AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000)
The AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 is an integrated GPU for notebooks. It is used for the Ryzen 5 APUs, which were launched in the end of 2017. The GPU is based on the Vega architecture (5th generation GCN) and has 8 CUs (= 512 of the 704 shaders) clocked at up to 1100 MHz (Ryzen 5 2500U). The performance depends on the configured TDP (12-25 W at launch), the clocks, the cooling, and the memory configuration). The GPU should benefit from fast dual-channel DDR4-2400 RAM (contrary to DDR4-2133 single-channel, which is also possible).
The Vega architecture offers some improvements over the Polaris generation and now supports DirectX 12 Feature Level 12_1. More information is available in our dedicated article about the Raven Ridge architecture .
AMD's reference design GPU is sitting between the GeForce 940MX / Radeon Pro 450 and GeForce MX150 / Radeon Pro 555. It can handle smooth gameplay in simple titles like League of Legends (med), Dota 2 (low), Overwatch (low), CS:GO (med), and Quake Champions (high) in 720p up to 1080p according to AMD.
Thanks to the 14nm process and clever power-saving features, the power consumption is comparatively low (according to AMD), so the graphics card can also be used for slim and light notebooks.
AMD Radeon RX Vega Series Codename Vega Raven Ridge Architecture Vega Pipelines 512 - unified Core Speed 1200 (Boost) MHz Shared Memory no API DirectX 12_1 Power Consumption 15 Watt Transistor Count 4.5 Billion technology 14 nm Features Tiled Rasterization, Shared Memory (up to Dual-Channel DDR4-2400) Date of Announcement 26.10.2017
Benchmarks Performance Rating - 3DMark 11 + Fire Strike + Time Spy
7.7 pt (8%)
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3DMark - 3DMark Time Spy Score
min: 587 avg: 755 median: 780.5 (4%) max: 882 Points
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3DMark - 3DMark Time Spy Graphics
min: 523 avg: 673 median: 697.5 (3%) max: 790 Points
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3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Unlimited Graphics
min: 82476 avg: 117107 median: 113247 (15%) max: 164146 Points
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3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Extreme Graphics
min: 59083 avg: 67389 median: 67470 (9%) max: 74203 Points
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3DMark - 3DMark Cloud Gate Score
min: 5527 avg: 10736 median: 11071.5 (14%) max: 13711 Points
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3DMark - 3DMark Cloud Gate Graphics
min: 7309 avg: 15231 median: 15593 (6%) max: 19399 Points
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3DMark - 3DMark Fire Strike Standard Score
min: 985 avg: 2000 median: 2142 (5%) max: 2645 Points
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3DMark - 3DMark Fire Strike Standard Graphics
min: 1095 avg: 2214 median: 2362.5 (4%) max: 2901 Points
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3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Graphics
min: 82476 avg: 92028 median: 92275 (12%) max: 99523 Points
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3DMark - 3DMark Night Raid
min: 5382 avg: 7643 median: 7670 (9%) max: 9150 Points
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3DMark - 3DMark Night Raid Graphics Score
min: 5951 avg: 8960 median: 8859 (5%) max: 10846 Points
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3DMark 11 - 3DM11 Performance Score
min: 1768 avg: 3520 median: 3670 (7%) max: 4528 Points
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3DMark 11 - 3DM11 Performance GPU
min: 1668 avg: 3430 median: 3549 (5%) max: 4317 Points
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3DMark Vantage 3DM Vant. Perf. total + 3DMark Vantage - 3DM Vant. Perf. total
min: 9555 avg: 10294 median: 10294 (9%) max: 11033 Points
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3DM Vant. Perf. GPU no PhysX + 3DMark Vantage - 3DM Vant. Perf. GPU no PhysX
min: 8461 avg: 8994 median: 8993.5 (7%) max: 9526 Points
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3DMark 06 3DMark 06 - Standard 1280x1024 +
min: 10336 avg: 13392 median: 12213.5 (18%) max: 20501 Points
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3DMark 06 - Standard 1024x768 +
12775 Points (19%)
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Unigine Valley 1.0 - Unigine Valley 1.0 DX
7.7 fps (3%)
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Unigine Heaven 3.0 - Unigine Heaven 3.0 DX 11
27.3 fps (9%)
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Unigine Heaven 3.0 - Unigine Heaven 3.0 OpenGL
18.6 fps (8%)
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Unigine Heaven 2.1 - Heaven 2.1 high
25 fps (5%)
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Cinebench R10 Cinebench R10 Shading (32bit) + Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Shading (32bit)
min: 6929 avg: 7970 median: 7779.5 (33%) max: 10517 points
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Cinebench R11.5 Cinebench R11.5 OpenGL 64 Bit + Cinebench R11.5 - Cinebench R11.5 OpenGL 64 Bit
