Radeon RX Vega M GL / 870 vs ATI X800
Aggregate performance score
We've compared Radeon X800 with Radeon RX Vega M GL / 870, including specs and performance data.
RX Vega M GL / 870 outperforms ATI X800 by a whopping 6227% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 1376 | 371 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | 0.51 | 14.80 |
| Architecture | R400 (2004−2008) | Vega (2017−2020) |
| GPU code name | R430 | Vega Kaby Lake-G |
| Market segment | Desktop | Laptop |
| Release date | 1 October 2004 (20 years ago) | 7 January 2018 (6 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 cores | no data | 1280 |
| Core clock speed | 400 MHz | 931 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | no data | 1011 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 160 million | no data |
| Manufacturing process technology | 110 nm | 14 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 30 Watt | 65 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 4.800 | no data |
| ROPs | 12 | no data |
| TMUs | 12 | no 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 size | no data | medium sized |
| Interface | PCIe 1.0 x16 | no data |
| Width | 1-slot | no data |
| Supplementary power connectors | None | no 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 type | DDR | HBM2 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 256 MB | 4 GB |
| Memory bus width | 256 Bit | no data |
| Memory clock speed | 350 MHz | no data |
| Memory bandwidth | 22.4 GB/s | no data |
| Shared memory | no data | - |
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 | 1x DVI, 1x VGA, 1x S-Video | no data |
API compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 9.0b (9_2) | 12_1 |
| OpenGL | 2.0 | no data |
| OpenCL | N/A | no data |
| Vulkan | N/A | - |
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 | 0−1 | 42 |
| 1440p | -0−1 | 28 |
| 4K | -0−1 | 14 |
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low Preset
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 21−24
+0%
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21−24
+0%
|
Full HD
Medium Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 47
+0%
|
47
+0%
|
| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 21−24
+0%
|
21−24
+0%
|
| Battlefield 5 | 45−50
+0%
|
45−50
+0%
|
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 33
+0%
|
33
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 21−24
+0%
|
21−24
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 30−35
+0%
|
30−35
+0%
|
| Far Cry New Dawn | 35−40
+0%
|
35−40
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 90−95
+0%
|
90−95
+0%
|
| Hitman 3 | 27−30
+0%
|
27−30
+0%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 70−75
+0%
|
70−75
+0%
|
| Metro Exodus | 53
+0%
|
53
+0%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 48
+0%
|
48
+0%
|
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 45−50
+0%
|
45−50
+0%
|
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 75−80
+0%
|
75−80
+0%
|
Full HD
High Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 30−35
+0%
|
30−35
+0%
|
| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 21−24
+0%
|
21−24
+0%
|
| Battlefield 5 | 45−50
+0%
|
45−50
+0%
|
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 30
+0%
|
30
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 21−24
+0%
|
21−24
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 30−35
+0%
|
30−35
+0%
|
| Far Cry New Dawn | 35−40
+0%
|
35−40
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 90−95
+0%
|
90−95
+0%
|
| Hitman 3 | 27−30
+0%
|
27−30
+0%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 70−75
+0%
|
70−75
+0%
|
| Metro Exodus | 41
+0%
|
41
+0%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 37
+0%
|
37
+0%
|
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 45−50
+0%
|
45−50
+0%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 30−35
+0%
|
30−35
+0%
|
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 75−80
+0%
|
75−80
+0%
|
Full HD
Ultra Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 23
+0%
|
23
+0%
|
| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 21−24
+0%
|
21−24
+0%
|
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 20
+0%
|
20
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 21−24
+0%
|
21−24
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 30−35
+0%
|
30−35
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 90−95
+0%
|
90−95
+0%
|
| Hitman 3 | 27−30
+0%
|
27−30
+0%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 70−75
+0%
|
70−75
+0%
|
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 45−50
+0%
|
45−50
+0%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 24
+0%
|
24
+0%
|
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 75−80
+0%
|
75−80
+0%
|
Full HD
Epic Preset
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 32
+0%
|
32
+0%
|
1440p
High Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 27−30
+0%
|
27−30
+0%
|
| Far Cry New Dawn | 21−24
+0%
|
21−24
+0%
|
1440p
Ultra Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 17
+0%
|
17
+0%
|
| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 10−12
+0%
|
10−12
+0%
|
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 12
+0%
|
12
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 7−8
+0%
|
7−8
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 16−18
+0%
|
16−18
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 70−75
+0%
|
70−75
+0%
|
| Hitman 3 | 16−18
+0%
|
16−18
+0%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 27−30
+0%
|
27−30
+0%
|
| Metro Exodus | 27
+0%
|
27
+0%
|
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 24−27
+0%
|
24−27
+0%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 14−16
+0%
|
14−16
+0%
|
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 85−90
+0%
|
85−90
+0%
|
1440p
Epic Preset
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 21
+0%
|
21
+0%
|
4K
High Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 14−16
+0%
|
14−16
+0%
|
| Far Cry New Dawn | 10−11
+0%
|
10−11
+0%
|
| Hitman 3 | 10−11
+0%
|
10−11
+0%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 70−75
+0%
|
70−75
+0%
|
| Metro Exodus | 15
+0%
|
15
+0%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 14
+0%
|
14
+0%
|
4K
Ultra Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 11
+0%
|
11
+0%
|
| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 7−8
+0%
|
7−8
+0%
|
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 4
+0%
|
4
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 2−3
+0%
|
2−3
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 8−9
+0%
|
8−9
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 18−20
+0%
|
18−20
+0%
|
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 12−14
+0%
|
12−14
+0%
|
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 6−7
+0%
|
6−7
+0%
|
4K
Epic Preset
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 10
+0%
|
10
+0%
|
All in all, in popular games:
- there's a draw in 72 tests (100%)
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.22 | 13.92 |
| Recency | 1 October 2004 | 7 January 2018 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 256 MB | 4 GB |
| Chip lithography | 110 nm | 14 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 30 Watt | 65 Watt |
ATI X800 has 116.7% lower power consumption.
RX Vega M GL / 870, on the other hand, has a 6227.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 13 years, a 1500% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 685.7% more advanced lithography process.
The Radeon RX Vega M GL / 870 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon X800 in performance tests.
Be aware that Radeon X800 is a desktop card while Radeon RX Vega M GL / 870 is a notebook one.
Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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