Quadro RTX 5000 vs Radeon RX Vega M GL / 870

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon RX Vega M GL / 870 with Quadro RTX 5000, including specs and performance data.

RX Vega M GL / 870
2018
4 GB HBM2, 65 Watt
11.89

RTX 5000 outperforms RX Vega M GL / 870 by a whopping 196% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking386104
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data14.90
Power efficiency14.4512.08
ArchitectureVega (2017−2020)Turing (2018−2022)
GPU code nameVega Kaby Lake-GTU104
Market segmentLaptopWorkstation
Release date7 January 2018 (7 years ago)13 August 2018 (6 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$2,299

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 cores12803072
Core clock speed931 MHz1620 MHz
Boost clock speed1011 MHz1815 MHz
Number of transistorsno data13,600 million
Manufacturing process technology14 nm12 nm
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt230 Watt
Texture fill rateno data348.5
Floating-point processing powerno data11.15 TFLOPS
ROPsno data64
TMUsno data192
Tensor Coresno data384
Ray Tracing Coresno data48

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 3.0 x16
Lengthno data267 mm
Widthno data2-slot
Supplementary power connectorsno data1x 6-pin + 1x 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 typeHBM2GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount4 GB16 GB
Memory bus widthno data256 Bit
Memory clock speedno data1750 MHz
Memory bandwidthno data448.0 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 data4x DisplayPort, 1x USB Type-C

API and SDK compatibility

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

DirectX12_112 Ultimate (12_1)
Shader Modelno data6.5
OpenGLno data4.6
OpenCLno data1.2
Vulkan-1.2.131
CUDA-7.5
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 HD43
−179%
120−130
+179%
1440p28
−186%
80−85
+186%
4K14
−186%
40−45
+186%

Cost per frame, $

1080pno data19.16
1440pno data28.74
4Kno data57.48

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Atomic Heart 30−35
−188%
95−100
+188%
Counter-Strike 2 70−75
−192%
210−220
+192%
Cyberpunk 2077 27−30
−178%
75−80
+178%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Atomic Heart 30−35
−188%
95−100
+188%
Battlefield 5 62
−190%
180−190
+190%
Counter-Strike 2 70−75
−192%
210−220
+192%
Cyberpunk 2077 27−30
−178%
75−80
+178%
Far Cry 5 42
−186%
120−130
+186%
Fortnite 86
−191%
250−260
+191%
Forza Horizon 4 55−60
−191%
160−170
+191%
Forza Horizon 5 40−45
−193%
120−130
+193%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 45−50
−177%
130−140
+177%
Valorant 110−120
−170%
300−310
+170%

Full HD
High Preset

Atomic Heart 30−35
−188%
95−100
+188%
Battlefield 5 52
−188%
150−160
+188%
Counter-Strike 2 70−75
−192%
210−220
+192%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 180−190
−178%
500−550
+178%
Cyberpunk 2077 27−30
−178%
75−80
+178%
Dota 2 85−90
−194%
250−260
+194%
Far Cry 5 39
−182%
110−120
+182%
Fortnite 56
−186%
160−170
+186%
Forza Horizon 4 55−60
−191%
160−170
+191%
Forza Horizon 5 40−45
−193%
120−130
+193%
Grand Theft Auto V 41
−193%
120−130
+193%
Metro Exodus 24
−192%
70−75
+192%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 45−50
−177%
130−140
+177%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 41
−193%
120−130
+193%
Valorant 110−120
−170%
300−310
+170%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 48
−192%
140−150
+192%
Cyberpunk 2077 27−30
−178%
75−80
+178%
Dota 2 85−90
−194%
250−260
+194%
Far Cry 5 36
−178%
100−105
+178%
Forza Horizon 4 55−60
−191%
160−170
+191%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 45−50
−177%
130−140
+177%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 24
−192%
70−75
+192%
Valorant 110−120
−170%
300−310
+170%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Fortnite 38
−189%
110−120
+189%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 24−27
−180%
70−75
+180%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 95−100
−189%
280−290
+189%
Grand Theft Auto V 20−22
−175%
55−60
+175%
Metro Exodus 14
−186%
40−45
+186%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 62
−190%
180−190
+190%
Valorant 130−140
−192%
400−450
+192%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 34
−194%
100−105
+194%
Cyberpunk 2077 10−12
−173%
30−33
+173%
Far Cry 5 24
−192%
70−75
+192%
Forza Horizon 4 30−35
−181%
90−95
+181%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 21−24
−186%
60−65
+186%

1440p
Epic Preset

Fortnite 24
−192%
70−75
+192%

4K
High Preset

Atomic Heart 10−11
−170%
27−30
+170%
Counter-Strike 2 8−9
−163%
21−24
+163%
Grand Theft Auto V 29
−193%
85−90
+193%
Metro Exodus 9−10
−167%
24−27
+167%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 14
−186%
40−45
+186%
Valorant 70−75
−186%
200−210
+186%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 16
−181%
45−50
+181%
Counter-Strike 2 8−9
−163%
21−24
+163%
Cyberpunk 2077 5−6
−180%
14−16
+180%
Dota 2 45−50
−177%
130−140
+177%
Far Cry 5 12
−192%
35−40
+192%
Forza Horizon 4 21−24
−195%
65−70
+195%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 12−14
−192%
35−40
+192%

4K
Epic Preset

Fortnite 9
−167%
24−27
+167%

This is how RX Vega M GL / 870 and RTX 5000 compete in popular games:

  • RTX 5000 is 179% faster in 1080p
  • RTX 5000 is 186% faster in 1440p
  • RTX 5000 is 186% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 11.89 35.17
Recency 7 January 2018 13 August 2018
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 16 GB
Chip lithography 14 nm 12 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 230 Watt

RX Vega M GL / 870 has 253.8% lower power consumption.

RTX 5000, on the other hand, has a 195.8% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 7 months, a 300% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 16.7% more advanced lithography process.

The Quadro RTX 5000 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 Quadro RTX 5000 is a workstation one.

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