RTX A2000 vs Radeon RX Vega M GL

Place in the ranking	449	142
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	87.75
Power efficiency	10.68	34.91
Architecture	GCN 4.0 (2016−2020)	Ampere (2020−2024)
GPU code name	Polaris 22	GA106
Market segment	Laptop	Workstation
Release date	1 February 2018 (6 years ago)	10 August 2021 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$449

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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 cores	1280	3328
Core clock speed	931 MHz	562 MHz
Boost clock speed	1011 MHz	1200 MHz
Number of transistors	5,000 million	12,000 million
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	70 Watt
Texture fill rate	80.88	124.8
Floating-point processing power	2.588 TFLOPS	7.987 TFLOPS
ROPs	32	48
TMUs	80	104
Tensor Cores	no data	104
Ray Tracing Cores	no data	26

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).

Interface	IGP	PCIe 4.0 x16
Length	no data	167 mm
Width	no data	2-slot
Supplementary power connectors	no data	None

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 type	HBM2	GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	6 GB
Memory bus width	1024 Bit	192 Bit
Memory clock speed	700 MHz	1500 MHz
Memory bandwidth	179.2 GB/s	288.0 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 Connectors

No outputs

4x mini-DisplayPort 1.4a

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 (12_0)	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	6.4	6.8
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	2.0	3.0
Vulkan	1.2.131	1.3
CUDA	-	8.6

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark results comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.

Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark score. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

RX Vega M GL 10.10

RTX A2000 35.55
+252%

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.

RX Vega M GL 3883

RTX A2000 13665
+252%

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	24−27 −292%	94 +292%
1440p	12−14 −275%	45 +275%
4K	8−9 −263%	29 +263%

Cost per frame, $

1080p	no data	4.78
1440p	no data	9.98
4K	no data	15.48

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Medium Preset

Fortnite	55−60 −239%	200−210 +239%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	75−80 −246%	270−280 +246%

Full HD
High Preset

Dota 2	35−40 −258%	129 +258%
Fortnite	55−60 −171%	160−170 +171%
Grand Theft Auto V	35−40 −258%	129 +258%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	75−80 −146%	190−200 +146%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	30−33 −310%	120−130 +310%
World of Tanks	140−150 −92.4%	270−280 +92.4%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Dota 2	35−40 −233%	120−130 +233%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	75−80 −146%	190−200 +146%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	30−33 −233%	100−105 +233%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Fortnite

55−60
−239%

200−210

+239%

4K
High Preset

Grand Theft Auto V	20−22 −180%	56 +180%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	20−22 −180%	56 +180%

4K
Ultra Preset

Dota 2	20−22 −250%	70−75 +250%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	27−30 −245%	100−105 +245%

4K
Epic Preset

Fortnite

10−12

−218%

35−40
+218%

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2	84 +0%	84 +0%
Elden Ring	86 +0%	86 +0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	95−100 +0%	95−100 +0%
Counter-Strike 2	62 +0%	62 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	166 +0%	166 +0%
Metro Exodus	106 +0%	106 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	70−75 +0%	70−75 +0%
Valorant	140−150 +0%	140−150 +0%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	95−100 +0%	95−100 +0%
Counter-Strike 2	52 +0%	52 +0%
Elden Ring	120−130 +0%	120−130 +0%
Far Cry 5	136 +0%	136 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	130 +0%	130 +0%
Metro Exodus	71 +0%	71 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	70−75 +0%	70−75 +0%
Valorant	140−150 +0%	140−150 +0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	95−100 +0%	95−100 +0%
Counter-Strike 2	45 +0%	45 +0%
Far Cry 5	90−95 +0%	90−95 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	109 +0%	109 +0%
Valorant	140−150 +0%	140−150 +0%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2	58 +0%	58 +0%
Elden Ring	70−75 +0%	70−75 +0%
Grand Theft Auto V	58 +0%	58 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	30−35 +0%	30−35 +0%
World of Tanks	220−230 +0%	220−230 +0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	65−70 +0%	65−70 +0%
Counter-Strike 2	26 +0%	26 +0%
Far Cry 5	110−120 +0%	110−120 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	79 +0%	79 +0%
Metro Exodus	62 +0%	62 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	47 +0%	47 +0%
Valorant	100−110 +0%	100−110 +0%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	35−40 +0%	35−40 +0%
Dota 2	56 +0%	56 +0%
Elden Ring	30−35 +0%	30−35 +0%
Metro Exodus	20 +0%	20 +0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	110−120 +0%	110−120 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	21−24 +0%	21−24 +0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	40−45 +0%	40−45 +0%
Counter-Strike 2	35−40 +0%	35−40 +0%
Far Cry 5	50−55 +0%	50−55 +0%
Fortnite	45−50 +0%	45−50 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	45 +0%	45 +0%
Valorant	55−60 +0%	55−60 +0%

This is how RX Vega M GL and RTX A2000 compete in popular games:

RTX A2000 is 292% faster in 1080p
RTX A2000 is 275% faster in 1440p
RTX A2000 is 263% 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 High Preset, the RTX A2000 is 310% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

RTX A2000 is ahead in 9 tests (17%)
there's a draw in 45 tests (83%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	10.10	35.55
Recency	1 February 2018	10 August 2021
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	6 GB
Chip lithography	14 nm	8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	70 Watt

RX Vega M GL has 7.7% lower power consumption.

RTX A2000, on the other hand, has a 252% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 3 years, a 50% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 75% more advanced lithography process.

The RTX A2000 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon RX Vega M GL in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon RX Vega M GL is a notebook card while RTX A2000 is a workstation one.

Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.