Radeon Vega 7 vs Quadro RTX 4000

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Quadro RTX 4000 with Radeon Vega 7, including specs and performance data.

RTX 4000
2018
8 GB GDDR6, 160 Watt
39.65
+430%

RTX 4000 outperforms Vega 7 by a whopping 430% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Contents

RTX 4000 RTX 4000
Vega 7 Vega 7

Primary details

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

Place in the ranking110533
Place by popularitynot in top-10012
Cost-effectiveness evaluation36.82no data
Power efficiency17.0611.44
ArchitectureTuring (2018−2022)GCN 5.1 (2018−2022)
GPU code nameTU104Cezanne
Market segmentWorkstationLaptop
Release date13 November 2018 (6 years ago)13 April 2021 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$899 no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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Detailed specifications

General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores2304448
Core clock speed1005 MHz300 MHz
Boost clock speed1545 MHz1900 MHz
Number of transistors13,600 million9,800 million
Manufacturing process technology12 nm7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)160 Watt45 Watt
Texture fill rate222.553.20
Floating-point processing power7.119 TFLOPS1.702 TFLOPS
ROPs648
TMUs14428
Tensor Cores288no data
Ray Tracing Cores36no data

Form factor & compatibility

Information on compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop graphics cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility).

InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16IGP
Length241 mmno data
Width1-slotno data
Supplementary power connectors1x 8-pinNone

VRAM capacity and type

Parameters of VRAM installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Integrated GPUs have no dedicated video RAM and use a shared part of system RAM.

Memory typeGDDR6System Shared
Maximum RAM amount8 GBSystem Shared
Memory bus width256 BitSystem Shared
Memory clock speed1625 MHzSystem Shared
Memory bandwidth416.0 GB/sno data
Shared memory-+

Connectivity and outputs

Types and number of video connectors present on the reviewed GPUs. As a rule, data in this section is precise only for desktop reference ones (so-called Founders Edition for NVIDIA chips). OEM manufacturers may change the number and type of output ports, while for notebook cards availability of certain video outputs ports depends on the laptop model rather than on the card itself.

Display Connectors3x DisplayPort, 1x USB Type-CNo outputs

API compatibility

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX12 Ultimate (12_1)12 (12_1)
Shader Model6.56.4
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL1.22.1
Vulkan1.2.1311.2
CUDA7.5-

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

Average FPS across all PC games

Here are the average frames per second in a large set of popular games across different resolutions:

Full HD120−130
+422%
23
−422%
1440p130−140
+420%
25
−420%
4K75−80
+400%
15
−400%

Cost per frame, $

1080p7.49no data
1440p6.92no data
4K11.99no data

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
Elden Ring 14
+0%
14
+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5 24−27
+0%
24−27
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 29
+0%
29
+0%
Metro Exodus 21
+0%
21
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 27
+0%
27
+0%
Valorant 29
+0%
29
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5 24−27
+0%
24−27
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
Dota 2 17
+0%
17
+0%
Elden Ring 16
+0%
16
+0%
Far Cry 5 28
+0%
28
+0%
Fortnite 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 24
+0%
24
+0%
Metro Exodus 15
+0%
15
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 46
+0%
46
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%
Valorant 14
+0%
14
+0%
World of Tanks 58
+0%
58
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 24−27
+0%
24−27
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
Far Cry 5 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 21
+0%
21
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 60−65
+0%
60−65
+0%
Valorant 25
+0%
25
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%
Elden Ring 10−11
+0%
10−11
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 6−7
+0%
6−7
+0%
World of Tanks 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 10−11
+0%
10−11
+0%
Far Cry 5 16−18
+0%
16−18
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
Metro Exodus 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%
Valorant 18−20
+0%
18−20
+0%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Dota 2 18−20
+0%
18−20
+0%
Elden Ring 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%
Metro Exodus 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 18−20
+0%
18−20
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 6−7
+0%
6−7
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Far Cry 5 9−10
+0%
9−10
+0%
Fortnite 7−8
+0%
7−8
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%
Valorant 7−8
+0%
7−8
+0%

This is how RTX 4000 and Vega 7 compete in popular games:

  • RTX 4000 is 422% faster in 1080p
  • RTX 4000 is 420% faster in 1440p
  • RTX 4000 is 400% faster in 4K

All in all, in popular games:

  • there's a draw in 50 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score 39.65 7.48
Recency 13 November 2018 13 April 2021
Chip lithography 12 nm 7 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 160 Watt 45 Watt

RTX 4000 has a 430.1% higher aggregate performance score.

Vega 7, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 2 years, a 71.4% more advanced lithography process, and 255.6% lower power consumption.

The Quadro RTX 4000 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon Vega 7 in performance tests.

Be aware that Quadro RTX 4000 is a workstation card while Radeon Vega 7 is a notebook one.

Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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