GeForce GTX 860M vs Radeon RX Vega 8 Ryzen 4000
If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce GTX 860M and Radeon RX Vega 8 Ryzen 4000, 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 GeForce GTX 860M stacks up against Radeon RX Vega 8 Ryzen 4000, check out specs charts below.
GeForce GTX 860M and Radeon RX Vega 8 Ryzen 4000 are Laptop Graphics Cards
Note: GeForce GTX 860M and Radeon RX Vega 8 Ryzen 4000 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 GeForce GTX 860M or Radeon RX Vega 8 Ryzen 4000 here:
Main Specs
GeForce GTX 860M
Radeon RX Vega 8 Ryzen 4000
Power consumption (TDP)
75 Watt
Interface
MXM-B (3.0)
Supplementary power connectors
None
Memory type
GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount
4 GB
Display Connectors
No outputs
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Both cards are used in Laptops.
GeForce GTX 860M is build with Maxwell architecture, and Radeon RX Vega 8 Ryzen 4000 - with Vega.
GeForce GTX 860M is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Radeon RX Vega 8 Ryzen 4000 - by 7 nm process technology.
Game benchmarks
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
Battlefield 5
Call of Duty: Warzone
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Cyberpunk 2077
Dota 2
Far Cry 5
Fortnite
Forza Horizon 4
Grand Theft Auto V
Metro Exodus
Minecraft
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS
Red Dead Redemption 2
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
World of Tanks
high / 1080p
16−18
20−22
ultra / 1080p
10−11
12−14
QHD / 1440p
5−6
6−7
4K / 2160p
4−5
5−6
low / 720p
30−35
35−40
medium / 1080p
21−24
24−27
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX Vega 8 Ryzen 4000 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 20% more, than GeForce GTX 860M.
high / 1080p
27−30
30−35
ultra / 1080p
21−24
27−30
QHD / 1440p
10−11
10−12
4K / 2160p
6−7
7−8
low / 720p
55−60
65−70
medium / 1080p
30−33
35−40
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX Vega 8 Ryzen 4000 in Battlefield 5 is 15% more, than GeForce GTX 860M.
low / 768p
45−50
50−55
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX Vega 8 Ryzen 4000 in Call of Duty: Warzone is 10% more, than GeForce GTX 860M.
low / 768p
220−230
230−240
medium / 768p
190−200
200−210
ultra / 1080p
100−110
110−120
QHD / 1440p
60−65
85−90
4K / 2160p
30−35
45−50
high / 768p
150−160
160−170
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX Vega 8 Ryzen 4000 in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 10% more, than GeForce GTX 860M.
low / 768p
55−60
60−65
ultra / 1080p
40−45
50−55
medium / 1080p
45−50
55−60
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX Vega 8 Ryzen 4000 in Cyberpunk 2077 is 16% more, than GeForce GTX 860M.
low / 768p
110−120
120−130
medium / 768p
100−105
100−110
ultra / 1080p
65−70
80−85
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX Vega 8 Ryzen 4000 in Dota 2 is 9% more, than GeForce GTX 860M.
high / 1080p
20−22
24−27
ultra / 1080p
18−20
21−24
QHD / 1440p
16−18
18−20
4K / 2160p
6−7
7−8
low / 720p
40−45
50−55
medium / 1080p
21−24
27−30
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX Vega 8 Ryzen 4000 in Far Cry 5 is 19% more, than GeForce GTX 860M.
high / 1080p
27−30
30−35
ultra / 1080p
21−24
24−27
QHD / 1440p
16−18
14−16
low / 720p
100−110
120−130
medium / 1080p
55−60
70−75
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX Vega 8 Ryzen 4000 in Fortnite is 17% more, than GeForce GTX 860M.
high / 1080p
27−30
30−35
ultra / 1080p
21−24
24−27
QHD / 1440p
10−12
12−14
4K / 2160p
10−11
12−14
low / 720p
55−60
65−70
medium / 1080p
30−35
35−40
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX Vega 8 Ryzen 4000 in Forza Horizon 4 is 14% more, than GeForce GTX 860M.
low / 768p
90−95
100−110
medium / 768p
80−85
90−95
high / 1080p
30−35
40−45
ultra / 1080p
14−16
16−18
QHD / 1440p
4−5
7−8
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX Vega 8 Ryzen 4000 in Grand Theft Auto V is 15% more, than GeForce GTX 860M.
high / 1080p
10−12
12−14
ultra / 1080p
8−9
10−11
QHD / 1440p
−
10−11
4K / 2160p
3−4
2−3
low / 720p
30−35
40−45
medium / 1080p
14−16
16−18
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX Vega 8 Ryzen 4000 in Metro Exodus is 21% more, than GeForce GTX 860M.
low / 768p
110−120
120−130
medium / 1080p
100−110
110−120
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX Vega 8 Ryzen 4000 in Minecraft is 9% more, than GeForce GTX 860M.
high / 1080p
24−27
−
ultra / 1080p
18−20
14−16
low / 720p
60−65
70−75
medium / 1080p
24−27
18−20
GeForce GTX 860M and Radeon RX Vega 8 Ryzen 4000 have the same average FPS in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS.
high / 1080p
14−16
14−16
ultra / 1080p
10−11
10−11
QHD / 1440p
0−1
1−2
4K / 2160p
−
1−2
low / 720p
30−35
35−40
medium / 1080p
18−20
20−22
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX Vega 8 Ryzen 4000 in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 10% more, than GeForce GTX 860M.
low / 768p
60−65
70−75
medium / 768p
35−40
45−50
high / 1080p
21−24
24−27
ultra / 1080p
12−14
14−16
4K / 2160p
8−9
8−9
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX Vega 8 Ryzen 4000 in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 17% more, than GeForce GTX 860M.
low / 768p
100−110
90−95
medium / 768p
60−65
60−65
ultra / 1080p
35−40
40−45
high / 768p
55−60
55−60
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 860M in World of Tanks is 3% more, than Radeon RX Vega 8 Ryzen 4000.
Full Specs
GeForce GTX 860M
Radeon RX Vega 8 Ryzen 4000
Architecture
Maxwell
Vega
Code name
N15P-GX
Vega Raven Ridge
Type
Laptop
Laptop
Release date
12 March 2014
7 January 2020
Pipelines
640
512
Core clock speed
797 MHz
Boost Clock
915 MHz
1750 MHz
Transistor count
1,870 million
Manufacturing process technology
28 nm
7 nm
Texture fill rate
43.40
Floating-point performance
1,389 gflops
Memory bus width
128 Bit
Memory bandwidth
80.0 GB/s
Shared memory
-
-
DirectX
12 (11_0)
DirectX 12_1
Shader Model
5.1
OpenGL
4.5
OpenCL
1.1
Vulkan
1.1.126
CUDA
+
CUDA cores
1152 or 640
Bus support
PCI Express 2.0, PCI Express 3.0
SLI options
+
HDMI
+
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256)
163 Mh/s
Laptop size
medium sized
Standard memory configuration
GDDR5
eDP 1.2 signal support
Up to 3840x2160
LVDS signal support
Up to 1920x1200
DisplayPort Multimode (DP++) support
Up to 3840x2160
HDCP content protection
+
7.1 channel HD audio on HDMI
+
TrueHD and DTS-HD audio bitstreaming
+
H.264, VC1, MPEG2 1080p video decoder
+
Optimus
+
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