Radeon RX Vega 7 vs RX Vega M

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon RX Vega M with Radeon RX Vega 7, including specs and performance data.

RX Vega M
2018
15 Watt
17.07
+131%

RX Vega M outperforms RX Vega 7 by a whopping 131% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Contents

RX Vega M RX Vega M
RX Vega 7 RX Vega 7

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking317529
Place by popularitynot in top-10012
Power efficiency83.3536.13
ArchitectureGCN 5.0 (2017−2020)Vega (2017−2020)
GPU code nameVegaVega Raven Ridge
Market segmentDesktopLaptop
Release date1 February 2018 (6 years ago)7 January 2020 (4 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 speed720 MHzno data
Boost clock speed1190 MHz1800 MHz
Number of transistors4,500 millionno data
Manufacturing process technology14 nm7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)15 Watt15 Watt
Texture fill rate38.08no data
ROPs8no data
TMUs32no data

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).

InterfaceIGPno data
WidthIGPno 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 typeSystem Sharedno data
Maximum RAM amountSystem Sharedno data
Memory bus widthSystem Sharedno data
Memory clock speedSystem Sharedno data
Shared memoryno data+

API compatibility

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

DirectX12.012_1
Shader Model5.0no data
OpenGL4.6no data
OpenCL2.0no 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 HD50−55
+117%
23
−117%
1440p75−80
+127%
33
−127%
4K35−40
+119%
16
−119%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 18
+0%
18
+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 21
+0%
21
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 19
+0%
19
+0%
Battlefield 5 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 17
+0%
17
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 14
+0%
14
+0%
Far Cry 5 17
+0%
17
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%
Hitman 3 14
+0%
14
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%
Metro Exodus 27
+0%
27
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 27
+0%
27
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 24−27
+0%
24−27
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 95
+0%
95
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 35
+0%
35
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 15
+0%
15
+0%
Battlefield 5 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 18
+0%
18
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 10
+0%
10
+0%
Far Cry 5 16−18
+0%
16−18
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%
Hitman 3 14
+0%
14
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 73
+0%
73
+0%
Metro Exodus 21
+0%
21
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 17
+0%
17
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 24
+0%
24
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 80
+0%
80
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 18−20
+0%
18−20
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 10−11
+0%
10−11
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 9
+0%
9
+0%
Far Cry 5 16−18
+0%
16−18
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 27
+0%
27
+0%
Hitman 3 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 22
+0%
22
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 21
+0%
21
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 13
+0%
13
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 55−60
+0%
55−60
+0%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 18
+0%
18
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 10−12
+0%
10−12
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 7−8
+0%
7−8
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 7−8
+0%
7−8
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Far Cry 5 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 27−30
+0%
27−30
+0%
Hitman 3 10−12
+0%
10−12
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 16−18
+0%
16−18
+0%
Metro Exodus 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 6−7
+0%
6−7
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 7−8
+0%
7−8
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 6−7
+0%
6−7
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%
Hitman 3 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 13
+0%
13
+0%
Metro Exodus 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%
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 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 7−8
+0%
7−8
+0%

This is how RX Vega M and RX Vega 7 compete in popular games:

  • RX Vega M is 117% faster in 1080p
  • RX Vega M is 127% faster in 1440p
  • RX Vega M is 119% faster in 4K

All in all, in popular games:

  • there's a draw in 72 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score 17.07 7.40
Recency 1 February 2018 7 January 2020
Chip lithography 14 nm 7 nm

RX Vega M has a 130.7% higher aggregate performance score.

RX Vega 7, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 1 year, and a 100% more advanced lithography process.

The Radeon RX Vega M is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon RX Vega 7 in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon RX Vega M is a desktop card while Radeon RX Vega 7 is a notebook 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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