Radeon RX Vega 5 vs Radeon Sky 500

In this comparison between Radeon RX Vega 5 and Radeon Sky 500 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 RX Vega 5 will be the best choice, for others Radeon Sky 500 will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.

Radeon RX Vega 5 is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: Radeon RX Vega 5 is only used in laptop graphics. It has 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 RX Vega 5 here:

Main Specs

  Radeon RX Vega 5 Radeon Sky 500
Power consumption (TDP) 150 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors 1x 6-pin
Memory type GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB
Display Connectors 1x DisplayPort
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  • Radeon RX Vega 5 is used in Laptops, and Radeon Sky 500 - in Desktops.
  • Radeon RX Vega 5 is build with Vega architecture, and Radeon Sky 500 - with GCN 1.0.
  • Radeon RX Vega 5 is manufactured by 7 nm process technology, and Radeon Sky 500 - by 28 nm process technology.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 12−14 35−40
ultra / 1080p 8−9 21−24
QHD / 1440p 2−3 16−18
4K / 2160p 10−11
low / 720p 27−30 60−65
medium / 1080p 16−18 40−45
The average gaming FPS of Radeon Sky 500 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 176% more, than Radeon RX Vega 5.

Full Specs

  Radeon RX Vega 5 Radeon Sky 500
Architecture Vega GCN 1.0
Code name Vega Pitcairn
Type Laptop Desktop
Release date 7 January 2020 27 March 2013
Pipelines 320 1280
Core clock speed 950 MHz
Boost Clock 1400 MHz
Transistor count 2,800 million
Manufacturing process technology 7 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 76.00
Floating-point performance 2,432 gflops
Length 242 mm
Memory bus width 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 4800 MHz
Memory bandwidth 154 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX DirectX 12_1 12 (11_1)
Shader Model 5.1
OpenGL 4.6
OpenCL 1.2
Vulkan 1.2.131
Bus support PCIe 3.0
Form factor full height / full length
DisplayPort count 1
Dual-link DVI support +
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