GeForce RTX 5060 vs Radeon RX Vega M GL / 870

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon RX Vega M GL / 870 with GeForce RTX 5060, including specs and performance data.

RX Vega M GL / 870
2018
4 GB HBM2, 65 Watt
13.31

RTX 5060 outperforms RX Vega M GL / 870 by an impressive 53% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking378265
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency14.658.56
ArchitectureVega (2017−2020)Blackwell 2.0 (2025)
GPU code nameVega Kaby Lake-GGB206
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release date7 January 2018 (7 years ago)2025 (recently)

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 cores12804608
Core clock speed931 MHz2235 MHz
Boost clock speed1011 MHz2520 MHz
Manufacturing process technology14 nm0 nm
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt170 Watt
Texture fill rateno data362.9
Floating-point processing powerno data23.22 TFLOPS
ROPsno data48
TMUsno data144
Tensor Coresno data144
Ray Tracing Coresno data36

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).

Laptop sizemedium sizedno data
Interfaceno dataPCIe 5.0 x16
Widthno data2-slot
Supplementary power connectorsno data1x 16-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 typeHBM2GDDR7
Maximum RAM amount4 GB8 GB
Memory bus widthno data128 Bit
Memory clock speedno data1750 MHz
Memory bandwidthno data355.0 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 data1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a
HDMI-+

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 data3.0
Vulkan-1.3
CUDA-10.1

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 HD44
−47.7%
65−70
+47.7%
1440p28
−42.9%
40−45
+42.9%
4K15
−40%
21−24
+40%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2 24−27
−52%
35−40
+52%
Cyberpunk 2077 27−30
−48.1%
40−45
+48.1%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5 45−50
−48.9%
65−70
+48.9%
Counter-Strike 2 24−27
−52%
35−40
+52%
Cyberpunk 2077 27−30
−48.1%
40−45
+48.1%
Forza Horizon 4 55−60
−51.8%
85−90
+51.8%
Forza Horizon 5 35−40
−55.6%
55−60
+55.6%
Metro Exodus 44
−29.5%
55−60
+29.5%
Red Dead Redemption 2 48
+0%
45−50
+0%
Valorant 47
−80.9%
85−90
+80.9%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5 45−50
−48.9%
65−70
+48.9%
Counter-Strike 2 24−27
−52%
35−40
+52%
Cyberpunk 2077 27−30
−48.1%
40−45
+48.1%
Dota 2 27
−174%
70−75
+174%
Far Cry 5 37
−86.5%
65−70
+86.5%
Fortnite 75−80
−41%
110−120
+41%
Forza Horizon 4 55−60
−51.8%
85−90
+51.8%
Forza Horizon 5 35−40
−55.6%
55−60
+55.6%
Grand Theft Auto V 41
−46.3%
60−65
+46.3%
Metro Exodus 30
−90%
55−60
+90%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 129
−8.5%
140−150
+8.5%
Red Dead Redemption 2 16
−200%
45−50
+200%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 40−45
−59.5%
65−70
+59.5%
Valorant 30
−183%
85−90
+183%
World of Tanks 180−190
−30.1%
230−240
+30.1%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 45−50
−48.9%
65−70
+48.9%
Counter-Strike 2 24−27
−52%
35−40
+52%
Cyberpunk 2077 27−30
−48.1%
40−45
+48.1%
Dota 2 50−55
−50%
75−80
+50%
Far Cry 5 51
−35.3%
65−70
+35.3%
Forza Horizon 4 55−60
−51.8%
85−90
+51.8%
Forza Horizon 5 35−40
−55.6%
55−60
+55.6%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 100−110
−38.6%
140−150
+38.6%
Valorant 55−60
−54.5%
85−90
+54.5%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2 20−22
−70%
30−35
+70%
Grand Theft Auto V 20−22
−50%
30−33
+50%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 62
−45.2%
90−95
+45.2%
Red Dead Redemption 2 12−14
−58.3%
18−20
+58.3%
World of Tanks 95−100
−47.4%
140−150
+47.4%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 27−30
−53.6%
40−45
+53.6%
Counter-Strike 2 12−14
−50%
18−20
+50%
Cyberpunk 2077 10−12
−45.5%
16−18
+45.5%
Far Cry 5 32
−81.3%
55−60
+81.3%
Forza Horizon 4 30−35
−47.1%
50−55
+47.1%
Forza Horizon 5 21−24
−61.9%
30−35
+61.9%
Metro Exodus 27
−77.8%
45−50
+77.8%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 18−20
−50%
27−30
+50%
Valorant 30−35
−61.8%
55−60
+61.8%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 16−18
−12.5%
18−20
+12.5%
Dota 2 29
−24.1%
35−40
+24.1%
Grand Theft Auto V 29
−37.9%
40−45
+37.9%
Metro Exodus 9−10
−77.8%
16−18
+77.8%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 30
−113%
60−65
+113%
Red Dead Redemption 2 9−10
−44.4%
12−14
+44.4%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 29
−37.9%
40−45
+37.9%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 12−14
−61.5%
21−24
+61.5%
Counter-Strike 2 16−18
−12.5%
18−20
+12.5%
Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
−50%
6−7
+50%
Dota 2 24−27
−40%
35−40
+40%
Far Cry 5 15
−80%
27−30
+80%
Fortnite 14−16
−66.7%
24−27
+66.7%
Forza Horizon 4 18−20
−42.1%
27−30
+42.1%
Forza Horizon 5 10−11
−70%
16−18
+70%
Valorant 14−16
−73.3%
24−27
+73.3%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 18−20
+0%
18−20
+0%

This is how RX Vega M GL / 870 and RTX 5060 compete in popular games:

  • RTX 5060 is 48% faster in 1080p
  • RTX 5060 is 43% faster in 1440p
  • RTX 5060 is 40% faster in 4K

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

  • in Red Dead Redemption 2, with 1080p resolution and the High Preset, the RTX 5060 is 200% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • RTX 5060 is ahead in 43 tests (96%)
  • there's a draw in 2 tests (4%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 13.31 20.33
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 8 GB
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 170 Watt

RX Vega M GL / 870 has 161.5% lower power consumption.

RTX 5060, on the other hand, has a 52.7% higher aggregate performance score, and a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount.

The GeForce RTX 5060 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon RX Vega M GL / 870 in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon RX Vega M GL / 870 is a notebook card while GeForce RTX 5060 is a desktop one.


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AMD Radeon RX Vega M GL / 870
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