Radeon Pro Vega 64X vs RTX PRO 500 Blackwell Mobile

AMD

Radeon Pro Vega 64X

2019Core: 1250 MHzBoost: 1468 MHz

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NVIDIA

RTX PRO 500 Blackwell Mobile

2025Core: 2235 MHzBoost: 2520 MHz

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Performance Spectrum - GPU

About G3D Mark

G3D Mark is a standard benchmark that measures graphics performance in real-world gaming scenarios. It simplifies comparing cards from different brands, where higher scores directly correlate with better fps and smoother gaming experiences.

Head-to-Head Verdict, Benchmarks, Value & Long-Term Outlook

This comparison brings together gaming FPS, raw graphics performance, VRAM, feature set, power efficiency, pricing context, and long-term value so you can see which GPU actually makes more sense.

Radeon Pro Vega 64X

2019

Why buy it

  • 1.8% more average FPS across 48 tracked games in our benchmark data.
  • Delivers 100+% more G3D Mark for each dollar spent, at 6.1 vs 0 G3D/$ ($2,200 MSRP vs Unknown MSRP).

Trade-offs

  • Less VRAM, with Unknown vs 8 GB for high-resolution textures and newer games.
  • Poor future-proofing: 2019-era hardware with Unknown of VRAM is already a legacy-tier option for modern games.
  • 614.3% higher power demand at 250W vs 35W.

RTX PRO 500 Blackwell Mobile

2025

Why buy it

  • 100+% more VRAM for high-resolution textures and newer games (8 GB vs Unknown).
  • More future proof: Blackwell 2.0 (2025−2026) on 5nm with a newer platform for upcoming games.
  • Draws 35W instead of 250W, a 215W reduction.

Trade-offs

  • Lower average FPS than Radeon Pro Vega 64X across 48 tracked games in our benchmark data.
  • Lower G3D Mark per dollar, at 0 vs 6.1 G3D/$ (Unknown MSRP vs $2,200 MSRP).

Quick Answers

So, is Radeon Pro Vega 64X better than RTX PRO 500 Blackwell Mobile?
Yes. Radeon Pro Vega 64X is clearly the better overall GPU here. Radeon Pro Vega 64X averages 1.8% more FPS across 48 tracked games in our benchmark data. You are also looking at 13,369 vs 13,209 in G3D Mark. On top of that, Radeon Pro Vega 64X is a 2019 card with FSR upscaling, while RTX PRO 500 Blackwell Mobile is a 2025 model from an older generation with no meaningful modern upscaling stack. So this is not really a tight same-tier comparison. It is more a modern card against an older, weaker alternative.
Which one is more future-proof for 2026 and beyond?
RTX PRO 500 Blackwell Mobile is the more future-proof choice for 2026 and beyond. You are getting a newer 2025 generation instead of 2019, more VRAM at 8 GB instead of Unknown, the stronger feature stack with no meaningful modern upscaling stack instead of FSR upscaling, and a 5nm process instead of 14nm. That extra memory headroom makes it the safer pick for newer games, heavier textures, and higher settings over time.
Which one is the smarter buy today, not just the cheaper card?
Radeon Pro Vega 64X can still make sense if you find it at the right price, especially around $2,200 MSRP. Radeon Pro Vega 64X is still the smarter buy for most people, though, because the raw performance is close while the overall package is cleaner. Radeon Pro Vega 64X is priced in an unclear MSRP range at $2,200 MSRP versus an unclear MSRP, and you are getting 1.8% more estimated average FPS across 48 tracked games in our benchmark data and 1.2% higher G3D Mark. RTX PRO 500 Blackwell Mobile is the newer 2025 card, so it still has a real case if you care more about newer architecture, lower power draw (35W vs 250W), and future-proofing than about squeezing out the strongest gaming value today.
When does RTX PRO 500 Blackwell Mobile make more sense than Radeon Pro Vega 64X?
Yes. RTX PRO 500 Blackwell Mobile is still an excellent gaming GPU in 2026: it is very strong for 1080p, good for 1440p, and more limited at 4K. It makes more sense if your priority is newer architecture, lower power draw (35W vs 250W), future-proofing, and staying closer to an unclear MSRP more than squeezing out the extra headroom of Radeon Pro Vega 64X. The trade-off is that Radeon Pro Vega 64X currently gives you 1.2% higher G3D Mark and 1.8% more estimated average FPS across 48 tracked games in our benchmark data. It also leads G3D-per-dollar by 100+%.

