GeForce 7950 GT vs Radeon RX Vega 5

Place in the ranking	644	1118
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	0.02
Power efficiency	21.42	0.96
Architecture	Vega (2017−2020)	Curie (2003−2013)
GPU code name	Vega	G71
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop
Release date	7 January 2020 (4 years ago)	6 August 2006 (18 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$114.95

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 cores	320	no data
Core clock speed	no data	550 MHz
Boost clock speed	1400 MHz	no data
Number of transistors	no data	278 million
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm	90 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	15 Watt	65 Watt
Texture fill rate	no data	13.20
ROPs	no data	16
TMUs	no data	24

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).

Interface	no data	PCIe 1.0 x16
Width	no data	1-slot
Supplementary power connectors	no data	1x 6-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 type	no data	GDDR3
Maximum RAM amount	no data	512 MB
Memory bus width	no data	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	no data	700 MHz
Memory bandwidth	no data	44.8 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 Connectors

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2x DVI, 1x S-Video

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12_1	9.0c (9_3)
Shader Model	no data	3.0
OpenGL	no data	2.1
OpenCL	no data	N/A
Vulkan	-	N/A

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

18
+500%

3−4

−500%

Cost per frame, $

1080p

no data

38.32

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

9
+800%

1−2

−800%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	15 +650%	2−3 −650%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	12 +500%	2−3 −500%
Battlefield 5	12−14 +500%	2−3 −500%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	13 +550%	2−3 −550%
Cyberpunk 2077	8−9 +700%	1−2 −700%
Far Cry 5	10−11 +900%	1−2 −900%
Far Cry New Dawn	12−14 +550%	2−3 −550%
Forza Horizon 4	27−30 +480%	5−6 −480%
Hitman 3	8 +700%	1−2 −700%
Horizon Zero Dawn	30−35 +417%	6−7 −417%
Metro Exodus	20 +567%	3−4 −567%
Red Dead Redemption 2	18 +500%	3−4 −500%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	16−18 +467%	3−4 −467%
Watch Dogs: Legion	45−50 +463%	8−9 −463%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	12−14 +550%	2−3 −550%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	4−5	0−1
Battlefield 5	12−14 +500%	2−3 −500%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	12 +500%	2−3 −500%
Cyberpunk 2077	8−9 +700%	1−2 −700%
Far Cry 5	10−11 +900%	1−2 −900%
Far Cry New Dawn	12−14 +550%	2−3 −550%
Forza Horizon 4	27−30 +480%	5−6 −480%
Hitman 3	10−11 +900%	1−2 −900%
Horizon Zero Dawn	30−35 +417%	6−7 −417%
Metro Exodus	15 +650%	2−3 −650%
Red Dead Redemption 2	14 +600%	2−3 −600%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	17 +467%	3−4 −467%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	16−18 +467%	3−4 −467%
Watch Dogs: Legion	45−50 +463%	8−9 −463%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	12−14 +550%	2−3 −550%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	4−5	0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	10−11 +900%	1−2 −900%
Cyberpunk 2077	8−9 +700%	1−2 −700%
Far Cry 5	10−11 +900%	1−2 −900%
Forza Horizon 4	27−30 +480%	5−6 −480%
Hitman 3	10−11 +900%	1−2 −900%
Horizon Zero Dawn	30−35 +417%	6−7 −417%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	14 +600%	2−3 −600%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	9 +800%	1−2 −800%
Watch Dogs: Legion	45−50 +463%	8−9 −463%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

+500%

2−3
−500%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	9−10 +800%	1−2 −800%
Far Cry New Dawn	7−8 +600%	1−2 −600%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	4−5	0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	4−5	0−1
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3	0−1
Far Cry 5	5−6	0−1
Forza Horizon 4	9−10 +800%	1−2 −800%
Hitman 3	9−10 +800%	1−2 −800%
Horizon Zero Dawn	10−12 +450%	2−3 −450%
Metro Exodus	2−3	0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	4−5	0−1
Watch Dogs: Legion	27−30 +480%	5−6 −480%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

9−10
+800%

1−2

−800%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	3−4	0−1
Far Cry New Dawn	3−4	0−1
Hitman 3	1−2	0−1
Horizon Zero Dawn	4−5	0−1
Metro Exodus	1−2	0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	0−1	0−1

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	3−4	0−1
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	2−3	0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	2−3	0−1
Cyberpunk 2077	0−1	0−1
Far Cry 5	2−3	0−1
Forza Horizon 4	4−5	0−1
Watch Dogs: Legion	1−2	0−1

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

5−6

0−1

This is how RX Vega 5 and 7950 GT compete in popular games:

RX Vega 5 is 500% faster in 1080p

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	4.64	0.90
Recency	7 January 2020	6 August 2006
Chip lithography	7 nm	90 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	15 Watt	65 Watt

RX Vega 5 has a 415.6% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 13 years, a 1185.7% more advanced lithography process, and 333.3% lower power consumption.

The Radeon RX Vega 5 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce 7950 GT in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon RX Vega 5 is a notebook card while GeForce 7950 GT is a desktop one.

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