Radeon 890M vs RX Vega 9

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon RX Vega 9 with Radeon 890M, including specs and performance data.

RX Vega 9
2017
15 Watt
5.54

Radeon 890M outperforms RX Vega 9 by a whopping 251% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in performance ranking601286
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
ArchitectureVega (2017−2020)RDNA 3.5 (2024)
GPU code nameVega Raven RidgeStrix Point
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release date26 October 2017 (6 years ago)July 2024 (recently)

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 cores5761024
Boost clock speed1300 MHz2900 MHz
Number of transistorsno data34,000 million
Manufacturing process technology14 nm4 nm
Power consumption (TDP)15 Watt15 Watt
Texture fill rateno data185.6

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
Widthno dataIGP
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-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 dataPortable Device Dependent

API compatibility

List of supported graphics 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

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
−172%
49
+172%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 9−10
−233%
30−33
+233%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 14−16
−233%
50−55
+233%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 6−7
−250%
21−24
+250%
Battlefield 5 14−16
−233%
50−55
+233%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 12−14
+500%
2−3
−500%
Cyberpunk 2077 9−10
−233%
30−33
+233%
Far Cry 5 12−14
−233%
40−45
+233%
Far Cry New Dawn 16−18
−244%
55−60
+244%
Forza Horizon 4 35−40
−233%
120−130
+233%
Hitman 3 12−14
+200%
4−5
−200%
Horizon Zero Dawn 35−40
+338%
8−9
−338%
Metro Exodus 21
−233%
70−75
+233%
Red Dead Redemption 2 14−16
−233%
50−55
+233%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 20−22
+400%
4−5
−400%
Watch Dogs: Legion 45−50
+75%
27−30
−75%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 14−16
+400%
3−4
−400%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 6−7
−250%
21−24
+250%
Battlefield 5 14−16
−233%
50−55
+233%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 12−14
+500%
2−3
−500%
Cyberpunk 2077 9−10
−233%
30−33
+233%
Far Cry 5 12−14
−233%
40−45
+233%
Far Cry New Dawn 16−18
−244%
55−60
+244%
Forza Horizon 4 35−40
−233%
120−130
+233%
Hitman 3 12−14
+200%
4−5
−200%
Horizon Zero Dawn 35−40
+338%
8−9
−338%
Metro Exodus 16
−244%
55−60
+244%
Red Dead Redemption 2 14−16
−233%
50−55
+233%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 20−22
+400%
4−5
−400%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 18−20
+111%
9−10
−111%
Watch Dogs: Legion 45−50
+75%
27−30
−75%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 14−16
+400%
3−4
−400%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 6−7
−250%
21−24
+250%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 12−14
+500%
2−3
−500%
Cyberpunk 2077 9−10
−233%
30−33
+233%
Far Cry 5 12−14
−233%
40−45
+233%
Forza Horizon 4 35−40
−233%
120−130
+233%
Hitman 3 12−14
+200%
4−5
−200%
Horizon Zero Dawn 35−40
+338%
8−9
−338%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 20−22
+400%
4−5
−400%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 8
−12.5%
9−10
+12.5%
Watch Dogs: Legion 45−50
−247%
170−180
+247%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 14−16
−233%
50−55
+233%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 10−12
−218%
35−40
+218%
Far Cry New Dawn 9−10
−233%
30−33
+233%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 5−6
−220%
16−18
+220%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 1−2
−200%
3−4
+200%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 5−6
−220%
16−18
+220%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−233%
10−11
+233%
Far Cry 5 6−7
−250%
21−24
+250%
Forza Horizon 4 14−16
−233%
50−55
+233%
Hitman 3 10−11
+66.7%
6−7
−66.7%
Horizon Zero Dawn 12−14
+500%
2−3
−500%
Metro Exodus 4−5
−250%
14−16
+250%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 0−1 0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 5−6
−220%
16−18
+220%
Watch Dogs: Legion 35−40
−233%
120−130
+233%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 10−11
+400%
2−3
−400%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 4−5
−250%
14−16
+250%
Far Cry New Dawn 4−5
−250%
14−16
+250%
Hitman 3 2−3
−250%
7−8
+250%
Horizon Zero Dawn 12−14
−233%
40−45
+233%
Metro Exodus 2−3
−250%
7−8
+250%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 2−3
−250%
7−8
+250%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 3−4
+200%
1−2
−200%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 2−3 0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2−3
−250%
7−8
+250%
Cyberpunk 2077 0−1 0−1
Far Cry 5 3−4
−233%
10−11
+233%
Forza Horizon 4 5−6
−220%
16−18
+220%
Watch Dogs: Legion 2−3
−250%
7−8
+250%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 6−7
+200%
2−3
−200%

This is how RX Vega 9 and Radeon 890M compete in popular games:

  • Radeon 890M is 172% faster in 1080p

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

  • in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the RX Vega 9 is 500% faster.
  • in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, with 1080p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the Radeon 890M is 13% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • RX Vega 9 is ahead in 22 tests (96%)
  • Radeon 890M is ahead in 1 test (4%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 5.54 19.42
Chip lithography 14 nm 4 nm

Radeon 890M has a 250.5% higher aggregate performance score, and a 250% more advanced lithography process.

The Radeon 890M is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon RX Vega 9 in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon RX Vega 9 is a notebook card while Radeon 890M is a desktop one.


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