Radeon RX 5600 XT vs Radeon Vega Frontier Edition

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between Radeon RX 5600 XT and Radeon Vega Frontier Edition, there are a couple of things to consider. Cards with more VRAM in general perform better and allow you to play on higher graphics settings. Size also makes a difference. A model with a large heatsink can occupy up to three expansion slots on a motherboard. Be sure you have enough room in your PC case. When comparing GPUs with different architectures, more processing cores and even higher TFLOPS will not always translate to better performance. To help you decide which GPU you need, we have measured frame rates in a number of popular games. For more on how the Radeon RX 5600 XT stacks up against Radeon Vega Frontier Edition, check out specs charts below.

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Radeon Vega Frontier Edition

Main Specs

	Radeon RX 5600 XT	Radeon Vega Frontier Edition
Power consumption (TDP)	150 Watt	300 Watt
Interface	PCIe 4.0 x16	PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors	1x 8-pin	2x 8-pin
Memory type	GDDR6	HBM2
Maximum RAM amount	6 GB	16 GB
Display Connectors	1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort	1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort
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Radeon Vega Frontier Edition has 100% more power consumption, than Radeon RX 5600 XT.
Radeon RX 5600 XT is connected by PCIe 4.0 x16, and Radeon Vega Frontier Edition uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
Radeon Vega Frontier Edition has 10 GB more memory, than Radeon RX 5600 XT.
Both cards are used in Desktops.
Radeon RX 5600 XT is build with RDNA 1.0 architecture, and Radeon Vega Frontier Edition - with GCN 5.0.
Core clock speed of Radeon Vega Frontier Edition is 147 MHz higher, than Radeon RX 5600 XT.
Radeon RX 5600 XT is manufactured by 7 nm process technology, and Radeon Vega Frontier Edition - by 14 nm process technology.
Both graphics cards are the same length of 267 mm.
Memory clock speed of Radeon RX 5600 XT is 10110 MHz higher, than Radeon Vega Frontier Edition.

Game benchmarks


high / 1080p	65−70	65−70
ultra / 1080p	45−50	45−50
QHD / 1440p	35−40	35−40
4K / 2160p	21−24	21−24
low / 720p	90−95	90−95
medium / 1080p	75−80	75−80
Radeon RX 5600 XT and Radeon Vega Frontier Edition have the same average FPS in Assassin's Creed Odyssey.
high / 1080p	100−110	100−110
ultra / 1080p	90−95	90−95
QHD / 1440p	70−75	70−75
4K / 2160p	40−45	40−45
low / 720p	150−160	150−160
medium / 1080p	110−120	110−120
Radeon RX 5600 XT and Radeon Vega Frontier Edition have the same average FPS in Battlefield 5.
low / 768p	45−50	45−50
Radeon RX 5600 XT and Radeon Vega Frontier Edition have the same average FPS in Call of Duty: Warzone.
low / 768p	250−260	250−260
medium / 768p	230−240	230−240
QHD / 1440p	150−160	150−160
4K / 2160p	100−110	100−110
high / 768p	220−230	220−230
Radeon RX 5600 XT and Radeon Vega Frontier Edition have the same average FPS in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive.
low / 768p	70−75	70−75
medium / 1080p	50−55	50−55
Radeon RX 5600 XT and Radeon Vega Frontier Edition have the same average FPS in Cyberpunk 2077.
low / 768p	120−130	120−130
medium / 768p	110−120	110−120
Radeon RX 5600 XT and Radeon Vega Frontier Edition have the same average FPS in Dota 2.
high / 1080p	85−90	85−90
ultra / 1080p	80−85	80−85
QHD / 1440p	55−60	60−65
4K / 2160p	30−35	30−35
low / 720p	110−120	110−120
medium / 1080p	85−90	90−95
The average gaming FPS of Radeon Vega Frontier Edition in Far Cry 5 is 1% more, than Radeon RX 5600 XT.
high / 1080p	120−130	130−140
ultra / 1080p	100−110	100−110
QHD / 1440p	65−70	65−70
4K / 2160p	21−24	21−24
low / 720p	250−260	250−260
medium / 1080p	170−180	170−180
The average gaming FPS of Radeon Vega Frontier Edition in Fortnite is 0% more, than Radeon RX 5600 XT.
high / 1080p	110−120	110−120
ultra / 1080p	90−95	90−95
QHD / 1440p	70−75	70−75
4K / 2160p	45−50	45−50
low / 720p	150−160	150−160
medium / 1080p	110−120	110−120
Radeon RX 5600 XT and Radeon Vega Frontier Edition have the same average FPS in Forza Horizon 4.
low / 768p	170−180	170−180
medium / 768p	160−170	160−170
high / 1080p	120−130	120−130
ultra / 1080p	65−70	65−70
QHD / 1440p	60−65	60−65
Radeon RX 5600 XT and Radeon Vega Frontier Edition have the same average FPS in Grand Theft Auto V.
high / 1080p	55−60	55−60
ultra / 1080p	45−50	45−50
QHD / 1440p	30−35	35−40
4K / 2160p	21−24	21−24
low / 720p	110−120	120−130
medium / 1080p	70−75	75−80
The average gaming FPS of Radeon Vega Frontier Edition in Metro Exodus is 7% more, than Radeon RX 5600 XT.
low / 768p	120−130	120−130
Radeon RX 5600 XT and Radeon Vega Frontier Edition have the same average FPS in Minecraft.
high / 1080p	110−120	110−120
ultra / 1080p	85−90	85−90
4K / 2160p	18−20	18−20
low / 720p	140−150	140−150
medium / 1080p	120−130	130−140
The average gaming FPS of Radeon Vega Frontier Edition in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 2% more, than Radeon RX 5600 XT.
high / 1080p	50−55	50−55
ultra / 1080p	30−35	30−35
QHD / 1440p	27−30	27−30
4K / 2160p	18−20	18−20
low / 720p	120−130	120−130
medium / 1080p	75−80	80−85
The average gaming FPS of Radeon Vega Frontier Edition in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 1% more, than Radeon RX 5600 XT.
low / 768p	240−250	240−250
medium / 768p	170−180	170−180
high / 1080p	100−110	100−110
ultra / 1080p	55−60	55−60
4K / 2160p	35−40	35−40
Radeon RX 5600 XT and Radeon Vega Frontier Edition have the same average FPS in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt.
low / 768p	180−190	190−200
ultra / 1080p	90−95	90−95
The average gaming FPS of Radeon Vega Frontier Edition in World of Tanks is 3% more, than Radeon RX 5600 XT.

Full Specs

	Radeon RX 5600 XT	Radeon Vega Frontier Edition
Architecture	RDNA 1.0	GCN 5.0
Code name	Navi 10	Vega 10
Type	Desktop	Desktop
Release date	21 January 2020	27 June 2017
Pipelines	2304	4096
Core clock speed	1235 MHz	1382 MHz
Boost Clock	1750 MHz	1600 MHz
Transistor count	10,300 million	12,500 million
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm	14 nm
Texture fill rate	224.6	409.6
Floating-point performance		13,107 gflops
Length	267 mm	267 mm
Memory bus width	192 Bit	2048 Bit
Memory clock speed	12000 MHz	1890 MHz
Memory bandwidth	288.0 GB/s	483.8 GB/s
Shared memory	-
DirectX	12 (12_1)	12 (12_1)
Shader Model	6.5	6.4
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	2.0	2.0
Vulkan	1.2.131	1.1.125
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Radeon RX 5600 XT vs Radeon Vega Frontier Edition

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