GeForce GTX 860M SLI vs Radeon RX Vega M GL
Aggregated performance score
GeForce GTX 860M SLI outperforms Radeon RX Vega M GL by 31% based on our aggregated benchmark results.
Primary Details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in performance ranking | 434 | 370 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-Effectiveness Evaluation | 2.58 | 4.68 |
| Architecture | GCN 4.0 (2016−2020) | Maxwell (2014−2018) |
| GPU code name | Polaris 22 | no data |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Release date | 1 February 2018 (6 years ago) | 12 March 2014 (10 years ago) |
| Current price | $1307 | $489 |
Cost-Effectiveness Evaluation
Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.
GTX 860M SLI has 81% better value for money than RX Vega M GL.
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 cores | 1280 | 1280 |
| Core clock speed | 931 MHz | 1029 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1011 MHz | no data |
| Number of transistors | 5,000 million | 2x 1870 Million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 14 nm | 28 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 65 Watt | 120 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 80.88 | no data |
| Floating-point performance | 2,588 gflops | no data |
Form Factor & Compatibility
Information on Radeon RX Vega M GL and GeForce GTX 860M SLI compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. 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 size | no data | large |
| Interface | IGP | no data |
| SLI options | no data | + |
| Memory type | HBM2 | GDDR5 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 4 GB | 2x 4 GB |
| Memory bus width | 1024 Bit | 2x 128 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 1400 MHz | 5000 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 179.2 GB/s | no data |
| 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 Connectors | No outputs | no data |
Supported GPU Technologies
Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.
| Optimus | no data | + |
API Compatibility
List of supported graphics and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (12_0) | 12 (FL 11_0) |
| Shader Model | 6.4 | no data |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | no data |
| OpenCL | 2.0 | no data |
| Vulkan | 1.2.131 | no data |
| CUDA | no data | + |
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 HD | 35−40
−31.4%
| 46
+31.4%
|
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
High Preset
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 18−20
−31.6%
|
24−27
+31.6%
|
Full HD
Ultra Preset
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 18−20
−31.6%
|
24−27
+31.6%
|
4K
High Preset
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 7−8
−57.1%
|
10−12
+57.1%
|
This is how RX Vega M GL and GTX 860M SLI compete in popular games:
- GTX 860M SLI is 31.4% faster than RX Vega M GL in 1080p
Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:
- in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, with 4K resolution and the High Preset, the GTX 860M SLI is 57.1% faster than the RX Vega M GL.
All in all, in popular games:
- Without exception, GTX 860M SLI surpassed RX Vega M GL in all 3 of our tests.
Pros & Cons Summary
| Performance score | 9.38 | 12.28 |
| Recency | 1 February 2018 | 12 March 2014 |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 28 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 65 Watt | 120 Watt |
The GeForce GTX 860M SLI is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon RX Vega M GL in performance tests.
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