Radeon Vega 7 vs GeForce GTX TITAN Z
Aggregate performance score
We've compared GeForce GTX TITAN Z with Radeon Vega 7, including specs and performance data.
GTX TITAN Z outperforms Vega 7 by a whopping 210% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 245 | 536 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | 12 |
| Power efficiency | 4.25 | 11.43 |
| Architecture | Kepler (2012−2018) | GCN 5.1 (2018−2022) |
| GPU code name | GK110B | Cezanne |
| Market segment | Desktop | Laptop |
| Release date | 28 May 2014 (10 years ago) | 13 April 2021 (3 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $2,999 | no data |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.
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 | 5760 | 448 |
| Core clock speed | 705 MHz | 300 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 876 MHz | 1900 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 7,080 million | 9,800 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 7 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 375 Watt | 45 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 210.2 | 53.20 |
| Floating-point processing power | 5.046 TFLOPS | 1.702 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 48 | 8 |
| TMUs | 240 | 28 |
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).
| Bus support | PCI Express 3.0 | no data |
| Interface | PCIe 3.0 x16 | IGP |
| Length | 267 mm | no data |
| Height | 4.376" (11.1 cm) | no data |
| Width | 3-slot | no data |
| Supplementary power connectors | 2x 8-pin | None |
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 | GDDR5 | System Shared |
| Maximum RAM amount | 12 GB | System Shared |
| Memory bus width | 768-bit (384-bit per GPU) | System Shared |
| Memory clock speed | 7.0 GB/s | System Shared |
| Memory bandwidth | 672 GB/s | no data |
| 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 | One Dual Link DVI-I, One Dual Link DVI-D, One HDMI, One DisplayPort | No outputs |
| Multi monitor support | 4 displays | no data |
| HDMI | + | - |
| HDCP | + | - |
| Maximum VGA resolution | 2048x1536 | no data |
| Audio input for HDMI | Internal | no data |
Supported technologies
Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.
| Blu Ray 3D | + | - |
| 3D Gaming | + | - |
| 3D Vision | + | - |
| 3D Vision Live | + | - |
API compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (11_1) | 12 (12_1) |
| Shader Model | 5.1 | 6.4 |
| OpenGL | 4.4 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 1.2 | 2.1 |
| Vulkan | 1.1.126 | 1.2 |
| CUDA | + | - |
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 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.
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 | 70−75
+204%
| 23
−204%
|
| 1440p | 75−80
+200%
| 25
−200%
|
| 4K | 45−50
+200%
| 15
−200%
|
Cost per frame, $
| 1080p | 42.84 | no data |
| 1440p | 39.99 | no data |
| 4K | 66.64 | no data |
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 16−18
+0%
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16−18
+0%
|
Full HD
Medium Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 24−27
+0%
|
24−27
+0%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 16−18
+0%
|
16−18
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 29
+0%
|
29
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 18
+0%
|
18
+0%
|
| Metro Exodus | 21
+0%
|
21
+0%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 27
+0%
|
27
+0%
|
| Valorant | 29
+0%
|
29
+0%
|
Full HD
High Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 24−27
+0%
|
24−27
+0%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 16−18
+0%
|
16−18
+0%
|
| Dota 2 | 17
+0%
|
17
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 28
+0%
|
28
+0%
|
| Fortnite | 40−45
+0%
|
40−45
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 24
+0%
|
24
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 16−18
+0%
|
16−18
+0%
|
| Metro Exodus | 15
+0%
|
15
+0%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 46
+0%
|
46
+0%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 21−24
+0%
|
21−24
+0%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 21−24
+0%
|
21−24
+0%
|
| Valorant | 14
+0%
|
14
+0%
|
| World of Tanks | 58
+0%
|
58
+0%
|
Full HD
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 24−27
+0%
|
24−27
+0%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 16−18
+0%
|
16−18
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 30−35
+0%
|
30−35
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 21
+0%
|
21
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 12
+0%
|
12
+0%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 60−65
+0%
|
60−65
+0%
|
| Valorant | 25
+0%
|
25
+0%
|
1440p
High Preset
| Dota 2 | 9−10
+0%
|
9−10
+0%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 6−7
+0%
|
6−7
+0%
|
| World of Tanks | 50−55
+0%
|
50−55
+0%
|
1440p
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 12−14
+0%
|
12−14
+0%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 6−7
+0%
|
6−7
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 16−18
+0%
|
16−18
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 14−16
+0%
|
14−16
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 10−12
+0%
|
10−12
+0%
|
| Metro Exodus | 10−12
+0%
|
10−12
+0%
|
| Valorant | 18−20
+0%
|
18−20
+0%
|
4K
High Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 12−14
+0%
|
12−14
+0%
|
| Dota 2 | 18−20
+0%
|
18−20
+0%
|
| Metro Exodus | 3−4
+0%
|
3−4
+0%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 21−24
+0%
|
21−24
+0%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 5−6
+0%
|
5−6
+0%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 18−20
+0%
|
18−20
+0%
|
4K
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 6−7
+0%
|
6−7
+0%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 12−14
+0%
|
12−14
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 9−10
+0%
|
9−10
+0%
|
| Fortnite | 7−8
+0%
|
7−8
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 9−10
+0%
|
9−10
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 5−6
+0%
|
5−6
+0%
|
| Valorant | 7−8
+0%
|
7−8
+0%
|
This is how GTX TITAN Z and Vega 7 compete in popular games:
- GTX TITAN Z is 204% faster in 1080p
- GTX TITAN Z is 200% faster in 1440p
- GTX TITAN Z is 200% faster in 4K
All in all, in popular games:
- there's a draw in 51 test (100%)
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 22.28 | 7.19 |
| Recency | 28 May 2014 | 13 April 2021 |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 7 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 375 Watt | 45 Watt |
GTX TITAN Z has a 209.9% higher aggregate performance score.
Vega 7, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 6 years, a 300% more advanced lithography process, and 733.3% lower power consumption.
The GeForce GTX TITAN Z is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon Vega 7 in performance tests.
Be aware that GeForce GTX TITAN Z is a desktop card while Radeon 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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