min: 29.98 avg: 41 median: 39.1 (14%) max: 65 fps
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Cinebench R15 Cinebench R15 OpenGL 64 Bit + Cinebench R15 - Cinebench R15 OpenGL 64 Bit
min: 24.5 avg: 46 median: 47.6 (13%) max: 74 fps
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Cinebench R15 OpenGL Ref. Match 64 Bit + Cinebench R15 - Cinebench R15 OpenGL Ref. Match 64 Bit
98 % (98%)
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GFXBench (DX / GLBenchmark) 2.7 GFXBench 2.7 T-Rex HD Onscreen C24Z16 + GFXBench (DX / GLBenchmark) 2.7 - GFXBench 2.7 T-Rex HD Onscreen C24Z16
min: 59.3 avg: 136.1 median: 153.9 (5%) max: 176.1 fps
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GFXBench T-Rex HD Offscreen C24Z16 + GFXBench (DX / GLBenchmark) 2.7 - GFXBench T-Rex HD Offscreen C24Z16
min: 127.9 avg: 150.5 median: 146.5 (1%) max: 177.3 fps
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GFXBench 3.0 - GFXBench 3.0 Manhattan
min: 31.1 avg: 41.1 median: 34 (9%) max: 65.4 fps
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GFXBench 3.0 - GFXBench 3.0 Manhattan Offscreen
min: 32.1 avg: 43 median: 34.9 (3%) max: 70.2 fps
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GFXBench - GFXBench 5.0 Aztec Ruins High Tier Onscreen
min: 30.8 avg: 37.4 median: 40.6 (26%) max: 40.7 fps
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GFXBench - GFXBench 5.0 Aztec Ruins High Tier Offscreen
min: 19 avg: 22 median: 22.2 (7%) max: 24.8 fps
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GFXBench - GFXBench 5.0 Aztec Ruins Normal Tier Onscreen
min: 45.9 avg: 51.9 median: 51.8 (25%) max: 58.1 fps
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GFXBench - GFXBench 5.0 Aztec Ruins Normal Tier Offscreen
min: 45.5 avg: 54.2 median: 53 (7%) max: 64.2 fps
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GFXBench - GFXBench Car Chase Onscreen
min: 31.2 avg: 40.1 median: 41.8 (1%) max: 45.6 fps
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GFXBench - GFXBench Car Chase Offscreen
min: 31.1 avg: 38.7 median: 38.6 (0%) max: 46.4 fps
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LuxMark v2.0 64Bit - LuxMark v2.0 Room GPU
min: 281 avg: 342.5 median: 342.5 (2%) max: 404 Samples/s
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LuxMark v2.0 64Bit - LuxMark v2.0 Sala GPU
888 Samples/s (2%)
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ComputeMark v2.1 - ComputeMark v2.1 Result
min: 2206 avg: 2323 median: 2272 (4%) max: 2542 points
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Power Consumption - Furmark Stress Test Power Consumption - external Monitor *
min: 24.7 avg: 41.6 median: 37.4 (6%) max: 74.7 Watt
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Power Consumption - The Witcher 3 Power Consumption - external Monitor *
min: 25.3 avg: 38.2 median: 33.4 (5%) max: 67.8 Watt
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Power Consumption - Witcher 3 Power Consumption *
min: 30.3 avg: 40.8 median: 39.7 (9%) max: 50.3 Watt
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Power Consumption - Witcher 3 ultra Power Efficiency - external Monitor
0.2 Points per Watt (0%)
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Clock Speed - GPU Clock Witcher 3 ultra
min: 291 avg: 974 median: 957 (48%) max: 1750 MHz
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Clock Speed - GPU Clock Speed Furmark
min: 495 avg: 1122 median: 1150 (46%) max: 1500 MHz
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- Range of benchmark values for this graphics card
- Average benchmark values for this graphics card
* Smaller numbers mean a higher performance
Game Benchmarks The following benchmarks stem from our benchmarks of review laptops. The performance depends on the used graphics memory, clock rate, processor, system settings, drivers, and operating systems. So the results don't have to be representative for all laptops with this GPU. For detailed information on the benchmark results, click on the fps number.
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» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings low.
Additional Benchmarks
Low Preset 1920x1080
21 [X] Lenovo V155-15API 81V5001VGE AMD Ryzen 5 3500U 2.1GHz
Vega 8
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» The benchmarks indicate that the game is not playable in the tested settings.
Additional Benchmarks
Low Preset 1920x1080
16 [X] Lenovo V155-15API 81V5001VGE AMD Ryzen 5 3500U 2.1GHz
Vega 8
min:
8 fps, max:
21 fps
51.2 fps [X] Lenovo V155-15API 81V5001VGE AMD Ryzen 5 3500U 2.1GHz
Vega 8
min:
9.66 fps, P0.1:
13.1 fps, P1:
21.3 fps, max:
174 fps
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17.9 fps [X] Lenovo V155-15API 81V5001VGE AMD Ryzen 5 3500U 2.1GHz
Vega 8
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7.5 fps, P0.1:
7.54 fps, P1:
8.19 fps, max:
124 fps
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14.9 fps [X] Lenovo V155-15API 81V5001VGE AMD Ryzen 5 3500U 2.1GHz
Vega 8
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6.37 fps, P0.1:
6.38 fps, P1:
6.75 fps, max:
150 fps
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