Radeon RX 9070 XT vs RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000)

Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) with Radeon RX 9070 XT, including specs and performance data.

RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000)
2020
15 Watt
7.75

RX 9070 XT outperforms RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) by a whopping 670% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking50330
Place by popularity33not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data59.99
Power efficiency40.9815.57
ArchitectureVega (2017−2020)RDNA 4.0 (2025)
GPU code nameVegaNavi 48
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release date7 January 2020 (5 years ago)6 March 2025 (recently)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$599

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

The higher the performance-to-price ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices for comparison.

no data

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 cores5124096
Core clock speedno data1660 MHz
Boost clock speed2100 MHz2970 MHz
Number of transistorsno data53,900 million
Manufacturing process technology7 nm5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)15 Watt304 Watt
Texture fill rateno data760.3
Floating-point processing powerno data48.66 TFLOPS
ROPsno data128
TMUsno data256
Tensor Coresno data128
Ray Tracing Coresno data64

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 5.0 x16
Lengthno data267 mm
Widthno data2-slot
Supplementary power connectorsno data2x 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 dataGDDR6
Maximum RAM amountno data16 GB
Memory bus widthno data256 Bit
Memory clock speedno data2518 MHz
Memory bandwidthno data644.6 GB/s
Shared memory--
Resizable BAR-+

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 data1x HDMI 2.1b, 3x DisplayPort 2.1a
HDMI-+

API and SDK compatibility

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

DirectX12_112 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Modelno data6.8
OpenGLno data4.6
OpenCLno data2.2
Vulkan-1.3
DLSS-+

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
−627%
160−170
+627%
1440p16
−650%
120−130
+650%
4K10
−650%
75−80
+650%

Cost per frame, $

1080pno data3.74
1440pno data4.99
4Kno data7.99

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Atomic Heart 24
−729%
190−200
+729%
Counter-Strike 2 63
−395%
300−350
+395%
Cyberpunk 2077 18
−794%
160−170
+794%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Atomic Heart 19
−947%
190−200
+947%
Battlefield 5 39
−344%
170−180
+344%
Counter-Strike 2 43
−626%
300−350
+626%
Cyberpunk 2077 13
−1138%
160−170
+1138%
Far Cry 5 21
−724%
170−180
+724%
Fortnite 47
−543%
300−350
+543%
Forza Horizon 4 35−40
−584%
250−260
+584%
Forza Horizon 5 33
−464%
180−190
+464%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 30−33
−490%
170−180
+490%
Valorant 80−85
−330%
350−400
+330%

Full HD
High Preset

Atomic Heart 11
−1709%
190−200
+1709%
Battlefield 5 33
−424%
170−180
+424%
Counter-Strike 2 19
−1542%
300−350
+1542%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 48
−479%
270−280
+479%
Cyberpunk 2077 9
−1689%
160−170
+1689%
Dota 2 51
−586%
350−400
+586%
Far Cry 5 20
−765%
170−180
+765%
Fortnite 31
−874%
300−350
+874%
Forza Horizon 4 35−40
−584%
250−260
+584%
Forza Horizon 5 28
−564%
180−190
+564%
Grand Theft Auto V 19
−779%
160−170
+779%
Metro Exodus 16
−913%
160−170
+913%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 30−33
−490%
170−180
+490%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 21
−1171%
260−270
+1171%
Valorant 80−85
−330%
350−400
+330%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 30
−477%
170−180
+477%
Cyberpunk 2077 9
−1689%
160−170
+1689%
Dota 2 48
−629%
350−400
+629%
Far Cry 5 19
−811%
170−180
+811%
Forza Horizon 4 35−40
−584%
250−260
+584%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 30−33
−490%
170−180
+490%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 14
−1807%
260−270
+1807%
Valorant 37
−876%
350−400
+876%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Fortnite 18
−1578%
300−350
+1578%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 14−16
−1293%
190−200
+1293%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 21
−2252%
450−500
+2252%
Grand Theft Auto V 9
−1400%
130−140
+1400%
Metro Exodus 10
−980%
100−110
+980%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 22
−695%
170−180
+695%
Valorant 95−100
−361%
400−450
+361%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 21
−667%
160−170
+667%
Cyberpunk 2077 5
−1720%
90−95
+1720%
Far Cry 5 16
−863%
150−160
+863%
Forza Horizon 4 20−22
−985%
210−220
+985%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 12−14
−1046%
140−150
+1046%

1440p
Epic Preset

Fortnite 16−18
−788%
150−160
+788%

4K
High Preset

Atomic Heart 7−8
−743%
55−60
+743%
Counter-Strike 2 1−2
−8600%
85−90
+8600%
Grand Theft Auto V 10
−1460%
150−160
+1460%
Metro Exodus 6
−1067%
70−75
+1067%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 8−9
−1538%
130−140
+1538%
Valorant 40−45
−650%
300−350
+650%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 9−10
−1200%
110−120
+1200%
Counter-Strike 2 1−2
−8600%
85−90
+8600%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−1367%
40−45
+1367%
Dota 2 18
−622%
130−140
+622%
Far Cry 5 8
−1175%
100−110
+1175%
Forza Horizon 4 14−16
−1107%
160−170
+1107%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 8−9
−1100%
95−100
+1100%

4K
Epic Preset

Fortnite 8−9
−888%
75−80
+888%

This is how RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) and RX 9070 XT compete in popular games:

  • RX 9070 XT is 627% faster in 1080p
  • RX 9070 XT is 650% faster in 1440p
  • RX 9070 XT is 650% faster in 4K

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

  • in Counter-Strike 2, with 4K resolution and the High Preset, the RX 9070 XT is 8600% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • Without exception, RX 9070 XT surpassed RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) in all 60 of our tests.

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 7.75 59.71
Recency 7 January 2020 6 March 2025
Chip lithography 7 nm 5 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 15 Watt 304 Watt

RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) has 1926.7% lower power consumption.

RX 9070 XT, on the other hand, has a 670.5% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 5 years, and a 40% more advanced lithography process.

The Radeon RX 9070 XT is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) is a notebook card while Radeon RX 9070 XT is a desktop one.

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