UHD Graphics vs Radeon RX Vega M GL / 870

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Aggregate performance score

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

RX Vega M GL / 870
2018
4 GB HBM2, 65 Watt
14.30
+156%

RX Vega M GL / 870 outperforms UHD Graphics by a whopping 156% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in performance ranking366599
Place by popularitynot in top-1007
ArchitectureVega (2017−2020)Generation 11.0 (2019−2021)
GPU code nameVega Kaby Lake-GJasper Lake GT1
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release date7 January 2018 (6 years ago)11 January 2021 (3 years ago)

Detailed specifications

General performance parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. These parameters indirectly speak of performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider their benchmark and gaming test results. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores1280256
Core clock speed931 MHzno data
Boost clock speed1011 MHz750 MHz
Manufacturing process technology14 nm10 nm+
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt10 Watt
Texture fill rateno data12.00
Floating-point performanceno data0.384 gflops

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 dataRing Bus
Widthno dataIGP

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 typeHBM2System Shared
Maximum RAM amount4 GBSystem Shared
Memory bus widthno dataSystem Shared
Memory clock speedno dataSystem 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 Connectorsno dataNo outputs

API compatibility

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

DirectX12_112 (12_1)
Shader Modelno data6.4
OpenGLno data4.6
OpenCLno data3.0
Vulkan-1.2

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 HD44
+175%
16−18
−175%
1440p26
+160%
10−12
−160%
4K15
+200%
5−6
−200%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 21−24
+175%
8−9
−175%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 47
+161%
18−20
−161%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 21−24
+188%
8−9
−188%
Battlefield 5 45−50
+188%
16−18
−188%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 33
+175%
12−14
−175%
Cyberpunk 2077 21−24
+175%
8−9
−175%
Far Cry 5 30−35
+175%
12−14
−175%
Far Cry New Dawn 35−40
+179%
14−16
−179%
Forza Horizon 4 90−95
+166%
35−40
−166%
Hitman 3 27−30
+170%
10−11
−170%
Horizon Zero Dawn 70−75
+170%
27−30
−170%
Metro Exodus 53
+194%
18−20
−194%
Red Dead Redemption 2 48
+167%
18−20
−167%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 45−50
+188%
16−18
−188%
Watch Dogs: Legion 75−80
+181%
27−30
−181%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 30−35
+175%
12−14
−175%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 21−24
+188%
8−9
−188%
Battlefield 5 45−50
+188%
16−18
−188%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 30
+200%
10−11
−200%
Cyberpunk 2077 21−24
+175%
8−9
−175%
Far Cry 5 30−35
+175%
12−14
−175%
Far Cry New Dawn 35−40
+179%
14−16
−179%
Forza Horizon 4 90−95
+166%
35−40
−166%
Hitman 3 27−30
+170%
10−11
−170%
Horizon Zero Dawn 70−75
+170%
27−30
−170%
Metro Exodus 41
+193%
14−16
−193%
Red Dead Redemption 2 37
+164%
14−16
−164%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 45−50
+188%
16−18
−188%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 30−35
+183%
12−14
−183%
Watch Dogs: Legion 75−80
+181%
27−30
−181%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 23
+188%
8−9
−188%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 21−24
+188%
8−9
−188%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 20
+186%
7−8
−186%
Cyberpunk 2077 21−24
+175%
8−9
−175%
Far Cry 5 30−35
+175%
12−14
−175%
Forza Horizon 4 90−95
+166%
35−40
−166%
Hitman 3 27−30
+170%
10−11
−170%
Horizon Zero Dawn 70−75
+170%
27−30
−170%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 45−50
+188%
16−18
−188%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 24
+167%
9−10
−167%
Watch Dogs: Legion 75−80
+181%
27−30
−181%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 32
+167%
12−14
−167%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 27−30
+180%
10−11
−180%
Far Cry New Dawn 21−24
+175%
8−9
−175%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 17
+183%
6−7
−183%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 10−12
+175%
4−5
−175%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 12
+200%
4−5
−200%
Cyberpunk 2077 7−8
+250%
2−3
−250%
Far Cry 5 16−18
+167%
6−7
−167%
Forza Horizon 4 70−75
+170%
27−30
−170%
Hitman 3 16−18
+183%
6−7
−183%
Horizon Zero Dawn 27−30
+190%
10−11
−190%
Metro Exodus 27
+170%
10−11
−170%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 24−27
+178%
9−10
−178%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 14−16
+200%
5−6
−200%
Watch Dogs: Legion 85−90
+193%
30−33
−193%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 21
+163%
8−9
−163%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 14−16
+180%
5−6
−180%
Far Cry New Dawn 10−11
+233%
3−4
−233%
Hitman 3 10−11
+233%
3−4
−233%
Horizon Zero Dawn 70−75
+163%
27−30
−163%
Metro Exodus 15
+200%
5−6
−200%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 14
+180%
5−6
−180%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 11
+175%
4−5
−175%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 7−8
+250%
2−3
−250%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4
+300%
1−2
−300%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3 0−1
Far Cry 5 8−9
+167%
3−4
−167%
Forza Horizon 4 18−20
+171%
7−8
−171%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 12−14
+160%
5−6
−160%
Watch Dogs: Legion 6−7
+200%
2−3
−200%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 10
+233%
3−4
−233%

This is how RX Vega M GL / 870 and UHD Graphics compete in popular games:

  • RX Vega M GL / 870 is 175% faster in 1080p
  • RX Vega M GL / 870 is 160% faster in 1440p
  • RX Vega M GL / 870 is 200% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 14.30 5.58
Recency 7 January 2018 11 January 2021
Chip lithography 14 nm 10 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 10 Watt

RX Vega M GL / 870 has a 156.3% higher aggregate performance score.

UHD Graphics, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 3 years, a 40% more advanced lithography process, and 550% lower power consumption.

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

Be aware that Radeon RX Vega M GL / 870 is a notebook card while UHD Graphics is a desktop one.


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