Games Benchmarks

Real-world benchmarks and performance projections based on comprehensive hardware analysis and comparative metrics. Values represent expected performance on High/Ultra settings at 1080p, 1440p, and 4K. Modeled using a Ryzen 7 9800X3D reference profile to minimize specific CPU bottlenecks.

Note: Performance behavior can vary per game. Specific architectures may perform better or worse depending on game engine optimizations and API implementation.

Path of Exile 2

Path of Exile 2

PresetRadeon Pro Vega 64XRTX PRO 500 Blackwell Mobile
1080p
low108 FPS69 FPS
medium98 FPS46 FPS
high83 FPS37 FPS
ultra69 FPS25 FPS
1440p
low96 FPS49 FPS
medium82 FPS29 FPS
high66 FPS19 FPS
ultra56 FPS14 FPS
4K
low48 FPS27 FPS
medium43 FPS17 FPS
high33 FPS12 FPS
ultra29 FPS9 FPS
Counter-Strike 2

Counter-Strike 2

PresetRadeon Pro Vega 64XRTX PRO 500 Blackwell Mobile
1080p
low301 FPS219 FPS
medium262 FPS188 FPS
high203 FPS140 FPS
ultra164 FPS112 FPS
1440p
low204 FPS151 FPS
medium175 FPS123 FPS
high144 FPS96 FPS
ultra114 FPS79 FPS
4K
low100 FPS81 FPS
medium84 FPS68 FPS
high71 FPS54 FPS
ultra56 FPS39 FPS
League of Legends

League of Legends

PresetRadeon Pro Vega 64XRTX PRO 500 Blackwell Mobile
1080p
low526 FPS545 FPS
medium452 FPS434 FPS
high383 FPS352 FPS
ultra301 FPS297 FPS
1440p
low413 FPS368 FPS
medium347 FPS309 FPS
high296 FPS246 FPS
ultra226 FPS207 FPS
4K
low258 FPS245 FPS
medium214 FPS210 FPS
high173 FPS159 FPS
ultra135 FPS117 FPS
Valorant

Valorant

PresetRadeon Pro Vega 64XRTX PRO 500 Blackwell Mobile
1080p
low258 FPS554 FPS
medium213 FPS463 FPS
high180 FPS384 FPS
ultra151 FPS297 FPS
1440p
low197 FPS423 FPS
medium162 FPS343 FPS
high133 FPS260 FPS
ultra112 FPS213 FPS
4K
low118 FPS218 FPS
medium105 FPS177 FPS
high85 FPS158 FPS
ultra70 FPS132 FPS

Technical Specifications

Side-by-side comparison of Radeon Pro Vega 64X and RTX PRO 500 Blackwell Mobile

AMD

Radeon Pro Vega 64X

The Radeon Pro Vega 64X is manufactured by AMD. It was released in March 19 2019. It features the GCN 5.0 architecture. The core clock ranges from 1250 MHz to 1468 MHz. It has 4096 shading units. The thermal design power (TDP) is 250W. Manufactured using 14 nm process technology. G3D Mark benchmark score: 13,369 points.

NVIDIA

RTX PRO 500 Blackwell Mobile

The RTX PRO 500 Blackwell Mobile is manufactured by NVIDIA. It was released in March 19 2025. It features the Blackwell 2.0 architecture. The core clock ranges from 2235 MHz to 2520 MHz. It has 1792 shading units. The thermal design power (TDP) is 35W. Manufactured using 5 nm process technology. It features 14 dedicated ray tracing cores for enhanced lighting effects. G3D Mark benchmark score: 13,209 points.

Graphics Performance

The Radeon Pro Vega 64X scores 13,369 and the RTX PRO 500 Blackwell Mobile reaches 13,209 in the G3D Mark benchmark — just a 1.2% difference, making them near-identical in rasterization performance. The Radeon Pro Vega 64X is built on GCN 5.0 while the RTX PRO 500 Blackwell Mobile uses Blackwell 2.0, both on 14 nm vs 5 nm. Shader units: 4,096 (Radeon Pro Vega 64X) vs 1,792 (RTX PRO 500 Blackwell Mobile). Raw compute: 12.03 TFLOPS (Radeon Pro Vega 64X) vs 9.032 TFLOPS (RTX PRO 500 Blackwell Mobile). Boost clocks: 1468 MHz vs 2520 MHz.

