GeForce GTX 860M SLI vs Radeon RX Vega M GL

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon RX Vega M GL and GeForce GTX 860M SLI, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

RX Vega M GL
2018
4 GB HBM2, 65 Watt
9.88

GTX 860M SLI outperforms RX Vega M GL by a significant 26% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking455398
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency10.427.12
ArchitectureGCN 4.0 (2016−2020)Maxwell (2014−2017)
GPU code namePolaris 22no data
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date1 February 2018 (6 years ago)12 March 2014 (10 years ago)

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 cores12801280
Core clock speed931 MHz1029 MHz
Boost clock speed1011 MHzno data
Number of transistors5,000 million2x 1870 Million
Manufacturing process technology14 nm28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt120 Watt
Texture fill rate80.88no data
Floating-point processing power2.588 TFLOPSno data
ROPs32no data
TMUs80no data

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 sizeno datalarge
InterfaceIGPno data
SLI options-+

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 typeHBM2GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount4 GB2x 4 GB
Memory bus width1024 Bit2x 128 Bit
Memory clock speed700 MHz5000 MHz
Memory bandwidth179.2 GB/sno data
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 outputsno data

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

Optimus-+

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (12_0)12 (FL 11_0)
Shader Model6.4no data
OpenGL4.6no data
OpenCL2.0no data
Vulkan1.2.131-
CUDA-+

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 HD35−40
−34.3%
47
+34.3%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
High Preset

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 24−27
−19.2%
30−35
+19.2%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 24−27
−19.2%
30−35
+19.2%

4K
High Preset

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 7−8
−57.1%
10−12
+57.1%

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 18−20
+0%
18−20
+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 27−30
+0%
27−30
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 20−22
+0%
20−22
+0%
Battlefield 5 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 24−27
+0%
24−27
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 18−20
+0%
18−20
+0%
Far Cry 5 27−30
+0%
27−30
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 80−85
+0%
80−85
+0%
Hitman 3 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 65−70
+0%
65−70
+0%
Metro Exodus 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 70−75
+0%
70−75
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 27−30
+0%
27−30
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 20−22
+0%
20−22
+0%
Battlefield 5 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 24−27
+0%
24−27
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 18−20
+0%
18−20
+0%
Far Cry 5 27−30
+0%
27−30
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 80−85
+0%
80−85
+0%
Hitman 3 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 65−70
+0%
65−70
+0%
Metro Exodus 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 70−75
+0%
70−75
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 27−30
+0%
27−30
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 20−22
+0%
20−22
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 24−27
+0%
24−27
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 18−20
+0%
18−20
+0%
Far Cry 5 27−30
+0%
27−30
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 80−85
+0%
80−85
+0%
Hitman 3 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 65−70
+0%
65−70
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 70−75
+0%
70−75
+0%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 24−27
+0%
24−27
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 18−20
+0%
18−20
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 9−10
+0%
9−10
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 6−7
+0%
6−7
+0%
Far Cry 5 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 60−65
+0%
60−65
+0%
Hitman 3 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 24−27
+0%
24−27
+0%
Metro Exodus 20−22
+0%
20−22
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 20−22
+0%
20−22
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 75−80
+0%
75−80
+0%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 20−22
+0%
20−22
+0%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 9−10
+0%
9−10
+0%
Hitman 3 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 55−60
+0%
55−60
+0%
Metro Exodus 10−12
+0%
10−12
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 7−8
+0%
7−8
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 6−7
+0%
6−7
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 6−7
+0%
6−7
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
Far Cry 5 7−8
+0%
7−8
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 16−18
+0%
16−18
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 10−12
+0%
10−12
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 10−12
+0%
10−12
+0%

This is how RX Vega M GL and GTX 860M SLI compete in popular games:

  • GTX 860M SLI is 34% faster in 1080p

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

  • in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, with 4K resolution and the High Preset, the GTX 860M SLI is 57% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • GTX 860M SLI is ahead in 3 tests (4%)
  • there's a draw in 69 tests (96%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 9.88 12.47
Recency 1 February 2018 12 March 2014
Chip lithography 14 nm 28 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 120 Watt

RX Vega M GL has an age advantage of 3 years, a 100% more advanced lithography process, and 84.6% lower power consumption.

GTX 860M SLI, on the other hand, has a 26.2% higher aggregate performance score.

The GeForce GTX 860M SLI is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon RX Vega M GL in performance tests.


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