Radeon RX 7800M vs GeForce RTX 2080 Mobile
Aggregate performance score
We've compared GeForce RTX 2080 Mobile and Radeon RX 7800M, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.
RTX 2080 Mobile outperforms RX 7800M by a moderate 16% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 112 | 158 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | 18.17 | 13.06 |
| Architecture | Turing (2018−2022) | RDNA 3.0 (2022−2024) |
| GPU code name | TU104B | Navi 32 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Release date | 29 January 2019 (6 years ago) | 11 September 2024 (less than a year 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 | 2944 | 3840 |
| Core clock speed | 1380 MHz | 1295 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1590 MHz | 2335 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 13,600 million | 28,100 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 12 nm | 5 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 150 Watt | 180 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 292.6 | 560.4 |
| Floating-point processing power | 9.362 TFLOPS | 35.87 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 64 | 96 |
| TMUs | 184 | 240 |
| Tensor Cores | 368 | no data |
| Ray Tracing Cores | 46 | 60 |
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 | large | no data |
| Interface | PCIe 3.0 x16 | PCIe 4.0 x16 |
| Supplementary power connectors | no data | None |
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 | GDDR6 | GDDR6 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 8 GB | 12 GB |
| Memory bus width | 256 Bit | 192 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 14000 MHz | 2250 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 384.0 GB/s | 432.0 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 Connectors | No outputs | Portable Device Dependent |
| G-SYNC support | + | - |
Supported technologies
Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.
| VR Ready | + | no data |
API compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 Ultimate (12_1) | 12 Ultimate (12_2) |
| Shader Model | 6.5 | 6.8 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 1.2 | 2.2 |
| Vulkan | 1.2.131 | 1.3 |
| CUDA | 7.5 | - |
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 | 142
+18.3%
| 120−130
−18.3%
|
| 1440p | 93
+16.3%
| 80−85
−16.3%
|
| 4K | 65
+18.2%
| 55−60
−18.2%
|
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 80−85
+18.6%
|
70−75
−18.6%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 85−90
+21.4%
|
70−75
−21.4%
|
Full HD
Medium Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 95
+18.8%
|
80−85
−18.8%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 80−85
+18.6%
|
70−75
−18.6%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 47
+17.5%
|
40−45
−17.5%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 190−200
+20%
|
160−170
−20%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 100−110
+18.8%
|
85−90
−18.8%
|
| Metro Exodus | 102
+20%
|
85−90
−20%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 122
+22%
|
100−105
−22%
|
| Valorant | 237
+18.5%
|
200−210
−18.5%
|
Full HD
High Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 149
+24.2%
|
120−130
−24.2%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 80−85
+18.6%
|
70−75
−18.6%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 39
+30%
|
30−33
−30%
|
| Dota 2 | 111
+16.8%
|
95−100
−16.8%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 75
+25%
|
60−65
−25%
|
| Fortnite | 170−180
+22.9%
|
140−150
−22.9%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 190−200
+20%
|
160−170
−20%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 100−110
+18.8%
|
85−90
−18.8%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 101
+18.8%
|
85−90
−18.8%
|
| Metro Exodus | 87
+16%
|
75−80
−16%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 249
+18.6%
|
210−220
−18.6%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 71
+18.3%
|
60−65
−18.3%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 140−150
+17.5%
|
120−130
−17.5%
|
| Valorant | 135
+22.7%
|
110−120
−22.7%
|
| World of Tanks | 270−280
+16.3%
|
240−250
−16.3%
|
Full HD
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 79
+21.5%
|
65−70
−21.5%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 80−85
+18.6%
|
70−75
−18.6%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 34
+25.9%
|
27−30
−25.9%
|
| Dota 2 | 125
+25%
|
100−105
−25%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 95−100
+22.5%
|
80−85
−22.5%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 190−200
+20%
|
160−170
−20%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 100−110
+18.8%
|
85−90
−18.8%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 135
+22.7%
|
110−120
−22.7%
|
| Valorant | 205
+20.6%
|
170−180
−20.6%
|
1440p
High Preset
| Dota 2 | 70−75
+21.7%
|
60−65
−21.7%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 70−75
+23.3%
|
60−65
−23.3%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 170−180
+16.7%
|
150−160
−16.7%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 44
+25.7%
|
35−40
−25.7%
|
| World of Tanks | 250−260
+19.5%
|
210−220
−19.5%
|
1440p
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 83
+18.6%
|
70−75
−18.6%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 23
+27.8%
|
18−20
−27.8%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 120−130
+16.4%
|
110−120
−16.4%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 110−120
+21.1%
|
95−100
−21.1%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 65−70
+20%
|
55−60
−20%
|
| Metro Exodus | 89
+18.7%
|
75−80
−18.7%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 65−70
+25.5%
|
55−60
−25.5%
|
| Valorant | 142
+18.3%
|
120−130
−18.3%
|
4K
High Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 18−20
+28.6%
|
14−16
−28.6%
|
| Dota 2 | 75−80
+20%
|
65−70
−20%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 75−80
+20%
|
65−70
−20%
|
| Metro Exodus | 35
+16.7%
|
30−33
−16.7%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 144
+20%
|
120−130
−20%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 30
+25%
|
24−27
−25%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 75−80
+20%
|
65−70
−20%
|
4K
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 52
+30%
|
40−45
−30%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 18−20
+28.6%
|
14−16
−28.6%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 11
+22.2%
|
9−10
−22.2%
|
| Dota 2 | 119
+19%
|
100−105
−19%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 55−60
+18%
|
50−55
−18%
|
| Fortnite | 63
+26%
|
50−55
−26%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 65−70
+18.2%
|
55−60
−18.2%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 35−40
+23.3%
|
30−33
−23.3%
|
| Valorant | 75
+25%
|
60−65
−25%
|
This is how RTX 2080 Mobile and RX 7800M compete in popular games:
- RTX 2080 Mobile is 18% faster in 1080p
- RTX 2080 Mobile is 16% faster in 1440p
- RTX 2080 Mobile is 18% faster in 4K
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 39.08 | 33.70 |
| Recency | 29 January 2019 | 11 September 2024 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 8 GB | 12 GB |
| Chip lithography | 12 nm | 5 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 150 Watt | 180 Watt |
RTX 2080 Mobile has a 16% higher aggregate performance score, and 20% lower power consumption.
RX 7800M, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 5 years, a 50% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 140% more advanced lithography process.
The GeForce RTX 2080 Mobile is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon RX 7800M in performance tests.
Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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