphics API versions supported by these graphics cards. APIs evolve over time, introducing new features and functionalities. Older GPUs may not support recent versions.

SpecRadeon RX Vega 5Radeon R6 M255DX
DirectX--12 (12_0)
OpenCL--2.1
OpenGL--4.6
Shader Model--6.5

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* Performance rating, performance per dollar, and rankings are based on the 3DMark 11 Performance GPU benchmark and MSRP.