Radeon RX Vega 9 vs Qualcomm Adreno 680
Aggregate performance score
We've compared Qualcomm Adreno 680 and Radeon RX Vega 9, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.
RX Vega 9 outperforms Qualcomm Adreno 680 by a whopping 140% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 915 | 667 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | 23.03 | 25.81 |
| Architecture | no data | Vega (2017−2020) |
| GPU code name | no data | Vega Raven Ridge |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Release date | 6 December 2018 (6 years ago) | 26 October 2017 (8 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 | no data | 576 |
| Boost clock speed | no data | 1300 MHz |
| Manufacturing process technology | 7 nm | 14 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 7 Watt | 15 Watt |
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.
| Shared memory | + | - |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 | 12_1 |
Synthetic benchmarks
Non-gaming benchmark results comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.
Combined synthetic benchmark score
This is our combined benchmark score.
3DMark 11 Performance GPU
3DMark 11 is an obsolete DirectX 11 benchmark by Futuremark. It used four tests based on two scenes, one being few submarines exploring the submerged wreck of a sunken ship, the other is an abandoned temple deep in the jungle. All the tests are heavy with volumetric lighting and tessellation, and despite being done in 1280x720 resolution, are relatively taxing. Discontinued in January 2020, 3DMark 11 is now superseded by Time Spy.
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 | 7−8
−157%
| 18
+157%
|
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low
| Counter-Strike 2 | 4−5
−475%
|
21−24
+475%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 4−5
−150%
|
10−11
+150%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 7−8
−42.9%
|
10−11
+42.9%
|
Full HD
Medium
| Battlefield 5 | 6−7
−250%
|
21−24
+250%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 4−5
−475%
|
21−24
+475%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 4−5
−150%
|
10−11
+150%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 6−7
−167%
|
16−18
+167%
|
| Fortnite | 10−11
−120%
|
22
+120%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 10−12
−118%
|
24−27
+118%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 4−5
−250%
|
14−16
+250%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 7−8
−42.9%
|
10−11
+42.9%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 12−14
−66.7%
|
20−22
+66.7%
|
| Valorant | 40−45
−55%
|
60−65
+55%
|
Full HD
High
| Battlefield 5 | 6−7
−250%
|
21−24
+250%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 4−5
−475%
|
21−24
+475%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 40−45
−102%
|
85−90
+102%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 4−5
−150%
|
10−11
+150%
|
| Dota 2 | 21−24
−87%
|
40−45
+87%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 6−7
−167%
|
16−18
+167%
|
| Fortnite | 10−11
−60%
|
16
+60%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 10−12
−118%
|
24−27
+118%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 4−5
−250%
|
14−16
+250%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 4−5
−325%
|
16−18
+325%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 7−8
−42.9%
|
10−11
+42.9%
|
| Metro Exodus | 4−5
−150%
|
10−11
+150%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 12−14
−66.7%
|
20−22
+66.7%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 8−9
−62.5%
|
13
+62.5%
|
| Valorant | 40−45
−55%
|
60−65
+55%
|
Full HD
Ultra
| Battlefield 5 | 6−7
−250%
|
21−24
+250%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 4−5
−150%
|
10−11
+150%
|
| Dota 2 | 21−24
−87%
|
40−45
+87%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 6−7
−167%
|
16−18
+167%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 10−12
−118%
|
24−27
+118%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 7−8
−42.9%
|
10−11
+42.9%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 12−14
−66.7%
|
20−22
+66.7%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 8−9
+0%
|
8
+0%
|
| Valorant | 40−45
−55%
|
60−65
+55%
|
Full HD
Epic
| Fortnite | 10−11
+11.1%
|
9
−11.1%
|
1440p
High
| Counter-Strike 2 | 5−6
−100%
|
10−11
+100%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 14−16
−160%
|
35−40
+160%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 20−22
−75%
|
35−40
+75%
|
| Valorant | 16−18
−250%
|
55−60
+250%
|
1440p
Ultra
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 1−2
−300%
|
4−5
+300%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 3−4
−233%
|
10−11
+233%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 5−6
−140%
|
12−14
+140%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 2−3
−150%
|
5−6
+150%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 3−4
−133%
|
7−8
+133%
|
1440p
Epic
| Fortnite | 4−5
−150%
|
10−11
+150%
|
4K
High
| Grand Theft Auto V | 14−16
−6.7%
|
16−18
+6.7%
|
| Valorant | 10−11
−160%
|
24−27
+160%
|
4K
Ultra
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 0−1 | 1−2 |
| Dota 2 | 5−6
−260%
|
18−20
+260%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 1−2
−300%
|
4−5
+300%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 1−2
−600%
|
7−8
+600%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 3−4
−66.7%
|
5−6
+66.7%
|
4K
Epic
| Fortnite | 3−4
−66.7%
|
5−6
+66.7%
|
1440p
High
| Grand Theft Auto V | 4−5
+0%
|
4−5
+0%
|
| Metro Exodus | 4−5
+0%
|
4−5
+0%
|
1440p
Ultra
| Battlefield 5 | 6−7
+0%
|
6−7
+0%
|
4K
High
| Hogwarts Legacy | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 1−2
+0%
|
1−2
+0%
|
4K
Ultra
| Battlefield 5 | 2−3
+0%
|
2−3
+0%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 0−1 | 0−1 |
This is how Qualcomm Adreno 680 and RX Vega 9 compete in popular games:
- RX Vega 9 is 157% faster in 1080p
Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:
- in Fortnite, with 1080p resolution and the Epic Preset, the Qualcomm Adreno 680 is 11% faster.
- in Forza Horizon 4, with 4K resolution and the Ultra Preset, the RX Vega 9 is 600% faster.
All in all, in popular games:
- Qualcomm Adreno 680 performs better in 1 test (2%)
- RX Vega 9 performs better in 53 tests (88%)
- there's a draw in 6 tests (10%)
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 1.99 | 4.78 |
| Recency | 6 December 2018 | 26 October 2017 |
| Chip lithography | 7 nm | 14 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 7 Watt | 15 Watt |
Qualcomm Adreno 680 has an age advantage of 1 year, a 100% more advanced lithography process, and 114.3% lower power consumption.
RX Vega 9, on the other hand, has a 140.2% higher aggregate performance score.
The Radeon RX Vega 9 is our recommended choice as it beats the Qualcomm Adreno 680 in performance tests.
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