L4 vs Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000)

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000) with L4, including specs and performance data.

RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000)
2017
15 Watt
4.37

L4 outperforms RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000) by a whopping 389% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking667259
Place by popularity33not in top-100
Power efficiency20.7421.15
ArchitectureVega (2017−2020)Ada Lovelace (2022−2024)
GPU code nameVega Raven RidgeAD104
Market segmentLaptopWorkstation
Release date26 October 2017 (7 years ago)21 March 2023 (1 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 cores5127424
Core clock speed300 MHz795 MHz
Boost clock speed1200 MHz2040 MHz
Number of transistors9,800 million35,800 million
Manufacturing process technology14 nm5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)15 Watt72 Watt
Texture fill rate57.60489.6
Floating-point processing power1.843 TFLOPS30.29 TFLOPS
ROPs880
TMUs32240
Tensor Coresno data240
Ray Tracing Coresno data60

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 data169 mm
Widthno data1-slot
Supplementary power connectorsNoneNone

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 SharedGDDR6
Maximum RAM amountSystem Shared24 GB
Memory bus widthSystem Shared192 Bit
Memory clock speedSystem Shared1563 MHz
Memory bandwidthno data300.1 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 outputsNo outputs

API and SDK compatibility

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

DirectX12 (12_1)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model6.46.8
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL2.13.0
Vulkan1.21.3
CUDA-8.9
DLSS-+

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.

RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000) 4.37
L4 21.39
+389%

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
L4 8492
+389%

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 HD17
−371%
80−85
+371%
4K11
−355%
50−55
+355%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2 10−11
−350%
45−50
+350%
Cyberpunk 2077 9
−344%
40−45
+344%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5 10
−350%
45−50
+350%
Counter-Strike 2 10−11
−350%
45−50
+350%
Cyberpunk 2077 4
−350%
18−20
+350%
Forza Horizon 4 22
−355%
100−105
+355%
Forza Horizon 5 12
−358%
55−60
+358%
Metro Exodus 13
−362%
60−65
+362%
Red Dead Redemption 2 16
−369%
75−80
+369%
Valorant 22
−355%
100−105
+355%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5 12−14
−362%
60−65
+362%
Counter-Strike 2 10−11
−350%
45−50
+350%
Cyberpunk 2077 3
−367%
14−16
+367%
Dota 2 22
−355%
100−105
+355%
Far Cry 5 17
−371%
80−85
+371%
Fortnite 18
−372%
85−90
+372%
Forza Horizon 4 16
−369%
75−80
+369%
Forza Horizon 5 8−9
−338%
35−40
+338%
Grand Theft Auto V 13
−362%
60−65
+362%
Metro Exodus 8
−338%
35−40
+338%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 37
−386%
180−190
+386%
Red Dead Redemption 2 14−16
−364%
65−70
+364%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 6
−350%
27−30
+350%
Valorant 12−14
−358%
55−60
+358%
World of Tanks 42
−376%
200−210
+376%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 6
−350%
27−30
+350%
Counter-Strike 2 10−11
−350%
45−50
+350%
Cyberpunk 2077 3
−367%
14−16
+367%
Dota 2 35
−386%
170−180
+386%
Far Cry 5 21−24
−378%
110−120
+378%
Forza Horizon 4 14
−364%
65−70
+364%
Forza Horizon 5 8−9
−338%
35−40
+338%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 10
−350%
45−50
+350%
Valorant 15
−367%
70−75
+367%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2 4−5
−350%
18−20
+350%
Grand Theft Auto V 4−5
−350%
18−20
+350%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 30−33
−367%
140−150
+367%
Red Dead Redemption 2 3−4
−367%
14−16
+367%
World of Tanks 30−35
−369%
150−160
+369%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 6−7
−350%
27−30
+350%
Cyberpunk 2077 5−6
−380%
24−27
+380%
Far Cry 5 10−11
−350%
45−50
+350%
Forza Horizon 4 6−7
−350%
27−30
+350%
Forza Horizon 5 6−7
−350%
27−30
+350%
Metro Exodus 2−3
−350%
9−10
+350%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 7−8
−329%
30−33
+329%
Valorant 12−14
−362%
60−65
+362%

4K
High Preset

Dota 2 16−18
−371%
80−85
+371%
Grand Theft Auto V 16−18
−369%
75−80
+369%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 14
−364%
65−70
+364%
Red Dead Redemption 2 3−4
−367%
14−16
+367%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 16−18
−369%
75−80
+369%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 4−5
−350%
18−20
+350%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
−350%
9−10
+350%
Dota 2 15
−367%
70−75
+367%
Far Cry 5 5−6
−380%
24−27
+380%
Fortnite 3−4
−367%
14−16
+367%
Forza Horizon 4 3−4
−367%
14−16
+367%
Forza Horizon 5 2−3
−350%
9−10
+350%
Valorant 4−5
−350%
18−20
+350%

This is how RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000) and L4 compete in popular games:

  • L4 is 371% faster in 1080p
  • L4 is 355% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 4.37 21.39
Recency 26 October 2017 21 March 2023
Chip lithography 14 nm 5 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 15 Watt 72 Watt

RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000) has 380% lower power consumption.

L4, on the other hand, has a 389.5% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 5 years, and a 180% more advanced lithography process.

The L4 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 L4 is a workstation one.

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