Radeon R2 (Stoney Ridge) vs RX Vega M GL

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Radeon RX Vega M GL Radeon RX Vega M GL / 870
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Radeon R2 (Mullins/Beema/Carrizo-L) Radeon R2 (Stoney Ridge) Radeon R2 Mobile Graphics Radeon R2E Mobile Graphics

Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon RX Vega M GL and Radeon R2 (Stoney Ridge), covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

RX Vega M GL
2018
4 GB HBM2, 65 Watt
9.90
+880%

RX Vega M GL outperforms R2 (Stoney Ridge) by a whopping 880% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Contents

RX Vega M GL RX Vega M GL
R2 (Stoney Ridge) R2 (Stoney Ridge)

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking4501109
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency10.754.75
ArchitectureGCN 4.0 (2016−2020)GCN 1.2/2.0 (2015−2016)
GPU code namePolaris 22Stoney Ridge
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date1 February 2018 (7 years ago)1 June 2016 (8 years 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 MHzno data
Boost clock speed1011 MHz600 MHz
Number of transistors5,000 million3100 Million
Manufacturing process technology14 nm28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt15 Watt
Texture fill rate80.88no data
Floating-point processing power2.588 TFLOPSno data
ROPs32no data
TMUs80no data

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).

InterfaceIGPno data

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 typeHBM2no data
Maximum RAM amount4 GBno data
Memory bus width1024 Bit64 Bit
Memory clock speed700 MHzno data
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 outputsno data

API and SDK compatibility

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

DirectX12 (12_0)12 (FL 12_0)
Shader Model6.4no data
OpenGL4.6no data
OpenCL2.0no data
Vulkan1.2.131+

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Medium Preset

Fortnite 55−60
+883%
6−7
−883%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 75−80
+1014%
7−8
−1014%

Full HD
High Preset

Dota 2 35−40
+1100%
3−4
−1100%
Fortnite 55−60
+1375%
4−5
−1375%
Grand Theft Auto V 35−40 0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 75−80
+550%
12−14
−550%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 30−35
+417%
6−7
−417%
World of Tanks 140−150
+508%
24−27
−508%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Dota 2 35−40
+1100%
3−4
−1100%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 75−80
+550%
12−14
−550%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 30−35
+933%
3−4
−933%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Fortnite 55−60
+883%
6−7
−883%

4K
High Preset

Grand Theft Auto V 20−22
+33.3%
14−16
−33.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 20−22
+33.3%
14−16
−33.3%

4K
Ultra Preset

Dota 2 20−22
+33.3%
14−16
−33.3%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 27−30
+1350%
2−3
−1350%

4K
Epic Preset

Fortnite 10−12
+1000%
1−2
−1000%

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2 10−12
+0%
10−12
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5 0−1 0−1
Counter-Strike 2 10−12
+0%
10−12
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 6−7
+0%
6−7
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5 0−1 0−1
Counter-Strike 2 10−12
+0%
10−12
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%
Far Cry 5 10−11
+0%
10−11
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 6−7
+0%
6−7
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 0−1 0−1
Counter-Strike 2 10−12
+0%
10−12
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%
Far Cry 5 10−11
+0%
10−11
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%

1440p
High Preset

PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%
World of Tanks 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Counter-Strike 2 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Far Cry 5 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 0−1 0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%
Valorant 6−7
+0%
6−7
+0%

4K
High Preset

Dota 2 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 0−1 0−1

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
Far Cry 5 0−1 0−1
Valorant 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%

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

  • in Fortnite, with 1080p resolution and the High Preset, the RX Vega M GL is 1375% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • RX Vega M GL is ahead in 8 tests (23%)
  • there's a draw in 27 tests (77%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score 9.90 1.01
Recency 1 February 2018 1 June 2016
Chip lithography 14 nm 28 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 15 Watt

RX Vega M GL has a 880.2% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 1 year, and a 100% more advanced lithography process.

R2 (Stoney Ridge), on the other hand, has 333.3% lower power consumption.

The Radeon RX Vega M GL is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon R2 (Stoney Ridge) in performance tests.

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

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