Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000) vs 860M

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon 860M and Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000), covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

Radeon 860M
2025
15 Watt
10.92
+165%

860M outperforms RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000) by a whopping 165% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

Place in the ranking427679
Place by popularitynot in top-10034
Power efficiency54.3620.51
ArchitectureRDNA 3.5 (2024−2025)Vega (2017−2020)
GPU code nameStrix PointVega Raven Ridge
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release dateMarch 2025 (recently)26 October 2017 (7 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 cores512512
Core clock speed400 MHz300 MHz
Boost clock speed3000 MHz1200 MHz
Number of transistors34,000 million9,800 million
Manufacturing process technology4 nm14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)15 Watt15 Watt
Texture fill rate96.0057.60
Floating-point processing power3.072 TFLOPS1.843 TFLOPS
ROPs88
TMUs3232
Ray Tracing Cores8no data

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).

InterfacePCIe 4.0 x8IGP
Supplementary power connectorsNoneNone

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 typeSystem SharedSystem Shared
Maximum RAM amountSystem SharedSystem Shared
Memory bus widthSystem SharedSystem Shared
Memory clock speedSystem SharedSystem Shared
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 ConnectorsPortable Device DependentNo outputs

API and SDK compatibility

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX12 Ultimate (12_2)12 (12_1)
Shader Model6.86.4
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL2.12.1
Vulkan1.31.2

Synthetic benchmark performance

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.

Radeon 860M 10.92
+165%
RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000) 4.12

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.

Radeon 860M 4600
+165%
RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000) 1737

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 HD25
+38.9%
18
−38.9%
4K24−27
+140%
10
−140%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2 16−18
+0%
16−18
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 9
+0%
9
+0%
Hogwarts Legacy 11
+0%
11
+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5 24
+0%
24
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 16−18
+0%
16−18
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 9
+0%
9
+0%
Far Cry 5 12
+0%
12
+0%
Fortnite 30
+0%
30
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 26
+0%
26
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 17
+0%
17
+0%
Hogwarts Legacy 9−10
+0%
9−10
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 17
+0%
17
+0%
Valorant 55−60
+0%
55−60
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5 22
+0%
22
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 16−18
+0%
16−18
+0%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 42
+0%
42
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 6
+0%
6
+0%
Dota 2 38
+0%
38
+0%
Far Cry 5 10
+0%
10
+0%
Fortnite 19
+0%
19
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 30
+0%
30
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 10−11
+0%
10−11
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 13
+0%
13
+0%
Hogwarts Legacy 9−10
+0%
9−10
+0%
Metro Exodus 7
+0%
7
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 14
+0%
14
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 13
+0%
13
+0%
Valorant 55−60
+0%
55−60
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 23
+0%
23
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 5
+0%
5
+0%
Dota 2 35
+0%
35
+0%
Far Cry 5 9
+0%
9
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 23
+0%
23
+0%
Hogwarts Legacy 9−10
+0%
9−10
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 14
+0%
14
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 8
+0%
8
+0%
Valorant 15
+0%
15
+0%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Fortnite 10
+0%
10
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 6−7
+0%
6−7
+0%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%
Metro Exodus 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%
Valorant 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Far Cry 5 7−8
+0%
7−8
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 10−11
+0%
10−11
+0%
Hogwarts Legacy 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 6−7
+0%
6−7
+0%

1440p
Epic Preset

Fortnite 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%

4K
High Preset

Grand Theft Auto V 16−18
+0%
16−18
+0%
Valorant 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 6
+0%
6
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Dota 2 15
+0%
15
+0%
Far Cry 5 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 9
+0%
9
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%

4K
Epic Preset

Fortnite 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%

This is how Radeon 860M and RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000) compete in popular games:

  • Radeon 860M is 39% faster in 1080p
  • Radeon 860M is 140% faster in 4K

All in all, in popular games:

  • there's a draw in 60 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 10.92 4.12
Chip lithography 4 nm 14 nm

Radeon 860M has a 165% higher aggregate performance score, and a 250% more advanced lithography process.

The Radeon 860M is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000) in performance tests.

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