RX Vega M GL / 870 vs RX 560 Mobile

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Combined performance score

RX 560 Mobile
11.24

RX Vega M GL / 870 outperforms RX 560 Mobile by 27% in our combined benchmark results.

General info

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

Place in performance ranking383336
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Value for money6.29no data
ArchitecturePolaris (2016−2019)Vega (2017−2021)
GPU code namePolaris 11Vega Kaby Lake-G
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date5 January 2017 (7 years old)7 January 2018 (6 years old)
Launch price (MSRP)$99.99 no data
Current price$468 (4.7x MSRP)no data
Value for money

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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Technical specs

General performance parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. These parameters indirectly speak of performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider their benchmark and gaming test results. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores10241280
Core clock speed1175 MHz931 MHz
Boost clock speed1275 MHz1011 MHz
Number of transistors3,000 millionno data
Manufacturing process technology14 nm14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)75 Watt65 Watt
Texture fill rate58.97no data
Floating-point performance2,462 gflopsno data

Size and compatibility

Information on Radeon RX 560 Mobile and Radeon RX Vega M GL / 870 compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For notebook video cards it's notebook size, connection slot and bus, if the video card is inserted into a slot instead of being soldered to the notebook motherboard.

Laptop sizelargemedium sized
InterfaceMXM-B (3.0)no data

Memory

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 typeGDDR5HBM2
Maximum RAM amount4 GB4 GB
Memory bus width128 Bitno data
Memory clock speed6000 MHzno data
Memory bandwidth96 GB/sno data
Shared memory--

Video outputs and ports

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 ConnectorsNo outputsno data

Technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

FreeSync+no data

API support

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

DirectX12 (12_0)12_1
Shader Model6.4no data
OpenGL4.6no data
OpenCL2.0no data
Vulkan1.2.131no data

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark performance comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance 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.

RX 560 Mobile 11.24
RX Vega M GL / 870 14.30
+27.2%

RX Vega M GL / 870 outperforms RX 560 Mobile by 27% in our combined benchmark results.


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.

Benchmark coverage: 17%

RX 560 Mobile 8329
RX Vega M GL / 870 9862
+18.4%

RX Vega M GL / 870 outperforms RX 560 Mobile by 18% in 3DMark 11 Performance GPU.

3DMark Fire Strike Graphics

Fire Strike is a DirectX 11 benchmark for gaming PCs. It features two separate tests displaying a fight between a humanoid and a fiery creature made of lava. Using 1920x1080 resolution, Fire Strike shows off some realistic graphics and is quite taxing on hardware.

Benchmark coverage: 14%

RX 560 Mobile 5738
RX Vega M GL / 870 7329
+27.7%

RX Vega M GL / 870 outperforms RX 560 Mobile by 28% in 3DMark Fire Strike Graphics.

3DMark Cloud Gate GPU

Cloud Gate is an outdated DirectX 11 feature level 10 benchmark that was used for home PCs and basic notebooks. It displays a few scenes of some weird space teleportation device launching spaceships into unknown, using fixed resolution of 1280x720. Just like Ice Storm benchmark, it has been discontinued in January 2020 and replaced by 3DMark Night Raid.

Benchmark coverage: 14%

RX 560 Mobile 36528
RX Vega M GL / 870 38812
+6.3%

RX Vega M GL / 870 outperforms RX 560 Mobile by 6% in 3DMark Cloud Gate GPU.

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 HD44
+0%
44
+0%
1440p18−20
−27.8%
23
+27.8%
4K36
+157%
14
−157%

Performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 16−18
−29.4%
21−24
+29.4%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 24−27
−95.8%
47
+95.8%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 18−20
−33.3%
24−27
+33.3%
Battlefield 5 35−40
−63.2%
62
+63.2%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 30−33
−46.7%
44
+46.7%
Cyberpunk 2077 16−18
−29.4%
21−24
+29.4%
Far Cry 5 35
−20%
42
+20%
Far Cry New Dawn 30−33
−46.7%
44
+46.7%
Forza Horizon 4 40−45
−25%
50−55
+25%
Hitman 3 27−30
−34.5%
35−40
+34.5%
Horizon Zero Dawn 21−24
−30.4%
30−33
+30.4%
Red Dead Redemption 2 18−20
−84.2%
35
+84.2%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 24−27
−70.8%
41
+70.8%
Watch Dogs: Legion 20−22
−35%
27−30
+35%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 24−27
−62.5%
39
+62.5%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 18−20
−33.3%
24−27
+33.3%
Battlefield 5 35−40
−36.8%
52
+36.8%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 30−33
−20%
36
+20%
Cyberpunk 2077 16−18
−29.4%
21−24
+29.4%
Far Cry 5 30
−30%
39
+30%
Far Cry New Dawn 30−33
−36.7%
41
+36.7%
Forza Horizon 4 40−45
−25%
50−55
+25%
Hitman 3 27−30
−34.5%
35−40
+34.5%
Horizon Zero Dawn 21−24
−30.4%
30−33
+30.4%
Metro Exodus 16−18
−41.2%
24
+41.2%
Red Dead Redemption 2 18−20
+18.8%
16
−18.8%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 24−27
−37.5%
33
+37.5%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 35
−17.1%
41
+17.1%
Watch Dogs: Legion 20−22
−35%
27−30
+35%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 24−27
+4.3%
23
−4.3%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 18−20
−33.3%
24−27
+33.3%
Battlefield 5 35−40
−26.3%
48
+26.3%
Cyberpunk 2077 16−18
−29.4%
21−24
+29.4%
Far Cry 5 27
−33.3%
36
+33.3%
Far Cry New Dawn 30−33
−26.7%
38
+26.7%
Forza Horizon 4 40−45
−25%
50−55
+25%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 20
−20%
24
+20%
Watch Dogs: Legion 20−22
−35%
27−30
+35%

1440p
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 16−18
−31.3%
21
+31.3%
Hitman 3 16−18
−29.4%
21−24
+29.4%
Horizon Zero Dawn 16−18
−17.6%
20−22
+17.6%
Metro Exodus 9−10
−55.6%
14
+55.6%
Red Dead Redemption 2 8−9
−25%
10−11
+25%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 14−16
−35.7%
19
+35.7%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 10−12
−54.5%
17
+54.5%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 7−8
−57.1%
10−12
+57.1%
Battlefield 5 21−24
−61.9%
34
+61.9%
Cyberpunk 2077 6−7
−16.7%
7−8
+16.7%
Far Cry 5 18−20
−33.3%
24
+33.3%
Far Cry New Dawn 18−20
−42.1%
27
+42.1%
Forza Horizon 4 21−24
−33.3%
27−30
+33.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 10−12
−27.3%
14−16
+27.3%
Watch Dogs: Legion 6−7
−50%
9−10
+50%

4K
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 8−9
−50%
12
+50%
Hitman 3 10−11
−30%
12−14
+30%
Horizon Zero Dawn 9−10
−11.1%
10−11
+11.1%
Metro Exodus 5−6
−40%
7−8
+40%
Red Dead Redemption 2 6−7
−33.3%
8−9
+33.3%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 6−7
−50%
9
+50%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 9−10
−55.6%
14
+55.6%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 6−7
−83.3%
11
+83.3%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 5−6
−40%
7−8
+40%
Battlefield 5 10−11
−60%
16
+60%
Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
−100%
2−3
+100%
Far Cry 5 9−10
−33.3%
12
+33.3%
Far Cry New Dawn 12−14
−8.3%
13
+8.3%
Forza Horizon 4 14−16
−26.7%
18−20
+26.7%
Watch Dogs: Legion 4−5
−25%
5−6
+25%

This is how RX 560 Mobile and RX Vega M GL / 870 compete in popular games:

1080p resolution:

  • RX Vega M GL / 870 is 0% faster than RX 560 Mobile

1440p resolution:

  • RX Vega M GL / 870 is 27.8% faster than RX 560 Mobile

4K resolution:

  • RX 560 Mobile is 157% faster than RX Vega M GL / 870

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

  • in Red Dead Redemption 2, with 1080p resolution and the High Preset, the RX 560 Mobile is 18.8% faster than the RX Vega M GL / 870.
  • in Cyberpunk 2077, with 4K resolution and the Ultra Preset, the RX Vega M GL / 870 is 100% faster than the RX 560 Mobile.

All in all, in popular games:

  • RX 560 Mobile is ahead in 2 tests (3%)
  • RX Vega M GL / 870 is ahead in 66 tests (97%)

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance score 11.24 14.30
Recency 5 January 2017 7 January 2018
Power consumption (TDP) 75 Watt 65 Watt

The Radeon RX Vega M GL / 870 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon RX 560 Mobile in performance tests.


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