Radeon Pro Vega 16 vs Radeon RX 560 mobile

In this comparison between Radeon Pro Vega 16 and Radeon RX 560 mobile you will find out which graphics card performs better in today's games. Bear in mind that third-party versions may have more efficient cooling and higher clock speeds. This will increase cards' performance, though not by much. In addition to raw power you should also take into account the dimensions. Thicker models simply will not fit into a small mini-ITX case. The resolution of your monitor also affects the choice, since 4K gameplay requires a more powerful GPU. And don't overspend on the graphics card. Other parts of your build may also need to be upgraded, save some money for the CPU or power supply. For some people Radeon Pro Vega 16 will be the best choice, for others Radeon RX 560 mobile will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.

Radeon Pro Vega 16 and Radeon RX 560 mobile are Laptop Graphics Cards

Note: Radeon Pro Vega 16 and Radeon RX 560 mobile are only used in laptop graphics. They have lower GPU clock speed compared to the desktop variant, which results in lower power consumption, but also 10-30% lower gaming performance. Check available laptop models with Radeon Pro Vega 16 or Radeon RX 560 mobile here:

Main Specs

  Radeon Pro Vega 16 Radeon RX 560 mobile
Power consumption (TDP) 75 Watt 55 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 MXM-B (3.0)
Memory type HBM2 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 4 GB
Display Connectors No outputs No outputs
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  • Radeon Pro Vega 16 has 36% more power consumption, than Radeon RX 560 mobile.
  • Radeon Pro Vega 16 is connected by PCIe 3.0 x16, and Radeon RX 560 mobile uses MXM-B (3.0) interface.
  • Radeon Pro Vega 16 and Radeon RX 560 mobile have maximum RAM of 4 GB.
  • Radeon Pro Vega 16 is used in Mobile workstations, and Radeon RX 560 mobile - in Laptops.
  • Radeon Pro Vega 16 is build with Vega architecture, and Radeon RX 560 mobile - with Polaris.
  • Radeon Pro Vega 16 and Radeon RX 560 mobile are manufactured by 14 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Radeon RX 560 mobile is 3600 MHz higher, than Radeon Pro Vega 16.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 24−27 18−20
ultra / 1080p 14−16 10−11
QHD / 1440p 9−10 4−5
4K / 2160p 6−7 4−5
low / 720p 45−50 35−40
medium / 1080p 30−33 21−24
The average gaming FPS of Radeon Pro Vega 16 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 37% more, than Radeon RX 560 mobile.

Full Specs

  Radeon Pro Vega 16 Radeon RX 560 mobile
Architecture Vega Polaris
Code name Vega Mobile Polaris 11
Type Mobile workstation Laptop
Release date 15 November 2018 5 January 2017
Pipelines 1024 1024
Core clock speed 1175 MHz
Boost Clock 1190 MHz 1275 MHz
Transistor count 3,000 million
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm 14 nm
Texture fill rate 76.16 58.97
Floating-point performance 2,462 gflops
Memory bus width 1024 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 2400 MHz 6000 MHz
Memory bandwidth 307.2 GB/s 96 GB/s
Shared memory - -
DirectX 12 (12_1) 12 (12_0)
Shader Model 6.3 6.4
OpenGL 4.6 4.6
OpenCL 2.0 2.0
Vulkan 1.2.131 1.2.131
FreeSync +
Laptop size large large
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