GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB vs Radeon Vega 7
Aggregate performance score
We've compared Radeon Vega 7 with GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB, including specs and performance data.
RTX 3080 12 GB outperforms Vega 7 by a whopping 826% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 538 | 27 |
| Place by popularity | 10 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | no data | 41.06 |
| Power efficiency | 11.43 | 13.61 |
| Architecture | GCN 5.1 (2018−2022) | Ampere (2020−2024) |
| GPU code name | Cezanne | GA102 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop |
| Release date | 13 April 2021 (3 years ago) | 11 January 2022 (3 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $799 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
The higher the performance-to-price ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices for comparison.
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 | 448 | 8960 |
| Core clock speed | 300 MHz | 1260 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1900 MHz | 1710 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 9,800 million | 28,300 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 7 nm | 8 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 45 Watt | 350 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 53.20 | 478.8 |
| Floating-point processing power | 1.702 TFLOPS | 30.64 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 8 | 96 |
| TMUs | 28 | 280 |
| Tensor Cores | no data | 280 |
| Ray Tracing Cores | no data | 70 |
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 | IGP | PCIe 4.0 x16 |
| Length | no data | 285 mm |
| Width | no data | 2-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | None | 1x 12-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 | System Shared | GDDR6X |
| Maximum RAM amount | System Shared | 12 GB |
| Memory bus width | System Shared | 384 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | System Shared | 1188 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | no data | 912.4 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 | No outputs | 1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a |
| HDMI | - | + |
API and SDK compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (12_1) | 12 Ultimate (12_2) |
| Shader Model | 6.4 | 6.6 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 2.1 | 3.0 |
| Vulkan | 1.2 | 1.3 |
| CUDA | - | 8.6 |
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.
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.
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.
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.
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 | 23
−709%
| 186
+709%
|
| 1440p | 25
−380%
| 120
+380%
|
| 4K | 15
−473%
| 86
+473%
|
Cost per frame, $
| 1080p | no data | 4.30 |
| 1440p | no data | 6.66 |
| 4K | no data | 9.29 |
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 14−16
−1064%
|
160−170
+1064%
|
Full HD
Medium Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 24−27
−388%
|
110−120
+388%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 14−16
−1179%
|
179
+1179%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 29
−1355%
|
422
+1355%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 18
−1056%
|
208
+1056%
|
| Metro Exodus | 21
−548%
|
136
+548%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 27
−367%
|
120−130
+367%
|
| Valorant | 29
−1097%
|
300−350
+1097%
|
Full HD
High Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 24−27
−388%
|
110−120
+388%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 14−16
−1000%
|
154
+1000%
|
| Dota 2 | 17
−853%
|
162
+853%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 28
−311%
|
115
+311%
|
| Fortnite | 40−45
−518%
|
270−280
+518%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 24
−1383%
|
356
+1383%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 16−18
−947%
|
170−180
+947%
|
| Metro Exodus | 15
−727%
|
124
+727%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 46
−367%
|
210−220
+367%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 21−24
−500%
|
120−130
+500%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 21−24
−657%
|
170−180
+657%
|
| Valorant | 14
−2379%
|
300−350
+2379%
|
| World of Tanks | 58
−381%
|
270−280
+381%
|
Full HD
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 24−27
−388%
|
110−120
+388%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 14−16
−900%
|
140
+900%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 30−35
−297%
|
130−140
+297%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 21
−1395%
|
314
+1395%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 12
−1250%
|
162
+1250%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 60−65
−258%
|
210−220
+258%
|
| Valorant | 25
−1288%
|
300−350
+1288%
|
1440p
High Preset
| Dota 2 | 9−10
−1344%
|
130
+1344%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 6−7
−1367%
|
85−90
+1367%
|
| World of Tanks | 50−55
−800%
|
450−500
+800%
|
1440p
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 12−14
−569%
|
85−90
+569%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 16−18
−900%
|
160−170
+900%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 14−16
−1473%
|
236
+1473%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 10−12
−1100%
|
130−140
+1100%
|
| Metro Exodus | 10−12
−955%
|
116
+955%
|
| Valorant | 18−20
−1474%
|
290−300
+1474%
|
4K
High Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 4−5
−975%
|
40−45
+975%
|
| Dota 2 | 18−20
−844%
|
170
+844%
|
| Metro Exodus | 2−3
−3150%
|
65
+3150%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 21−24
−850%
|
200−210
+850%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 5−6
−1100%
|
60−65
+1100%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 18−20
−844%
|
170
+844%
|
4K
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 6−7
−1400%
|
90−95
+1400%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 4−5
−475%
|
23
+475%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 9−10
−1067%
|
100−110
+1067%
|
| Fortnite | 7−8
−1271%
|
95−100
+1271%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 9−10
−1478%
|
142
+1478%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 5−6
−1540%
|
80−85
+1540%
|
| Valorant | 7−8
−2357%
|
170−180
+2357%
|
Full HD
Low Preset
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 160−170
+0%
|
160−170
+0%
|
Full HD
Medium Preset
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 160−170
+0%
|
160−170
+0%
|
Full HD
High Preset
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 160−170
+0%
|
160−170
+0%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 155
+0%
|
155
+0%
|
Full HD
Ultra Preset
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 160−170
+0%
|
160−170
+0%
|
| Dota 2 | 161
+0%
|
161
+0%
|
1440p
High Preset
| Grand Theft Auto V | 130
+0%
|
130
+0%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 170−180
+0%
|
170−180
+0%
|
1440p
Ultra Preset
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 90−95
+0%
|
90−95
+0%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 150−160
+0%
|
150−160
+0%
|
4K
High Preset
| Grand Theft Auto V | 170
+0%
|
170
+0%
|
4K
Ultra Preset
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 45−50
+0%
|
45−50
+0%
|
| Dota 2 | 156
+0%
|
156
+0%
|
This is how Vega 7 and RTX 3080 12 GB compete in popular games:
- RTX 3080 12 GB is 709% faster in 1080p
- RTX 3080 12 GB is 380% faster in 1440p
- RTX 3080 12 GB is 473% faster in 4K
Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:
- in Metro Exodus, with 4K resolution and the High Preset, the RTX 3080 12 GB is 3150% faster.
All in all, in popular games:
- RTX 3080 12 GB is ahead in 50 tests (79%)
- there's a draw in 13 tests (21%)
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 6.98 | 64.62 |
| Recency | 13 April 2021 | 11 January 2022 |
| Chip lithography | 7 nm | 8 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 45 Watt | 350 Watt |
Vega 7 has a 14.3% more advanced lithography process, and 677.8% lower power consumption.
RTX 3080 12 GB, on the other hand, has a 825.8% higher aggregate performance score, and an age advantage of 8 months.
The GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon Vega 7 in performance tests.
Be aware that Radeon Vega 7 is a notebook card while GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB is a desktop 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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