AMD Radeon Vega 8

AMD Radeon Vega 8 is an integrated GPU built around the Raven chip and GCN 5.0 architecture, belonging to the Vega IGP (Raven Ridge) generation. It is fabricated by GlobalFoundries on a 14 nm process, with 4,940 million transistors on a 210 mm² die at a density of 23.5M / mm². The GPU comprises 512 shading units, 32 texture mapping units, and 8 ROPs. Base clock is 300 MHz and boost clock is 1100 MHz. Pixel fill rate is 8.800 GPixel/s, texture fill rate is 35.20 GTexel/s, FP32 throughput is 1,126.4 GFLOPS, and FP16 throughput is 2.253 TFLOPS (2:1). Released in 2018 and now marked end-of-life, it sits in the product lineage between GCN 3.0 IGP and Vega II IGP. Its average benchmark score is 9215, and it places at the 44th percentile against all tracked GPUs.

How It Compares

AMD Radeon RX 5500M. The nearest rival by average score is the RX 5500M at 9233. Vega 8's average of 9215 is 0.2% below that score. The gap is small enough that benchmark noise or system memory configuration can change the ordering.

NVIDIA Quadro K5000. The Quadro K5000 averages 9235, also 0.2% ahead of the Vega 8. This is another virtual tie. The Vega 8 reaches the same performance band using an integrated form factor rather than a discrete expansion product.

AMD Radeon R7 M380. The R7 M380 averages 9313, making it 1.1% higher than the Vega 8. This is the largest delta among the four nearest rivals, yet still a modest margin. The two parts should feel similar in GPU-bound tasks.

NVIDIA GeForce MX330. The MX330 averages 9108, placing it 1.2% behind the Vega 8. This is the only listed rival that the Vega 8 leads. The margin is small, but it confirms that the Vega 8 sits inside the same narrow performance cluster as these rivals.

Ray Tracing and Feature Set

The specification data lists no RT cores and no tensor cores for the Vega 8. There is, therefore, no dedicated ray tracing acceleration and no hardware tensor unit. The GPU's feature set is expressed through API support: DirectX 12 (12_1), OpenGL 4.6, and Vulkan 1.3. These are modern API levels, but advanced hardware acceleration is not backed by fixed-function RT or tensor blocks.

Compute rates provide some context. FP32 throughput is 1,126.4 GFLOPS, while FP16 throughput is 2.253 TFLOPS at a 2:1 rate. This allows conventional shader and general-purpose compute work. The absence of tensor cores means AI-style operations lack hardware acceleration and would fall back to shader or compute paths. The DirectX 12 (12_1) feature level indicates a capable but not current top-tier API tier.

Memory Subsystem

Memory size, type, bus width, and clock are all listed as "System Shared". The Vega 8 has no dedicated VRAM. Bandwidth is marked "System Dependent", so the memory interface is whatever the host platform provides. This makes memory performance a platform attribute rather than a fixed GPU specification.

For high-resolution rendering, the shared memory path is a limiting factor. The CPU and GPU contend for the same memory controller, and effective bandwidth can vary significantly depending on the host memory configuration. The lack of a fixed bus width also means that two systems with the same Vega 8 can produce different memory-bound results. In this sense, the Vega 8 is more dependent on surrounding hardware than a discrete GPU with its own memory subsystem.

Who Should Consider It

With an average score of 9215 and a 44th percentile rank, the Vega 8 is aimed at entry-level integrated graphics. It fits systems that need basic 3D acceleration without a discrete card.

The benchmark split matters. Geekbench Metal produces 10689, the highest of the three API tests. Geekbench OpenCL comes next at 8822, while Geekbench Vulkan trails at 8134. Users relying on Metal-accelerated workloads may see a more favorable result than those running Vulkan-based applications.

The data points toward lower resolutions and modest graphics settings. High-resolution, high-detail gaming and heavy GPU compute are not strongly indicated for a part in this percentile range. The nearest rivals are all within 1.1% higher or 1.2% lower in average score, so the Vega 8 is best treated as a baseline performer within its immediate peer group.

Benchmark Performance

The average benchmark score is 9215. Against nearest rivals, the deltas are tight: 0.2% below the RX 5500M, 0.2% below the Quadro K5000, 1.1% below the R7 M380, and 1.2% above the MX330.

The API-specific results reveal more than the average alone. Geekbench Metal yields 10689, while OpenCL yields 8822 and Vulkan yields 8134. The Metal result lifts the average; the Vulkan result is the weakest element of the profile. For users running Vulkan-based games, the practical performance may be lower than the average score suggests.

The 44th percentile vs all GPUs places the Vega 8 in the lower middle of the overall GPU distribution. Benchmark results indicate that it is competitive within a narrow band of lower-tier parts but lacks the headroom of faster discrete GPUs. Its position among the nearest rivals is defined by margins of roughly one percent or less, making run-to-run and platform-level variation relevant in any comparison.

Power and Cooling

The listed TDP is 25 W. Power connectors are listed as "None", and no suggested PSU value is provided. The slot width is IGP and the bus interface is IGP, confirming an integrated part rather than an add-in card.

Display outputs are motherboard dependent, so available connectors depend on the motherboard, not on the GPU itself. Because the Vega 8 is integrated, cooling and power delivery are handled at the system level. The 14 nm process and 25 W TDP place it in a low-power segment. No separate cooling hardware or cooler dimensions are listed in the data.