GeForce RTX 3070 Mobile vs Radeon RX Vega M GL

Place in the ranking	451	124
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Power efficiency	11.02	23.76
Architecture	GCN 4.0 (2016−2020)	Ampere (2020−2024)
GPU code name	Polaris 22	GA104
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Release date	1 February 2018 (6 years ago)	12 January 2021 (3 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 cores	1280	5120
Core clock speed	931 MHz	1110 MHz
Boost clock speed	1011 MHz	1560 MHz
Number of transistors	5,000 million	17,400 million
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	125 Watt
Texture fill rate	80.88	249.6
Floating-point processing power	2.588 TFLOPS	15.97 TFLOPS
ROPs	32	80
TMUs	80	160
Tensor Cores	no data	160
Ray Tracing Cores	no data	40

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	no data	large
Interface	IGP	PCIe 4.0 x16

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	8 GB
Memory bus width	1024 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	700 MHz	1750 MHz
Memory bandwidth	179.2 GB/s	448.0 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 outputs

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 (12_0)	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	6.4	6.5
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	2.0	2.0
Vulkan	1.2.131	1.2
CUDA	-	8.6

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 9.76

RTX 3070 Mobile 37.24
+282%

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.

RX Vega M GL 3763

RTX 3070 Mobile 14364
+282%

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	30−35 −287%	116 +287%
1440p	18−20 −322%	76 +322%
4K	12−14 −300%	48 +300%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
High Preset

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

24−27

−196%

75−80
+196%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

24−27

−262%

94
+262%

4K
High Preset

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

7−8

−814%

64
+814%

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

119

+0%

119

+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	75−80 +0%	75−80 +0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	91 +0%	91 +0%
Battlefield 5	120−130 +0%	120−130 +0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	75−80 +0%	75−80 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	107 +0%	107 +0%
Far Cry 5	80−85 +0%	80−85 +0%
Far Cry New Dawn	90−95 +0%	90−95 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	180−190 +0%	180−190 +0%
Hitman 3	114 +0%	114 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	150−160 +0%	150−160 +0%
Metro Exodus	120−130 +0%	120−130 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	85−90 +0%	85−90 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	130−140 +0%	130−140 +0%
Watch Dogs: Legion	120−130 +0%	120−130 +0%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	188 +0%	188 +0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	76 +0%	76 +0%
Battlefield 5	120−130 +0%	120−130 +0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	75−80 +0%	75−80 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	88 +0%	88 +0%
Far Cry 5	80−85 +0%	80−85 +0%
Far Cry New Dawn	90−95 +0%	90−95 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	180−190 +0%	180−190 +0%
Hitman 3	106 +0%	106 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	150−160 +0%	150−160 +0%
Metro Exodus	143 +0%	143 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	81 +0%	81 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	183 +0%	183 +0%
Watch Dogs: Legion	181 +0%	181 +0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	75−80 +0%	75−80 +0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	68 +0%	68 +0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	75−80 +0%	75−80 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	74 +0%	74 +0%
Far Cry 5	80−85 +0%	80−85 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	167 +0%	167 +0%
Hitman 3	98 +0%	98 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	132 +0%	132 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	168 +0%	168 +0%
Watch Dogs: Legion	60 +0%	60 +0%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

+0%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	70−75 +0%	70−75 +0%
Far Cry New Dawn	55−60 +0%	55−60 +0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	40−45 +0%	40−45 +0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	53 +0%	53 +0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	40−45 +0%	40−45 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	47 +0%	47 +0%
Far Cry 5	40−45 +0%	40−45 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	210−220 +0%	210−220 +0%
Hitman 3	68 +0%	68 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	112 +0%	112 +0%
Metro Exodus	91 +0%	91 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	125 +0%	125 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	50−55 +0%	50−55 +0%
Watch Dogs: Legion	159 +0%	159 +0%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

+0%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	35−40 +0%	35−40 +0%
Far Cry New Dawn	30−35 +0%	30−35 +0%
Hitman 3	38 +0%	38 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	119 +0%	119 +0%
Metro Exodus	71 +0%	71 +0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	24−27 +0%	24−27 +0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	33 +0%	33 +0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	21−24 +0%	21−24 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	22 +0%	22 +0%
Far Cry 5	21−24 +0%	21−24 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	93 +0%	93 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	71 +0%	71 +0%
Watch Dogs: Legion	27 +0%	27 +0%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

+0%

This is how RX Vega M GL and RTX 3070 Mobile compete in popular games:

RTX 3070 Mobile is 287% faster in 1080p
RTX 3070 Mobile is 322% faster in 1440p
RTX 3070 Mobile is 300% faster in 4K

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 RTX 3070 Mobile is 814% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

RTX 3070 Mobile is ahead in 3 tests (4%)
there's a draw in 69 tests (96%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	9.76	37.24
Recency	1 February 2018	12 January 2021
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	8 GB
Chip lithography	14 nm	8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	125 Watt

RX Vega M GL has 92.3% lower power consumption.

RTX 3070 Mobile, on the other hand, has a 281.6% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 2 years, a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 75% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce RTX 3070 Mobile is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon RX Vega M GL in performance tests.

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