Radeon RX Vega M GL vs Arc 8-Core iGPU
Aggregate performance score
We've compared Arc 8-Core iGPU and Radeon RX Vega M GL, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.
Arc 8-Core iGPU outperforms RX Vega M GL by an impressive 83% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 302 | 447 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | no data | 10.74 |
| Architecture | Xe LPG (2023) | GCN 4.0 (2016−2020) |
| GPU code name | Meteor Lake iGPU | Polaris 22 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Release date | 14 December 2023 (1 year ago) | 1 February 2018 (6 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.
| Pipelines / CUDA cores | 8 | 1280 |
| Core clock speed | no data | 931 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 2300 MHz | 1011 MHz |
| Number of transistors | no data | 5,000 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 5 nm | 14 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | no data | 65 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | no data | 80.88 |
| Floating-point processing power | no data | 2.588 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | no data | 32 |
| TMUs | no data | 80 |
Form factor & compatibility
Information on compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop graphics cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility).
| Interface | no data | IGP |
VRAM capacity and type
Parameters of VRAM installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Integrated GPUs have no dedicated video RAM and use a shared part of system RAM.
| Memory type | no data | HBM2 |
| Maximum RAM amount | no data | 4 GB |
| Memory bus width | no data | 1024 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | no data | 700 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | no data | 179.2 GB/s |
| Shared memory | - | - |
Connectivity and outputs
Types and number of video connectors present on the reviewed GPUs. As a rule, data in this section is precise only for desktop reference ones (so-called Founders Edition for NVIDIA chips). OEM manufacturers may change the number and type of output ports, while for notebook cards availability of certain video outputs ports depends on the laptop model rather than on the card itself.
| Display Connectors | no data | No outputs |
API compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12_2 | 12 (12_0) |
| Shader Model | no data | 6.4 |
| OpenGL | no data | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | no data | 2.0 |
| Vulkan | - | 1.2.131 |
Gaming performance
Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.
Average FPS across all PC games
Here are the average frames per second in a large set of popular games across different resolutions:
| Full HD | 36
+100%
| 18−20
−100%
|
| 1440p | 20
+100%
| 10−12
−100%
|
| 4K | 15
+87.5%
| 8−9
−87.5%
|
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 26
+85.7%
|
14−16
−85.7%
|
Full HD
Medium Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 55−60
+96.7%
|
30−33
−96.7%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 26
+85.7%
|
14−16
−85.7%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 71
+103%
|
35−40
−103%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 45−50
+104%
|
24−27
−104%
|
| Metro Exodus | 40
+90.5%
|
21−24
−90.5%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 40−45
+105%
|
21−24
−105%
|
| Valorant | 75−80
+87.5%
|
40−45
−87.5%
|
Full HD
High Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 55−60
+96.7%
|
30−33
−96.7%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 23
+91.7%
|
12−14
−91.7%
|
| Dota 2 | 25
−44%
|
35−40
+44%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 34
+88.9%
|
18−20
−88.9%
|
| Fortnite | 100−105
+69.5%
|
55−60
−69.5%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 59
+96.7%
|
30−33
−96.7%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 45−50
+104%
|
24−27
−104%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 25
−44%
|
35−40
+44%
|
| Metro Exodus | 29
+107%
|
14−16
−107%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 120−130
+62.8%
|
75−80
−62.8%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 40−45
+105%
|
21−24
−105%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 55−60
+93.3%
|
30−33
−93.3%
|
| Valorant | 75−80
+87.5%
|
40−45
−87.5%
|
| World of Tanks | 220−230
+53.1%
|
140−150
−53.1%
|
Full HD
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 55−60
+96.7%
|
30−33
−96.7%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 21
+110%
|
10−11
−110%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 60−65
+113%
|
30−33
−113%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 46
+91.7%
|
24−27
−91.7%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 45−50
+104%
|
24−27
−104%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 120−130
+62.8%
|
75−80
−62.8%
|
| Valorant | 75−80
+87.5%
|
40−45
−87.5%
|
1440p
High Preset
| Dota 2 | 11
+83.3%
|
6−7
−83.3%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 11
+83.3%
|
6−7
−83.3%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 160−170
+85.6%
|
90−95
−85.6%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 16−18
+88.9%
|
9−10
−88.9%
|
| World of Tanks | 120−130
+95.4%
|
65−70
−95.4%
|
1440p
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 35−40
+111%
|
18−20
−111%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 11
+83.3%
|
6−7
−83.3%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 45−50
+104%
|
24−27
−104%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 30
+87.5%
|
16−18
−87.5%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 27−30
+107%
|
14−16
−107%
|
| Metro Exodus | 40−45
+100%
|
21−24
−100%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 24−27
+85.7%
|
14−16
−85.7%
|
| Valorant | 45−50
+95.8%
|
24−27
−95.8%
|
4K
High Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 14−16
+87.5%
|
8−9
−87.5%
|
| Dota 2 | 9
+125%
|
4−5
−125%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 9
−122%
|
20−22
+122%
|
| Metro Exodus | 12−14
+85.7%
|
7−8
−85.7%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 55−60
+83.3%
|
30−33
−83.3%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 12−14
+100%
|
6−7
−100%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 9
−122%
|
20−22
+122%
|
4K
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 18−20
+100%
|
9−10
−100%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 14−16
+87.5%
|
8−9
−87.5%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 24−27
+100%
|
12−14
−100%
|
| Fortnite | 21−24
+83.3%
|
12−14
−83.3%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 15
+87.5%
|
8−9
−87.5%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 14−16
+87.5%
|
8−9
−87.5%
|
| Valorant | 21−24
+83.3%
|
12−14
−83.3%
|
Full HD
Medium Preset
| Fortnite | 55−60
+0%
|
55−60
+0%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 75−80
+0%
|
75−80
+0%
|
Full HD
Ultra Preset
| Dota 2 | 35−40
+0%
|
35−40
+0%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 30−33
+0%
|
30−33
+0%
|
Full HD
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 55−60
+0%
|
55−60
+0%
|
4K
Ultra Preset
| Dota 2 | 20−22
+0%
|
20−22
+0%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 27−30
+0%
|
27−30
+0%
|
4K
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 10−12
+0%
|
10−12
+0%
|
This is how Arc 8-Core iGPU and RX Vega M GL compete in popular games:
- Arc 8-Core iGPU is 100% faster in 1080p
- Arc 8-Core iGPU is 100% faster in 1440p
- Arc 8-Core iGPU is 88% faster in 4K
Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:
- in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, with 1080p resolution and the High Preset, the Arc 8-Core iGPU is 93% faster.
- in Grand Theft Auto V, with 4K resolution and the High Preset, the RX Vega M GL is 122% faster.
All in all, in popular games:
- Arc 8-Core iGPU is ahead in 5 tests (29%)
- RX Vega M GL is ahead in 4 tests (24%)
- there's a draw in 8 tests (47%)
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 18.53 | 10.12 |
| Recency | 14 December 2023 | 1 February 2018 |
| Chip lithography | 5 nm | 14 nm |
Arc 8-Core iGPU has a 83.1% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 5 years, and a 180% more advanced lithography process.
The Arc 8-Core iGPU is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon RX Vega M GL in performance tests.
Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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