Radeon 820M vs RX Vega M GL

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon RX Vega M GL and Radeon 820M, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

RX Vega M GL
2018
4 GB HBM2, 65 Watt
9.39
+84.1%

M GL outperforms 820M by an impressive 84% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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Primary details

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

Place in the ranking505676
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency11.12no data
ArchitectureGCN 4.0 (2016−2020)RDNA 3.5 (2024−2025)
GPU code namePolaris 22Krackan Point
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date1 February 2018 (8 years ago)March 2025 (1 year 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 cores1280128
Core clock speed931 MHz400 MHz
Boost clock speed1011 MHz2800 MHz
Number of transistors5,000 millionno data
Manufacturing process technology14 nm4 nm
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt15 Watt
Texture fill rate80.8822.40
Floating-point processing power2.588 TFLOPS0.7168 TFLOPS
ROPs324
TMUs808
Ray Tracing Coresno data2
L0 Cacheno data32 KB
L1 Cache320 KB32 KB
L2 Cache1024 KB1024 KB

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 sizeno datamedium sized
InterfaceIGPPCIe 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 typeHBM2System Shared
Maximum RAM amount4 GBSystem Shared
Memory bus width1024 BitSystem Shared
Memory clock speed700 MHzSystem Shared
Memory bandwidth179.2 GB/sno data
Shared memory-+

Connectivity and outputs

This section shows the types and number of video connectors on each GPU. The data applies specifically to desktop reference models (for example, NVIDIA’s Founders Edition). OEM partners often modify both the number and types of ports. On notebook GPUs, video‐output options are determined by the laptop’s design rather than the graphics chip itself.

Display ConnectorsNo outputsPortable Device Dependent

API and SDK support

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

DirectX12 (12_0)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model6.46.8
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL2.02.1
Vulkan1.2.1311.4

Synthetic benchmarks

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.

RX Vega M GL 9.39
+84.1%
Radeon 820M 5.10

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 3933
+79%
Samples: 328
Radeon 820M 2197
Samples: 26

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 HD18−20
+80%
10
−80%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Medium

Fortnite 55−60
+83.9%
30−35
−83.9%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 30−35
+70%
20−22
−70%

Full HD
High

Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 140−150
+61.8%
85−90
−61.8%
Dota 2 65−70
+97.1%
35−40
−97.1%
Fortnite 55−60
+83.9%
30−35
−83.9%
Grand Theft Auto V 35−40
+119%
16
−119%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 30−35
+70%
20−22
−70%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 24−27
+78.6%
14−16
−78.6%

Full HD
Ultra

Dota 2 65−70
+97.1%
35−40
−97.1%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 30−35
+70%
20−22
−70%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 24−27
+78.6%
14−16
−78.6%

Full HD
Epic

Fortnite 55−60
+83.9%
30−35
−83.9%

4K
High

Grand Theft Auto V 20−22
+25%
16−18
−25%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 10−12
+450%
2−3
−450%

4K
Ultra

Dota 2 35−40
+94.4%
18−20
−94.4%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 9−10
+80%
5−6
−80%

4K
Epic

Fortnite 9−10
+80%
5−6
−80%

Full HD
Low

Counter-Strike 2 24−27
+0%
24−27
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 10−12
+0%
10−12
+0%
Resident Evil 4 Remake 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%

Full HD
Medium

Battlefield 5 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 24−27
+0%
24−27
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 10−12
+0%
10−12
+0%
Far Cry 5 16−18
+0%
16−18
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 24−27
+0%
24−27
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
Valorant 60−65
+0%
60−65
+0%

Full HD
High

Battlefield 5 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 24−27
+0%
24−27
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 10−12
+0%
10−12
+0%
Far Cry 5 16−18
+0%
16−18
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 24−27
+0%
24−27
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
Metro Exodus 10−11
+0%
10−11
+0%
Valorant 60−65
+0%
60−65
+0%

Full HD
Ultra

Battlefield 5 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 10−12
+0%
10−12
+0%
Far Cry 5 16−18
+0%
16−18
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 24−27
+0%
24−27
+0%

1440p
High

Counter-Strike 2 10−11
+0%
10−11
+0%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%
Metro Exodus 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%
Valorant 55−60
+0%
55−60
+0%

1440p
Ultra

Battlefield 5 6−7
+0%
6−7
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%
Far Cry 5 10−11
+0%
10−11
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 7−8
+0%
7−8
+0%

1440p
Epic

Fortnite 10−11
+0%
10−11
+0%

4K
High

Valorant 24−27
+0%
24−27
+0%

4K
Ultra

Battlefield 5 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Far Cry 5 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 7−8
+0%
7−8
+0%

This is how RX Vega M GL and Radeon 820M compete in popular games:

  • RX Vega M GL is 80% faster 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 RX Vega M GL is 450% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • RX Vega M GL performs better in 14 tests (27%)
  • there's a draw in 38 tests (73%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score 9.39 5.10
Chip lithography 14 nm 4 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 15 Watt

RX Vega M GL has a 84% higher aggregate performance score.

Radeon 820M, on the other hand, has a 250% more advanced lithography process, and 333% lower power consumption.

The Radeon RX Vega M GL is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon 820M in performance tests.

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