Learn about AMD Radeon Vega 8 Graphics

The AMD Radeon Vega 8 Graphics graphics card line, although only officially introduced in early 2018, has quickly conquered the majority of users. In the following article, let's learn more about this card line with TipsMake.

What is AMD Radeon Vega 8 Graphics?

AMD Radeon Vega 8 is an integrated graphics card (Onboard) exclusively for laptops that use AMD CPUs. The product is manufactured on an advanced 14nm process combined with a powerful Raven graphics processor. 

Not only that, the new manufacturing process also helps AMD Radeon Vega 8 have the ability to save more power than other AMD GPU lines. Therefore, the product will be a suitable choice for thin and light laptops with small battery capacity. 

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Evaluating the performance of AMD Radeon Vega 8 Graphics

Because it is an Onboard card line, AMD Radeon Vega 8 operates mainly based on the computer's resources. Therefore, performance is not the strength of this card line. In normal state, Radeon Vega 8 operates at a clock speed of 300MHz to help maintain stable performance and optimize power. When running heavy tasks, the product can accelerate the maximum clock speed up to 1300MHz. 

Although it does not have very high performance, according to user reviews, AMD's Radeon Vega 8 card line still provides a very good experience in many basic tasks. Such as surfing the web, watching videos, playing games with light or medium graphics. And of course we cannot expect a cheap Onboard card like the AMD Radeon Vega 8 to be able to smoothly handle complex graphic games like Mortal Kombat, Far Cry, Gears,.

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FPS index is a unit used to measure frame rate and game experience of players. The higher the FPS index, the stronger the graphics card is, the smoother and sharper the image display quality is. Frame lag also rarely occurs.

Below is a table summarizing the FPS levels of some popular graphics games when using the AMD Radeon Vega 8 graphics card:

Note : FPS index will change depending on other resources available on the device, such as CPU, RAM, hard drive, scanning frequency.

Epilogue

Above is basic information about the AMD Radeon Vega 8 Graphics onboard graphics card line. Even though it doesn't have outstanding performance, this card line is still good enough to meet users' needs such as studying, working and entertainment.

Lesley Montoya

Update 04 October 2023