AMD Radeon RX Vega 5 (Renoir C4) vs RX Vega 6 (Renoir C3) – both bring value but the RX Vega 6 is the clear winner

These GPUs come with the Vega Renoir architecture, which shows improvements over the previous Polaris generation. One enhancement is that the RX Vega can now support DirectX 12, which is better for games because of the higher utilization of the CPU. This new design comes with the 7 nm manufacturing process allowing them to use less power and produce less heat. This process is a good option for light and thin notebooks. As integrated graphics cards, they come in the Ryzen 3 4000U series CPUs (RX Vega 5), and the Ryzen 5 4000 (RX Vega 6), respectively.

You can check out our Top Laptop Graphics Ranking to see these two graphics cards and many more.

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Specs overview

The Radeon RX Vega 6 is fabricated using a 7 nm manufacturing process, which is currently the smallest and most efficient architecture. Its core count is 384 and has a frequency of 1500MHz. Based on the configuration of the device, it can use 15W or 45W TDP.
The RX Vega 5 has 320 cores, each having a frequency of 1400MHz. The power consumption can be 12W or 25W based on the configuration of the machine.

RX Vega 5, as well as the RX Vega 6, have a shared memory type, meaning it will use the processor’s memory type.

More detailed specs here – AMD Radeon RX Vega 5 AMD Radeon RX Vega 6

Benchmarks

As seen in the tests the RX Vega 6 is dominant with an average of 31% over the competition.

Results are from the 3DMark: Time Spy (Graphics) benchmark (higher the score, the better)

Results are from the 3DMark: Fire Strike (Graphics) benchmark (higher the score, the better)


Gaming tests

GTA V

GTA-V-benchmarks

Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5)Normal (Check settings)High (Check settings)Very High (Check settings)Maximum (Check settings)
AMD Radeon RX Vega 544 fps16 fps
AMD Radeon RX Vega 662 fps (+41%)24 fps (+50%)



Rise of the Tomb Raider

rise-of-the-tomb-raider

Rise of the Tomb Raider (2016)Lowest (Check settings)Medium (Check settings)Very High (Check settings)Maximum (Check settings)
AMD Radeon RX Vega 527 fps18 fps
AMD Radeon RX Vega 635 fps (+30%)25 fps (+39%)



Shadow of the Tomb Raider

Shadow of the Tomb Raider (2018)Lowest (Check settings)Medium (Check settings)High (Check settings)Highest (Check settings)
AMD Radeon RX Vega 522 fps
AMD Radeon RX Vega 630 fps (+36%)

CS:GO

cs-go-benchmarks

CS:GOVery Low (Check settings)Medium (Check settings)High (Check settings)
AMD Radeon RX Vega 564 fps57 fps35 fps
AMD Radeon RX Vega 6106 fps (+66%)74 fps (+30%)52 fps (+49%)



DOTA 2

 

DOTA 2Low (Check settings)Normal (Check settings)High (Check settings)Max (Check settings)
AMD Radeon RX Vega 591 fps58 fps30 fps25 fps
AMD Radeon RX Vega 6111 fps (+22%)77 fps (+33%)42 fps (+40%)34 fps (+36%)



Overwatch

OverwatchLow (Check settings)High (Check settings)Epic (Check settings)
AMD Radeon RX Vega 541 fps32 fps17 fps
AMD Radeon RX Vega 653 fps (+29%)34 fps (+6%)20 fps (+18%)



Rocket League

 

Rocket LeagueHigh Performance (Check settings)High Quality (Check settings)
AMD Radeon RX Vega 586 fps28 fps
AMD Radeon RX Vega 6117 fps (+36%)42 fps (+50%)



League of Legends

League of LegendsVery Low (Check settings)Medium (Check settings)Very High (Check settings)
AMD Radeon RX Vega 5163 fps138 fps120 fps
AMD Radeon RX Vega 6 183 fps (+12%)155 fps (+12%)148 fps (+23%)

Minecraft

 

MinecraftMinimum (Check settings)Maximum (Check settings)
AMD Radeon RX Vega 5267 fps38 fps (+12%)
AMD Radeon RX Vega 6292 fps (+9%)34 fps



World of Tanks

World of TanksMinimum (Check settings)Medium (Check settings)Ultra (Check settings)
AMD Radeon RX Vega 5175 fps32 fps
AMD Radeon RX Vega 6219 fps (+25%)62 fps (+94%)



Warframe

WarframeLow (Check settings)High (Check settings)
AMD Radeon RX Vega 572 fps32fps
AMD Radeon RX Vega 692 fps (+28%)38 fps (+19%)



Total War: THREE KINGDOMS

 

Total War: THREE KINGDOMSLow (Check settings)Medium (Check settings)High (Check settings)Ultra (Check settings)
AMD Radeon RX Vega 521fps
AMD Radeon RX Vega 628fps (+33%)20fps

Hearthstone

HearthstoneLow (Check settings)Medium (Check settings)High (Check settings)
AMD Radeon RX Vega 5168 fps157 fps59 fps
AMD Radeon RX Vega 6200 fps (+19%)187 fps (+19%)144+ fps



Performance summary (gaming tests)

These two integrated graphics are pretty good when it comes to not very demanding games but if you want to play something demanding you will need to pick up a separate GPU. When it comes to these two though the RX Vega 6 is the superior whit a 28% higher average.

AMD Radeon RX Vega 5 over  AMD Radeon RX Vega 6LowMediumHighMax
AMD Radeon RX Vega 5
 AMD Radeon RX Vega 6+31%+33%+52%+36%

Verdict

The two GPUs are surprisingly decent, but expectedly, the RX Vega 6 had higher scores in both the benchmarks and the game tests. When you consider the fact that most integrated GPUs are there to make sure you can use your device without a separate graphics card they did surprisingly good for low requirement games like Hearthstone or League of Legends. Yet, provided the low price of the machines, equipped with the Vega 5, we see it as a pretty strong competitor as well.

More detailed specs here – AMD Radeon RX Vega 5 / AMD Radeon RX Vega 6

All laptops equipped with the AMD Radeon RX Vega 5

All laptops equipped with the AMD Radeon RX Vega 6

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