Radeon RX 7900 XTX vs Vega 7

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon Vega 7 with Radeon RX 7900 XTX, including specs and performance data.

Vega 7
2021
45 Watt
7.47

RX 7900 XTX outperforms Vega 7 by a whopping 979% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking5328
Place by popularity1870
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data34.71
Power efficiency11.3815.57
ArchitectureGCN 5.1 (2018−2022)RDNA 3.0 (2022−2024)
GPU code nameCezanneNavi 31
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release date13 April 2021 (3 years ago)3 November 2022 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$999

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

no data

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 cores4486144
Core clock speed300 MHz1929 MHz
Boost clock speed1900 MHz2498 MHz
Number of transistors9,800 million57,700 million
Manufacturing process technology7 nm5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)45 Watt355 Watt
Texture fill rate53.20959.2
Floating-point processing power1.702 TFLOPS61.39 TFLOPS
ROPs8192
TMUs28384
Ray Tracing Coresno data96

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).

InterfaceIGPPCIe 4.0 x16
Lengthno data287 mm
Widthno data2-slot
Supplementary power connectorsNone2x 8-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 typeSystem SharedGDDR6
Maximum RAM amountSystem Shared24 GB
Memory bus widthSystem Shared384 Bit
Memory clock speedSystem Shared2500 MHz
Memory bandwidthno data960.0 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 outputs1x HDMI 2.1a, 2x DisplayPort 2.1, 1x USB Type-C
HDMI-+

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (12_1)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model6.46.7
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL2.12.2
Vulkan1.21.3

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.

Vega 7 7.47
RX 7900 XTX 80.62
+979%

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.

Vega 7 5249
RX 7900 XTX 83322
+1488%

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.

Vega 7 3348
RX 7900 XTX 64680
+1832%

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.

Vega 7 24726
RX 7900 XTX 211480
+755%

SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 maya-04

Vega 7 34
RX 7900 XTX 367
+983%

SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 sw-03

Vega 7 59
RX 7900 XTX 360
+510%

SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 snx-02

Vega 7 38
RX 7900 XTX 400
+961%

SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 catia-04

Vega 7 35
RX 7900 XTX 536
+1449%

SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 creo-01

Vega 7 27
RX 7900 XTX 187
+590%

SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 mediacal-01

Vega 7 13
RX 7900 XTX 347
+2611%

SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 showcase-01

Vega 7 19
RX 7900 XTX 322
+1577%

SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 3dsmax-05

Vega 7 44
RX 7900 XTX 553
+1154%

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
−1045%
252
+1045%
1440p32
−434%
171
+434%
4K16
−556%
105
+556%

Cost per frame, $

1080pno data3.96
1440pno data5.84
4Kno data9.51

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 242
+0%
242
+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 166
+0%
166
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 283
+0%
283
+0%
Battlefield 5 240−250
+0%
240−250
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 231
+0%
231
+0%
Far Cry 5 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 200−210
+0%
200−210
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 250−260
+0%
250−260
+0%
Hitman 3 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 280−290
+0%
280−290
+0%
Metro Exodus 150−160
+0%
150−160
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 350−400
+0%
350−400
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 150−160
+0%
150−160
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 330
+0%
330
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 241
+0%
241
+0%
Battlefield 5 240−250
+0%
240−250
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 208
+0%
208
+0%
Far Cry 5 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 200−210
+0%
200−210
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 250−260
+0%
250−260
+0%
Hitman 3 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 280−290
+0%
280−290
+0%
Metro Exodus 150−160
+0%
150−160
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 535
+0%
535
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 150−160
+0%
150−160
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 134
+0%
134
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 210
+0%
210
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 199
+0%
199
+0%
Far Cry 5 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 295
+0%
295
+0%
Hitman 3 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 406
+0%
406
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 471
+0%
471
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 298
+0%
298
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 158
+0%
158
+0%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 160−170
+0%
160−170
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 132
+0%
132
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 171
+0%
171
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 80−85
+0%
80−85
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 141
+0%
141
+0%
Far Cry 5 80−85
+0%
80−85
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 270−280
+0%
270−280
+0%
Hitman 3 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 328
+0%
328
+0%
Metro Exodus 146
+0%
146
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 360
+0%
360
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 238
+0%
238
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 240−250
+0%
240−250
+0%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 85−90
+0%
85−90
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 65−70
+0%
65−70
+0%
Hitman 3 70−75
+0%
70−75
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 220−230
+0%
220−230
+0%
Metro Exodus 130−140
+0%
130−140
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 182
+0%
182
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 110
+0%
110
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 107
+0%
107
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 71
+0%
71
+0%
Far Cry 5 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 227
+0%
227
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 197
+0%
197
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 103
+0%
103
+0%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 95−100
+0%
95−100
+0%

This is how Vega 7 and RX 7900 XTX compete in popular games:

  • RX 7900 XTX is 1045% faster in 1080p
  • RX 7900 XTX is 434% faster in 1440p
  • RX 7900 XTX is 556% faster in 4K

All in all, in popular games:

  • there's a draw in 72 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 7.47 80.62
Recency 13 April 2021 3 November 2022
Chip lithography 7 nm 5 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 45 Watt 355 Watt

Vega 7 has 688.9% lower power consumption.

RX 7900 XTX, on the other hand, has a 979.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 1 year, and a 40% more advanced lithography process.

The Radeon RX 7900 XTX 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 Radeon RX 7900 XTX is a desktop one.


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