GeForce RTX 4080 vs Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000)

Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000) with GeForce RTX 4080, including specs and performance data.

RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000)
2017
15 Watt
4.51

RTX 4080 outperforms RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000) by a whopping 1892% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking6603
Place by popularity38not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data29.01
Power efficiency20.6119.25
ArchitectureVega (2017−2020)Ada Lovelace (2022−2024)
GPU code nameVega Raven RidgeAD103
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release date26 October 2017 (7 years ago)20 September 2022 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$1,199

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

no data

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 cores5129728
Core clock speed300 MHz2205 MHz
Boost clock speed1200 MHz2505 MHz
Number of transistors9,800 million45,900 million
Manufacturing process technology14 nm5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)15 Watt320 Watt
Texture fill rate57.60761.5
Floating-point processing power1.843 TFLOPS48.74 TFLOPS
ROPs8112
TMUs32304
Tensor Coresno data304
Ray Tracing Coresno data76

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).

InterfaceIGPPCIe 4.0 x16
Lengthno data310 mm
Widthno data3-slot
Supplementary power connectorsNone1x 16-pin

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 typeSystem SharedGDDR6X
Maximum RAM amountSystem Shared16 GB
Memory bus widthSystem Shared256 Bit
Memory clock speedSystem Shared1400 MHz
Memory bandwidthno data716.8 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 ConnectorsNo outputs1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a
HDMI-+

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (12_1)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model6.46.7
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL2.13.0
Vulkan1.21.3
CUDA-8.9

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.

RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000) 4.51
RTX 4080 89.84
+1892%

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.

RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000) 1737
RTX 4080 34617
+1893%

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.

RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000) 3557
RTX 4080 86267
+2325%

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.

RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000) 10294
RTX 4080 143194
+1291%

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.

RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000) 2381
RTX 4080 57903
+2332%

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.

RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000) 15770
RTX 4080 185431
+1076%

3DMark Ice Storm GPU

Ice Storm Graphics is an obsolete benchmark, part of 3DMark suite. Ice Storm was used to measure entry level laptops and Windows-based tablets performance. It utilizes DirectX 11 feature level 9 to display a battle between two space fleets near a frozen planet in 1280x720 resolution. Discontinued in January 2020, it is now superseded by 3DMark Night Raid.

RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000) 113247
RTX 4080 769721
+580%

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 HD18
−1228%
239
+1228%
1440p8−9
−1975%
166
+1975%
4K8
−1250%
108
+1250%

Cost per frame, $

1080pno data5.02
1440pno data7.22
4Kno data11.10

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 9
−2467%
231
+2467%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 15
−1120%
180−190
+1120%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 10
−2520%
262
+2520%
Battlefield 5 18
−1256%
240−250
+1256%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 10
−1100%
120−130
+1100%
Cyberpunk 2077 9
−2467%
231
+2467%
Far Cry 5 18
−556%
110−120
+556%
Far Cry New Dawn 18
−1017%
200−210
+1017%
Forza Horizon 4 58
−360%
260−270
+360%
Hitman 3 9
−1333%
120−130
+1333%
Horizon Zero Dawn 30−33
−953%
300−350
+953%
Metro Exodus 22
−605%
150−160
+605%
Red Dead Redemption 2 16
−675%
120−130
+675%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 19
−2026%
400−450
+2026%
Watch Dogs: Legion 65
−137%
150−160
+137%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 30
−510%
180−190
+510%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 4−5
−5325%
217
+5325%
Battlefield 5 10−12
−2118%
240−250
+2118%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 10
−1100%
120−130
+1100%
Cyberpunk 2077 6
−3400%
210
+3400%
Far Cry 5 10
−1080%
110−120
+1080%
Far Cry New Dawn 13
−1446%
200−210
+1446%
Forza Horizon 4 52
−413%
260−270
+413%
Hitman 3 10−11
−1190%
120−130
+1190%
Horizon Zero Dawn 30−33
−953%
300−350
+953%
Metro Exodus 17
−812%
150−160
+812%
Red Dead Redemption 2 10
−1140%
120−130
+1140%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 16
−3100%
512
+3100%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 31
−565%
200−210
+565%
Watch Dogs: Legion 55
−180%
150−160
+180%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 8
−2188%
180−190
+2188%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 4−5
−4625%
189
+4625%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 7
−1614%
120−130
+1614%
Cyberpunk 2077 5
−3700%
190
+3700%
Far Cry 5 7
−1586%
110−120
+1586%
Forza Horizon 4 23
−1061%
260−270
+1061%
Hitman 3 10−11
−1190%
120−130
+1190%
Horizon Zero Dawn 15
−2540%
396
+2540%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 14
−3329%
480
+3329%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 8
−3138%
259
+3138%
Watch Dogs: Legion 45−50
−264%
164
+264%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 10
−1140%
120−130
+1140%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 8−9
−1975%
160−170
+1975%
Far Cry New Dawn 7−8
−1500%
110−120
+1500%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 4−5
−2675%
110−120
+2675%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4−5
−1950%
80−85
+1950%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
−6350%
129
+6350%
Far Cry 5 5−6
−1580%
80−85
+1580%
Forza Horizon 4 8−9
−3288%
270−280
+3288%
Hitman 3 9−10
−1356%
130−140
+1356%
Horizon Zero Dawn 10−11
−3220%
332
+3220%
Metro Exodus 1−2
−14800%
149
+14800%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 4−5
−4675%
191
+4675%
Watch Dogs: Legion 27−30
−757%
240−250
+757%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 8−9
−1513%
120−130
+1513%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 3−4
−2833%
85−90
+2833%
Far Cry New Dawn 3−4
−2200%
65−70
+2200%
Hitman 3 1−2
−8200%
80−85
+8200%
Horizon Zero Dawn 3−4
−7433%
220−230
+7433%
Metro Exodus 1−2
−14100%
140−150
+14100%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 0−1 187

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 4
−1925%
80−85
+1925%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 2−3
−4900%
100
+4900%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2−3
−2500%
50−55
+2500%
Cyberpunk 2077 0−1 63
Far Cry 5 2−3
−2400%
50−55
+2400%
Forza Horizon 4 9
−2111%
190−200
+2111%
Watch Dogs: Legion 1−2
−8600%
87
+8600%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 5−6
−2120%
110−120
+2120%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla 153
+0%
153
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 390
+0%
390
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Shadow of the Tomb Raider 195
+0%
195
+0%

This is how RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000) and RTX 4080 compete in popular games:

  • RTX 4080 is 1228% faster in 1080p
  • RTX 4080 is 1975% faster in 1440p
  • RTX 4080 is 1250% faster in 4K

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

  • in Metro Exodus, with 1440p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the RTX 4080 is 14800% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • RTX 4080 is ahead in 67 tests (96%)
  • there's a draw in 3 tests (4%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 4.51 89.84
Recency 26 October 2017 20 September 2022
Chip lithography 14 nm 5 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 15 Watt 320 Watt

RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000) has 2033.3% lower power consumption.

RTX 4080, on the other hand, has a 1892% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 4 years, and a 180% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce RTX 4080 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000) in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000) is a notebook card while GeForce RTX 4080 is a desktop 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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AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000)
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