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AMD Radeon RX Vega 8

AMD Vega 8

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.

ManufacturerAMD
AMD Radeon RX Vega Series
RX Vega 64 (compare) 4096 @ 1630 MHz2048 Bit @ 945 MHz
RX Vega 56 (compare) 3584 @ 1138 - 1474 (Boost) MHz409.6 Bit @ 800 MHz
Vega Mobile (compare) 1792 2048 Bit
Vega M GH (compare) 1536 @ 1063 - 1190 (Boost) MHz
Vega M GL / 870 (compare) 1280 @ 931 - 1011 (Boost) MHz
WX Vega M GL (compare) 1280 @ 931 - 1011 (Boost) MHz
Vega 11 (compare) 704 @ 1240 (Boost) MHz
Vega 10 (compare) 640 @ 1300 (Boost) MHz
Vega 9 (compare) 576 @ 1300 (Boost) MHz
Vega 8 512 @ 1200 (Boost) MHz
Vega 6 (compare) 384 @ 1500 (Boost) MHz
Vega 3 (compare) 192 @ 1000 (Boost) MHz
Vega 2 (compare) 128 @ 1100 (Boost) MHz
CodenameVega Raven Ridge
ArchitectureVega
Pipelines512 - unified
Core Speed1200 (Boost) MHz
Shared Memoryno
DirectXDirectX 12_1
Transistor Count4500 Million
technology14 nm
FeaturesTiled Rasterization, Shared Memory (up to Dual-Channel DDR4-2400)
Date of Announcement26.10.2017
CPUGPU Base SpeedGPU Boost / Turbo
AMD Ryzen 5 3550H4 x 2100 MHz, 35 W? MHz1200 MHz
AMD Ryzen 5 3500U4 x 2100 MHz, 15 W? MHz1200 MHz
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 3500U4 x 2100 MHz, 15 W? MHz1200 MHz
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min. - max.? - ? MHz1100 - 1200 MHz

Benchmarks

3DMark - Time Spy Score 2560x1440
min: 587     avg: 728     median: 732 (5%)     max: 832 Points
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3DMark - Time Spy Graphics 2560x1440
min: 523     avg: 647     median: 649 (4%)     max: 742 Points
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3DMark - Ice Storm Unlimited Graphics Score 1280x720 offscreen
min: 82476     avg: 116475     median: 113147 (21%)     max: 164146 Points
+ 15 benchmarks and specifications   + Show comparison chart
3DMark - Ice Storm Extreme Graphics 1920x1080
min: 59083     avg: 66313     median: 66927 (9%)     max: 74203 Points
+ 10 benchmarks and specifications   + Show comparison chart
3DMark - Cloud Gate Standard Score 1280x720
min: 5527     avg: 10250     median: 10876 (16%)     max: 13711 Points
+ 27 benchmarks and specifications   + Show comparison chart
3DMark - Cloud Gate Standard Graphics 1280x720
min: 7309     avg: 14696     median: 15109 (8%)     max: 19351 Points
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3DMark - Fire Strike Score 1920x1080
min: 985     avg: 1947     median: 2132 (8%)     max: 2645 Points
+ 30 benchmarks and specifications   + Show comparison chart
3DMark - Fire Strike Graphics 1920x1080
min: 1095     avg: 2153     median: 2319 (6%)     max: 2901 Points
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3DMark - Ice Storm Standard Graphics 1280x720
min: 82476     avg: 90686     median: 90037.5 (12%)     max: 98118 Points
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3DMark 11 - Performance 1280x720
min: 1768     avg: 3463     median: 3647.5 (10%)     max: 4528 points
+ 32 benchmarks and specifications   + Show comparison chart
3DMark 11 - Performance GPU 1280x720
min: 1668     avg: 3370     median: 3536.5 (7%)     max: 4317 points
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3DMark Vantage
P Result 1280x1024 +
P GPU no PhysX 1280x1024 +
3DMark 06 Standard 1280x1024 +
Unigine Valley 1.0 - Extreme HD DirectX 1920x1080
7.7 fps (5%)
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Unigine Heaven 3.0 - DX 11, Normal Tessellation, High Shaders 1920x1080
27.3 fps (10%)
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Unigine Heaven 3.0 - OpenGL, Normal Tessellation, High Shaders 1920x1080
18.6 fps (11%)
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Unigine Heaven 2.1 - high, Tesselation (normal), DirectX11 1280x1024
25 fps (11%)
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Cinebench R10 Shading 32Bit +
Cinebench R11.5 OpenGL 64Bit +
Cinebench R15
OpenGL 64Bit +
Ref. Match 64Bit +
GFXBench (DX / GLBenchmark) 2.7
T-Rex HD Offscreen C24Z16 1920x1080 +
T-Rex HD Onscreen C24Z16 +
GFXBench 3.0 - Manhattan Offscreen OGL off screen
min: 32.1     avg: 43     median: 34.9 (6%)     max: 70.2 fps
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GFXBench 3.0 - Manhattan Onscreen OGL on screen
min: 31.1     avg: 41.1     median: 34 (9%)     max: 65.4 fps
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GFXBench - Aztec Ruins High Tier Onscreen
min: 30.8     avg: 37.4     median: 40.6 (26%)     max: 40.7 fps
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GFXBench - Aztec Ruins High Tier Offscreen 2560x1440
min: 19     avg: 22     median: 22.2 (13%)     max: 24.8 fps
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GFXBench - Aztec Ruins Normal Tier Onscreen
min: 45.9     avg: 51.9     median: 51.8 (26%)     max: 58.1 fps
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GFXBench - Aztec Ruins Normal Tier Offscreen 1920x1080
min: 45.5     avg: 54.2     median: 53 (13%)     max: 64.2 fps
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GFXBench - Car Chase Offscreen off screen
min: 31.1     avg: 38.7     median: 38.6 (10%)     max: 46.4 fps
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GFXBench - Car Chase Onscreen on screen
min: 31.2     avg: 40.1     median: 41.8 (16%)     max: 45.6 fps
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LuxMark v2.0 64Bit - Room GPUs-only
min: 281     avg: 343     median: 342.5 (6%)     max: 404 Samples/s
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LuxMark v2.0 64Bit - Sala GPUs-only
888 Samples/s (8%)
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ComputeMark v2.1 - Normal, Score 1024x600
min: 2206     avg: 2323     median: 2272 (8%)     max: 2542 Points
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Power Consumption - FurMark 1.19 GPU Stress Test - Power Consumption (external Monitor) 1280x720 *
74.7 Watt (17%)
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Power Consumption - The Witcher 3 Power Consumption (external Monitor) ultra 1920x1080 *
min: 35.9     avg: 48.4     median: 41.4 (9%)     max: 67.8 Watt
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Power Consumption - Witcher 3 ultra - Power Consumption *
min: 30.3     avg: 38.6     median: 39.6 (9%)     max: 45.8 Watt
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Clock Speed - GPU Clock Witcher 3 ultra
min: 957     avg: 1029     median: 1028.5 (54%)     max: 1100 MHz
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Clock Speed - GPU Clock Speed Furmark 1.19 GPU Stress Test 1280x720
1100 MHz (63%)
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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.

