Radeon RX 7800 XT vs RX Vega M GL

Place in the ranking	449	30
Place by popularity	not in top-100	60
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	66.77
Power efficiency	10.68	16.47
Architecture	GCN 4.0 (2016−2020)	RDNA 3.0 (2022−2024)
GPU code name	Polaris 22	Navi 32
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop
Release date	1 February 2018 (6 years ago)	25 August 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$499

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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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	3840
Core clock speed	931 MHz	1295 MHz
Boost clock speed	1011 MHz	2430 MHz
Number of transistors	5,000 million	28,100 million
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	263 Watt
Texture fill rate	80.88	583.2
Floating-point processing power	2.588 TFLOPS	37.32 TFLOPS
ROPs	32	96
TMUs	80	240
Ray Tracing Cores	no data	60

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	267 mm
Width	no data	2-slot
Supplementary power connectors	no data	2x 8-pin

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	16 GB
Memory bus width	1024 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	700 MHz	2438 MHz
Memory bandwidth	179.2 GB/s	624.1 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	1x HDMI 2.1a, 3x DisplayPort 2.1
HDMI	-	+

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	6.7
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	2.0	2.2
Vulkan	1.2.131	1.3

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. 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

RX 7800 XT 63.01
+524%

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

RX 7800 XT 24220
+524%

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	30−35 −617%	215 +617%
1440p	18−20 −578%	122 +578%
4K	10−12 −630%	73 +630%

Cost per frame, $

1080p	no data	2.32
1440p	no data	4.09
4K	no data	6.84

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Medium Preset

Fortnite	55−60 −493%	350−400 +493%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	75−80 −477%	450−500 +477%

Full HD
High Preset

Dota 2	35−40 −394%	178 +394%
Fortnite	55−60 −319%	240−250 +319%
Grand Theft Auto V	35−40 −394%	178 +394%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	75−80 −176%	210−220 +176%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	30−33 −480%	170−180 +480%
World of Tanks	140−150 −92.4%	270−280 +92.4%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Dota 2	35−40 −511%	220−230 +511%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	75−80 −176%	210−220 +176%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	30−33 −500%	180−190 +500%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Fortnite

55−60
−493%

350−400

+493%

4K
High Preset

Grand Theft Auto V	20−22 −660%	152 +660%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	20−22 −660%	152 +660%

4K
Ultra Preset

Dota 2	20−22 −500%	120−130 +500%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	27−30 −521%	180−190 +521%

4K
Epic Preset

Fortnite

10−12

−491%

65−70
+491%

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2	241 +0%	241 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	258 +0%	258 +0%
Elden Ring	225 +0%	225 +0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	110−120 +0%	110−120 +0%
Counter-Strike 2	200 +0%	200 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	96 +0%	96 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	488 +0%	488 +0%
Metro Exodus	171 +0%	171 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	110−120 +0%	110−120 +0%
Valorant	290−300 +0%	290−300 +0%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	110−120 +0%	110−120 +0%
Counter-Strike 2	163 +0%	163 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	80 +0%	80 +0%
Elden Ring	230−240 +0%	230−240 +0%
Far Cry 5	113 +0%	113 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	398 +0%	398 +0%
Metro Exodus	147 +0%	147 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	110−120 +0%	110−120 +0%
Valorant	290−300 +0%	290−300 +0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	110−120 +0%	110−120 +0%
Counter-Strike 2	149 +0%	149 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	74 +0%	74 +0%
Far Cry 5	120−130 +0%	120−130 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	340 +0%	340 +0%
Valorant	290−300 +0%	290−300 +0%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2	140 +0%	140 +0%
Elden Ring	150−160 +0%	150−160 +0%
Grand Theft Auto V	140 +0%	140 +0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	170−180 +0%	170−180 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	75−80 +0%	75−80 +0%
World of Tanks	400−450 +0%	400−450 +0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	85−90 +0%	85−90 +0%
Counter-Strike 2	97 +0%	97 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	48 +0%	48 +0%
Far Cry 5	160−170 +0%	160−170 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	243 +0%	243 +0%
Metro Exodus	148 +0%	148 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	147 +0%	147 +0%
Valorant	250−260 +0%	250−260 +0%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	42 +0%	42 +0%
Dota 2	152 +0%	152 +0%
Elden Ring	80−85 +0%	80−85 +0%
Metro Exodus	63 +0%	63 +0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	200−210 +0%	200−210 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	50−55 +0%	50−55 +0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	80−85 +0%	80−85 +0%
Counter-Strike 2	75−80 +0%	75−80 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	22 +0%	22 +0%
Far Cry 5	100−110 +0%	100−110 +0%
Fortnite	95−100 +0%	95−100 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	130 +0%	130 +0%
Valorant	140−150 +0%	140−150 +0%

This is how RX Vega M GL and RX 7800 XT compete in popular games:

RX 7800 XT is 617% faster in 1080p
RX 7800 XT is 578% faster in 1440p
RX 7800 XT is 630% faster in 4K

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

in Grand Theft Auto V, with 4K resolution and the High Preset, the RX 7800 XT is 660% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

RX 7800 XT is ahead in 9 tests (15%)
there's a draw in 52 tests (85%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	10.10	63.01
Recency	1 February 2018	25 August 2023
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	16 GB
Chip lithography	14 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	263 Watt

RX Vega M GL has 304.6% lower power consumption.

RX 7800 XT, on the other hand, has a 523.9% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 5 years, a 300% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 180% more advanced lithography process.

The Radeon RX 7800 XT 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 Radeon RX 7800 XT is a desktop one.

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