Radeon 780M vs RX Vega 9

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon RX Vega 9 and Radeon 780M, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

RX Vega 9
2017
15 Watt
5.55

780M outperforms RX Vega 9 by a whopping 230% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking606302
Place by popularitynot in top-10049
Power efficiency25.3983.71
ArchitectureVega (2017−2020)RDNA 3.0 (2022−2024)
GPU code nameVega Raven RidgePhoenix
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date26 October 2017 (7 years ago)4 January 2023 (1 year 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 cores576768
Core clock speedno data800 MHz
Boost clock speed1300 MHz2700 MHz
Number of transistorsno data25,390 million
Manufacturing process technology14 nm4 nm
Power consumption (TDP)15 Watt15 Watt
Texture fill rateno data129.6
Floating-point processing powerno data8.294 TFLOPS
ROPsno data32
TMUsno data48
Ray Tracing Coresno data12

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 4.0 x8
Supplementary power connectorsno dataNone

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 dataPortable Device Dependent

API 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 data2.1
Vulkan-1.3

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 9 5.55
Radeon 780M 18.30
+230%

  • Other tests
    • 3DMark 11 Performance GPU
    • 3DMark Vantage Performance
    • 3DMark Fire Strike Graphics
    • 3DMark Cloud Gate GPU
    • 3DMark Ice Storm GPU
    • 3DMark Time Spy Graphics

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 9 4380
Radeon 780M 12785
+192%

3DMark Vantage Performance

3DMark Vantage is an outdated DirectX 10 benchmark using 1280x1024 screen resolution. It taxes the graphics card with two scenes, one depicting a girl escaping some militarized base located within a sea cave, the other displaying a space fleet attack on a defenseless planet. It was discontinued in April 2017, and Time Spy benchmark is now recommended to be used instead.

RX Vega 9 12628
Radeon 780M 41622
+230%

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 9 2789
Radeon 780M 7987
+186%

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 9 19255
Radeon 780M 48112
+150%

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 9 131922
Radeon 780M 429810
+226%

3DMark Time Spy Graphics

RX Vega 9 872
Radeon 780M 2822
+224%

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
−100%
36
+100%
1440p6−7
−233%
20
+233%
4K3−4
−333%
13
+333%

