GeForce RTX 2080 Super Max-Q vs Radeon HD 7950

Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon HD 7950 with GeForce RTX 2080 Super Max-Q, including specs and performance data.

HD 7950
2012
3 GB GDDR5, 200 Watt
12.35

RTX 2080 Super Max-Q outperforms HD 7950 by a whopping 190% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking396132
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation2.39no data
Power efficiency4.2931.18
ArchitectureGCN 1.0 (2011−2020)Turing (2018−2022)
GPU code nameTahitiTU104
Market segmentDesktopLaptop
Designreferenceno data
Release date31 January 2012 (12 years ago)2 April 2020 (4 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$449 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 cores17923072
Compute units28no data
Core clock speedno data735 MHz
Boost clock speed1250 MHz1080 MHz
Number of transistors4,313 million13,600 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm12 nm
Power consumption (TDP)200 Watt80 Watt
Texture fill rate89.60207.4
Floating-point processing power2.867 TFLOPS6.636 TFLOPS
ROPs3264
TMUs112192
Tensor Coresno data384
Ray Tracing Coresno data48

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).

Laptop sizeno datalarge
Bus supportPCIe 3.0 x16no data
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 3.0 x16
Length267 mmno data
Width2-slotno data
Supplementary power connectors2x 6-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 typeGDDR5GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount3 GB8 GB
Memory bus width384 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed1250 MHz1375 MHz
Memory bandwidth240 GB/s352.0 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 Connectors1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPortNo outputs
Eyefinity+-
Number of Eyefinity displays6no data
HDMI+-
G-SYNC support-+

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

AppAcceleration+-
CrossFire+-
FreeSync+-
PowerTune+-
ZeroCore+-
VR Readyno data+

API compatibility

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

DirectXDirectX® 1112 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model5.16.5
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL1.21.2
Vulkan-1.2.140
CUDA-7.5

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark results comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark score. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

HD 7950 12.35
RTX 2080 Super Max-Q 35.87
+190%

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.

HD 7950 4764
RTX 2080 Super Max-Q 13842
+191%

3DMark Fire Strike Graphics

Fire Strike is a DirectX 11 benchmark for gaming PCs. It features two separate tests displaying a fight between a humanoid and a fiery creature made of lava. Using 1920x1080 resolution, Fire Strike shows off some realistic graphics and is quite taxing on hardware.

HD 7950 7500
RTX 2080 Super Max-Q 21903
+192%

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 HD35−40
−203%
106
+203%
1440p24−27
−213%
75
+213%
4K16−18
−194%
47
+194%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 60−65
+0%
60−65
+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 90
+0%
90
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 60−65
+0%
60−65
+0%
Battlefield 5 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 96
+0%
96
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 60−65
+0%
60−65
+0%
Far Cry 5 119
+0%
119
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 152
+0%
152
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 180−190
+0%
180−190
+0%
Hitman 3 75−80
+0%
75−80
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 150−160
+0%
150−160
+0%
Metro Exodus 195
+0%
195
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 100
+0%
100
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 75−80
+0%
75−80
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 60−65
+0%
60−65
+0%
Battlefield 5 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 88
+0%
88
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 60−65
+0%
60−65
+0%
Far Cry 5 100
+0%
100
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 109
+0%
109
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 180−190
+0%
180−190
+0%
Hitman 3 75−80
+0%
75−80
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 150−160
+0%
150−160
+0%
Metro Exodus 156
+0%
156
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 85
+0%
85
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 70−75
+0%
70−75
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 56
+0%
56
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 60−65
+0%
60−65
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 66
+0%
66
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 60−65
+0%
60−65
+0%
Far Cry 5 72
+0%
72
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 180−190
+0%
180−190
+0%
Hitman 3 75−80
+0%
75−80
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 118
+0%
118
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 88
+0%
88
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 93
+0%
93
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 65−70
+0%
65−70
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 74
+0%
74
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 53
+0%
53
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 51
+0%
51
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 27−30
+0%
27−30
+0%
Far Cry 5 56
+0%
56
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 200−210
+0%
200−210
+0%
Hitman 3 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 89
+0%
89
+0%
Metro Exodus 75
+0%
75
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 85−90
+0%
85−90
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 180−190
+0%
180−190
+0%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 74
+0%
74
+0%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 41
+0%
41
+0%
Hitman 3 27−30
+0%
27−30
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
Metro Exodus 65
+0%
65
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 54
+0%
54
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 32
+0%
32
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 30
+0%
30
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 10−12
+0%
10−12
+0%
Far Cry 5 32
+0%
32
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 18−20
+0%
18−20
+0%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 40
+0%
40
+0%

This is how HD 7950 and RTX 2080 Super Max-Q compete in popular games:

  • RTX 2080 Super Max-Q is 203% faster in 1080p
  • RTX 2080 Super Max-Q is 213% faster in 1440p
  • RTX 2080 Super Max-Q is 194% faster in 4K

All in all, in popular games:

  • there's a draw in 72 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 12.35 35.87
Recency 31 January 2012 2 April 2020
Maximum RAM amount 3 GB 8 GB
Chip lithography 28 nm 12 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 200 Watt 80 Watt

RTX 2080 Super Max-Q has a 190.4% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 8 years, a 166.7% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 133.3% more advanced lithography process, and 150% lower power consumption.

The GeForce RTX 2080 Super Max-Q is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon HD 7950 in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon HD 7950 is a desktop card while GeForce RTX 2080 Super Max-Q 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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AMD Radeon HD 7950
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