Quadro RTX 3000 Mobile vs Radeon HD 7950

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon HD 7950 with Quadro RTX 3000 Mobile, including specs and performance data.

HD 7950
2012
3 GB GDDR5, 200 Watt
12.37

RTX 3000 Mobile outperforms HD 7950 by a whopping 112% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking403210
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation2.47no data
Power efficiency4.2422.49
ArchitectureGCN 1.0 (2011−2020)Turing (2018−2022)
GPU code nameTahitiTU106
Market segmentDesktopMobile workstation
Designreferenceno data
Release date31 January 2012 (12 years ago)27 May 2019 (5 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 cores17922304
Compute units28no data
Core clock speedno data945 MHz
Boost clock speed1250 MHz1380 MHz
Number of transistors4,313 million10,800 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm12 nm
Power consumption (TDP)200 Watt80 Watt
Texture fill rate89.60198.7
Floating-point processing power2.867 TFLOPS6.359 TFLOPS
ROPs3264
TMUs112144
Tensor Coresno data288
Ray Tracing Coresno data36

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-pinno data

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 GB6 GB
Memory bus width384 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed1250 MHz1750 MHz
Memory bandwidth240 GB/s448.0 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_1)
Shader Model5.16.5
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL1.21.2
Vulkan-1.2.131
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 12.37
RTX 3000 Mobile 26.26
+112%

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 3000 Mobile 10116
+112%

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 3000 Mobile 14842
+97.9%

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
−131%
104
+131%
4K40−45
−120%
88
+120%

Cost per frame, $

1080p9.98no data
4K11.23no data

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 77
+0%
77
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%
Battlefield 5 85−90
+0%
85−90
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%
Far Cry 5 60−65
+0%
60−65
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 65−70
+0%
65−70
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 150−160
+0%
150−160
+0%
Hitman 3 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%
Metro Exodus 90−95
+0%
90−95
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 65−70
+0%
65−70
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 85−90
+0%
85−90
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 100−110
+0%
100−110
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 55−60
+0%
55−60
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%
Battlefield 5 85−90
+0%
85−90
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%
Far Cry 5 60−65
+0%
60−65
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 65−70
+0%
65−70
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 150−160
+0%
150−160
+0%
Hitman 3 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%
Metro Exodus 90−95
+0%
90−95
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 65−70
+0%
65−70
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 85−90
+0%
85−90
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 55−60
+0%
55−60
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 100−110
+0%
100−110
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 39
+0%
39
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%
Far Cry 5 60−65
+0%
60−65
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 150−160
+0%
150−160
+0%
Hitman 3 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 85−90
+0%
85−90
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 56
+0%
56
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 100−110
+0%
100−110
+0%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 65−70
+0%
65−70
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 27−30
+0%
27−30
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 24−27
+0%
24−27
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 30−33
+0%
30−33
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 16−18
+0%
16−18
+0%
Far Cry 5 30−33
+0%
30−33
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 150−160
+0%
150−160
+0%
Hitman 3 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%
Metro Exodus 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 55−60
+0%
55−60
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 140−150
+0%
140−150
+0%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 24−27
+0%
24−27
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%
Hitman 3 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 130−140
+0%
130−140
+0%
Metro Exodus 30−33
+0%
30−33
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 27−30
+0%
27−30
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 16−18
+0%
16−18
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 7−8
+0%
7−8
+0%
Far Cry 5 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%

This is how HD 7950 and RTX 3000 Mobile compete in popular games:

  • RTX 3000 Mobile is 131% faster in 1080p
  • RTX 3000 Mobile is 120% faster in 4K

All in all, in popular games:

  • there's a draw in 72 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 12.37 26.26
Recency 31 January 2012 27 May 2019
Maximum RAM amount 3 GB 6 GB
Chip lithography 28 nm 12 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 200 Watt 80 Watt

RTX 3000 Mobile has a 112.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 7 years, a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 133.3% more advanced lithography process, and 150% lower power consumption.

The Quadro RTX 3000 Mobile 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 Quadro RTX 3000 Mobile is a mobile workstation 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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