Radeon Vega 7 vs Tiger Lake-U Xe Graphics G7

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Tiger Lake-U Xe Graphics G7 and Radeon Vega 7, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

Tiger Lake-U Xe Graphics G7
2020
9.95
+33%

Tiger Lake-U Xe Graphics G7 outperforms Vega 7 by a substantial 33% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking455533
Place by popularitynot in top-10012
Power efficiencyno data11.44
ArchitectureGen. 11 Ice Lake (2019−2022)GCN 5.1 (2018−2022)
GPU code nameTiger Lake XeCezanne
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date15 August 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 cores96448
Core clock speedno data300 MHz
Boost clock speedno data1900 MHz
Number of transistorsno data9,800 million
Manufacturing process technology10 nm7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)no data45 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 typeDDR4System 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

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

Quick Sync+no data

API compatibility

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

DirectXDirectX 12_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.

Tiger Lake-U Xe Graphics G7 9.95
+33%
Vega 7 7.48

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.

Tiger Lake-U Xe Graphics G7 5000
+49.4%
Vega 7 3348

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 HD30−35
+30.4%
23
−30.4%
1440p30−35
+20%
25
−20%
4K18−20
+20%
15
−20%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5 30−35
+33.3%
24−27
−33.3%
Far Cry 5 40−45
+36.7%
30−33
−36.7%
Fortnite 55−60
+45%
40−45
−45%
Forza Horizon 4 40−45
+37.9%
29
−37.9%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 75−80
+40%
55−60
−40%
Red Dead Redemption 2 24−27
−3.8%
27
+3.8%
Valorant 35−40
+27.6%
29
−27.6%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5 30−35
+33.3%
24−27
−33.3%
Dota 2 35−40
+112%
17
−112%
Far Cry 5 40−45
+46.4%
28
−46.4%
Fortnite 55−60
+31.8%
40−45
−31.8%
Forza Horizon 4 40−45
+66.7%
24
−66.7%
Grand Theft Auto V 35−40
+45.8%
24−27
−45.8%
Metro Exodus 27−30
+80%
15
−80%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 75−80
+67.4%
46
−67.4%
Red Dead Redemption 2 24−27
+23.8%
21−24
−23.8%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 30−33
+30.4%
21−24
−30.4%
Valorant 35−40
+164%
14
−164%
World of Tanks 140−150
+147%
58
−147%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 30−35
+33.3%
24−27
−33.3%
Dota 2 35−40
+33.3%
27−30
−33.3%
Far Cry 5 40−45
+24.2%
30−35
−24.2%
Forza Horizon 4 40−45
+90.5%
21
−90.5%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 75−80
+28.3%
60−65
−28.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 30−33
+42.9%
21−24
−42.9%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Fortnite 55−60
+45%
40−45
−45%

1440p
High Preset

Grand Theft Auto V 12−14
+44.4%
9−10
−44.4%
Metro Exodus 18−20
+35.7%
14−16
−35.7%
Red Dead Redemption 2 8−9
+33.3%
6−7
−33.3%
Valorant 24−27
+38.9%
18−20
−38.9%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 18−20
+46.2%
12−14
−46.2%
Far Cry 5 21−24
+37.5%
16−18
−37.5%
Forza Horizon 4 21−24
+57.1%
14−16
−57.1%

1440p
Epic Preset

Fortnite 24−27
+38.9%
18−20
−38.9%

4K
High Preset

Grand Theft Auto V 20−22
+42.9%
14−16
−42.9%
Metro Exodus 5−6
+66.7%
3−4
−66.7%
Red Dead Redemption 2 6−7
+20%
5−6
−20%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 20−22
+11.1%
18−20
−11.1%
Valorant 10−11
+42.9%
7−8
−42.9%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 9−10
+50%
6−7
−50%
Dota 2 20−22
+42.9%
14−16
−42.9%
Far Cry 5 12−14
+33.3%
9−10
−33.3%
Forza Horizon 4 12−14
+50%
8−9
−50%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 27−30
+38.1%
21−24
−38.1%

4K
Epic Preset

Fortnite 10−11
+42.9%
7−8
−42.9%

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
Elden Ring 14
+0%
14
+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Counter-Strike 2 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
Metro Exodus 21
+0%
21
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
Elden Ring 16
+0%
16
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Counter-Strike 2 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
Valorant 25
+0%
25
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%
Elden Ring 10−11
+0%
10−11
+0%
World of Tanks 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Counter-Strike 2 10−11
+0%
10−11
+0%
Metro Exodus 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%
Valorant 18−20
+0%
18−20
+0%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Dota 2 18−20
+0%
18−20
+0%
Elden Ring 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Counter-Strike 2 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Fortnite 7−8
+0%
7−8
+0%
Valorant 7−8
+0%
7−8
+0%

This is how Tiger Lake-U Xe Graphics G7 and Vega 7 compete in popular games:

  • Tiger Lake-U Xe Graphics G7 is 30% faster in 1080p
  • Tiger Lake-U Xe Graphics G7 is 20% faster in 1440p
  • Tiger Lake-U Xe Graphics G7 is 20% faster in 4K

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

  • in Valorant, with 1080p resolution and the High Preset, the Tiger Lake-U Xe Graphics G7 is 164% faster.
  • in Red Dead Redemption 2, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the Vega 7 is 4% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • Tiger Lake-U Xe Graphics G7 is ahead in 28 tests (56%)
  • Vega 7 is ahead in 1 test (2%)
  • there's a draw in 21 test (42%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 9.95 7.48
Recency 15 August 2020 13 April 2021
Chip lithography 10 nm 7 nm

Tiger Lake-U Xe Graphics G7 has a 33% higher aggregate performance score.

Vega 7, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 7 months, and a 42.9% more advanced lithography process.

The Tiger Lake-U Xe Graphics G7 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon Vega 7 in performance tests.


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