Radeon RX Vega 7 vs Juniper
Aggregate performance score
We've compared Juniper with Radeon RX Vega 7, including specs and performance data.
RX Vega 7 outperforms Juniper by a substantial 35% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in performance ranking | 602 | 528 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | 12 |
| Architecture | TeraScale 2 (2009−2015) | Vega (2017−2020) |
| GPU code name | Juniper | Vega Raven Ridge |
| Market segment | Desktop | Laptop |
| Release date | no data | 7 January 2020 (4 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
General performance parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. These parameters indirectly speak of performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider their benchmark and gaming test results. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.
| Pipelines / CUDA cores | 800 | 448 |
| Boost clock speed | no data | 1800 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 1,040 million | no data |
| Manufacturing process technology | 40 nm | 7 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | no data | 15 Watt |
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.
| Shared memory | no data | + |
API compatibility
List of supported graphics and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 11.2 (11_0) | 12_1 |
| Shader Model | 5.0 | no data |
| OpenGL | 4.4 | no data |
| OpenCL | 1.2 | no data |
| Vulkan | N/A | - |
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 | 16−18
−43.8%
| 23
+43.8%
|
| 1440p | 21−24
−38.1%
| 29
+38.1%
|
| 4K | 12−14
−41.7%
| 17
+41.7%
|
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 Juniper and RX Vega 7 compete in popular games:
- RX Vega 7 is 44% faster in 1080p
- RX Vega 7 is 38% faster in 1440p
- RX Vega 7 is 42% faster in 4K
All in all, in popular games:
- there's a draw in 72 tests (100%)
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 5.50 | 7.40 |
| Chip lithography | 40 nm | 7 nm |
RX Vega 7 has a 34.5% higher aggregate performance score, and a 471.4% more advanced lithography process.
The Radeon RX Vega 7 is our recommended choice as it beats the Juniper in performance tests.
Be aware that Juniper 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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