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.
RX Vega 2000/3000 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
6.7 pt (7%)
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3DMark - 3DMark Time Spy Score
min: 587 avg: 756 median: 779 (2%) max: 882 Points
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3DMark - 3DMark Time Spy Graphics
min: 523 avg: 673 median: 693 (2%) max: 790 Points
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3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Unlimited Graphics
min: 82476 avg: 117107 median: 113247 (13%) 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: 10819 median: 11149 (12%) max: 13817 Points
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3DMark - 3DMark Cloud Gate Graphics
min: 7309 avg: 15327 median: 15770 (5%) max: 19399 Points
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3DMark - 3DMark Fire Strike Standard Score
min: 985 avg: 2009 median: 2142 (4%) max: 2645 Points
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3DMark - 3DMark Fire Strike Standard Graphics
min: 1095 avg: 2224 median: 2381 (3%) 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 Wild Life Unlimited
5156 Points (3%)
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3DMark - 3DMark Night Raid
min: 5382 avg: 7643 median: 7670 (8%) max: 9150 Points
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3DMark - 3DMark Night Raid Graphics Score
min: 5951 avg: 8960 median: 8859 (4%) max: 10846 Points
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3DMark 11 - 3DM11 Performance Score
min: 1768 avg: 3539 median: 3676 (5%) max: 4528 Points
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3DMark 11 - 3DM11 Performance GPU
min: 1668 avg: 3447 median: 3557 (3%) 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 (3%) 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 (5%) max: 9526 Points
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3DMark 06 3DMark 06 - Standard 1280x1024 +
min: 10336 avg: 13392 median: 12213.5 (17%) max: 20501 Points
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3DMark 06 - Standard 1024x768 +
12775 Points (18%)
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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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Blender - Blender 3.3 Classroom HIP *
926 Seconds (100%)
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Cinebench R10 Cinebench R10 Shading (32bit) + Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Shading (32bit)
min: 6929 avg: 7970 median: 7779.5 (6%) 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: 46.3 median: 47.8 (12%) max: 74 fps
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Cinebench R15 OpenGL Ref. Match 64 Bit + Cinebench R15 - Cinebench R15 OpenGL Ref. Match 64 Bit
min: 97.9 avg: 98 median: 98 (98%) max: 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 (25%) 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 (22%) 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