Radeon Sky 500 vs Radeon Vega 10 mobile

In this comparison between Radeon Sky 500 and Radeon Vega 10 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 Sky 500 will be the best choice, for others Radeon Vega 10 mobile will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.

Radeon Vega 10 mobile is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: Radeon Vega 10 mobile 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 Vega 10 mobile here:

Main Specs

  Radeon Sky 500 Radeon Vega 10 mobile
Power consumption (TDP) 150 Watt 10 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 IGP
Supplementary power connectors 1x 6-pin
Memory type GDDR5 System Shared
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB
Display Connectors 1x DisplayPort No outputs
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  • Radeon Sky 500 has 1400% more power consumption, than Radeon Vega 10 mobile.
  • Radeon Sky 500 is connected by PCIe 3.0 x16, and Radeon Vega 10 mobile uses IGP interface.
  • Radeon Sky 500 is used in Desktops, and Radeon Vega 10 mobile - in Laptops.
  • Radeon Sky 500 is build with GCN 1.0 architecture, and Radeon Vega 10 mobile - with GCN 5.0.
  • Radeon Sky 500 is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Radeon Vega 10 mobile - by 14 nm process technology.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 35−40 6−7
ultra / 1080p 21−24 4−5
QHD / 1440p 16−18 0−1
4K / 2160p 10−11
low / 720p 60−65 16−18
medium / 1080p 40−45 8−9
The average gaming FPS of Radeon Sky 500 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 355% more, than Radeon Vega 10 mobile.

Full Specs

  Radeon Sky 500 Radeon Vega 10 mobile
Architecture GCN 1.0 GCN 5.0
Code name Pitcairn Raven
Type Desktop Laptop
Release date 27 March 2013 8 January 2019
Pipelines 1280 640
Core clock speed 950 MHz
Boost Clock 1301 MHz
Transistor count 2,800 million 4,940 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 14 nm
Texture fill rate 76.00 52.04
Floating-point performance 2,432 gflops
Length 242 mm
Memory bus width 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 4800 MHz
Memory bandwidth 154 GB/s
DirectX 12 (11_1) 12 (12_1)
Shader Model 5.1 6.4
OpenGL 4.6 4.6
OpenCL 1.2 2.0
Vulkan 1.2.131 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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