Radeon RX 7900M vs RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000)

Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000) and Radeon RX 7900M, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000)
2017
15 Watt
4.50

RX 7900M outperforms RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000) by a whopping 1197% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking65338
Place by popularity30not in top-100
Power efficiency20.7822.45
ArchitectureVega (2017−2020)RDNA 3.0 (2022−2024)
GPU code nameVega Raven RidgeNavi 31
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date26 October 2017 (7 years ago)19 October 2023 (1 year ago)

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 cores5124608
Core clock speedno data1825 MHz
Boost clock speed1200 MHz2090 MHz
Number of transistorsno data57,700 million
Manufacturing process technology14 nm5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)15 Watt180 Watt
Texture fill rateno data601.9
Floating-point processing powerno data38.52 TFLOPS
ROPsno data192
TMUsno data288
Ray Tracing Coresno data72

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
Interfaceno dataPCIe 4.0 x16
Supplementary power connectorsno dataNone

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 typeno dataGDDR6
Maximum RAM amountno data16 GB
Memory bus widthno data256 Bit
Memory clock speedno data2250 MHz
Memory bandwidthno data576.0 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 Connectorsno dataPortable Device Dependent

API compatibility

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

DirectX12_112 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Modelno data6.7
OpenGLno data4.6
OpenCLno data2.2
Vulkan-1.3

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.

RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000) 4.50
RX 7900M 58.36
+1197%

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.

RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000) 1737
RX 7900M 22519
+1196%

3DMark 11 Performance GPU

3DMark 11 is an obsolete DirectX 11 benchmark by Futuremark. It used four tests based on two scenes, one being few submarines exploring the submerged wreck of a sunken ship, the other is an abandoned temple deep in the jungle. All the tests are heavy with volumetric lighting and tessellation, and despite being done in 1280x720 resolution, are relatively taxing. Discontinued in January 2020, 3DMark 11 is now superseded by Time Spy.

RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000) 3557
RX 7900M 59943
+1585%

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.

RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000) 2381
RX 7900M 50241
+2010%

3DMark Time Spy Graphics

RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000) 693
RX 7900M 19434
+2704%

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 HD17
−841%
160
+841%
1440p9−10
−1200%
117
+1200%
4K10
−690%
79
+690%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 9
−1122%
110−120
+1122%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 15
−693%
110−120
+693%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 10
−900%
100−105
+900%
Battlefield 5 18
−911%
180−190
+911%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 10
−980%
100−110
+980%
Cyberpunk 2077 9
−1122%
110−120
+1122%
Far Cry 5 18
−506%
100−110
+506%
Far Cry New Dawn 18
−667%
130−140
+667%
Forza Horizon 4 58
−286%
220−230
+286%
Hitman 3 9
−1211%
110−120
+1211%
Horizon Zero Dawn 30−33
−627%
210−220
+627%
Metro Exodus 22
−595%
150−160
+595%
Red Dead Redemption 2 16
−613%
110−120
+613%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 19
−1105%
220−230
+1105%
Watch Dogs: Legion 65
−126%
140−150
+126%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 30
−297%
110−120
+297%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 4−5
−2400%
100−105
+2400%
Battlefield 5 10−12
−1555%
180−190
+1555%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 10
−980%
100−110
+980%
Cyberpunk 2077 6
−1150%
75−80
+1150%
Far Cry 5 10
−990%
100−110
+990%
Far Cry New Dawn 13
−962%
130−140
+962%
Forza Horizon 4 52
−331%
220−230
+331%
Hitman 3 10−11
−1080%
110−120
+1080%
Horizon Zero Dawn 30−33
−627%
210−220
+627%
Metro Exodus 17
−800%
150−160
+800%
Red Dead Redemption 2 10
−1040%
110−120
+1040%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 16
−1331%
220−230
+1331%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 31
−284%
110−120
+284%
Watch Dogs: Legion 55
−167%
140−150
+167%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 8
−1388%
110−120
+1388%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 4−5
−2400%
100−105
+2400%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 7
−1443%
100−110
+1443%
Cyberpunk 2077 5
−1100%
60−65
+1100%
Far Cry 5 7
−1457%
100−110
+1457%
Forza Horizon 4 23
−874%
220−230
+874%
Hitman 3 10−11
−1080%
110−120
+1080%
Horizon Zero Dawn 15
−1353%
210−220
+1353%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 14
−2357%
344
+2357%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 8
−2000%
168
+2000%
Watch Dogs: Legion 45−50
−227%
140−150
+227%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 10
−1040%
110−120
+1040%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 8−9
−1438%
120−130
+1438%
Far Cry New Dawn 7−8
−1171%
85−90
+1171%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 4−5
−1525%
65−70
+1525%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4−5
−1600%
65−70
+1600%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
−1100%
24−27
+1100%
Far Cry 5 5−6
−1240%
65−70
+1240%
Forza Horizon 4 8−9
−3275%
270−280
+3275%
Hitman 3 9−10
−800%
80−85
+800%
Horizon Zero Dawn 10−11
−1260%
130−140
+1260%
Metro Exodus 1−2
−9900%
100−105
+9900%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 4−5
−2300%
95−100
+2300%
Watch Dogs: Legion 27−30
−718%
220−230
+718%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 8−9
−1125%
95−100
+1125%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 3−4
−2033%
60−65
+2033%
Far Cry New Dawn 3−4
−1700%
50−55
+1700%
Hitman 3 1−2
−4700%
45−50
+4700%
Horizon Zero Dawn 3−4
−7167%
210−220
+7167%
Metro Exodus 1−2
−8200%
80−85
+8200%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 0−1 116

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 4
−1000%
40−45
+1000%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 2−3
−2000%
40−45
+2000%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2−3
−1950%
40−45
+1950%
Cyberpunk 2077 0−1 0−1
Far Cry 5 2−3
−1800%
35−40
+1800%
Forza Horizon 4 9
−878%
85−90
+878%
Watch Dogs: Legion 1−2
−3200%
30−35
+3200%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 5−6
−1020%
55−60
+1020%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla 65−70
+0%
65−70
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 249
+0%
249
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Shadow of the Tomb Raider 131
+0%
131
+0%

This is how RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000) and RX 7900M compete in popular games:

  • RX 7900M is 841% faster in 1080p
  • RX 7900M is 1200% faster in 1440p
  • RX 7900M is 690% faster in 4K

Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:

  • in Metro Exodus, with 1440p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the RX 7900M is 9900% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • RX 7900M is ahead in 62 tests (95%)
  • there's a draw in 3 tests (5%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 4.50 58.36
Recency 26 October 2017 19 October 2023
Chip lithography 14 nm 5 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 15 Watt 180 Watt

RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000) has 1100% lower power consumption.

RX 7900M, on the other hand, has a 1196.9% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 5 years, and a 180% more advanced lithography process.

The Radeon RX 7900M is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000) in performance tests.


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AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000)
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