FPS performance in popular games

  • Full HD
    Low Preset
  • Full HD
    Medium Preset
  • Full HD
    High Preset
  • Full HD
    Ultra Preset
  • Full HD
    Epic Preset
  • 1440p
    High Preset
  • 1440p
    Ultra Preset
  • 1440p
    Epic Preset
  • 4K
    High Preset
  • 4K
    Ultra Preset
  • 4K
    Epic Preset
  • 4K
    Ultra Preset
Cyberpunk 2077 9−10
−333%
39
+333%
Assassin's Creed Odyssey 14−16
−173%
40−45
+173%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 6−7
−400%
30−33
+400%
Battlefield 5 14−16
−300%
60−65
+300%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 12−14
−208%
35−40
+208%
Cyberpunk 2077 9−10
−244%
31
+244%
Far Cry 5 12−14
−258%
40−45
+258%
Far Cry New Dawn 16−18
−206%
45−50
+206%
Forza Horizon 4 35−40
−219%
110−120
+219%
Hitman 3 12−14
−192%
35−40
+192%
Horizon Zero Dawn 35−40
−157%
90−95
+157%
Metro Exodus 21
−200%
60−65
+200%
Red Dead Redemption 2 14−16
−227%
45−50
+227%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 20−22
−200%
60−65
+200%
Watch Dogs: Legion 45−50
−77.6%
85−90
+77.6%
Assassin's Creed Odyssey 14−16
−173%
40−45
+173%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 6−7
−400%
30−33
+400%
Battlefield 5 14−16
−300%
60−65
+300%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 12−14
−208%
35−40
+208%
Cyberpunk 2077 9−10
−167%
24
+167%
Far Cry 5 12−14
−258%
40−45
+258%
Far Cry New Dawn 16−18
−206%
45−50
+206%
Forza Horizon 4 35−40
−219%
110−120
+219%
Hitman 3 12−14
−192%
35−40
+192%
Horizon Zero Dawn 35−40
−157%
90−95
+157%
Metro Exodus 16
−294%
60−65
+294%
Red Dead Redemption 2 14−16
−227%
45−50
+227%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 20−22
−170%
54
+170%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 18−20
−121%
40−45
+121%
Watch Dogs: Legion 45−50
−77.6%
85−90
+77.6%
Assassin's Creed Odyssey 14−16
−173%
40−45
+173%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 6−7
−400%
30−33
+400%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 12−14
−208%
35−40
+208%
Cyberpunk 2077 9−10
−156%
23
+156%
Far Cry 5 12−14
−258%
40−45
+258%
Forza Horizon 4 35−40
−219%
110−120
+219%
Hitman 3 12−14
−192%
35−40
+192%
Horizon Zero Dawn 35−40
−51.4%
53
+51.4%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 20−22
−130%
46
+130%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 8
−263%
29
+263%
Watch Dogs: Legion 45−50
+172%
18
−172%
Red Dead Redemption 2 14−16
−227%
45−50
+227%
Battlefield 5 10−12
−218%
35−40
+218%
Far Cry New Dawn 9−10
−211%
27−30
+211%
Assassin's Creed Odyssey 5−6
−280%
18−20
+280%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 1−2
−1500%
16−18
+1500%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 5−6
−300%
20−22
+300%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−233%
10−11
+233%
Far Cry 5 6−7
−250%
21−24
+250%
Forza Horizon 4 14−16
−567%
100−105
+567%
Hitman 3 10−11
−120%
21−24
+120%
Horizon Zero Dawn 12−14
−208%
35−40
+208%
Metro Exodus 4−5
−750%
30−35
+750%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 0−1 32
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 5−6
−300%
20
+300%
Watch Dogs: Legion 35−40
−206%
110−120
+206%
Red Dead Redemption 2 10−11
−200%
30−33
+200%
Battlefield 5 4−5
−350%
18−20
+350%
Far Cry New Dawn 4−5
−250%
14−16
+250%
Hitman 3 2−3
−600%
14−16
+600%
Horizon Zero Dawn 12−14
−683%
90−95
+683%
Metro Exodus 2−3
−850%
18−20
+850%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 2−3
−650%
15
+650%
Assassin's Creed Odyssey 3−4
−267%
10−12
+267%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 2−3
−350%
9−10
+350%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2−3
−400%
10−11
+400%
Cyberpunk 2077 0−1 3−4
Far Cry 5 3−4
−233%
10−11
+233%
Forza Horizon 4 5−6
−400%
24−27
+400%
Watch Dogs: Legion 2−3
−300%
8−9
+300%
Red Dead Redemption 2 6−7
−167%
16−18
+167%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 17
+0%
17
+0%

This is how RX Vega 9 and Radeon 780M compete in popular games:

  • Radeon 780M is 100% faster in 1080p
  • Radeon 780M is 233% faster in 1440p
  • Radeon 780M is 333% faster in 4K

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

  • in Watch Dogs: Legion, with 1080p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the RX Vega 9 is 172% faster.
  • in Assassin's Creed Valhalla, with 1440p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the Radeon 780M is 1500% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • RX Vega 9 is ahead in 1 test (1%)
  • Radeon 780M is ahead in 68 tests (97%)
  • there's a draw in 1 test (1%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 5.55 18.30
Recency 26 October 2017 4 January 2023
Chip lithography 14 nm 4 nm

Radeon 780M has a 229.7% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 5 years, and a 250% more advanced lithography process.

The Radeon 780M is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon RX Vega 9 in performance tests.


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