Radeon Vega 7 vs RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000)

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) and Radeon Vega 7, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000)
2020
15 Watt
9.05
+21.2%

RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) outperforms Vega 7 by a significant 21% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking481532
Place by popularity3418
Power efficiency41.3611.38
ArchitectureVega (2017−2020)GCN 5.1 (2018−2022)
GPU code nameVegaCezanne
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date7 January 2020 (4 years ago)13 April 2021 (3 years 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 cores512448
Core clock speedno data300 MHz
Boost clock speed2100 MHz1900 MHz
Number of transistorsno data9,800 million
Manufacturing process technology7 nm7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)15 Watt45 Watt
Texture fill rateno data53.20
Floating-point processing powerno data1.702 TFLOPS
ROPsno data8
TMUsno data28

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).

Interfaceno dataIGP
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 dataSystem Shared
Maximum RAM amountno dataSystem Shared
Memory bus widthno dataSystem Shared
Memory clock speedno dataSystem Shared
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 dataNo outputs

API compatibility

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

DirectX12_112 (12_1)
Shader Modelno data6.4
OpenGLno data4.6
OpenCLno data2.1
Vulkan-1.2

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 4000/5000) 9.05
+21.2%
Vega 7 7.47

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 4000/5000) 5891
+12.2%
Vega 7 5249

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 4000/5000) 3743
+11.8%
Vega 7 3348

3DMark Cloud Gate GPU

Cloud Gate is an outdated DirectX 11 feature level 10 benchmark that was used for home PCs and basic notebooks. It displays a few scenes of some weird space teleportation device launching spaceships into unknown, using fixed resolution of 1280x720. Just like Ice Storm benchmark, it has been discontinued in January 2020 and replaced by 3DMark Night Raid.

RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) 27084
+9.5%
Vega 7 24726

3DMark Time Spy Graphics

RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) 1163
+12.7%
Vega 7 1032

SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 maya-04

RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) 37
+8%
Vega 7 34

SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 sw-03

RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) 63
+6.9%
Vega 7 59

SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 snx-02

RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) 21
Vega 7 38
+79.5%

SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 catia-04

RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) 42
+20.8%
Vega 7 35

SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 creo-01

RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) 36
+33.6%
Vega 7 27

SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 mediacal-01

RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) 15
+15.6%
Vega 7 13

SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 showcase-01

RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) 17
Vega 7 19
+10.3%

SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 energy-01

RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) 1
Vega 7 2
+143%

SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 3dsmax-05

RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) 47
+7%
Vega 7 44

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 HD22
+0%
22
+0%
1440p16
−100%
32
+100%
4K9
−77.8%
16
+77.8%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 19
+35.7%
14−16
−35.7%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 21−24
+22.2%
18−20
−22.2%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 20
+25%
16−18
−25%
Battlefield 5 27−30
+33.3%
21−24
−33.3%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 18−20
+35.7%
14−16
−35.7%
Cyberpunk 2077 14
+40%
10−11
−40%
Far Cry 5 21−24
+31.3%
16−18
−31.3%
Far Cry New Dawn 24−27
+23.8%
21−24
−23.8%
Forza Horizon 4 60−65
+22%
50−55
−22%
Hitman 3 15
+25%
12−14
−25%
Horizon Zero Dawn 50−55
+27.5%
40−45
−27.5%
Metro Exodus 35
+29.6%
27−30
−29.6%
Red Dead Redemption 2 33
+22.2%
27−30
−22.2%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 36
+33.3%
27−30
−33.3%
Watch Dogs: Legion 60−65
+33.3%
45−50
−33.3%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 21−24
+22.2%
18−20
−22.2%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 16
+33.3%
12−14
−33.3%
Battlefield 5 27−30
+33.3%
21−24
−33.3%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 18−20
+35.7%
14−16
−35.7%
Cyberpunk 2077 10
+25%
8−9
−25%
Far Cry 5 21−24
+31.3%
16−18
−31.3%
Far Cry New Dawn 24−27
+23.8%
21−24
−23.8%
Forza Horizon 4 60−65
+22%
50−55
−22%
Hitman 3 15
+25%
12−14
−25%
Horizon Zero Dawn 50−55
+27.5%
40−45
−27.5%
Metro Exodus 25
+38.9%
18−20
−38.9%
Red Dead Redemption 2 24−27
+38.9%
18−20
−38.9%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 27
+28.6%
21−24
−28.6%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 24−27
+38.9%
18−20
−38.9%
Watch Dogs: Legion 60−65
+33.3%
45−50
−33.3%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 21−24
+22.2%
18−20
−22.2%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 14
+40%
10−11
−40%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 18−20
+35.7%
14−16
−35.7%
Cyberpunk 2077 9
+28.6%
7−8
−28.6%
Far Cry 5 21−24
+31.3%
16−18
−31.3%
Forza Horizon 4 60−65
+22%
50−55
−22%
Hitman 3 14
+40%
10−11
−40%
Horizon Zero Dawn 24
+33.3%
18−20
−33.3%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 23
+27.8%
18−20
−27.8%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 14
+40%
10−11
−40%
Watch Dogs: Legion 12
+33.3%
9−10
−33.3%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 21
+31.3%
16−18
−31.3%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 18−20
+28.6%
14−16
−28.6%
Far Cry New Dawn 14−16
+40%
10−11
−40%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 9−10
+28.6%
7−8
−28.6%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 11
+22.2%
9−10
−22.2%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 9−10
+28.6%
7−8
−28.6%
Cyberpunk 2077 5
+25%
4−5
−25%
Far Cry 5 10−11
+25%
8−9
−25%
Forza Horizon 4 35−40
+30%
30−33
−30%
Hitman 3 10
+25%
8−9
−25%
Horizon Zero Dawn 20
+25%
16−18
−25%
Metro Exodus 17
+21.4%
14−16
−21.4%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 16
+33.3%
12−14
−33.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 8−9
+33.3%
6−7
−33.3%
Watch Dogs: Legion 59
+31.1%
45−50
−31.1%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 13
+30%
10−11
−30%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 8−9
+33.3%
6−7
−33.3%
Far Cry New Dawn 6−7
+50%
4−5
−50%
Hitman 3 5−6
+25%
4−5
−25%
Horizon Zero Dawn 35−40
+23.3%
30−33
−23.3%
Metro Exodus 7−8
+40%
5−6
−40%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 6−7
+50%
4−5
−50%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 5−6
+25%
4−5
−25%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 4−5
+33.3%
3−4
−33.3%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4−5
+33.3%
3−4
−33.3%
Cyberpunk 2077 1−2 0−1
Far Cry 5 5−6
+25%
4−5
−25%
Forza Horizon 4 10−12
+22.2%
9−10
−22.2%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 9
+28.6%
7−8
−28.6%
Watch Dogs: Legion 3−4
+50%
2−3
−50%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 9−10
+28.6%
7−8
−28.6%

This is how RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) and Vega 7 compete in popular games:

  • A tie in 1080p
  • Vega 7 is 100% faster in 1440p
  • Vega 7 is 78% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 9.05 7.47
Recency 7 January 2020 13 April 2021
Power consumption (TDP) 15 Watt 45 Watt

RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) has a 21.2% higher aggregate performance score, and 200% lower power consumption.

Vega 7, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 1 year.

The Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon Vega 7 in performance tests.


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AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000)
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