Radeon RX 6800 XT vs RX Vega M GL / 870

Place in the ranking	371	28
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	50.48
Power efficiency	14.94	15.07
Architecture	Vega (2017−2020)	RDNA 2.0 (2020−2024)
GPU code name	Vega Kaby Lake-G	Navi 21
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop
Release date	7 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 cores	1280	4608
Core clock speed	931 MHz	1825 MHz
Boost clock speed	1011 MHz	2250 MHz
Number of transistors	no data	26,800 million
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	300 Watt
Texture fill rate	no data	648.0
Floating-point processing power	no data	20.74 TFLOPS
ROPs	no data	128
TMUs	no data	288
Ray Tracing Cores	no data	72

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 size	medium sized	no data
Interface	no data	PCIe 4.0 x16
Length	no data	267 mm
Width	no data	2-slot
Supplementary power connectors	no data	2x 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 type	HBM2	GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	16 GB
Memory bus width	no data	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	no data	2000 MHz
Memory bandwidth	no data	512.0 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 Connectors	no data	1x HDMI, 2x DisplayPort, 1x USB Type-C
HDMI	-	+

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12_1	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	no data	6.5
OpenGL	no data	4.6
OpenCL	no data	2.1
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 13.93

RX 6800 XT 64.89
+366%

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 HD	41 −398%	204 +398%
1440p	28 −414%	144 +414%
4K	13 −615%	93 +615%

Cost per frame, $

1080p	no data	3.18
1440p	no data	4.51
4K	no data	6.98

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

−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

−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

−660%

76
+660%

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

RX 6800 XT is 398% faster in 1080p
RX 6800 XT is 414% faster in 1440p
RX 6800 XT is 615% 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	13.93	64.89
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 365.8% 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.

Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.