AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 vs Intel UHD Graphics 620 – the Vega 8 is nearly twice faster than its opponent

In recent years, AMD is starting to get the edge on Intel – not only in the processor world but also in the integrated graphics department. In fact, AMD’s integrated graphics on theory was always better than Intel’s. However, in practice, the results were completely different. Let’s see if that has changed.

You can have a look at our Top Laptop Graphics Ranking to see these cards and even more.

Specs overview

Both of these graphics cards are using the 15W of their CPU TDPs. Respectively, the Radeon RX Vega 8 can be found in the AMD Ryzen 5 3500U, Ryzen 5 2500U, Ryzen 5 3550H and other Ryzen 5 processors, while the UHD 620 is located in all of the Kaby Lake Refresh and Whiskey Lake Core processors. With that said, the Radeon RX Vega 8 has 512 Shader cores that work at 1100 MHz, while the Intel UHD Graphics 620 has only 24, working at 1150 MHz. Either of them is using system memory.

Benchmarks

Comparing the two in raw performance shows an immense advantage for the RX Vega 8.

Results are from the 3DMark: Time Spy (Graphics) benchmark (higher the score, the better)

Results are from the 3DMark: Fire Strike (Graphics) benchmark (higher the score, the better)

Results are from the Unigine Superposition benchmark (higher the score, the better)


Gaming tests

This is somewhat translated into the gaming tests.

cs-go-benchmarks

CS:GOFull HD, Low (Check settings)Full HD, Medium (Check settings)Full HD, MAX (Check settings)
AMD Radeon RX Vega 865 fps50 fps38 fps
Intel UHD Graphics 62054 fps31 fps14 fps

DOTA 2Full HD, Normal (Check settings)Full HD, High (Check settings)Full HD, MAX (Check settings)
AMD Radeon RX Vega 884 fps56 fps31 fps
Intel UHD Graphics 62077 fps37 fps18 fps

GTA-V-benchmarks

Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5)HD 768p, Low (Check settings)HD 768p, Medium (Check settings)HD 768p, Very High (Check settings)
AMD Radeon RX Vega 868 fps29 fps– fps
Intel UHD Graphics 62035 fps– fps– fps

Conclusion

Perhaps expectedly, the Radeon RX Vega 8 proved to be superior to its opponent – the Intel UHD Graphics 620. In similar devices, the difference in terms of raw power is overwhelming. It is true that the UHD Graphics 620 is already dated hardware, but Intel has to do something on that… Quickly.

All laptops equipped with the AMD Radeon RX Vega 8

All laptops equipped with the Intel UHD Graphics 620

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Conduitleakage
Conduitleakage
4 years ago

Hey thanks for the article. What processor did you accompany the UHD 620 with when performing the tests? I reckon it would differ if it’s Intel I3 or I5.

Oli367
Oli367
4 years ago
Reply to  Conduitleakage

By clicking on the ‘Lenovo ThinkPad T490’ link in the Benchmarks section, it takes you to a page that says the Intel UHD Graphics 620 was partnered with an i7-8565U.

manny
manny
3 years ago
Reply to  Oli367

so you telling me that the lenovo flex laptop is a better laptop then the x1 carbon 7gen 6 cores?