Radeon R5 Bristol Ridge vs Radeon RX Vega M GL 870
If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between Radeon R5 Bristol Ridge and Radeon RX Vega M GL 870, 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 R5 Bristol Ridge stacks up against Radeon RX Vega M GL 870, check out specs charts below.
Radeon R5 Bristol Ridge and Radeon RX Vega M GL 870 are Laptop Graphics Cards
Note: Radeon R5 Bristol Ridge and Radeon RX Vega M GL 870 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 R5 Bristol Ridge or Radeon RX Vega M GL 870 here:
Main Specs
Radeon R5 Bristol Ridge
Radeon RX Vega M GL 870
Power consumption (TDP)
12-45 Watt
Memory type
HBM2
Maximum RAM amount
4 GB
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Both cards are used in Laptops.
Radeon R5 Bristol Ridge is build with GCN 1.2/2.0 architecture, and Radeon RX Vega M GL 870 - with Vega.
Radeon R5 Bristol Ridge is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Radeon RX Vega M GL 870 - by 14 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
3−4
35−40
ultra / 1080p
1−2
21−24
QHD / 1440p
0−1
16−18
4K / 2160p
−
10−11
low / 720p
14−16
60−65
medium / 1080p
5−6
40−45
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX Vega M GL 870 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 583% more, than Radeon R5 Bristol Ridge.
high / 1080p
7−8
55−60
ultra / 1080p
5−6
45−50
QHD / 1440p
0−1
35−40
4K / 2160p
−
18−20
low / 720p
18−20
100−110
medium / 1080p
8−9
60−65
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX Vega M GL 870 in Battlefield 5 is 580% more, than Radeon R5 Bristol Ridge.
low / 768p
45−50
50−55
high / 1080p
40−45
−
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX Vega M GL 870 in Call of Duty: Warzone is 10% more, than Radeon R5 Bristol Ridge.
low / 768p
120−130
250−260
medium / 768p
95−100
220−230
ultra / 1080p
45−50
180−190
QHD / 1440p
24−27
110−120
4K / 2160p
−
70−75
high / 768p
70−75
210−220
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX Vega M GL 870 in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 172% more, than Radeon R5 Bristol Ridge.
low / 768p
70−75
60−65
ultra / 1080p
20−22
−
medium / 1080p
40−45
55−60
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX Vega M GL 870 in Cyberpunk 2077 is 5% more, than Radeon R5 Bristol Ridge.
low / 768p
75−80
120−130
medium / 768p
55−60
110−120
ultra / 1080p
27−30
100−110
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX Vega M GL 870 in Dota 2 is 112% more, than Radeon R5 Bristol Ridge.
high / 1080p
4−5
45−50
ultra / 1080p
3−4
40−45
QHD / 1440p
−
27−30
4K / 2160p
0−1
14−16
low / 720p
14−16
80−85
medium / 1080p
5−6
45−50
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX Vega M GL 870 in Far Cry 5 is 685% more, than Radeon R5 Bristol Ridge.
high / 1080p
12−14
60−65
ultra / 1080p
7−8
45−50
QHD / 1440p
4−5
27−30
4K / 2160p
−
27−30
low / 720p
55−60
180−190
medium / 1080p
14−16
110−120
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX Vega M GL 870 in Fortnite is 357% more, than Radeon R5 Bristol Ridge.
high / 1080p
6−7
60−65
ultra / 1080p
6−7
45−50
QHD / 1440p
0−1
30−35
4K / 2160p
−
24−27
low / 720p
21−24
100−110
medium / 1080p
9−10
65−70
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX Vega M GL 870 in Forza Horizon 4 is 536% more, than Radeon R5 Bristol Ridge.
low / 768p
45−50
140−150
medium / 768p
−
120−130
high / 1080p
8−9
70−75
ultra / 1080p
3−4
30−35
QHD / 1440p
0−1
21−24
medium / 720p
40−45
−
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX Vega M GL 870 in Grand Theft Auto V is 336% more, than Radeon R5 Bristol Ridge.
high / 1080p
2−3
24−27
ultra / 1080p
0−1
20−22
QHD / 1440p
−
16−18
4K / 2160p
0−1
8−9
low / 720p
7−8
65−70
medium / 1080p
3−4
30−35
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX Vega M GL 870 in Metro Exodus is 925% more, than Radeon R5 Bristol Ridge.
low / 768p
85−90
130−140
high / 1080p
65−70
−
medium / 1080p
−
120−130
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX Vega M GL 870 in Minecraft is 55% more, than Radeon R5 Bristol Ridge.
ultra / 1080p
12−14
14−16
low / 720p
27−30
100−110
medium / 1080p
14−16
18−20
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX Vega M GL 870 in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 155% more, than Radeon R5 Bristol Ridge.
high / 1080p
6−7
24−27
ultra / 1080p
4−5
16−18
QHD / 1440p
0−1
10−11
4K / 2160p
−
7−8
low / 720p
7−8
65−70
medium / 1080p
−
35−40
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX Vega M GL 870 in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 500% more, than Radeon R5 Bristol Ridge.
low / 768p
16−18
130−140
medium / 768p
12−14
85−90
high / 1080p
6−7
45−50
ultra / 1080p
4−5
24−27
4K / 2160p
1−2
16−18
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX Vega M GL 870 in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 675% more, than Radeon R5 Bristol Ridge.
low / 768p
70−75
90−95
medium / 768p
35−40
60−65
ultra / 1080p
16−18
50−55
high / 768p
30−35
60−65
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX Vega M GL 870 in World of Tanks is 71% more, than Radeon R5 Bristol Ridge.
Full Specs
Radeon R5 Bristol Ridge
Radeon RX Vega M GL 870
Architecture
GCN 1.2/2.0
Vega
Code name
Bristol Ridge
Vega Kaby Lake-G
Type
Laptop
Laptop
Release date
1 June 2016
7 January 2018
Pipelines
384
1280
Core clock speed
931 MHz
Boost Clock
800 MHz
1011 MHz
Transistor count
3100 Million
Manufacturing process technology
28 nm
14 nm
Memory bus width
64/128 Bit
Shared memory
+
-
DirectX
DirectX 12 (FL 12_0)
DirectX 12_1
Laptop size
medium sized
medium sized
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