Radeon 880M vs RX Vega M GL

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon RX Vega M GL and Radeon 880M, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

RX Vega M GL
2018
4 GB HBM2, 65 Watt
9.58

880M outperforms RX Vega M GL by an impressive 99% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking489314
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency10.6491.91
ArchitectureGCN 4.0 (2016−2020)RDNA 3.5 (2024−2025)
GPU code namePolaris 22Strix Point
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date1 February 2018 (7 years ago)15 July 2024 (less than a 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 cores1280768
Core clock speed931 MHz400 MHz
Boost clock speed1011 MHz2900 MHz
Number of transistors5,000 million34,000 million
Manufacturing process technology14 nm4 nm
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt15 Watt
Texture fill rate80.88139.2
Floating-point processing power2.588 TFLOPS4.454 TFLOPS
ROPs3216
TMUs8048
Ray Tracing Coresno data12

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

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 outputsPortable Device Dependent

API and SDK compatibility

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
Vulkan1.2.1311.3

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.

RX Vega M GL 9.58
Radeon 880M 19.09
+99.3%

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 3867
Radeon 880M 7701
+99.1%

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
−100%
36
+100%
1440p10−12
−120%
22
+120%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Medium Preset

Fortnite 55−60
−78.6%
100−105
+78.6%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 30−35
−109%
70−75
+109%

Full HD
High Preset

Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 140−150
−60.1%
220−230
+60.1%
Dota 2 65−70
−91.2%
130−140
+91.2%
Fortnite 55−60
−78.6%
100−105
+78.6%
Grand Theft Auto V 35−40
−54.3%
54
+54.3%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 30−35
−109%
70−75
+109%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 24−27
−121%
53
+121%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Dota 2 65−70
−91.2%
130−140
+91.2%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 30−35
−109%
70−75
+109%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 24−27
−37.5%
33
+37.5%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Fortnite 55−60
−78.6%
100−105
+78.6%

4K
High Preset

Grand Theft Auto V 20−22
−70%
30−35
+70%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 10−11
−170%
27−30
+170%

4K
Ultra Preset

Dota 2 30−35
−91.2%
65−70
+91.2%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 9−10
−111%
18−20
+111%

4K
Epic Preset

Fortnite 9−10
−111%
18−20
+111%

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2 95
+0%
95
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%
Dead Island 2 75−80
+0%
75−80
+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5 75−80
+0%
75−80
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 70
+0%
70
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%
Dead Island 2 75−80
+0%
75−80
+0%
Far Cry 5 54
+0%
54
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 75−80
+0%
75−80
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 55−60
+0%
55−60
+0%
Valorant 140−150
+0%
140−150
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5 75−80
+0%
75−80
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 39
+0%
39
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%
Dead Island 2 75−80
+0%
75−80
+0%
Far Cry 5 49
+0%
49
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 75−80
+0%
75−80
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 55−60
+0%
55−60
+0%
Metro Exodus 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%
Valorant 140−150
+0%
140−150
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 75−80
+0%
75−80
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%
Dead Island 2 75−80
+0%
75−80
+0%
Far Cry 5 46
+0%
46
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 75−80
+0%
75−80
+0%
Valorant 140−150
+0%
140−150
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 130−140
+0%
130−140
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 22
+0%
22
+0%
Metro Exodus 24−27
+0%
24−27
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
Valorant 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 18−20
+0%
18−20
+0%
Dead Island 2 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%
Far Cry 5 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 30−33
+0%
30−33
+0%

1440p
Epic Preset

Fortnite 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 16−18
+0%
16−18
+0%
Dead Island 2 18−20
+0%
18−20
+0%
Metro Exodus 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
Valorant 100−110
+0%
100−110
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 27−30
+0%
27−30
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 16−18
+0%
16−18
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 7−8
+0%
7−8
+0%
Dead Island 2 18−20
+0%
18−20
+0%
Far Cry 5 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%

This is how RX Vega M GL and Radeon 880M compete in popular games:

  • Radeon 880M is 100% faster in 1080p
  • Radeon 880M is 120% faster in 1440p

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 Radeon 880M is 170% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • Radeon 880M is ahead in 14 tests (22%)
  • there's a draw in 49 tests (78%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 9.58 19.09
Recency 1 February 2018 15 July 2024
Chip lithography 14 nm 4 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 15 Watt

Radeon 880M has a 99.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 6 years, a 250% more advanced lithography process, and 333.3% lower power consumption.

The Radeon 880M is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon RX Vega M GL in performance tests.

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