Radeon RX Vega M GL / 870 vs RX Vega M GL

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon RX Vega M GL and Radeon RX Vega M GL / 870, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

RX Vega M GL
2018
4 GB HBM2, 65 Watt
8.81

M GL / 870 outperforms M GL by a substantial 37% 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 ranking502427
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency10.9815.00
ArchitectureGCN 4.0 (2016−2020)Vega (2017−2020)
GPU code namePolaris 22Vega Kaby Lake-G
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date1 February 2018 (7 years ago)7 January 2018 (7 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 cores12801280
Core clock speed931 MHz931 MHz
Boost clock speed1011 MHz1011 MHz
Number of transistors5,000 millionno data
Manufacturing process technology14 nm14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt65 Watt
Texture fill rate80.88no data
Floating-point processing power2.588 TFLOPSno data
ROPs32no data
TMUs80no data
L1 Cache320 KBno data
L2 Cache1024 KBno 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).

Laptop sizeno datamedium sized
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 typeHBM2HBM2
Maximum RAM amount4 GB4 GB
Memory bus width1024 Bitno data
Memory clock speed700 MHzno data
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 outputsno data

API and SDK support

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

DirectX12 (12_0)12_1
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.

Average FPS across all PC games

Here are the average frames per second in a large set of popular games across different resolutions:

Full HD30−35
−43.3%
43
+43.3%
1440p18−21
−55.6%
28
+55.6%
4K10−12
−40%
14
+40%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Medium

Fortnite 55−60
−50.9%
86
+50.9%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 30−35
−38.2%
45−50
+38.2%

Full HD
High

Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 140−150
−25.9%
180−190
+25.9%
Dota 2 65−70
−25%
85−90
+25%
Fortnite 55−60
+1.8%
56
−1.8%
Grand Theft Auto V 35−40
−17.1%
41
+17.1%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 30−35
−38.2%
45−50
+38.2%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 24−27
−64%
41
+64%

Full HD
Ultra

Dota 2 65−70
−25%
85−90
+25%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 30−35
−38.2%
45−50
+38.2%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 24−27
+4.2%
24
−4.2%

Full HD
Epic

Fortnite 55−60
+50%
38
−50%

4K
High

Grand Theft Auto V 20−22
−45%
29
+45%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 10−11
−40%
14
+40%

4K
Ultra

Dota 2 35−40
−34.3%
45−50
+34.3%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 9−10
−33.3%
12−14
+33.3%

4K
Epic

Fortnite 9−10
+0%
9
+0%

Full HD
Low

Counter-Strike 2 70−75
+0%
70−75
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 27−30
+0%
27−30
+0%
Hogwarts Legacy 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%

Full HD
Medium

Battlefield 5 62
+0%
62
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 70−75
+0%
70−75
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 27−30
+0%
27−30
+0%
Far Cry 5 42
+0%
42
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%
Hogwarts Legacy 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%
Valorant 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%

Full HD
High

Battlefield 5 52
+0%
52
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 70−75
+0%
70−75
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 27−30
+0%
27−30
+0%
Far Cry 5 39
+0%
39
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%
Hogwarts Legacy 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%
Metro Exodus 24
+0%
24
+0%
Valorant 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%

Full HD
Ultra

Battlefield 5 48
+0%
48
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 27−30
+0%
27−30
+0%
Far Cry 5 36
+0%
36
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%
Hogwarts Legacy 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%
Valorant 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%

1440p
High

Counter-Strike 2 24−27
+0%
24−27
+0%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 95−100
+0%
95−100
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 20−22
+0%
20−22
+0%
Metro Exodus 14
+0%
14
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 62
+0%
62
+0%
Valorant 130−140
+0%
130−140
+0%

1440p
Ultra

Battlefield 5 34
+0%
34
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 10−12
+0%
10−12
+0%
Far Cry 5 24
+0%
24
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%
Hogwarts Legacy 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 18−20
+0%
18−20
+0%

1440p
Epic

Fortnite 24
+0%
24
+0%

4K
High

Counter-Strike 2 9−10
+0%
9−10
+0%
Hogwarts Legacy 7−8
+0%
7−8
+0%
Metro Exodus 9−10
+0%
9−10
+0%
Valorant 70−75
+0%
70−75
+0%

4K
Ultra

Battlefield 5 16
+0%
16
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 9−10
+0%
9−10
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%
Far Cry 5 12
+0%
12
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%
Hogwarts Legacy 7−8
+0%
7−8
+0%

This is how RX Vega M GL and RX Vega M GL / 870 compete in popular games:

  • RX Vega M GL / 870 is 43% faster in 1080p
  • RX Vega M GL / 870 is 56% faster in 1440p
  • RX Vega M GL / 870 is 40% faster in 4K

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

  • in Fortnite, with 1080p resolution and the Epic Preset, the RX Vega M GL is 50% faster.
  • in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, with 1080p resolution and the High Preset, the RX Vega M GL / 870 is 64% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • RX Vega M GL performs better in 3 tests (5%)
  • RX Vega M GL / 870 performs better in 13 tests (20%)
  • there's a draw in 50 tests (76%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score 8.81 12.04

RX Vega M GL / 870 has a 36.7% higher aggregate performance score.

The Radeon RX Vega M GL / 870 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon RX Vega M GL in performance tests.

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