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    Radeon HD 8870M vs Radeon Pro WX Vega M GL

    If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between Radeon HD 8870M and Radeon Pro WX Vega M GL, there are a couple of things to consider. Cards with more VRAM in general perform better and allow you to play on higher graphics settings. Size also makes a difference. A model with a large heatsink can occupy up to three expansion slots on a motherboard. Be sure you have enough room in your PC case. When comparing GPUs with different architectures, more processing cores and even higher TFLOPS will not always translate to better performance. To help you decide which GPU you need, we have measured frame rates in a number of popular games. For more on how the Radeon HD 8870M stacks up against Radeon Pro WX Vega M GL, check out specs charts below.
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    Radeon HD 8870M and Radeon Pro WX Vega M GL are Laptop Graphics Cards

    Note: Radeon HD 8870M and Radeon Pro WX Vega M GL are only used in laptop graphics. They have lower GPU clock speed compared to the desktop variant, which results in lower power consumption, but also 10-30% lower gaming performance. Check available laptop models with Radeon HD 8870M or Radeon Pro WX Vega M GL here:

    Radeon HD 8870M Laptops
    Radeon Pro WX Vega M GL Laptops

    Main Specs

      Radeon HD 8870M Radeon Pro WX Vega M GL
    Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt
    Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 IGP
    Memory type GDDR5, DDR3 HBM2
    Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 4 GB
    Display Connectors No outputs No outputs
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    • Radeon HD 8870M is connected by PCIe 3.0 x16, and Radeon Pro WX Vega M GL uses IGP interface.
    • Radeon Pro WX Vega M GL has 2 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 8870M.
    • Radeon HD 8870M is used in Laptops, and Radeon Pro WX Vega M GL - in Mobile workstations.
    • Radeon HD 8870M is build with GCN architecture, and Radeon Pro WX Vega M GL - with Vega.
    • Core clock speed of Radeon Pro WX Vega M GL is 206 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 8870M.
    • Radeon HD 8870M is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Radeon Pro WX Vega M GL - by 14 nm process technology.
    • Memory clock speed of Radeon HD 8870M is 3100 MHz higher, than Radeon Pro WX Vega M GL.

    Game benchmarks

    high / 1080p 7−8 35−40
    ultra / 1080p 4−5 21−24
    QHD / 1440p 0−1 16−18
    4K / 2160p − 10−11
    low / 720p 18−20 60−65
    medium / 1080p 9−10 40−45
    The average gaming FPS of Radeon Pro WX Vega M GL in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 310% more, than Radeon HD 8870M.

    Full Specs

      Radeon HD 8870M Radeon Pro WX Vega M GL
    Architecture GCN Vega
    Code name Venus Vega Kaby Lake-G
    Type Laptop Mobile workstation
    Release date 18 December 2012 7 January 2018
    Pipelines 640 1280
    Core clock speed 725 MHz 931 MHz
    Boost Clock 775 MHz 1011 MHz
    Transistor count 1,500 million 5,000 million
    Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 14 nm
    Texture fill rate 31.00 80.88
    Floating-point performance 992.0 gflops
    Memory bus width 128 Bit 1024 Bit
    Memory clock speed 4500 MHz 1400 MHz
    Memory bandwidth 72 GB/s 179.2 GB/s
    Shared memory - -
    DirectX 12 (11_1) 12 (12_0)
    Shader Model 5.1 6.4
    OpenGL 4.6 4.6
    OpenCL 1.2 2.0
    Vulkan 1.2.131 1.2.131
    Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 107 Mh/s
    Laptop size large medium sized
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