Radeon Pro 5300M vs RX Vega M GL / 870

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon RX Vega M GL / 870 with Radeon Pro 5300M, including specs and performance data.

RX Vega M GL / 870
2018
4 GB HBM2, 65 Watt
14.31

Pro 5300M outperforms RX Vega M GL / 870 by a small 8% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking366344
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
ArchitectureVega (2017−2020)Navi / RDNA (2019−2020)
GPU code nameVega Kaby Lake-GNavi 14
Market segmentLaptopMobile workstation
Release date7 January 2018 (6 years ago)13 November 2019 (4 years 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 cores12801280
Core clock speed931 MHzno data
Boost clock speed1011 MHz1250 MHz
Number of transistorsno data6,400 million
Manufacturing process technology14 nm7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt65 Watt
Texture fill rateno data100.0
Floating-point processing powerno data3.2 gflops
ROPsno data32
TMUsno data80

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 sizedmedium sized
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 typeHBM2GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount4 GB4 GB
Memory bus widthno data128 Bit
Memory clock speedno data12000 MHz
Memory bandwidthno data192.0 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 dataNo outputs

API compatibility

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

DirectX12_112 (12_1)
Shader Modelno data6.5
OpenGLno data4.6
OpenCLno data2.0
Vulkan-1.2.131

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
−2.3%
45−50
+2.3%
1440p26
−3.8%
27−30
+3.8%
4K15
−6.7%
16−18
+6.7%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 21−24
−9.1%
24−27
+9.1%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 47
+34.3%
35−40
−34.3%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 21−24
−8.7%
24−27
+8.7%
Battlefield 5 45−50
−8.7%
50−55
+8.7%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 33
+6.5%
30−35
−6.5%
Cyberpunk 2077 21−24
−9.1%
24−27
+9.1%
Far Cry 5 30−35
−9.1%
35−40
+9.1%
Far Cry New Dawn 35−40
−7.7%
40−45
+7.7%
Forza Horizon 4 90−95
−7.5%
100−105
+7.5%
Hitman 3 27−30
−7.4%
27−30
+7.4%
Horizon Zero Dawn 70−75
−6.8%
75−80
+6.8%
Metro Exodus 53
+0%
50−55
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 48
+14.3%
40−45
−14.3%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 45−50
−8.7%
50−55
+8.7%
Watch Dogs: Legion 75−80
−3.9%
75−80
+3.9%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 30−35
−6.1%
35−40
+6.1%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 21−24
−8.7%
24−27
+8.7%
Battlefield 5 45−50
−8.7%
50−55
+8.7%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 30
−3.3%
30−35
+3.3%
Cyberpunk 2077 21−24
−9.1%
24−27
+9.1%
Far Cry 5 30−35
−9.1%
35−40
+9.1%
Far Cry New Dawn 35−40
−7.7%
40−45
+7.7%
Forza Horizon 4 90−95
−7.5%
100−105
+7.5%
Hitman 3 27−30
−7.4%
27−30
+7.4%
Horizon Zero Dawn 70−75
−6.8%
75−80
+6.8%
Metro Exodus 41
−29.3%
50−55
+29.3%
Red Dead Redemption 2 37
−13.5%
40−45
+13.5%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 45−50
−8.7%
50−55
+8.7%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 30−35
−8.8%
35−40
+8.8%
Watch Dogs: Legion 75−80
−3.9%
75−80
+3.9%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 23
−52.2%
35−40
+52.2%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 21−24
−8.7%
24−27
+8.7%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 20
−55%
30−35
+55%
Cyberpunk 2077 21−24
−9.1%
24−27
+9.1%
Far Cry 5 30−35
−9.1%
35−40
+9.1%
Forza Horizon 4 90−95
−7.5%
100−105
+7.5%
Hitman 3 27−30
−7.4%
27−30
+7.4%
Horizon Zero Dawn 70−75
−6.8%
75−80
+6.8%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 45−50
−8.7%
50−55
+8.7%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 24
−54.2%
35−40
+54.2%
Watch Dogs: Legion 75−80
−3.9%
75−80
+3.9%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 32
−31.3%
40−45
+31.3%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 27−30
−7.1%
30−33
+7.1%
Far Cry New Dawn 21−24
−9.1%
24−27
+9.1%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 17
+13.3%
14−16
−13.3%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 10−12
−18.2%
12−14
+18.2%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 12
−41.7%
16−18
+41.7%
Cyberpunk 2077 7−8
−14.3%
8−9
+14.3%
Far Cry 5 16−18
−12.5%
18−20
+12.5%
Forza Horizon 4 70−75
−11%
80−85
+11%
Hitman 3 16−18
−5.9%
18−20
+5.9%
Horizon Zero Dawn 27−30
−6.9%
30−35
+6.9%
Metro Exodus 27
+0%
27−30
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 24−27
−12%
27−30
+12%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 14−16
−6.7%
16−18
+6.7%
Watch Dogs: Legion 85−90
−8%
95−100
+8%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 21
−19%
24−27
+19%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 14−16
−7.1%
14−16
+7.1%
Far Cry New Dawn 10−11
−10%
10−12
+10%
Hitman 3 10−11
−10%
10−12
+10%
Horizon Zero Dawn 70−75
−9.9%
75−80
+9.9%
Metro Exodus 15
+0%
14−16
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 14
−7.1%
14−16
+7.1%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 11
+22.2%
9−10
−22.2%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 7−8
+0%
7−8
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4
−100%
8−9
+100%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
−50%
3−4
+50%
Far Cry 5 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 18−20
−10.5%
21−24
+10.5%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 12−14
−15.4%
14−16
+15.4%
Watch Dogs: Legion 6−7
+0%
6−7
+0%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 10
−40%
14−16
+40%

This is how RX Vega M GL / 870 and Pro 5300M compete in popular games:

  • Pro 5300M is 2% faster in 1080p
  • Pro 5300M is 4% faster in 1440p
  • Pro 5300M is 7% faster in 4K

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

  • in Assassin's Creed Odyssey, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the RX Vega M GL / 870 is 34% faster.
  • in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare, with 4K resolution and the Ultra Preset, the Pro 5300M is 100% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • RX Vega M GL / 870 is ahead in 5 tests (7%)
  • Pro 5300M is ahead in 61 test (85%)
  • there's a draw in 6 tests (8%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 14.31 15.45
Recency 7 January 2018 13 November 2019
Chip lithography 14 nm 7 nm

Pro 5300M has a 8% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 1 year, and a 100% more advanced lithography process.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Radeon RX Vega M GL / 870 and Radeon Pro 5300M.

Be aware that Radeon RX Vega M GL / 870 is a notebook graphics card while Radeon Pro 5300M is a mobile workstation one.


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