Radeon RX Vega 7 vs RX 560

Place in performance ranking	435	503
Place by popularity	60	10
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	1.53	10.90
Architecture	GCN 4.0 (2016−2020)	Vega (2017−2021)
GPU code name	Polaris 21	Vega Raven Ridge
Market segment	Desktop	Laptop
Release date	18 April 2017 (7 years ago)	7 January 2020 (4 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$99	no data
Current price	$381 (3.8x MSRP)	$387

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

RX Vega 7 has 612% better value for money than RX 560.

Detailed specifications

General performance parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. These parameters indirectly speak of performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider their benchmark and gaming test results. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores	1024	448
Core clock speed	1175 MHz	no data
Boost clock speed	1275 MHz	1800 MHz
Number of transistors	3,000 million	no data
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	75 Watt	15 Watt
Texture fill rate	81.60	no data
Floating-point performance	2,611 gflops	no data

Form factor & compatibility

Information on Radeon RX 560 and Radeon RX Vega 7 compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop video cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility). For notebook video cards it's notebook size, connection slot and bus, if the video card is inserted into a slot instead of being soldered to the notebook motherboard.

Interface	PCIe 3.0 x8	no data
Length	170 mm	no data
Width	2-slot	no data
Supplementary power connectors	None	no 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 type	GDDR5	no data
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	no data
Memory bus width	128 Bit	no data
Memory clock speed	7000 MHz	no data
Memory bandwidth	112.0 GB/s	no data
Shared memory	no data	+

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 Connectors	1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort	no data
HDMI	+	no data

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 (12_0)	12_1
Shader Model	6.4	no data
OpenGL	4.6	no data
OpenCL	2.0	no data
Vulkan	1.2.131	no data

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 HD	35 +52.2%	23 −52.2%
1440p	45−50 +21.6%	37 −21.6%
4K	18−20 +20%	15 −20%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

21−24
+16.7%

−16.7%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	24−27 +14.3%	21 −14.3%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	24−27 +26.3%	19 −26.3%
Battlefield 5	27−30 +22.7%	21−24 −22.7%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	21−24 +23.5%	17 −23.5%
Cyberpunk 2077	16−18 +14.3%	14 −14.3%
Far Cry 5	21−24 +23.5%	17 −23.5%
Far Cry New Dawn	24−27 +14.3%	21−24 −14.3%
Forza Horizon 4	45−50 +21.6%	37 −21.6%
Hitman 3	16−18 +14.3%	14 −14.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn	50−55 +22%	41 −22%
Metro Exodus	30−33 +11.1%	27 −11.1%
Red Dead Redemption 2	30−33 +11.1%	27 −11.1%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	35−40 +20.7%	29 −20.7%
Watch Dogs: Legion	21−24 +23.5%	17 −23.5%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	21−24 +23.5%	17 −23.5%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	18−20 +20%	15 −20%
Battlefield 5	27−30 +22.7%	21−24 −22.7%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	21−24 +16.7%	18 −16.7%
Cyberpunk 2077	12−14 +20%	10 −20%
Far Cry 5	21−24 +23.5%	16−18 −23.5%
Far Cry New Dawn	24−27 +14.3%	21−24 −14.3%
Forza Horizon 4	45−50 +25%	35−40 −25%
Hitman 3	8−9 +14.3%	7 −14.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn	90−95 +23.3%	73 −23.3%
Metro Exodus	24−27 +20%	20 −20%
Red Dead Redemption 2	24−27 +20%	20 −20%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	30−33 +25%	24 −25%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	24−27 +26.3%	19 −26.3%
Watch Dogs: Legion	100−105 +25%	80 −25%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	18−20 +20%	14−16 −20%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	10−11 +11.1%	9−10 −11.1%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	18−20 +20%	14−16 −20%
Cyberpunk 2077	10−11 +11.1%	9 −11.1%
Far Cry 5	21−24 +23.5%	16−18 −23.5%
Forza Horizon 4	30−33 +11.1%	27 −11.1%
Horizon Zero Dawn	27−30 +22.7%	22 −22.7%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	24−27 +14.3%	21 −14.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	16−18 +23.1%	13 −23.1%
Watch Dogs: Legion	35−40 +20.7%	27−30 −20.7%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

21−24
+16.7%

−16.7%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	16−18 +14.3%	14−16 −14.3%
Far Cry New Dawn	14−16 +27.3%	10−12 −27.3%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	8−9 +14.3%	7−8 −14.3%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	10−11 +11.1%	9−10 −11.1%
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 +0%	3−4 +0%
Far Cry 5	14−16 +27.3%	10−12 −27.3%
Forza Horizon 4	16−18 +23.1%	12−14 −23.1%
Hitman 3	14−16 +27.3%	10−12 −27.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn	18−20 +12.5%	16−18 −12.5%
Metro Exodus	10−11 +25%	8−9 −25%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	7−8 +16.7%	6−7 −16.7%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	8−9 +14.3%	7−8 −14.3%
Watch Dogs: Legion	3−4 +0%	3−4 +0%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

16−18
+23.1%

12−14

−23.1%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	7−8 +16.7%	6−7 −16.7%
Far Cry New Dawn	6−7 +20%	5−6 −20%
Hitman 3	5−6 +25%	4−5 −25%
Horizon Zero Dawn	10−11 +25%	8−9 −25%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	3−4 +0%	3−4 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	5−6 +25%	4−5 −25%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	5−6 +25%	4−5 −25%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	3−4 +0%	3−4 +0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	3−4 +0%	3−4 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%
Far Cry 5	5−6 +25%	4−5 −25%
Forza Horizon 4	10−11 +25%	8−9 −25%
Horizon Zero Dawn	10−11 +25%	8−9 −25%
Metro Exodus	10−11 +25%	8−9 −25%
Watch Dogs: Legion	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%