Radeon RX 7900M vs RX Vega M GL

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon RX Vega M GL and Radeon RX 7900M, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

RX Vega M GL
2018
4 GB HBM2, 65 Watt
9.35

7900M outperforms M GL by a whopping 472% 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 ranking50363
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency11.0522.84
ArchitectureGCN 4.0 (2016−2020)RDNA 3.0 (2022−2026)
GPU code namePolaris 22Navi 31
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date1 February 2018 (7 years ago)19 October 2023 (2 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 cores12804608
Core clock speed931 MHz1825 MHz
Boost clock speed1011 MHz2090 MHz
Number of transistors5,000 million57,700 million
Manufacturing process technology14 nm5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt180 Watt
Texture fill rate80.88601.9
Floating-point processing power2.588 TFLOPS38.52 TFLOPS
ROPs32192
TMUs80288
Ray Tracing Coresno data72
L0 Cacheno data2.3 MB
L1 Cache320 KB3 MB
L2 Cache1024 KB6 MB
L3 Cacheno data64 MB

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 datalarge
InterfaceIGPPCIe 4.0 x16
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 typeHBM2GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount4 GB16 GB
Memory bus width1024 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed700 MHz2250 MHz
Memory bandwidth179.2 GB/s576.0 GB/s
Shared memory--
Resizable BAR-+

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
OpenCL2.02.2
Vulkan1.2.1311.3

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 9.35
RX 7900M 53.52
+472%

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 3912
Samples: 311
RX 7900M 22383
+472%
Samples: 49

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 HD24−27
−517%
148
+517%
1440p18−20
−494%
107
+494%
4K12−14
−508%
73
+508%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Medium

Fortnite 55−60
−321%
240−250
+321%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 30−35
−412%
170−180
+412%

Full HD
High

Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 140−150
−93.8%
270−280
+93.8%
Dota 2 65−70
−407%
350−400
+407%
Fortnite 55−60
−321%
240−250
+321%
Grand Theft Auto V 35−40
−297%
139
+297%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 30−35
−412%
170−180
+412%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 24−27
−772%
210−220
+772%

Full HD
Ultra

Dota 2 65−70
−407%
350−400
+407%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 30−35
−412%
170−180
+412%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 24−27
−572%
168
+572%

Full HD
Epic

Fortnite 55−60
−321%
240−250
+321%

4K
High

Grand Theft Auto V 20−22
−630%
146
+630%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 10−12
−955%
116
+955%

4K
Ultra

Dota 2 35−40
−471%
200−210
+471%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 9−10
−944%
90−95
+944%

4K
Epic

Fortnite 9−10
−778%
75−80
+778%

Full HD
Low

Counter-Strike 2 270−280
+0%
270−280
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 130−140
+0%
130−140
+0%
Hogwarts Legacy 130−140
+0%
130−140
+0%

Full HD
Medium

Battlefield 5 150−160
+0%
150−160
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 270−280
+0%
270−280
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 130−140
+0%
130−140
+0%
Far Cry 5 160−170
+0%
160−170
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 200−210
+0%
200−210
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 160−170
+0%
160−170
+0%
Hogwarts Legacy 130−140
+0%
130−140
+0%
Valorant 290−300
+0%
290−300
+0%

Full HD
High

Battlefield 5 150−160
+0%
150−160
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 270−280
+0%
270−280
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 130−140
+0%
130−140
+0%
Far Cry 5 160−170
+0%
160−170
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 200−210
+0%
200−210
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 160−170
+0%
160−170
+0%
Hogwarts Legacy 130−140
+0%
130−140
+0%
Metro Exodus 130−140
+0%
130−140
+0%
Valorant 290−300
+0%
290−300
+0%

Full HD
Ultra

Battlefield 5 150−160
+0%
150−160
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 135
+0%
135
+0%
Far Cry 5 128
+0%
128
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 200−210
+0%
200−210
+0%
Hogwarts Legacy 130−140
+0%
130−140
+0%
Valorant 290−300
+0%
290−300
+0%

1440p
High

Counter-Strike 2 150−160
+0%
150−160
+0%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 350−400
+0%
350−400
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 106
+0%
106
+0%
Metro Exodus 85−90
+0%
85−90
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
Valorant 300−350
+0%
300−350
+0%

1440p
Ultra

Battlefield 5 130−140
+0%
130−140
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 93
+0%
93
+0%
Far Cry 5 123
+0%
123
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
Hogwarts Legacy 65−70
+0%
65−70
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%

1440p
Epic

Fortnite 150−160
+0%
150−160
+0%

4K
High

Counter-Strike 2 65−70
+0%
65−70
+0%
Hogwarts Legacy 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%
Metro Exodus 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%
Valorant 300−350
+0%
300−350
+0%

4K
Ultra

Battlefield 5 90−95
+0%
90−95
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 65−70
+0%
65−70
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 44
+0%
44
+0%
Far Cry 5 103
+0%
103
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%
Hogwarts Legacy 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%

This is how RX Vega M GL and RX 7900M compete in popular games:

  • RX 7900M is 517% faster in 1080p
  • RX 7900M is 494% faster in 1440p
  • RX 7900M is 508% faster in 4K

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 7900M is 955% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • RX 7900M performs better in 14 tests (22%)
  • there's a draw in 49 tests (78%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score 9.35 53.52
Recency 1 February 2018 19 October 2023
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 16 GB
Chip lithography 14 nm 5 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 180 Watt

RX Vega M GL has 176.9% lower power consumption.

RX 7900M, on the other hand, has a 472.4% 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 7900M is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon RX Vega M GL in performance tests.

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