AMD Radeon Vega 8 Embedded vs NVIDIA GeForce GTX 670M

Comparative analysis of AMD Radeon Vega 8 Embedded and NVIDIA GeForce GTX 670M videocards for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Technical info, Video outputs and ports, Compatibility, dimensions and requirements, API support, Memory, Technologies. Benchmark videocards performance analysis: PassMark - G3D Mark, PassMark - G2D Mark, Geekbench - OpenCL, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps), 3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Radeon Vega 8 Embedded

  • Videocard is newer: launch date 5 year(s) 10 month(s) later
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 14 nm vs 40 nm
  • 5x lower typical power consumption: 15 Watt vs 75 Watt
  • Around 34% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 411 vs 307
  • Around 36% better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 8770 vs 6448
  • Around 72% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 25.891 vs 15.053
  • Around 22% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 2.104 vs 1.72
  • Around 3% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 37.17 vs 35.916
  • 2.5x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 132.07 vs 52.899
  • 2x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 6729 vs 3346
  • 2x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 6729 vs 3346
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 13 February 2018 vs 22 March 2012
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm vs 40 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 15 Watt vs 75 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - G2D Mark 411 vs 307
Geekbench - OpenCL 8770 vs 6448
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 25.891 vs 15.053
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 2.104 vs 1.72
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 37.17 vs 35.916
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 132.07 vs 52.899
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 6729 vs 3346
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 6729 vs 3346

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 670M

  • Around 99% higher core clock speed: 598 MHz vs 300 MHz
  • Around 11% better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 1757 vs 1582
  • Around 61% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 588.645 vs 365.4
  • Around 80% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 2731 vs 1514
  • Around 49% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 3627 vs 2433
  • Around 80% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 2731 vs 1514
  • Around 49% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 3627 vs 2433
  • 2.9x better performance in 3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score: 2062 vs 705
Specifications (specs)
Core clock speed 598 MHz vs 300 MHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark 1757 vs 1582
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 588.645 vs 365.4
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 2731 vs 1514
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 3627 vs 2433
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 2731 vs 1514
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 3627 vs 2433
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score 2062 vs 705

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: AMD Radeon Vega 8 Embedded
GPU 2: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 670M

PassMark - G3D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
1582
1757
PassMark - G2D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
411
307
Geekbench - OpenCL
GPU 1
GPU 2
8770
6448
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
25.891
15.053
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
365.4
588.645
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
2.104
1.72
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
37.17
35.916
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
132.07
52.899
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
1514
2731
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
2433
3627
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
6729
3346
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
1514
2731
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
2433
3627
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
6729
3346
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score
GPU 1
GPU 2
705
2062
Name AMD Radeon Vega 8 Embedded NVIDIA GeForce GTX 670M
PassMark - G3D Mark 1582 1757
PassMark - G2D Mark 411 307
Geekbench - OpenCL 8770 6448
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 25.891 15.053
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 365.4 588.645
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 2.104 1.72
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 37.17 35.916
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 132.07 52.899
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 1514 2731
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 2433 3627
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 6729 3346
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 1514 2731
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 2433 3627
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 6729 3346
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score 705 2062

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD Radeon Vega 8 Embedded NVIDIA GeForce GTX 670M

Essentials

Architecture GCN 5.0 Fermi 2.0
Code name Owl GF114
Launch date 13 February 2018 22 March 2012
Place in performance rating 965 968
Type Desktop Laptop

Technical info

Boost clock speed 1300 MHz
Core clock speed 300 MHz 598 MHz
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm 40 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 15 Watt 75 Watt
Transistor count 4,940 million 1,950 million
CUDA cores 336
Floating-point performance 803.7 gflops
Pipelines 336
Texture fill rate 33.5 billion / sec

Video outputs and ports

Display Connectors No outputs No outputs
HDCP
HDMI
Maximum VGA resolution Up to 2048x1536

Compatibility, dimensions and requirements

Interface IGP MXM-B (3.0)
Supplementary power connectors None
Bus support PCI Express 2.0
Laptop size large
SLI options 2-way

API support

DirectX 12.0 (12_1) 12 API
OpenGL 4.6 4.5
OpenCL 1.1

Memory

Maximum RAM amount 1526 MB
Memory bandwidth 72.0 GB / s
Memory bus width 192bit
Memory clock speed 1500 MHz
Memory type GDDR5
Shared memory 0

Technologies

3D Vision
3D Vision / 3DTV Play
Adaptive VSync
CUDA
FXAA
SLI