Radeon RX 7800 XT vs E8950

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon E8950 with Radeon RX 7800 XT, including specs and performance data.

Radeon E8950
2015
8 GB GDDR5, 95 Watt
14.17

RX 7800 XT outperforms E8950 by a whopping 346% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Contents

Radeon E8950 Radeon E8950
RX 7800 XT RX 7800 XT

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking36930
Place by popularitynot in top-10040
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data68.04
Power efficiency10.2316.46
ArchitectureGCN 3.0 (2014−2019)RDNA 3.0 (2022−2024)
GPU code nameAmethystNavi 32
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release date29 September 2015 (9 years ago)25 August 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$499

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 cores20483840
Core clock speed735 MHz1295 MHz
Boost clock speed1000 MHz2430 MHz
Number of transistors5,000 million28,100 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)95 Watt263 Watt
Texture fill rate128.0583.2
Floating-point processing power4.096 TFLOPS37.32 TFLOPS
ROPs3296
TMUs128240
Ray Tracing Coresno data60

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).

InterfaceMXM-B (3.0)PCIe 4.0 x16
Lengthno data267 mm
Widthno data2-slot
Supplementary power connectorsNone2x 8-pin

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 typeGDDR5GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount8 GB16 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed1500 MHz2438 MHz
Memory bandwidth192.0 GB/s624.1 GB/s
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 ConnectorsNo outputs1x HDMI 2.1a, 3x DisplayPort 2.1
HDMI-+

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (12_0)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model6.36.7
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL2.02.2
Vulkan1.2.1311.3

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 HD45−50
−380%
216
+380%
1440p27−30
−352%
122
+352%
4K14−16
−400%
70
+400%

Cost per frame, $

1080pno data2.31
1440pno data4.09
4Kno data7.13

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 258
+0%
258
+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 178
+0%
178
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 222
+0%
222
+0%
Battlefield 5 190−200
+0%
190−200
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 193
+0%
193
+0%
Far Cry 5 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 150−160
+0%
150−160
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 230−240
+0%
230−240
+0%
Hitman 3 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 230−240
+0%
230−240
+0%
Metro Exodus 150−160
+0%
150−160
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 250−260
+0%
250−260
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 150−160
+0%
150−160
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 261
+0%
261
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 181
+0%
181
+0%
Battlefield 5 190−200
+0%
190−200
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 161
+0%
161
+0%
Far Cry 5 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 150−160
+0%
150−160
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 230−240
+0%
230−240
+0%
Hitman 3 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 230−240
+0%
230−240
+0%
Metro Exodus 150−160
+0%
150−160
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 398
+0%
398
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 130−140
+0%
130−140
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 150−160
+0%
150−160
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 130
+0%
130
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 158
+0%
158
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 148
+0%
148
+0%
Far Cry 5 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 222
+0%
222
+0%
Hitman 3 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 274
+0%
274
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 340
+0%
340
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 200
+0%
200
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 145
+0%
145
+0%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 140−150
+0%
140−150
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 95−100
+0%
95−100
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 119
+0%
119
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 124
+0%
124
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 70−75
+0%
70−75
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 97
+0%
97
+0%
Far Cry 5 70−75
+0%
70−75
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 270−280
+0%
270−280
+0%
Hitman 3 90−95
+0%
90−95
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 217
+0%
217
+0%
Metro Exodus 148
+0%
148
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 243
+0%
243
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 147
+0%
147
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 230−240
+0%
230−240
+0%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 100−110
+0%
100−110
+0%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 70−75
+0%
70−75
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 60−65
+0%
60−65
+0%
Hitman 3 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 220−230
+0%
220−230
+0%
Metro Exodus 90−95
+0%
90−95
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 118
+0%
118
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 89
+0%
89
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 72
+0%
72
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 44
+0%
44
+0%
Far Cry 5 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 164
+0%
164
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 130
+0%
130
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 67
+0%
67
+0%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 60−65
+0%
60−65
+0%

This is how Radeon E8950 and RX 7800 XT compete in popular games:

  • RX 7800 XT is 380% faster in 1080p
  • RX 7800 XT is 352% faster in 1440p
  • RX 7800 XT is 400% faster in 4K

All in all, in popular games:

  • there's a draw in 72 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score 14.17 63.15
Recency 29 September 2015 25 August 2023
Maximum RAM amount 8 GB 16 GB
Chip lithography 28 nm 5 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 95 Watt 263 Watt

Radeon E8950 has 176.8% lower power consumption.

RX 7800 XT, on the other hand, has a 345.7% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 7 years, a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 460% more advanced lithography process.

The Radeon RX 7800 XT is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon E8950 in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon E8950 is a notebook card while Radeon RX 7800 XT is a desktop 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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