Radeon Vega 7 vs 860M
Aggregate performance score
We've compared Radeon 860M and Radeon Vega 7, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.
860M outperforms Vega 7 by an impressive 60% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 426 | 552 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | 11 |
| Power efficiency | 54.65 | 11.37 |
| Architecture | RDNA 3.5 (2024−2025) | GCN 5.1 (2018−2022) |
| GPU code name | Strix Point | Cezanne |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Release date | March 2025 (recently) | 13 April 2021 (4 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 cores | 512 | 448 |
| Core clock speed | 400 MHz | 300 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 3000 MHz | 1900 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 34,000 million | 9,800 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 4 nm | 7 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 15 Watt | 45 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 96.00 | 53.20 |
| Floating-point processing power | 3.072 TFLOPS | 1.702 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 8 | 8 |
| TMUs | 32 | 28 |
| Ray Tracing Cores | 8 | no data |
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 | PCIe 4.0 x8 | IGP |
| Supplementary power connectors | None | 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 | System Shared | System Shared |
| Maximum RAM amount | System Shared | System Shared |
| Memory bus width | System Shared | System Shared |
| Memory clock speed | System Shared | System 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 Connectors | Portable Device Dependent | No outputs |
API and SDK compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 Ultimate (12_2) | 12 (12_1) |
| Shader Model | 6.8 | 6.4 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 2.1 | 2.1 |
| Vulkan | 1.3 | 1.2 |
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 | 25
+8.7%
| 23
−8.7%
|
| 1440p | 40−45
+42.9%
| 28
−42.9%
|
| 4K | 27−30
+50%
| 18
−50%
|
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 60−65
+74.3%
|
35−40
−74.3%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 20−22
+17.6%
|
17
−17.6%
|
Full HD
Medium Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 45−50
+75%
|
28
−75%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 60−65
+74.3%
|
35−40
−74.3%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 35−40
+85%
|
20
−85%
|
| Fortnite | 65−70
+4.8%
|
63
−4.8%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 45−50
+29.7%
|
37
−29.7%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 20−22
+66.7%
|
12
−66.7%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 40−45
+53.8%
|
24−27
−53.8%
|
| Valorant | 100−110
+34.7%
|
75−80
−34.7%
|
Full HD
High Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 45−50
+113%
|
23
−113%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 60−65
+74.3%
|
35−40
−74.3%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 160−170
+181%
|
58
−181%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 35−40
+106%
|
18
−106%
|
| Fortnite | 65−70
+144%
|
27
−144%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 45−50
+37.1%
|
35
−37.1%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 24
+41.2%
|
17
−41.2%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 20−22
+100%
|
10
−100%
|
| Metro Exodus | 21−24
+76.9%
|
13
−76.9%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 40−45
+73.9%
|
23
−73.9%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 27−30
+52.6%
|
19
−52.6%
|
| Valorant | 100−110
+38.4%
|
73
−38.4%
|
Full HD
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 45−50
+133%
|
21
−133%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 35−40
+106%
|
18
−106%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 45−50
+77.8%
|
27
−77.8%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 20−22
+53.8%
|
12−14
−53.8%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 40−45
+53.8%
|
24−27
−53.8%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 27−30
+123%
|
13
−123%
|
Full HD
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 65−70
+371%
|
14
−371%
|
1440p
High Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 21−24
+75%
|
12−14
−75%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 85−90
+57.4%
|
50−55
−57.4%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 16−18
+88.9%
|
9−10
−88.9%
|
| Metro Exodus | 12−14
+85.7%
|
7−8
−85.7%
|
| Valorant | 120−130
+154%
|
48
−154%
|
1440p
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 27−30
+123%
|
12−14
−123%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 24−27
+71.4%
|
14−16
−71.4%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 27−30
+58.8%
|
16−18
−58.8%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 12−14
+71.4%
|
7−8
−71.4%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 16−18
+60%
|
10−11
−60%
|
1440p
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 24−27
+71.4%
|
14−16
−71.4%
|
4K
High Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 5−6
+66.7%
|
3−4
−66.7%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 21−24
+22.2%
|
18−20
−22.2%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 6−7
+200%
|
2−3
−200%
|
| Metro Exodus | 7−8
+250%
|
2−3
−250%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 14−16
+133%
|
6−7
−133%
|
| Valorant | 55−60
+136%
|
25
−136%
|
4K
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 14−16
+150%
|
6−7
−150%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 10−12
+83.3%
|
6−7
−83.3%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 18−20
+72.7%
|
10−12
−72.7%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 6−7
+200%
|
2−3
−200%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 10−12
+57.1%
|
7−8
−57.1%
|
4K
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 10−12
+57.1%
|
7−8
−57.1%
|
Full HD
Low Preset
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 18
+0%
|
18
+0%
|
Full HD
Medium Preset
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 14
+0%
|
14
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 24
+0%
|
24
+0%
|
Full HD
High Preset
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 10
+0%
|
10
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 21
+0%
|
21
+0%
|
Full HD
Ultra Preset
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 9
+0%
|
9
+0%
|
| Valorant | 25
+0%
|
25
+0%
|
1440p
High Preset
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 40−45
+0%
|
40−45
+0%
|
1440p
Ultra Preset
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 6−7
+0%
|
6−7
+0%
|
4K
Ultra Preset
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 2−3
+0%
|
2−3
+0%
|
This is how Radeon 860M and Vega 7 compete in popular games:
- Radeon 860M is 9% faster in 1080p
- Radeon 860M is 43% faster in 1440p
- Radeon 860M is 50% faster in 4K
Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:
- in Fortnite, with 1080p resolution and the Epic Preset, the Radeon 860M is 371% faster.
All in all, in popular games:
- Radeon 860M is ahead in 51 test (84%)
- there's a draw in 10 tests (16%)
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 10.98 | 6.85 |
| Chip lithography | 4 nm | 7 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 15 Watt | 45 Watt |
Radeon 860M has a 60.3% higher aggregate performance score, a 75% more advanced lithography process, and 200% lower power consumption.
The Radeon 860M is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon Vega 7 in performance tests.
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