Radeon R7 M350 vs RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000)

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Aggregated performance score

We've compared laptop GPU Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000) with desktop GPU Radeon R7 M350, including specs and performance data.

RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000)
2017
4.49
+59.2%

RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000) outperforms R7 M350 by an impressive 59% based on our aggregated benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in performance ranking619755
Place by popularity37not in top-100
ArchitectureVega (2017−2021)GCN 3.0 (2014−2017)
GPU code nameVega Raven RidgeMeso
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release date26 October 2017 (6 years ago)5 May 2015 (9 years ago)

Detailed specifications

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 cores512384
Compute unitsno data6
Core clock speedno data725 MHz
Boost clock speed1200 MHz825 MHz
Number of transistorsno data1,550 million
Manufacturing process technology14 nm28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)15 Watt35 Watt
Texture fill rateno data24.36
Floating-point performanceno data779.5 gflops

Form factor & compatibility

Information on Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000) and Radeon R7 M350 compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop video cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility). 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.

Bus supportno dataPCIe 3.0
Interfaceno dataPCIe 3.0 x8

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 dataDDR3
Maximum RAM amountno data4 GB
Memory bus widthno data128 Bit
Memory clock speedno data1000 MHz
Memory bandwidthno data16 GB/s
Shared memory-no data

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
Eyefinityno data1

Supported technologies

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

AppAccelerationno data-
Endurono data-
FreeSyncno data1
HD3Dno data+
PowerTuneno data+
DualGraphicsno data1
TrueAudiono data-
ZeroCoreno data+
Switchable graphicsno data1

API compatibility

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

DirectX12_1DirectX® 12
Shader Modelno data6.0
OpenGLno data4.4
OpenCLno dataNot Listed
Mantleno data+

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 HD18
+80%
10−12
−80%
4K10
+66.7%
6−7
−66.7%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 9
+80%
5−6
−80%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 15
+66.7%
9−10
−66.7%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 10
+66.7%
6−7
−66.7%
Battlefield 5 24
+71.4%
14−16
−71.4%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 16
+60%
10−11
−60%
Cyberpunk 2077 9
+80%
5−6
−80%
Far Cry 5 12
+71.4%
7−8
−71.4%
Far Cry New Dawn 13
+62.5%
8−9
−62.5%
Forza Horizon 4 26
+62.5%
16−18
−62.5%
Hitman 3 10−11
+66.7%
6−7
−66.7%
Horizon Zero Dawn 12
+71.4%
7−8
−71.4%
Red Dead Redemption 2 12
+71.4%
7−8
−71.4%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 12
+71.4%
7−8
−71.4%
Watch Dogs: Legion 12
+71.4%
7−8
−71.4%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 11
+83.3%
6−7
−83.3%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 3−4
+200%
1−2
−200%
Battlefield 5 22
+83.3%
12−14
−83.3%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 6
+100%
3−4
−100%
Cyberpunk 2077 6
+100%
3−4
−100%
Far Cry 5 10
+66.7%
6−7
−66.7%
Far Cry New Dawn 14
+75%
8−9
−75%
Forza Horizon 4 30
+66.7%
18−20
−66.7%
Hitman 3 10−11
+66.7%
6−7
−66.7%
Horizon Zero Dawn 8−9
+60%
5−6
−60%
Metro Exodus 7
+75%
4−5
−75%
Red Dead Redemption 2 9−10
+80%
5−6
−80%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 10
+66.7%
6−7
−66.7%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 13
+62.5%
8−9
−62.5%
Watch Dogs: Legion 5−6
+66.7%
3−4
−66.7%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 8
+60%
5−6
−60%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 3−4
+200%
1−2
−200%
Battlefield 5 23
+64.3%
14−16
−64.3%
Cyberpunk 2077 5
+66.7%
3−4
−66.7%
Far Cry 5 9
+80%
5−6
−80%
Far Cry New Dawn 14
+75%
8−9
−75%
Forza Horizon 4 23
+64.3%
14−16
−64.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 8
+60%
5−6
−60%
Watch Dogs: Legion 5−6
+66.7%
3−4
−66.7%

1440p
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 7−8
+75%
4−5
−75%
Hitman 3 8−9
+60%
5−6
−60%
Horizon Zero Dawn 10−12
+83.3%
6−7
−83.3%
Metro Exodus 3−4
+200%
1−2
−200%
Red Dead Redemption 2 3−4
+200%
1−2
−200%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 8−9
+60%
5−6
−60%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%
Far Cry 5 7−8
+75%
4−5
−75%
Far Cry New Dawn 3−4
+200%
1−2
−200%
Forza Horizon 4 5−6
+66.7%
3−4
−66.7%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 4−5
+100%
2−3
−100%

4K
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3−4
+200%
1−2
−200%
Hitman 3 4−5
+100%
2−3
−100%
Horizon Zero Dawn 7−8
+75%
4−5
−75%
Red Dead Redemption 2 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 3
+200%
1−2
−200%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 1−2 0−1

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 4
+100%
2−3
−100%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%
Battlefield 5 6
+100%
3−4
−100%
Cyberpunk 2077 0−1 0−1
Far Cry 5 5−6
+66.7%
3−4
−66.7%
Far Cry New Dawn 7−8
+75%
4−5
−75%
Forza Horizon 4 9
+80%
5−6
−80%

This is how RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000) and R7 M350 compete in popular games:

  • RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000) is 80% faster in 1080p
  • RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000) is 67% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 4.49 2.82
Recency 26 October 2017 5 May 2015
Chip lithography 14 nm 28 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 15 Watt 35 Watt

The Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000) is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon R7 M350 in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000) is a notebook card while Radeon R7 M350 is a desktop one.


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