Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000) vs R9 M485X

Place in the ranking	460	653
Place by popularity	not in top-100	30
Power efficiency	2.63	20.78
Architecture	GCN 3.0 (2014−2019)	Vega (2017−2020)
GPU code name	Amethyst	Vega Raven Ridge
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Release date	15 May 2016 (8 years ago)	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 cores	2048	512
Core clock speed	723 MHz	no data
Boost clock speed	no data	1200 MHz
Number of transistors	5,000 million	no data
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	250 Watt	15 Watt
Texture fill rate	92.54	no data
Floating-point processing power	2.961 TFLOPS	no data
ROPs	32	no data
TMUs	128	no 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 size	large	no data
Interface	MXM-B (3.0)	no data
Supplementary power connectors	None	no 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 type	GDDR5	no data
Maximum RAM amount	8 GB	no data
Memory bus width	256 Bit	no data
Memory clock speed	1250 MHz	no data
Memory bandwidth	160.0 GB/s	no data
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 outputs

no data

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 (12_0)	12_1
Shader Model	6.3	no data
OpenGL	4.6	no data
OpenCL	2.0	no data
Vulkan	1.2.131	-

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. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

R9 M485X 9.48
+111%

RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000) 4.50

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.

R9 M485X 3660
+111%

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 HD	35−40 +106%	17 −106%
4K	21−24 +110%	10 −110%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

14−16
+66.7%

−66.7%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	21−24 +53.3%	15 −53.3%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	14−16 +40%	10 −40%
Battlefield 5	27−30 +61.1%	18 −61.1%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	18−20 +90%	10 −90%
Cyberpunk 2077	14−16 +66.7%	9 −66.7%
Far Cry 5	21−24 +22.2%	18 −22.2%
Far Cry New Dawn	24−27 +44.4%	18 −44.4%
Forza Horizon 4	60−65 +8.6%	58 −8.6%
Hitman 3	18−20 +100%	9 −100%
Horizon Zero Dawn	50−55 +76.7%	30−33 −76.7%
Metro Exodus	30−33 +36.4%	22 −36.4%
Red Dead Redemption 2	24−27 +62.5%	16 −62.5%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	30−35 +63.2%	19 −63.2%
Watch Dogs: Legion	60−65 −6.6%	65 +6.6%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	21−24 −30.4%	30 +30.4%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	14−16 +250%	4−5 −250%
Battlefield 5	27−30 +164%	10−12 −164%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	18−20 +90%	10 −90%
Cyberpunk 2077	14−16 +150%	6 −150%
Far Cry 5	21−24 +120%	10 −120%
Far Cry New Dawn	24−27 +100%	13 −100%
Forza Horizon 4	60−65 +21.2%	52 −21.2%
Hitman 3	18−20 +80%	10−11 −80%
Horizon Zero Dawn	50−55 +76.7%	30−33 −76.7%
Metro Exodus	30−33 +76.5%	17 −76.5%
Red Dead Redemption 2	24−27 +160%	10 −160%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	30−35 +93.8%	16 −93.8%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	24−27 −19.2%	31 +19.2%
Watch Dogs: Legion	60−65 +10.9%	55 −10.9%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	21−24 +188%	8 −188%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	14−16 +250%	4−5 −250%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	18−20 +171%	7 −171%
Cyberpunk 2077	14−16 +200%	5 −200%
Far Cry 5	21−24 +214%	7 −214%
Forza Horizon 4	60−65 +174%	23 −174%
Hitman 3	18−20 +80%	10−11 −80%
Horizon Zero Dawn	50−55 +253%	15 −253%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	30−35 +121%	14 −121%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	24−27 +225%	8 −225%
Watch Dogs: Legion	60−65 +35.6%	45−50 −35.6%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

24−27
+160%

−160%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	18−20 +125%	8−9 −125%
Far Cry New Dawn	14−16 +100%	7−8 −100%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	9−10 +125%	4−5 −125%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	5−6 +150%	2−3 −150%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	10−11 +150%	4−5 −150%
Cyberpunk 2077	4−5 +100%	2−3 −100%
Far Cry 5	10−12 +120%	5−6 −120%
Forza Horizon 4	40−45 +413%	8−9 −413%
Hitman 3	12−14 +44.4%	9−10 −44.4%
Horizon Zero Dawn	20−22 +100%	10−11 −100%
Metro Exodus	12−14 +1200%	1−2 −1200%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	10−12 +120%	5−6 −120%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	9−10 +125%	4−5 −125%
Watch Dogs: Legion	60−65 +114%	27−30 −114%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

16−18
+100%

8−9

−100%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	9−10 +200%	3−4 −200%
Far Cry New Dawn	7−8 +133%	3−4 −133%
Hitman 3	6−7 +500%	1−2 −500%
Horizon Zero Dawn	35−40 +1200%	3−4 −1200%
Metro Exodus	7−8 +600%	1−2 −600%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	7−8	0−1

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	5−6 +25%	4 −25%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	4−5 +100%	2−3 −100%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	4−5 +100%	2−3 −100%
Cyberpunk 2077	1−2	0−1
Far Cry 5	5−6 +150%	2−3 −150%
Forza Horizon 4	12−14 +33.3%	9 −33.3%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	6−7 +200%	2−3 −200%
Watch Dogs: Legion	3−4 +200%	1−2 −200%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

9−10
+80%

5−6

−80%

This is how R9 M485X and RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000) compete in popular games:

R9 M485X is 106% faster in 1080p
R9 M485X is 110% faster in 4K

Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:

in Metro Exodus, with 1440p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the R9 M485X is 1200% faster.
in Assassin's Creed Odyssey, with 1080p resolution and the High Preset, the RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000) is 30% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

R9 M485X is ahead in 64 tests (96%)
RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000) is ahead in 3 tests (4%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	9.48	4.50
Recency	15 May 2016	26 October 2017
Chip lithography	28 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	250 Watt	15 Watt

R9 M485X has a 110.7% higher aggregate performance score.

RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000), on the other hand, has an age advantage of 1 year, a 100% more advanced lithography process, and 1566.7% lower power consumption.

The Radeon R9 M485X is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000) in performance tests.

Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.