Red Dead Redemption 2

Red Dead Redemption 2

2019
low 1280x720
25  fps    + Compare
med. 1920x1080
10.8  fps    + Compare
» The benchmarks indicate that the game is not playable in the tested settings.
Star Wars Jedi Fallen Order

Star Wars Jedi Fallen Order

2019
med. 1920x1080
16.2  fps    + Compare
high 1920x1080
11.4  fps    + Compare
ultra 1920x1080
9.9  fps    + Compare
» The benchmarks indicate that the game is not playable in the tested settings.
Need for Speed Heat

Need for Speed Heat

2019
low 1280x720
25.8  fps    + Compare
med. 1920x1080
12.1  fps    + Compare
high 1920x1080
10.1  fps    + Compare
» The benchmarks indicate that the game is not playable in the tested settings.
Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2019

Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2019

2019
low 1280x720
25.2  fps    + Compare
med. 1920x1080
15.5  fps    + Compare
high 1920x1080
11.4  fps    + Compare
» The benchmarks indicate that the game is not playable in the tested settings.
GRID 2019

GRID 2019

2019
low 1280x720
28.8 39.1 ~ 34 fps    + Compare
med. 1920x1080
13.7 18.5 ~ 16 fps    + Compare
high 1920x1080
12.4 13.6 ~ 13 fps    + Compare
» The benchmarks indicate that the game is not playable in the tested settings.
Ghost Recon Breakpoint

Ghost Recon Breakpoint

2019
low 1280x720
17 20 ~ 19 fps    + Compare
med. 1920x1080
9 11 ~ 10 fps    + Compare
high 1920x1080
9 10 ~ 10 fps    + Compare
ultra 1920x1080
7  fps    + Compare
» The benchmarks indicate that the game is not playable in the tested settings.
FIFA 20

FIFA 20

2019
low 1280x720
99.5 103.7 ~ 102 fps    + Compare
med. 1920x1080
57.6 58.5 ~ 58 fps    + Compare
high 1920x1080
46.8 49.8 ~ 48 fps    + Compare
ultra 1920x1080
40.1 41.1 ~ 41 fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings ultra.
Borderlands 3

Borderlands 3

2019
low 1280x720
32 34.9 49.1 ~ 39 fps    + Compare
med. 1920x1080
13.7 14.2 18.7 ~ 16 fps    + Compare
high 1920x1080
9 9.1 11.8 ~ 10 fps    + Compare