GeForce RTX 3080 vs Radeon RX Vega M GL

Place in the ranking	449	28
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	46.40
Power efficiency	10.74	14.09
Architecture	GCN 4.0 (2016−2020)	Ampere (2020−2024)
GPU code name	Polaris 22	GA102
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop
Release date	1 February 2018 (7 years ago)	1 September 2020 (4 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$699

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	8704
Core clock speed	931 MHz	1440 MHz
Boost clock speed	1011 MHz	1710 MHz
Number of transistors	5,000 million	28,300 million
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	320 Watt
Texture fill rate	80.88	465.1
Floating-point processing power	2.588 TFLOPS	29.77 TFLOPS
ROPs	32	96
TMUs	80	272
Tensor Cores	no data	272
Ray Tracing Cores	no data	68

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).

Interface	IGP	PCIe 4.0 x16
Length	no data	285 mm
Width	no data	2-slot
Supplementary power connectors	no data	1x 12-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	GDDR6X
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	10 GB
Memory bus width	1024 Bit	320 Bit
Memory clock speed	700 MHz	1188 MHz
Memory bandwidth	179.2 GB/s	760.3 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	1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort
HDMI	-	+

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	-	8.5

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 9.68

RTX 3080 62.54
+546%

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 3898

RTX 3080 25188
+546%

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	24−27 −600%	168 +600%
1440p	18−20 −594%	125 +594%
4K	12−14 −625%	87 +625%

Cost per frame, $

1080p	no data	4.16
1440p	no data	5.59
4K	no data	8.03

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Medium Preset

Fortnite	55−60 −493%	350−400 +493%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	75−80 −541%	500−550 +541%

Full HD
High Preset

Dota 2	35−40 −308%	147 +308%
Fortnite	55−60 −334%	250−260 +334%
Grand Theft Auto V	35−40 −308%	147 +308%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	75−80 −176%	210−220 +176%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	30−35 −461%	170−180 +461%
World of Tanks	140−150 −91.1%	270−280 +91.1%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Dota 2	35−40 −275%	135 +275%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	75−80 −176%	210−220 +176%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	30−35 −545%	200−210 +545%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Fortnite

55−60
−493%

350−400

+493%

4K
High Preset

Grand Theft Auto V	20−22 −615%	143 +615%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	20−22 −615%	143 +615%

4K
Ultra Preset

Dota 2	20−22 −545%	129 +545%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	27−30 −521%	180−190 +521%

4K
Epic Preset

Fortnite

10−12

−536%

70−75
+536%

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2	150−160 +0%	150−160 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	150−160 +0%	150−160 +0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	110−120 +0%	110−120 +0%
Counter-Strike 2	150−160 +0%	150−160 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	133 +0%	133 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	383 +0%	383 +0%
Forza Horizon 5	152 +0%	152 +0%
Metro Exodus	129 +0%	129 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	131 +0%	131 +0%
Valorant	277 +0%	277 +0%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	110−120 +0%	110−120 +0%
Counter-Strike 2	150−160 +0%	150−160 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	125 +0%	125 +0%
Far Cry 5	123 +0%	123 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	326 +0%	326 +0%
Forza Horizon 5	176 +0%	176 +0%
Metro Exodus	119 +0%	119 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	119 +0%	119 +0%
Valorant	200 +0%	200 +0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	110−120 +0%	110−120 +0%
Counter-Strike 2	150−160 +0%	150−160 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	117 +0%	117 +0%
Far Cry 5	120−130 +0%	120−130 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	287 +0%	287 +0%
Forza Horizon 5	140 +0%	140 +0%
Valorant	268 +0%	268 +0%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2	112 +0%	112 +0%
Grand Theft Auto V	112 +0%	112 +0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	160−170 +0%	160−170 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	84 +0%	84 +0%
World of Tanks	400−450 +0%	400−450 +0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	85−90 +0%	85−90 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	79 +0%	79 +0%
Far Cry 5	160−170 +0%	160−170 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	219 +0%	219 +0%
Forza Horizon 5	126 +0%	126 +0%
Metro Exodus	107 +0%	107 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	140−150 +0%	140−150 +0%
Valorant	248 +0%	248 +0%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	45−50 +0%	45−50 +0%
Dota 2	143 +0%	143 +0%
Metro Exodus	65 +0%	65 +0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	200−210 +0%	200−210 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	56 +0%	56 +0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	80−85 +0%	80−85 +0%
Counter-Strike 2	45−50 +0%	45−50 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	41 +0%	41 +0%
Far Cry 5	100−110 +0%	100−110 +0%
Fortnite	95−100 +0%	95−100 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	135 +0%	135 +0%
Forza Horizon 5	78 +0%	78 +0%
Valorant	153 +0%	153 +0%

This is how RX Vega M GL and RTX 3080 compete in popular games:

RTX 3080 is 600% faster in 1080p
RTX 3080 is 594% faster in 1440p
RTX 3080 is 625% faster in 4K

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

in Grand Theft Auto V, with 4K resolution and the High Preset, the RTX 3080 is 615% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

RTX 3080 is ahead in 11 tests (17%)
there's a draw in 52 tests (83%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	9.68	62.54
Recency	1 February 2018	1 September 2020
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	10 GB
Chip lithography	14 nm	8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	320 Watt

RX Vega M GL has 392.3% lower power consumption.

RTX 3080, on the other hand, has a 546.1% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 2 years, a 150% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 75% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce RTX 3080 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon RX Vega M GL in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon RX Vega M GL is a notebook card while GeForce RTX 3080 is a desktop one.

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