Radeon RX Vega 5 vs GeForce GTX 860M SLI

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GTX 860M SLI and Radeon RX Vega 5, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

GTX 860M SLI
2014
2x 4 GB GDDR5, 120 Watt
12.48
+168%

GTX 860M SLI outperforms RX Vega 5 by a whopping 168% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking399651
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency7.1321.26
ArchitectureMaxwell (2014−2017)Vega (2017−2020)
GPU code nameno dataVega
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date12 March 2014 (10 years ago)7 January 2020 (4 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 cores1280320
Core clock speed1029 MHzno data
Boost clock speedno data1400 MHz
Number of transistors2x 1870 Millionno data
Manufacturing process technology28 nm7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)120 Watt15 Watt

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
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 typeGDDR5no data
Maximum RAM amount2x 4 GBno data
Memory bus width2x 128 Bitno data
Memory clock speed5000 MHzno data
Shared memory--

Supported technologies

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

Optimus+-

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (FL 11_0)12_1
CUDA+-

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.

GTX 860M SLI 12.48
+168%
RX Vega 5 4.65

3DMark 11 Performance GPU

3DMark 11 is an obsolete DirectX 11 benchmark by Futuremark. It used four tests based on two scenes, one being few submarines exploring the submerged wreck of a sunken ship, the other is an abandoned temple deep in the jungle. All the tests are heavy with volumetric lighting and tessellation, and despite being done in 1280x720 resolution, are relatively taxing. Discontinued in January 2020, 3DMark 11 is now superseded by Time Spy.

GTX 860M SLI 9840
+178%
RX Vega 5 3535

3DMark Vantage Performance

3DMark Vantage is an outdated DirectX 10 benchmark using 1280x1024 screen resolution. It taxes the graphics card with two scenes, one depicting a girl escaping some militarized base located within a sea cave, the other displaying a space fleet attack on a defenseless planet. It was discontinued in April 2017, and Time Spy benchmark is now recommended to be used instead.

GTX 860M SLI 27223
+133%
RX Vega 5 11704

3DMark Fire Strike Graphics

Fire Strike is a DirectX 11 benchmark for gaming PCs. It features two separate tests displaying a fight between a humanoid and a fiery creature made of lava. Using 1920x1080 resolution, Fire Strike shows off some realistic graphics and is quite taxing on hardware.

GTX 860M SLI 5941
+144%
RX Vega 5 2438

3DMark Cloud Gate GPU

Cloud Gate is an outdated DirectX 11 feature level 10 benchmark that was used for home PCs and basic notebooks. It displays a few scenes of some weird space teleportation device launching spaceships into unknown, using fixed resolution of 1280x720. Just like Ice Storm benchmark, it has been discontinued in January 2020 and replaced by 3DMark Night Raid.

GTX 860M SLI 41434
+127%
RX Vega 5 18282

Unigine Heaven 3.0

This is an old DirectX 11 benchmark using Unigine, a 3D game engine by eponymous Russian company. It displays a fantasy medieval town sprawling over several flying islands. Version 3.0 was released in 2012, and in 2013 it was superseded by Heaven 4.0, which introduced several slight improvements, including a newer version of Unigine.

