Radeon R6 M340DX vs RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000)

Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000) with Radeon R6 M340DX, including specs and performance data.

RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000)
2017
15 Watt
4.50
+57.9%

RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000) outperforms R6 M340DX by an impressive 58% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking653785
Place by popularity30not in top-100
Power efficiency20.83no data
ArchitectureVega (2017−2020)GCN 1.0 (2011−2020)
GPU code nameVega Raven RidgeJet
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release date26 October 2017 (7 years ago)12 December 2015 (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 cores512384
Core clock speedno data955 MHz
Boost clock speed1200 MHz1030 MHz
Number of transistorsno data690 million
Manufacturing process technology14 nm28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)15 Wattno data
Texture fill rateno data24.72
Floating-point processing powerno data0.791 TFLOPS
ROPsno data8
TMUsno data24

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).

Interfaceno dataIGP
Widthno dataIGP

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 typeno dataSystem Shared
Maximum RAM amountno dataSystem Shared
Memory bus widthno dataSystem Shared
Memory clock speedno dataSystem 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 Connectorsno dataNo outputs

API compatibility

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

DirectX12_112 (11_1)
Shader Modelno data5.1
OpenGLno data4.6
OpenCLno data1.2
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.

RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000) 4.50
+57.9%
R6 M340DX 2.85

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.

RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000) 3557
+32.7%
R6 M340DX 2681

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.

RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000) 2381
+61.8%
R6 M340DX 1472

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.

RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000) 15770
+76.5%
R6 M340DX 8935

3DMark Ice Storm GPU

Ice Storm Graphics is an obsolete benchmark, part of 3DMark suite. Ice Storm was used to measure entry level laptops and Windows-based tablets performance. It utilizes DirectX 11 feature level 9 to display a battle between two space fleets near a frozen planet in 1280x720 resolution. Discontinued in January 2020, it is now superseded by 3DMark Night Raid.

RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000) 113247
+90.1%
R6 M340DX 59574

Unigine Heaven 3.0

This is an old DirectX 11 benchmark using Unigine, a 3D game engine by eponymous Russian company. It displays a fantasy medieval town sprawling over several flying islands. Version 3.0 was released in 2012, and in 2013 it was superseded by Heaven 4.0, which introduced several slight improvements, including a newer version of Unigine.

RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000) 27
+49.2%
R6 M340DX 18

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 HD17
+88.9%
9
−88.9%
4K10
+66.7%
6−7
−66.7%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 9
+50%
6−7
−50%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 15
+66.7%
9−10
−66.7%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 10
+900%
1−2
−900%
Battlefield 5 18
+260%
5−6
−260%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 10
+42.9%
7−8
−42.9%
Cyberpunk 2077 9
+50%
6−7
−50%
Far Cry 5 18
+260%
5−6
−260%
Far Cry New Dawn 18
+125%
8−9
−125%
Forza Horizon 4 58
+287%
14−16
−287%
Hitman 3 9
+12.5%
8−9
−12.5%
Horizon Zero Dawn 30−33
+36.4%
21−24
−36.4%
Metro Exodus 22
+633%
3−4
−633%
Red Dead Redemption 2 16
+129%
7−8
−129%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 19
+58.3%
12−14
−58.3%
Watch Dogs: Legion 65
+66.7%
35−40
−66.7%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 30
+233%
9−10
−233%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 4−5
+300%
1−2
−300%
Battlefield 5 10−12
+120%
5−6
−120%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 10
+42.9%
7−8
−42.9%
Cyberpunk 2077 6
+0%
6−7
+0%
Far Cry 5 10
+100%
5−6
−100%
Far Cry New Dawn 13
+62.5%
8−9
−62.5%
Forza Horizon 4 52
+247%
14−16
−247%
Hitman 3 10−11
+25%
8−9
−25%
Horizon Zero Dawn 30−33
+36.4%
21−24
−36.4%
Metro Exodus 17
+467%
3−4
−467%
Red Dead Redemption 2 10
+42.9%
7−8
−42.9%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 16
+33.3%
12−14
−33.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 31
+121%
14−16
−121%
Watch Dogs: Legion 55
+41%
35−40
−41%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 8
−12.5%
9−10
+12.5%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 4−5
+300%
1−2
−300%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 7
+0%
7−8
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 5
−20%
6−7
+20%
Far Cry 5 7
+40%
5−6
−40%
Forza Horizon 4 23
+53.3%
14−16
−53.3%
Hitman 3 10−11
+25%
8−9
−25%
Horizon Zero Dawn 15
−46.7%
21−24
+46.7%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 14
+16.7%
12−14
−16.7%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 8
+167%
3
−167%
Watch Dogs: Legion 45−50
+15.4%
35−40
−15.4%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 10
+42.9%
7−8
−42.9%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 8−9
+60%
5−6
−60%
Far Cry New Dawn 7−8
+75%
4−5
−75%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 4−5
+100%
2−3
−100%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4−5
+100%
2−3
−100%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%
Far Cry 5 5−6
+66.7%
3−4
−66.7%
Forza Horizon 4 8−9
+60%
5−6
−60%
Hitman 3 9−10
+12.5%
8−9
−12.5%
Horizon Zero Dawn 10−11
+42.9%
7−8
−42.9%
Metro Exodus 1−2 0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 4−5
+100%
2−3
−100%
Watch Dogs: Legion 27−30
+64.7%
16−18
−64.7%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 8−9
+33.3%
6−7
−33.3%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 3−4
+200%
1−2
−200%
Far Cry New Dawn 3−4
+50%
2−3
−50%
Hitman 3 1−2 0−1
Horizon Zero Dawn 3−4
+200%
1−2
−200%
Metro Exodus 1−2 0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 0−1 0−1

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 4
+100%
2−3
−100%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%
Cyberpunk 2077 0−1 0−1
Far Cry 5 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%
Forza Horizon 4 9 0−1
Watch Dogs: Legion 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 5−6
+25%
4−5
−25%

This is how RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000) and R6 M340DX compete in popular games:

  • RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000) is 89% faster in 1080p
  • RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000) is 67% faster in 4K

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

  • in Assassin's Creed Valhalla, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000) is 900% faster.
  • in Horizon Zero Dawn, with 1080p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the R6 M340DX is 47% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000) is ahead in 55 tests (90%)
  • R6 M340DX is ahead in 3 tests (5%)
  • there's a draw in 3 tests (5%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 4.50 2.85
Recency 26 October 2017 12 December 2015
Chip lithography 14 nm 28 nm

RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000) has a 57.9% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 1 year, and a 100% more advanced lithography process.

The Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000) is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon R6 M340DX in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000) is a notebook card while Radeon R6 M340DX is a desktop one.


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AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000)
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