GRID M3-3020 vs Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000)

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) with GRID M3-3020, including specs and performance data.

RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000)
2020
15 Watt
9.04
+18%

RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) outperforms GRID M3-3020 by a moderate 18% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking480522
Place by popularity29not in top-100
Power efficiency42.01no data
ArchitectureVega (2017−2020)Maxwell (2014−2017)
GPU code nameVegaGM107
Market segmentLaptopWorkstation
Release date7 January 2020 (4 years ago)18 May 2016 (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 cores512640
Core clock speedno data1033 MHz
Boost clock speed2100 MHz1306 MHz
Number of transistorsno data1,870 million
Manufacturing process technology7 nm28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)15 Wattno data
Texture fill rateno data52.24
Floating-point processing powerno data1.672 TFLOPS
ROPsno data16
TMUsno data40

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 dataPCIe 3.0 x16
Lengthno data267 mm
Widthno data2-slot
Supplementary power connectorsno data1x 8-pin

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 dataGDDR5
Maximum RAM amountno data4 GB
Memory bus widthno data128 Bit
Memory clock speedno data1300 MHz
Memory bandwidthno data83.2 GB/s
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_0)
Shader Modelno data5.1
OpenGLno data4.6
OpenCLno data1.2
Vulkan-1.1.126
CUDA-5.0

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 HD22
+22.2%
18−20
−22.2%
1440p16
+33.3%
12−14
−33.3%
4K10
+25%
8−9
−25%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 19
+18.8%
16−18
−18.8%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 21−24
+22.2%
18−20
−22.2%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 20
+25%
16−18
−25%
Battlefield 5 27−30
+33.3%
21−24
−33.3%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 18−20
+18.8%
16−18
−18.8%
Cyberpunk 2077 14
+40%
10−11
−40%
Far Cry 5 21−24
+31.3%
16−18
−31.3%
Far Cry New Dawn 24−27
+23.8%
21−24
−23.8%
Forza Horizon 4 60−65
+22%
50−55
−22%
Hitman 3 15
+25%
12−14
−25%
Horizon Zero Dawn 50−55
+27.5%
40−45
−27.5%
Metro Exodus 35
+29.6%
27−30
−29.6%
Red Dead Redemption 2 33
+22.2%
27−30
−22.2%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 36
+20%
30−33
−20%
Watch Dogs: Legion 60−65
+20%
50−55
−20%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 21−24
+22.2%
18−20
−22.2%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 16
+33.3%
12−14
−33.3%
Battlefield 5 27−30
+33.3%
21−24
−33.3%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 18−20
+18.8%
16−18
−18.8%
Cyberpunk 2077 10
+25%
8−9
−25%
Far Cry 5 21−24
+31.3%
16−18
−31.3%
Far Cry New Dawn 24−27
+23.8%
21−24
−23.8%
Forza Horizon 4 60−65
+22%
50−55
−22%
Hitman 3 15
+25%
12−14
−25%
Horizon Zero Dawn 50−55
+27.5%
40−45
−27.5%
Metro Exodus 25
+19%
21−24
−19%
Red Dead Redemption 2 24−27
+19%
21−24
−19%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 27
+28.6%
21−24
−28.6%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 24−27
+19%
21−24
−19%
Watch Dogs: Legion 60−65
+20%
50−55
−20%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 21−24
+22.2%
18−20
−22.2%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 14
+40%
10−11
−40%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 18−20
+18.8%
16−18
−18.8%
Cyberpunk 2077 9
+28.6%
7−8
−28.6%
Far Cry 5 21−24
+31.3%
16−18
−31.3%
Forza Horizon 4 60−65
+22%
50−55
−22%
Hitman 3 14
+40%
10−11
−40%
Horizon Zero Dawn 24
+33.3%
18−20
−33.3%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 23
+27.8%
18−20
−27.8%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 14
+40%
10−11
−40%
Watch Dogs: Legion 12
+20%
10−11
−20%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 21
+31.3%
16−18
−31.3%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 18−20
+28.6%
14−16
−28.6%
Far Cry New Dawn 14−16
+40%
10−11
−40%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 9−10
+28.6%
7−8
−28.6%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 11
+22.2%
9−10
−22.2%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 9−10
+28.6%
7−8
−28.6%
Cyberpunk 2077 5
+25%
4−5
−25%
Far Cry 5 10−11
+25%
8−9
−25%
Forza Horizon 4 35−40
+30%
30−33
−30%
Hitman 3 10
+25%
8−9
−25%
Horizon Zero Dawn 20
+25%
16−18
−25%
Metro Exodus 17
+21.4%
14−16
−21.4%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 16
+33.3%
12−14
−33.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 8−9
+33.3%
6−7
−33.3%
Watch Dogs: Legion 59
+31.1%
45−50
−31.1%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 13
+30%
10−11
−30%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 8−9
+33.3%
6−7
−33.3%
Far Cry New Dawn 6−7
+20%
5−6
−20%
Hitman 3 5−6
+25%
4−5
−25%
Horizon Zero Dawn 35−40
+23.3%
30−33
−23.3%
Metro Exodus 7−8
+40%
5−6
−40%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 6−7
+20%
5−6
−20%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 5−6
+25%
4−5
−25%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 4−5
+33.3%
3−4
−33.3%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4−5
+33.3%
3−4
−33.3%
Cyberpunk 2077 1−2 0−1
Far Cry 5 5−6
+25%
4−5
−25%
Forza Horizon 4 10−12
+22.2%
9−10
−22.2%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 9
+28.6%
7−8
−28.6%
Watch Dogs: Legion 3−4
+50%
2−3
−50%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 9−10
+28.6%
7−8
−28.6%

This is how RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) and GRID M3-3020 compete in popular games:

  • RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) is 22% faster in 1080p
  • RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) is 33% faster in 1440p
  • RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) is 25% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 9.04 7.66
Recency 7 January 2020 18 May 2016
Chip lithography 7 nm 28 nm

RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) has a 18% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 3 years, and a 300% more advanced lithography process.

The Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) is our recommended choice as it beats the GRID M3-3020 in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) is a notebook card while GRID M3-3020 is a workstation one.


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