GTX 860M SLI 83
+216%
RX Vega 5 26

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 HD47
+161%
18
−161%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 18−20
+111%
9
−111%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 27−30
+93.3%
15
−93.3%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 20−22
+66.7%
12
−66.7%
Battlefield 5 40−45
+233%
12−14
−233%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 24−27
+92.3%
13
−92.3%
Cyberpunk 2077 18−20
+138%
8−9
−138%
Far Cry 5 27−30
+190%
10−11
−190%
Far Cry New Dawn 30−35
+162%
12−14
−162%
Forza Horizon 4 80−85
+183%
27−30
−183%
Hitman 3 21−24
+188%
8
−188%
Horizon Zero Dawn 65−70
+113%
30−35
−113%
Metro Exodus 40−45
+105%
20
−105%
Red Dead Redemption 2 30−35
+88.9%
18
−88.9%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 40−45
+135%
16−18
−135%
Watch Dogs: Legion 70−75
+57.8%
45−50
−57.8%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 27−30
+123%
12−14
−123%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 20−22
+400%
4−5
−400%
Battlefield 5 40−45
+233%
12−14
−233%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 24−27
+108%
12
−108%
Cyberpunk 2077 18−20
+138%
8−9
−138%
Far Cry 5 27−30
+190%
10−11
−190%
Far Cry New Dawn 30−35
+162%
12−14
−162%
Forza Horizon 4 80−85
+183%
27−30
−183%
Hitman 3 21−24
+130%
10−11
−130%
Horizon Zero Dawn 65−70
+113%
30−35
−113%
Metro Exodus 40−45
+173%
15
−173%
Red Dead Redemption 2 30−35
+143%
14
−143%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 40−45
+135%
17
−135%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 30−35
+82.4%
16−18
−82.4%
Watch Dogs: Legion 70−75
+57.8%
45−50
−57.8%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 27−30
+123%
12−14
−123%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 20−22
+400%
4−5
−400%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 24−27
+150%
10−11
−150%
Cyberpunk 2077 18−20
+138%
8−9
−138%
Far Cry 5 27−30
+190%
10−11
−190%
Forza Horizon 4 80−85
+183%
27−30
−183%
Hitman 3 21−24
+130%
10−11
−130%
Horizon Zero Dawn 65−70
+113%
30−35
−113%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 40−45
+186%
14
−186%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 30−35
+244%
9
−244%
Watch Dogs: Legion 70−75
+57.8%
45−50
−57.8%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 30−35
+183%
12
−183%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 24−27
+167%
9−10
−167%
Far Cry New Dawn 18−20
+171%
7−8
−171%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 12−14
+200%
4−5
−200%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 9−10
+200%
3−4
−200%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 12−14
+225%
4−5
−225%
Cyberpunk 2077 6−7
+200%
2−3
−200%
Far Cry 5 14−16
+180%
5−6
−180%
Forza Horizon 4 60−65
+578%
9−10
−578%
Hitman 3 14−16
+66.7%
9−10
−66.7%
Horizon Zero Dawn 24−27
+127%
10−12
−127%
Metro Exodus 20−22
+900%
2−3
−900%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 20−22
+186%
7−8
−186%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 12−14
+225%
4−5
−225%
Watch Dogs: Legion 75−80
+169%
27−30
−169%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 20−22
+122%
9−10
−122%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 12−14
+300%
3−4
−300%
Far Cry New Dawn 9−10
+200%
3−4
−200%
Hitman 3 8−9
+700%
1−2
−700%
Horizon Zero Dawn 55−60
+1375%
4−5
−1375%
Metro Exodus 10−12
+1000%
1−2
−1000%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 10−12 0−1

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 7−8
+133%
3−4
−133%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 6−7
+200%
2−3
−200%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 6−7
+200%
2−3
−200%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3 0−1
Far Cry 5 7−8
+250%
2−3
−250%
Forza Horizon 4 16−18
+300%
4−5
−300%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 10−12
+175%
4−5
−175%
Watch Dogs: Legion 5−6
+400%
1−2
−400%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 10−12
+120%
5−6
−120%

This is how GTX 860M SLI and RX Vega 5 compete in popular games:

  • GTX 860M SLI is 161% faster in 1080p

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

  • in Horizon Zero Dawn, with 4K resolution and the High Preset, the GTX 860M SLI is 1375% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • Without exception, GTX 860M SLI surpassed RX Vega 5 in all 67 of our tests.

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 12.48 4.65
Recency 12 March 2014 7 January 2020
Chip lithography 28 nm 7 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 120 Watt 15 Watt

GTX 860M SLI has a 168.4% higher aggregate performance score.

RX Vega 5, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 5 years, a 300% more advanced lithography process, and 700% lower power consumption.

The GeForce GTX 860M SLI is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon RX Vega 5 in performance tests.


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