GeForce RTX 5070 vs Radeon RX Vega M GL / 870

VS
RTX 5050 RTX 5060 RTX 5060 Ti RTX 5070 RTX 5070 Ti RTX 5080 RTX 5090 RTX 5090 D

Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon RX Vega M GL / 870 with GeForce RTX 5070, including specs and performance data.

RX Vega M GL / 870
2018
4 GB HBM2, 65 Watt
11.88

RTX 5070 outperforms RX Vega M GL / 870 by a whopping 430% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Contents

RX Vega M GL / 870 RX Vega M GL / 870
RTX 5070 RTX 5070

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking39122
Place by popularitynot in top-10064
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data70.51
Power efficiency14.5020.27
ArchitectureVega (2017−2020)Blackwell 2.0 (2025)
GPU code nameVega Kaby Lake-GGB205
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release date7 January 2018 (7 years ago)4 March 2025 (recently)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$549

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

The higher the performance-to-price ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices for comparison.

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 cores12806144
Core clock speed931 MHz2325 MHz
Boost clock speed1011 MHz2512 MHz
Number of transistorsno data31,100 million
Manufacturing process technology14 nm5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt250 Watt
Texture fill rateno data482.3
Floating-point processing powerno data30.87 TFLOPS
ROPsno data80
TMUsno data192
Tensor Coresno data192
Ray Tracing Coresno data48

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 sizemedium sizedno data
Interfaceno dataPCIe 5.0 x16
Lengthno data245 mm
Widthno data2-slot
Supplementary power connectorsno data1x 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 typeHBM2GDDR7
Maximum RAM amount4 GB12 GB
Memory bus widthno data192 Bit
Memory clock speedno data1750 MHz
Memory bandwidthno data672.0 GB/s
Shared memory--
Resizable BAR-+

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 data1x HDMI 2.1b, 3x DisplayPort 2.1b
HDMI-+

API and SDK compatibility

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

DirectX12_112 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Modelno data6.8
OpenGLno data4.6
OpenCLno data3.0
Vulkan-1.4
CUDA-10.1
DLSS-+

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 HD43
−202%
130
+202%
1440p28
−236%
94
+236%
4K14
−371%
66
+371%

Cost per frame, $

1080pno data4.22
1440pno data5.84
4Kno data8.32

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Atomic Heart 30−35
−539%
210−220
+539%
Counter-Strike 2 70−75
−346%
300−350
+346%
Cyberpunk 2077 27−30
−544%
170−180
+544%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Atomic Heart 30−35
−539%
210−220
+539%
Battlefield 5 62
−190%
180−190
+190%
Counter-Strike 2 70−75
−346%
300−350
+346%
Cyberpunk 2077 27−30
−544%
170−180
+544%
Far Cry 5 42
−331%
180−190
+331%
Fortnite 86
−251%
300−350
+251%
Forza Horizon 4 55−60
−400%
270−280
+400%
Forza Horizon 5 40−45
−380%
190−200
+380%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 45−50
−277%
170−180
+277%
Valorant 110−120
−258%
350−400
+258%

Full HD
High Preset

Atomic Heart 30−35
−539%
210−220
+539%
Battlefield 5 52
−246%
180−190
+246%
Counter-Strike 2 70−75
−346%
300−350
+346%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 180−190
−54.4%
270−280
+54.4%
Cyberpunk 2077 27−30
−544%
170−180
+544%
Dota 2 85−90
−429%
450−500
+429%
Far Cry 5 39
−364%
180−190
+364%
Fortnite 56
−439%
300−350
+439%
Forza Horizon 4 55−60
−400%
270−280
+400%
Forza Horizon 5 40−45
−380%
190−200
+380%
Grand Theft Auto V 41
−315%
170−180
+315%
Metro Exodus 24
−629%
170−180
+629%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 45−50
−277%
170−180
+277%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 41
−612%
290−300
+612%
Valorant 110−120
−258%
350−400
+258%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 48
−275%
180−190
+275%
Cyberpunk 2077 27−30
−544%
170−180
+544%
Dota 2 85−90
−429%
450−500
+429%
Far Cry 5 36
−403%
180−190
+403%
Forza Horizon 4 55−60
−400%
270−280
+400%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 45−50
−277%
170−180
+277%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 24
−779%
211
+779%
Valorant 110−120
−258%
350−400
+258%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Fortnite 38
−695%
300−350
+695%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 24−27
−756%
210−220
+756%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 95−100
−432%
500−550
+432%
Grand Theft Auto V 20−22
−615%
140−150
+615%
Metro Exodus 14
−750%
110−120
+750%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 62
−182%
170−180
+182%
Valorant 130−140
−254%
450−500
+254%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 34
−421%
170−180
+421%
Cyberpunk 2077 10−12
−818%
100−110
+818%
Far Cry 5 24
−583%
160−170
+583%
Forza Horizon 4 30−35
−650%
240−250
+650%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 21−24
−676%
163
+676%

1440p
Epic Preset

Fortnite 24
−529%
150−160
+529%

4K
High Preset

Atomic Heart 10−11
−550%
65−70
+550%
Counter-Strike 2 8−9
−1100%
95−100
+1100%
Grand Theft Auto V 29
−476%
160−170
+476%
Metro Exodus 9−10
−778%
75−80
+778%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 14
−943%
146
+943%
Valorant 70−75
−373%
300−350
+373%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 16
−719%
130−140
+719%
Counter-Strike 2 8−9
−1100%
95−100
+1100%
Cyberpunk 2077 5−6
−880%
45−50
+880%
Dota 2 45−50
−411%
240−250
+411%
Far Cry 5 12
−833%
110−120
+833%
Forza Horizon 4 21−24
−786%
190−200
+786%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 12−14
−700%
95−100
+700%

4K
Epic Preset

Fortnite 9
−778%
75−80
+778%

This is how RX Vega M GL / 870 and RTX 5070 compete in popular games:

  • RTX 5070 is 202% faster in 1080p
  • RTX 5070 is 236% faster in 1440p
  • RTX 5070 is 371% faster in 4K

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

  • in Counter-Strike 2, with 4K resolution and the High Preset, the RTX 5070 is 1100% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • Without exception, RTX 5070 surpassed RX Vega M GL / 870 in all 60 of our tests.

Pros & cons summary

Performance score 11.88 63.01
Recency 7 January 2018 4 March 2025
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 12 GB
Chip lithography 14 nm 5 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 250 Watt

RX Vega M GL / 870 has 284.6% lower power consumption.

RTX 5070, on the other hand, has a 430.4% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 7 years, a 200% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 180% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce RTX 5070 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon RX Vega M GL / 870 in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon RX Vega M GL / 870 is a notebook card while GeForce RTX 5070 is a desktop one.

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