Radeon RX Vega M GL / 870 vs Instinct MI25

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon Instinct MI25 with Radeon RX Vega M GL / 870, including specs and performance data.

Instinct MI25
2017
16 GB HBM2, 300 Watt
10.53

M GL / 870 outperforms MI25 by a significant 20% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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Instinct MI25 Instinct MI25
RX Vega M GL / 870 RX Vega M GL / 870

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking478434
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency2.7015.01
ArchitectureGCN 5.0 (2017−2020)Vega (2017−2020)
GPU code nameVega 10Vega Kaby Lake-G
Market segmentWorkstationLaptop
Release date27 June 2017 (8 years ago)7 January 2018 (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 cores4096 ×21280
Core clock speed1400 MHz931 MHz
Boost clock speed1500 MHz1011 MHz
Number of transistors12,500 millionno data
Manufacturing process technology14 nm14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)300 Watt65 Watt
Texture fill rate384.0 ×2no data
Floating-point processing power12.29 TFLOPS ×2no data
ROPs64 ×2no data
TMUs256 ×2no data
L1 Cache1 MBno data
L2 Cache4 MBno 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).

Laptop sizeno datamedium sized
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16no data
Length267 mmno data
Width2-slotno data
Supplementary power connectors2x 8-pinno data

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 typeHBM2HBM2
Maximum RAM amount16 GB ×24 GB
Memory bus width2048 Bit ×2no data
Memory clock speed852 MHzno data
Memory bandwidth436.2 GB/s ×2no data
Shared memory--

Connectivity and outputs

This section shows the types and number of video connectors on each GPU. The data applies specifically to desktop reference models (for example, NVIDIA’s Founders Edition). OEM partners often modify both the number and types of ports. On notebook GPUs, video‐output options are determined by the laptop’s design rather than the graphics chip itself.

Display ConnectorsNo outputsno data

API and SDK support

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

DirectX12 (12_1)12_1
Shader Model6.4no data
OpenGL4.6no data
OpenCL2.0no data
Vulkan1.1.125-

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 HD35−40
−22.9%
43
+22.9%
1440p21−24
−33.3%
28
+33.3%
4K10−12
−40%
14
+40%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low

Counter-Strike 2 70−75
+0%
70−75
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 27−30
+0%
27−30
+0%
Resident Evil 4 Remake 24−27
+0%
24−27
+0%

Full HD
Medium

Battlefield 5 62
+0%
62
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 70−75
+0%
70−75
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 27−30
+0%
27−30
+0%
Far Cry 5 42
+0%
42
+0%
Fortnite 86
+0%
86
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%
Valorant 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%

Full HD
High

Battlefield 5 52
+0%
52
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 70−75
+0%
70−75
+0%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 180−190
+0%
180−190
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 27−30
+0%
27−30
+0%
Dota 2 85−90
+0%
85−90
+0%
Far Cry 5 39
+0%
39
+0%
Fortnite 56
+0%
56
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 41
+0%
41
+0%
Metro Exodus 24
+0%
24
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 41
+0%
41
+0%
Valorant 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%

Full HD
Ultra

Battlefield 5 48
+0%
48
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 27−30
+0%
27−30
+0%
Dota 2 85−90
+0%
85−90
+0%
Far Cry 5 36
+0%
36
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 24
+0%
24
+0%
Valorant 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%

Full HD
Epic

Fortnite 38
+0%
38
+0%

1440p
High

Counter-Strike 2 24−27
+0%
24−27
+0%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 95−100
+0%
95−100
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 20−22
+0%
20−22
+0%
Metro Exodus 14
+0%
14
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 62
+0%
62
+0%
Valorant 130−140
+0%
130−140
+0%

1440p
Ultra

Battlefield 5 34
+0%
34
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 10−12
+0%
10−12
+0%
Far Cry 5 24
+0%
24
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 18−20
+0%
18−20
+0%

1440p
Epic

Fortnite 24
+0%
24
+0%

4K
High

Counter-Strike 2 9−10
+0%
9−10
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 29
+0%
29
+0%
Metro Exodus 9−10
+0%
9−10
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 14
+0%
14
+0%
Valorant 70−75
+0%
70−75
+0%

4K
Ultra

Battlefield 5 16
+0%
16
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 9−10
+0%
9−10
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%
Dota 2 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%
Far Cry 5 12
+0%
12
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%

4K
Epic

Fortnite 9
+0%
9
+0%

This is how Instinct MI25 and RX Vega M GL / 870 compete in popular games:

  • RX Vega M GL / 870 is 23% faster in 1080p
  • RX Vega M GL / 870 is 33% faster in 1440p
  • RX Vega M GL / 870 is 40% faster in 4K

All in all, in popular games:

  • there's a draw in 60 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score 10.53 12.67
Recency 27 June 2017 7 January 2018
Maximum RAM amount 16 GB 4 GB
Power consumption (TDP) 300 Watt 65 Watt

Instinct MI25 has a 300% higher maximum VRAM amount.

RX Vega M GL / 870, on the other hand, has a 20% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 6 months, and 362% lower power consumption.

The Radeon RX Vega M GL / 870 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon Instinct MI25 in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon Instinct MI25 is a workstation graphics card while Radeon RX Vega M GL / 870 is a notebook one.

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Community ratings

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