Radeon 880M vs RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000)
Aggregate performance score
We've compared Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) with Radeon 880M, including specs and performance data.
Radeon 880M outperforms RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) by a whopping 131% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 470 | 256 |
| Place by popularity | 39 | not in top-100 |
| Architecture | Vega (2017−2020) | RDNA 3.5 (2024) |
| GPU code name | Vega | Strix Point |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop |
| Release date | 7 January 2020 (4 years ago) | July 2024 (recently) |
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 | 512 | 768 |
| Boost clock speed | 2100 MHz | 2900 MHz |
| Number of transistors | no data | 34,000 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 7 nm | 4 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 15 Watt | 15 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | no data | 139.2 |
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).
| Interface | no data | PCIe 4.0 x8 |
| Width | no data | IGP |
| 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 | no data | System Shared |
| Maximum RAM amount | no data | System Shared |
| Memory bus width | no data | System Shared |
| Memory clock speed | no data | System Shared |
| Shared memory | - | no data |
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 data | Portable Device Dependent |
API compatibility
List of supported graphics and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12_1 | 12 Ultimate (12_2) |
| Shader Model | no data | 6.8 |
| OpenGL | no data | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | no data | 2.1 |
| Vulkan | - | 1.3 |
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 | 22
−50%
| 33
+50%
|
| 1440p | 15
−100%
| 30−35
+100%
|
| 4K | 10
−110%
| 21−24
+110%
|
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low Preset
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 19
−111%
|
40−45
+111%
|
Full HD
Medium Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 21−24
−127%
|
50−55
+127%
|
| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 20
−125%
|
45−50
+125%
|
| Battlefield 5 | 27−30
−114%
|
60−65
+114%
|
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 18−20
+850%
|
2−3
−850%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 14
−114%
|
30−33
+114%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 21−24
−114%
|
45−50
+114%
|
| Far Cry New Dawn | 24−27
−131%
|
60−65
+131%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 60−65
−130%
|
140−150
+130%
|
| Hitman 3 | 15
+275%
|
4−5
−275%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 50−55
+538%
|
8−9
−538%
|
| Metro Exodus | 35
−129%
|
80−85
+129%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 33
−127%
|
75−80
+127%
|
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 36
+800%
|
4−5
−800%
|
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 60−65
+114%
|
27−30
−114%
|
Full HD
High Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 21−24
+633%
|
3−4
−633%
|
| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 16
−119%
|
35−40
+119%
|
| Battlefield 5 | 27−30
−114%
|
60−65
+114%
|
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 18−20
+850%
|
2−3
−850%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 10
−110%
|
21−24
+110%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 21−24
−114%
|
45−50
+114%
|
| Far Cry New Dawn | 24−27
−131%
|
60−65
+131%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 60−65
−130%
|
140−150
+130%
|
| Hitman 3 | 15
+275%
|
4−5
−275%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 50−55
+538%
|
8−9
−538%
|
| Metro Exodus | 25
−120%
|
55−60
+120%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 24−27
−120%
|
55−60
+120%
|
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 27
+575%
|
4−5
−575%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 24−27
+178%
|
9−10
−178%
|
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 60−65
+114%
|
27−30
−114%
|
Full HD
Ultra Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 21−24
+633%
|
3−4
−633%
|
| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 14
−114%
|
30−33
+114%
|
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 18−20
+850%
|
2−3
−850%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 9
−100%
|
18−20
+100%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 21−24
−114%
|
45−50
+114%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 60−65
−130%
|
140−150
+130%
|
| Hitman 3 | 14
+250%
|
4−5
−250%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 24
+200%
|
8−9
−200%
|
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 23
+475%
|
4−5
−475%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 14
+55.6%
|
9−10
−55.6%
|
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 12
−125%
|
27−30
+125%
|
Full HD
Epic Preset
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 21
−114%
|
45−50
+114%
|
1440p
High Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 18−20
−122%
|
40−45
+122%
|
| Far Cry New Dawn | 14−16
−114%
|
30−33
+114%
|
1440p
Ultra Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 9−10
−100%
|
18−20
+100%
|
| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 11
−118%
|
24−27
+118%
|
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 9−10
−100%
|
18−20
+100%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 5
−100%
|
10−11
+100%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 10−11
−110%
|
21−24
+110%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 35−40
−131%
|
90−95
+131%
|
| Hitman 3 | 10
+66.7%
|
6−7
−66.7%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 20
+900%
|
2−3
−900%
|
| Metro Exodus | 17
−106%
|
35−40
+106%
|
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 16
−119%
|
35−40
+119%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 8−9
−125%
|
18−20
+125%
|
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 59
−120%
|
130−140
+120%
|
1440p
Epic Preset
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 13
+550%
|
2−3
−550%
|
4K
High Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 8−9
−125%
|
18−20
+125%
|
| Far Cry New Dawn | 6−7
−100%
|
12−14
+100%
|
| Hitman 3 | 5−6
−100%
|
10−11
+100%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 35−40
−130%
|
85−90
+130%
|
| Metro Exodus | 7−8
−129%
|
16−18
+129%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 6−7
−100%
|
12−14
+100%
|
4K
Ultra Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 5−6
+400%
|
1−2
−400%
|
| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 4−5 | 0−1 |
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 4−5
−125%
|
9−10
+125%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 1−2
−100%
|
2−3
+100%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 5−6
−100%
|
10−11
+100%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 10−12
−118%
|
24−27
+118%
|
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 9
−100%
|
18−20
+100%
|
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 3−4
−100%
|
6−7
+100%
|
4K
Epic Preset
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 9−10
+350%
|
2−3
−350%
|
This is how RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) and Radeon 880M compete in popular games:
- Radeon 880M is 50% faster in 1080p
- Radeon 880M is 100% faster in 1440p
- Radeon 880M is 110% faster in 4K
Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:
- in Horizon Zero Dawn, with 1440p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) is 900% faster.
All in all, in popular games:
- Without exception, RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) surpassed Radeon 880M in all 23 of our tests.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 9.16 | 21.16 |
| Chip lithography | 7 nm | 4 nm |
Radeon 880M has a 131% higher aggregate performance score, and a 75% more advanced lithography process.
The Radeon 880M is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) in performance tests.
Be aware that Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) is a notebook card while Radeon 880M 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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