RTX 2000 Ada Generation vs Radeon RX Vega M GL / 870

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon RX Vega M GL / 870 with RTX 2000 Ada Generation, including specs and performance data.

RX Vega M GL / 870
2018
4 GB HBM2, 65 Watt
14.27

RTX 2000 Ada Generation outperforms RX Vega M GL / 870 by a whopping 225% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in performance ranking34463
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
ArchitectureVega (2017−2021)Ada Lovelace
GPU code nameVega Kaby Lake-GAD107
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release date7 January 2018 (6 years ago)12 February 2024 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$649

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 cores12802816
Core clock speed931 MHzno data
Boost clock speed1011 MHz2130 MHz
Number of transistorsno data18,900 million
Manufacturing process technology14 nm5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt70 Watt
Texture fill rateno data187.4

Form factor & compatibility

Information on Radeon RX Vega M GL / 870 and RTX 2000 Ada Generation compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop video cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility). For notebook video cards it's notebook size, connection slot and bus, if the video card is inserted into a slot instead of being soldered to the notebook motherboard.

Laptop sizemedium sizedno data
Interfaceno dataPCIe 4.0 x8
Lengthno data168 mm
Widthno data2-slot
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 typeHBM2GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount4 GB16 GB
Memory bus widthno data128 Bit
Memory clock speedno data16 GB/s
Memory bandwidthno data256.0 GB/s
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 data4x mini-DisplayPort 1.4a

API compatibility

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

DirectX12_112 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Modelno data6.7
OpenGLno data4.6
OpenCLno data3.0
Vulkanno data1.3
CUDAno data8.9

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
−218%
140−150
+218%
1440p26
−208%
80−85
+208%
4K14
−221%
45−50
+221%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 6−7
−267%
21−24
+267%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 14−16
−236%
47
+236%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 7−8
−229%
21−24
+229%
Battlefield 5 14−16
−229%
45−50
+229%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 10−11
−230%
33
+230%
Cyberpunk 2077 6−7
−267%
21−24
+267%
Far Cry 5 10−11
−230%
30−35
+230%
Far Cry New Dawn 12−14
−225%
35−40
+225%
Forza Horizon 4 18−20
−278%
65−70
+278%
Hitman 3 8−9
−238%
27−30
+238%
Horizon Zero Dawn 16−18
−256%
55−60
+256%
Metro Exodus 16−18
−231%
53
+231%
Red Dead Redemption 2 14−16
−243%
48
+243%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 12−14
−275%
45−50
+275%
Watch Dogs: Legion 14−16
−236%
45−50
+236%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 12−14
−225%
39
+225%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 7−8
−229%
21−24
+229%
Battlefield 5 14−16
−229%
45−50
+229%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 9−10
−233%
30
+233%
Cyberpunk 2077 6−7
−267%
21−24
+267%
Far Cry 5 10−11
−230%
30−35
+230%
Far Cry New Dawn 12−14
−225%
35−40
+225%
Forza Horizon 4 18−20
−278%
65−70
+278%
Hitman 3 8−9
−238%
27−30
+238%
Horizon Zero Dawn 16−18
−256%
55−60
+256%
Metro Exodus 12−14
−233%
40
+233%
Red Dead Redemption 2 12−14
−225%
39
+225%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 12−14
−275%
45−50
+275%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 12−14
−242%
41
+242%
Watch Dogs: Legion 14−16
−236%
45−50
+236%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 7−8
−229%
23
+229%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 7−8
−229%
21−24
+229%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 6−7
−233%
20
+233%
Cyberpunk 2077 6−7
−267%
21−24
+267%
Far Cry 5 10−11
−230%
30−35
+230%
Forza Horizon 4 18−20
−278%
65−70
+278%
Horizon Zero Dawn 16−18
−256%
55−60
+256%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 12−14
−275%
45−50
+275%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 7−8
−243%
24
+243%
Watch Dogs: Legion 14−16
−236%
45−50
+236%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 9−10
−256%
32
+256%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 8−9
−250%
27−30
+250%
Far Cry New Dawn 8−9
−238%
27
+238%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 5−6
−240%
17
+240%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 3−4
−267%
10−12
+267%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4−5
−275%
15
+275%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
−250%
7−8
+250%
Far Cry 5 7−8
−243%
24
+243%
Forza Horizon 4 8−9
−238%
27−30
+238%
Hitman 3 5−6
−240%
16−18
+240%
Horizon Zero Dawn 8−9
−263%
27−30
+263%
Metro Exodus 8−9
−238%
27
+238%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 7−8
−257%
24−27
+257%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 4−5
−275%
14−16
+275%
Watch Dogs: Legion 2−3
−350%
9−10
+350%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 6−7
−250%
21
+250%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 4−5
−250%
14−16
+250%
Far Cry New Dawn 3−4
−233%
10−11
+233%
Hitman 3 3−4
−233%
10−11
+233%
Horizon Zero Dawn 4−5
−275%
14−16
+275%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 2−3
−350%
9
+350%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 4−5
−250%
14
+250%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 3−4
−267%
11
+267%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 2−3
−250%
7−8
+250%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 1−2
−300%
4
+300%
Cyberpunk 2077 0−1 2−3
Far Cry 5 2−3
−300%
8−9
+300%
Forza Horizon 4 5−6
−280%
18−20
+280%
Horizon Zero Dawn 4−5
−275%
14−16
+275%
Metro Exodus 4−5
−225%
13
+225%
Watch Dogs: Legion 1−2
−400%
5−6
+400%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 3−4
−233%
10
+233%

This is how RX Vega M GL / 870 and RTX 2000 Ada Generation compete in popular games:

  • RTX 2000 Ada Generation is 218% faster in 1080p
  • RTX 2000 Ada Generation is 208% faster in 1440p
  • RTX 2000 Ada Generation is 221% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 14.27 46.36
Recency 7 January 2018 12 February 2024
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 16 GB
Chip lithography 14 nm 5 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 70 Watt

The RTX 2000 Ada Generation 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 RTX 2000 Ada Generation is a desktop one.


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