Radeon RX 6800 XT vs RX Vega M GL / 870

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon RX Vega M GL / 870 with Radeon RX 6800 XT, including specs and performance data.

RX Vega M GL / 870
2018
4 GB HBM2, 65 Watt
13.96

RX 6800 XT outperforms RX Vega M GL / 870 by a whopping 365% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking36828
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data50.43
Power efficiency15.5015.60
ArchitectureVega (2017−2020)RDNA 2.0 (2020−2024)
GPU code nameVega Kaby Lake-GNavi 21
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release date7 January 2018 (6 years ago)28 October 2020 (4 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$649

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 cores12804608
Core clock speed931 MHz1825 MHz
Boost clock speed1011 MHz2250 MHz
Number of transistorsno data26,800 million
Manufacturing process technology14 nm7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt300 Watt
Texture fill rateno data648.0
Floating-point processing powerno data20.74 TFLOPS
ROPsno data128
TMUsno data288
Ray Tracing Coresno data72

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 4.0 x16
Lengthno data267 mm
Widthno data2-slot
Supplementary power connectorsno data2x 8-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 typeHBM2GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount4 GB16 GB
Memory bus widthno data256 Bit
Memory clock speedno data2000 MHz
Memory bandwidthno data512.0 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 Connectorsno data1x HDMI, 2x DisplayPort, 1x USB Type-C
HDMI-+

API compatibility

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

DirectX12_112 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Modelno data6.5
OpenGLno data4.6
OpenCLno data2.1
Vulkan-1.2

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 M GL / 870 13.96
RX 6800 XT 64.86
+365%

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 M GL / 870 9862
RX 6800 XT 52046
+428%

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 M GL / 870 7329
RX 6800 XT 49735
+579%

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 M GL / 870 38812
RX 6800 XT 193053
+397%

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 M GL / 870 299071
RX 6800 XT 504438
+68.7%

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 HD41
−383%
198
+383%
1440p28
−382%
135
+382%
4K14
−550%
91
+550%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 21−24
−468%
120−130
+468%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 47
−185%
130−140
+185%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 21−24
−587%
158
+587%
Battlefield 5 45−50
−348%
200−210
+348%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 33
−252%
110−120
+252%
Cyberpunk 2077 21−24
−468%
120−130
+468%
Far Cry 5 30−35
−248%
110−120
+248%
Far Cry New Dawn 35−40
−303%
150−160
+303%
Forza Horizon 4 90−95
−151%
230−240
+151%
Hitman 3 27−30
−389%
132
+389%
Horizon Zero Dawn 70−75
−229%
240−250
+229%
Metro Exodus 53
−172%
144
+172%
Red Dead Redemption 2 48
−154%
122
+154%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 45−50
−483%
260−270
+483%
Watch Dogs: Legion 75−80
−307%
309
+307%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 30−35
−306%
130−140
+306%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 21−24
−487%
135
+487%
Battlefield 5 45−50
−348%
200−210
+348%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 30
−287%
110−120
+287%
Cyberpunk 2077 21−24
−468%
120−130
+468%
Far Cry 5 30−35
−248%
110−120
+248%
Far Cry New Dawn 35−40
−303%
150−160
+303%
Forza Horizon 4 90−95
−151%
230−240
+151%
Hitman 3 27−30
−404%
136
+404%
Horizon Zero Dawn 70−75
−229%
240−250
+229%
Metro Exodus 41
−251%
144
+251%
Red Dead Redemption 2 37
−222%
110−120
+222%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 45−50
−672%
355
+672%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 30−35
−303%
130−140
+303%
Watch Dogs: Legion 75−80
−307%
309
+307%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 23
−483%
130−140
+483%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 21−24
−413%
118
+413%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 20
−480%
110−120
+480%
Cyberpunk 2077 21−24
−468%
120−130
+468%
Far Cry 5 30−35
−248%
110−120
+248%
Forza Horizon 4 90−95
−151%
230−240
+151%
Hitman 3 27−30
−352%
122
+352%
Horizon Zero Dawn 70−75
−282%
279
+282%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 45−50
−557%
302
+557%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 24
−567%
160
+567%
Watch Dogs: Legion 75−80
−47.4%
112
+47.4%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 32
−275%
120
+275%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 27−30
−432%
140−150
+432%
Far Cry New Dawn 21−24
−364%
100−110
+364%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 17
−341%
75−80
+341%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 10−12
−791%
98
+791%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 12
−533%
75−80
+533%
Cyberpunk 2077 7−8
−843%
65−70
+843%
Far Cry 5 16−18
−375%
75−80
+375%
Forza Horizon 4 70−75
−271%
270−280
+271%
Hitman 3 16−18
−571%
114
+571%
Horizon Zero Dawn 27−30
−641%
215
+641%
Metro Exodus 27
−315%
112
+315%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 24−27
−788%
222
+788%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 14−16
−660%
110−120
+660%
Watch Dogs: Legion 85−90
−257%
314
+257%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 21
−452%
116
+452%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 14−16
−457%
75−80
+457%
Far Cry New Dawn 10−11
−540%
60−65
+540%
Hitman 3 10−11
−460%
55−60
+460%
Horizon Zero Dawn 70−75
−215%
220−230
+215%
Metro Exodus 15
−740%
126
+740%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 14
−686%
110
+686%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 11
−373%
50−55
+373%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 7−8
−829%
65
+829%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4
−1075%
45−50
+1075%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
−1450%
30−35
+1450%
Far Cry 5 8−9
−463%
45−50
+463%
Forza Horizon 4 18−20
−458%
100−110
+458%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 12−14
−923%
133
+923%
Watch Dogs: Legion 6−7
−717%
49
+717%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 10
−660%
76
+660%

This is how RX Vega M GL / 870 and RX 6800 XT compete in popular games:

  • RX 6800 XT is 383% faster in 1080p
  • RX 6800 XT is 382% faster in 1440p
  • RX 6800 XT is 550% faster in 4K

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

  • in Cyberpunk 2077, with 4K resolution and the Ultra Preset, the RX 6800 XT is 1450% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • Without exception, RX 6800 XT surpassed RX Vega M GL / 870 in all 72 of our tests.

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 13.96 64.86
Recency 7 January 2018 28 October 2020
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 16 GB
Chip lithography 14 nm 7 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 300 Watt

RX Vega M GL / 870 has 361.5% lower power consumption.

RX 6800 XT, on the other hand, has a 364.6% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 2 years, a 300% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 100% more advanced lithography process.

The Radeon RX 6800 XT 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 Radeon RX 6800 XT is a desktop one.


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