Radeon RX 9070 XT vs RX Vega M GL / 870

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon RX Vega M GL / 870 with Radeon RX 9070 XT, including specs and performance data.

RX Vega M GL / 870
2018
4 GB HBM2, 65 Watt
11.88

RX 9070 XT outperforms RX Vega M GL / 870 by a whopping 402% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking39131
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data59.91
Power efficiency14.5115.55
ArchitectureVega (2017−2020)RDNA 4.0 (2025)
GPU code nameVega Kaby Lake-GNavi 48
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release date7 January 2018 (7 years ago)6 March 2025 (recently)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$599

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 cores12804096
Core clock speed931 MHz1660 MHz
Boost clock speed1011 MHz2970 MHz
Number of transistorsno data53,900 million
Manufacturing process technology14 nm5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt304 Watt
Texture fill rateno data760.3
Floating-point processing powerno data48.66 TFLOPS
ROPsno data128
TMUsno data256
Tensor Coresno data128
Ray Tracing Coresno data64

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
Lengthno data267 mm
Widthno data2-slot
Supplementary power connectorsno data2x 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 data2518 MHz
Memory bandwidthno data644.6 GB/s
Shared memory--
Resizable BAR-+

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 2.1b, 3x DisplayPort 2.1a
HDMI-+

API and SDK 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 data2.2
Vulkan-1.3
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
−388%
210−220
+388%
1440p28
−400%
140−150
+400%
4K14
−400%
70−75
+400%

Cost per frame, $

1080pno data2.85
1440pno data4.28
4Kno data8.56

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2 70−75
−333%
300−350
+333%
Cyberpunk 2077 27−30
−493%
160−170
+493%
Hogwarts Legacy 24−27
−508%
140−150
+508%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5 62
−179%
170−180
+179%
Counter-Strike 2 70−75
−333%
300−350
+333%
Cyberpunk 2077 27−30
−493%
160−170
+493%
Far Cry 5 42
−312%
170−180
+312%
Fortnite 86
−251%
300−350
+251%
Forza Horizon 4 55−60
−358%
250−260
+358%
Forza Horizon 5 40−45
−354%
180−190
+354%
Hogwarts Legacy 24−27
−508%
140−150
+508%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 45−50
−277%
170−180
+277%
Valorant 110−120
−224%
350−400
+224%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5 52
−233%
170−180
+233%
Counter-Strike 2 70−75
−333%
300−350
+333%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 180−190
−54.4%
270−280
+54.4%
Cyberpunk 2077 27−30
−493%
160−170
+493%
Dota 2 85−90
−371%
400−450
+371%
Far Cry 5 39
−344%
170−180
+344%
Fortnite 56
−439%
300−350
+439%
Forza Horizon 4 55−60
−358%
250−260
+358%
Forza Horizon 5 40−45
−354%
180−190
+354%
Grand Theft Auto V 41
−307%
160−170
+307%
Hogwarts Legacy 24−27
−508%
140−150
+508%
Metro Exodus 24
−575%
160−170
+575%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 45−50
−277%
170−180
+277%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 41
−551%
260−270
+551%
Valorant 110−120
−224%
350−400
+224%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 48
−260%
170−180
+260%
Cyberpunk 2077 27−30
−493%
160−170
+493%
Dota 2 85−90
−371%
400−450
+371%
Far Cry 5 36
−381%
170−180
+381%
Forza Horizon 4 55−60
−358%
250−260
+358%
Hogwarts Legacy 24−27
−508%
140−150
+508%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 45−50
−277%
170−180
+277%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 24
−1013%
260−270
+1013%
Valorant 110−120
−224%
350−400
+224%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Fortnite 38
−695%
300−350
+695%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 24−27
−680%
190−200
+680%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 95−100
−407%
450−500
+407%
Grand Theft Auto V 20−22
−575%
130−140
+575%
Metro Exodus 14
−671%
100−110
+671%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 62
−182%
170−180
+182%
Valorant 130−140
−218%
400−450
+218%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 34
−374%
160−170
+374%
Cyberpunk 2077 10−12
−727%
90−95
+727%
Far Cry 5 24
−542%
150−160
+542%
Forza Horizon 4 30−35
−578%
210−220
+578%
Hogwarts Legacy 14−16
−493%
80−85
+493%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 21−24
−605%
140−150
+605%

1440p
Epic Preset

Fortnite 24
−529%
150−160
+529%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 8−9
−988%
85−90
+988%
Grand Theft Auto V 29
−438%
150−160
+438%
Hogwarts Legacy 8−9
−463%
45−50
+463%
Metro Exodus 9−10
−678%
70−75
+678%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 14
−829%
130−140
+829%
Valorant 70−75
−371%
300−350
+371%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 16
−631%
110−120
+631%
Counter-Strike 2 8−9
−988%
85−90
+988%
Cyberpunk 2077 5−6
−780%
40−45
+780%
Dota 2 45−50
−389%
230−240
+389%
Far Cry 5 12
−742%
100−110
+742%
Forza Horizon 4 21−24
−664%
160−170
+664%
Hogwarts Legacy 8−9
−463%
45−50
+463%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 12−14
−700%
95−100
+700%

4K
Epic Preset

Fortnite 9
−778%
75−80
+778%

This is how RX Vega M GL / 870 and RX 9070 XT compete in popular games:

  • RX 9070 XT is 388% faster in 1080p
  • RX 9070 XT is 400% faster in 1440p
  • RX 9070 XT is 400% faster in 4K

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

  • in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, with 1080p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the RX 9070 XT is 1013% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • Without exception, RX 9070 XT surpassed RX Vega M GL / 870 in all 63 of our tests.

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 11.88 59.62
Recency 7 January 2018 6 March 2025
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 16 GB
Chip lithography 14 nm 5 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 304 Watt

RX Vega M GL / 870 has 367.7% lower power consumption.

RX 9070 XT, on the other hand, has a 401.9% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 7 years, a 300% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 180% more advanced lithography process.

The Radeon RX 9070 XT 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 Radeon RX 9070 XT is a desktop one.

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