FeatureRadeon Pro Vega 64XRTX PRO 500 Blackwell Mobile
G3D Mark Score
13,369+1%
13,209
Architecture
GCN 5.0
Blackwell 2.0
Process Node
14 nm
5 nm
Shading Units
4096+129%
1792
Compute (TFLOPS)
12.03 TFLOPS+33%
9.032 TFLOPS
Boost Clock
1468 MHz
2520 MHz+72%
ROPs
64+167%
24
TMUs
256+357%
56
L1 Cache
1 MB
1.8 MB+80%
L2 Cache
4 MB
24 MB+500%

Advanced Features (DLSS/FSR)

The RTX PRO 500 Blackwell Mobile gives access to NVIDIA DLSS (Deep Learning Super Sampling), widely regarding as the superior upscaling method for image quality. The Radeon Pro Vega 64X relies on FSR (FidelityFX Super Resolution), which is capable but generally slightly noisier than DLSS in motion.

FeatureRadeon Pro Vega 64XRTX PRO 500 Blackwell Mobile
Upscaling Tech
FSR Upscaling / FSR 4
Upscaling support
Frame Generation
Not Supported
Not Supported
Ray Reconstruction
No
No
Low Latency
AMD Anti-Lag
NVIDIA Reflex
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Video Memory (VRAM)

The Radeon Pro Vega 64X comes with 0 MB of VRAM, while the RTX PRO 500 Blackwell Mobile has 8 GB. The RTX PRO 500 Blackwell Mobile offers 100+% more capacity, crucial for higher resolutions and texture-heavy games. Bus width: 128-bit vs 256-bit. L2 Cache: 4 MB (Radeon Pro Vega 64X) vs 24 MB (RTX PRO 500 Blackwell Mobile) — the RTX PRO 500 Blackwell Mobile has significantly larger on-die cache to reduce VRAM reliance.

FeatureRadeon Pro Vega 64XRTX PRO 500 Blackwell Mobile
VRAM Capacity
Shared System RAM
8 GB
Memory Type
GDDR6
GDDR6
Bus Width
128-bit
256-bit+100%
L2 Cache
4 MB
24 MB+500%
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Display & API Support

DirectX support: 12.1 (Radeon Pro Vega 64X) vs 12.0 (RTX PRO 500 Blackwell Mobile). Vulkan: 1.1 vs 1.4. OpenGL: 4.6 vs 4.6. Maximum simultaneous displays: 4 vs 1.

FeatureRadeon Pro Vega 64XRTX PRO 500 Blackwell Mobile
DirectX
12.1
12.0
Vulkan
1.1
1.4+27%
OpenGL
4.6
4.6
Max Displays
4+300%
1
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Media & Encoding

Hardware encoder: VCE 4.0 (Radeon Pro Vega 64X) vs 9th Gen NVENC (RTX PRO 500 Blackwell Mobile). Decoder: UVD 7.0 vs 6th Gen NVDEC. Supported codecs: MPEG-2,H.264,HEVC,VP9 (Radeon Pro Vega 64X) vs MPEG-2,H.264,HEVC,VP9,AV1 (RTX PRO 500 Blackwell Mobile).

FeatureRadeon Pro Vega 64XRTX PRO 500 Blackwell Mobile
Encoder
VCE 4.0
9th Gen NVENC
Decoder
UVD 7.0
6th Gen NVDEC
Codecs
MPEG-2,H.264,HEVC,VP9
MPEG-2,H.264,HEVC,VP9,AV1
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Power & Dimensions

The Radeon Pro Vega 64X draws 250W versus the RTX PRO 500 Blackwell Mobile's 35W — a 150.9% difference. The RTX PRO 500 Blackwell Mobile is more power-efficient. Recommended PSU: 1W (Radeon Pro Vega 64X) vs 500W (RTX PRO 500 Blackwell Mobile). Power connectors: Integrated vs PCIe-powered. Card length: 0mm vs 0mm, occupying 0 vs 0 slots. Typical load temperature: 85°C vs 80°C.

FeatureRadeon Pro Vega 64XRTX PRO 500 Blackwell Mobile
TDP
250W
35W-86%
Recommended PSU
1W-100%
500W
Power Connector
Integrated
PCIe-powered
Length
0mm
0mm
Height
0mm
0mm
Slots
0
0
Temp (Load)
85°C
80°C-6%
Perf/Watt
53.5
377.4+605%
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Value Analysis

The RTX PRO 500 Blackwell Mobile is the newer GPU (2025 vs 2019).

FeatureRadeon Pro Vega 64XRTX PRO 500 Blackwell Mobile
MSRP
$2200
Codename
Vega 10
GB207
Release
March 19 2019
March 19 2025
Ranking
#190
#244