AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 Mobile vs AMD Radeon R9 M280X

Comparative analysis of AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 Mobile and AMD Radeon R9 M280X videocards for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Technical info, Compatibility, dimensions and requirements, Memory, Video outputs and ports, API support, Technologies. Benchmark videocards performance analysis: PassMark - G2D Mark, PassMark - G3D Mark, Geekbench - OpenCL, GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).

AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 Mobile

AMD Radeon R9 M280X

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 Mobile

Videocard is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 9 month(s) later
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 14 nm vs 28 nm
Around 59% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 392 vs 247
Around 84% better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 1494 vs 814

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	24 November 2017 vs 5 February 2015
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 28 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - G2D Mark	392 vs 247
PassMark - G3D Mark	1494 vs 814
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3359 vs 3358
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3359 vs 3358

Reasons to consider the AMD Radeon R9 M280X

3.3x more core clock speed: 1000 MHz vs 300 MHz
Around 59% higher texture fill rate: 56 GTexel / s vs 35.2 GTexel / s
Around 75% higher pipelines: 896 vs 512
Around 59% better floating-point performance: 1,792 gflops vs 1,126 gflops
4.7x better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 41708 vs 8941
Around 18% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 3713 vs 3157
Around 18% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 3713 vs 3157

Specifications (specs)
Core clock speed	1000 MHz vs 300 MHz
Texture fill rate	56 GTexel / s vs 35.2 GTexel / s
Pipelines	896 vs 512
Floating-point performance	1,792 gflops vs 1,126 gflops
Benchmarks
Geekbench - OpenCL	41708 vs 8941
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	3713 vs 3157
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	3713 vs 3157

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 Mobile
GPU 2: AMD Radeon R9 M280X

PassMark - G2D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

392

247

PassMark - G3D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

1494

814

Geekbench - OpenCL

GPU 1

GPU 2

8941

41708

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3157

3713

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3157

3713

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3359

3358

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3359

3358

Name	AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 Mobile	AMD Radeon R9 M280X
PassMark - G2D Mark	392	247
PassMark - G3D Mark	1494	814
Geekbench - OpenCL	8941	41708
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	3157	3713
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	3157	3713
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3359	3358
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3359	3358

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 Mobile	AMD Radeon R9 M280X
Essentials
Architecture	GCN 5.0	GCN 2.0
Code name	Vega	Saturn
Launch date	24 November 2017	5 February 2015
Place in performance rating	667	670
Type	Laptop	Desktop
Design		AMD Radeon R9 200 Series
Technical info
Boost clock speed	1100 MHz
Core clock speed	300 MHz	1000 MHz
Floating-point performance	1,126 gflops	1,792 gflops
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	28 nm
Pipelines	512	896
Texture fill rate	35.2 GTexel / s	56 GTexel / s
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	10 Watt
Transistor count	4,500 million	2,080 million
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	PCIe 3.0 x16
Bus support		Not Listed
Laptop size		large
Memory
Maximum RAM amount	256 MB
Memory bandwidth	12.8 GB / s	88 GB / s
Memory bus width	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	800 MHz
Memory type	DDR4	Not Listed
Shared memory		0
Video outputs and ports
Display Connectors		No outputs
API support
DirectX		11
Mantle
OpenCL		Not Listed
OpenGL		4.4
Technologies
DualGraphics
FreeSync
HD3D
PowerTune
Switchable graphics
ZeroCore