Radeon RX Vega M GL vs GeForce GTX 1080 Mobile

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

Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GTX 1080 Mobile and Radeon RX Vega M GL, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

GTX 1080 Mobile
2016
8 GB GDDR5, 150 Watt
35.59
+251%

GTX 1080 Mobile outperforms RX Vega M GL by a whopping 251% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Contents

GTX 1080 Mobile GTX 1080
RX Vega M GL RX Vega M GL

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking145452
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation43.48no data
Power efficiency16.2710.69
ArchitecturePascal (2016−2021)GCN 4.0 (2016−2020)
GPU code nameGP104Polaris 22
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date15 August 2016 (8 years ago)1 February 2018 (7 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$499.99 no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

The higher the performance-to-price ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices for comparison.

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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 cores25601280
Core clock speed1607 MHz931 MHz
Boost clock speed1771 MHz1011 MHz
Number of transistors7,200 million5,000 million
Manufacturing process technology16 nm14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)150 Watt65 Watt
Maximum GPU temperature94 °Cno data
Texture fill rate283.480.88
Floating-point processing power9.068 TFLOPS2.588 TFLOPS
ROPs6432
TMUs16080

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 sizelargeno data
Bus supportPCIe 3.0no data
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16IGP
SLI options+-

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 typeGDDR5HBM2
Maximum RAM amount8 GB4 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit1024 Bit
Memory clock speed10 GB/s700 MHz
Memory bandwidth320 GB/s179.2 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 ConnectorsDP 1.42, HDMI 2.0b, DL-DVINo outputs
Multi monitor support+no data
G-SYNC support+-

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

GPU Boost3.0no data
VR Ready+no data
Ansel+-

API and SDK compatibility

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

DirectX12 (12_1)12 (12_0)
Shader Model6.46.4
OpenGL4.54.6
OpenCL1.22.0
Vulkan1.2.1311.2.131
CUDA+-

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 HD116
+287%
30−35
−287%
1440p73
+306%
18−21
−306%
4K56
+300%
14−16
−300%

Cost per frame, $

1080p4.31no data
1440p6.85no data
4K8.93no data

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Atomic Heart 95−100
+259%
27−30
−259%
Counter-Strike 2 70−75
+300%
18−20
−300%
Cyberpunk 2077 75−80
+257%
21−24
−257%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Atomic Heart 95−100
+259%
27−30
−259%
Battlefield 5 115
+283%
30−33
−283%
Counter-Strike 2 70−75
+300%
18−20
−300%
Cyberpunk 2077 75−80
+257%
21−24
−257%
Far Cry 5 91
+279%
24−27
−279%
Fortnite 143
+151%
55−60
−151%
Forza Horizon 4 108
+260%
30−33
−260%
Forza Horizon 5 95−100
+259%
27−30
−259%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 130−140
+288%
30−35
−288%
Valorant 188
+276%
50−55
−276%

Full HD
High Preset

Atomic Heart 95−100
+259%
27−30
−259%
Battlefield 5 112
+273%
30−33
−273%
Counter-Strike 2 70−75
+300%
18−20
−300%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 270−280
+92.4%
140−150
−92.4%
Cyberpunk 2077 75−80
+257%
21−24
−257%
Dota 2 130−140
+100%
65−70
−100%
Far Cry 5 117
+290%
30−33
−290%
Fortnite 201
+253%
55−60
−253%
Forza Horizon 4 106
+253%
30−33
−253%
Forza Horizon 5 95−100
+259%
27−30
−259%
Grand Theft Auto V 119
+231%
35−40
−231%
Metro Exodus 73
+306%
18−20
−306%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 115
+238%
30−35
−238%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 142
+468%
24−27
−468%
Valorant 186
+272%
50−55
−272%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 102
+278%
27−30
−278%
Counter-Strike 2 70−75
+300%
18−20
−300%
Cyberpunk 2077 75−80
+257%
21−24
−257%
Dota 2 120
+73.9%
65−70
−73.9%
Far Cry 5 108
+260%
30−33
−260%
Forza Horizon 4 102
+278%
27−30
−278%
Forza Horizon 5 95−100
+259%
27−30
−259%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 91
+168%
30−35
−168%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 74
+196%
24−27
−196%
Valorant 137
+291%
35−40
−291%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Fortnite 150
+163%
55−60
−163%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 220−230
+280%
60−65
−280%
Grand Theft Auto V 65−70
+261%
18−20
−261%
Metro Exodus 44
+267%
12−14
−267%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
+289%
45−50
−289%
Valorant 183
+266%
50−55
−266%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 86
+258%
24−27
−258%
Counter-Strike 2 27−30
+286%
7−8
−286%
Cyberpunk 2077 35−40
+260%
10−11
−260%
Far Cry 5 74
+252%
21−24
−252%
Forza Horizon 4 87
+263%
24−27
−263%
Forza Horizon 5 55−60
+269%
16−18
−269%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 60−65
+275%
16−18
−275%

1440p
Epic Preset

Fortnite 88
+267%
24−27
−267%

4K
High Preset

Atomic Heart 24−27
+271%
7−8
−271%
Counter-Strike 2 16−18
+300%
4−5
−300%
Grand Theft Auto V 76
+280%
20−22
−280%
Metro Exodus 27
+286%
7−8
−286%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 51
+410%
10−11
−410%
Valorant 178
+256%
50−55
−256%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 52
+271%
14−16
−271%
Counter-Strike 2 16−18
+300%
4−5
−300%
Cyberpunk 2077 16−18
+300%
4−5
−300%
Dota 2 95−100
+183%
35−40
−183%
Far Cry 5 40
+300%
10−11
−300%
Forza Horizon 4 61
+281%
16−18
−281%
Forza Horizon 5 30−35
+278%
9−10
−278%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 33
+267%
9−10
−267%

4K
Epic Preset

Fortnite 42
+367%
9−10
−367%

This is how GTX 1080 Mobile and RX Vega M GL compete in popular games:

  • GTX 1080 Mobile is 287% faster in 1080p
  • GTX 1080 Mobile is 306% faster in 1440p
  • GTX 1080 Mobile is 300% faster in 4K

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

  • in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, with 1080p resolution and the High Preset, the GTX 1080 Mobile is 468% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • Without exception, GTX 1080 Mobile surpassed RX Vega M GL in all 17 of our tests.

Pros & cons summary

Performance score 35.59 10.14
Recency 15 August 2016 1 February 2018
Maximum RAM amount 8 GB 4 GB
Chip lithography 16 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 150 Watt 65 Watt

GTX 1080 Mobile has a 251% higher aggregate performance score, and a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount.

RX Vega M GL, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 1 year, a 14.3% more advanced lithography process, and 130.8% lower power consumption.

The GeForce GTX 1080 Mobile is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon RX Vega M GL in performance tests.

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