Radeon HD 7950 vs Graphics (Ryzen 7000)

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon Graphics (Ryzen 7000) with Radeon HD 7950, including specs and performance data.

Graphics (Ryzen 7000)
2022
4.43

HD 7950 outperforms Graphics (Ryzen 7000) by a whopping 180% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking668403
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data2.44
Power efficiencyno data4.26
ArchitectureRDNA 2 (2022−2023)GCN 1.0 (2011−2020)
GPU code nameRaphaelTahiti
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Designno datareference
Release date26 September 2022 (2 years ago)31 January 2012 (12 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$449

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 cores1281792
Compute unitsno data28
Boost clock speed2200 MHz1250 MHz
Number of transistorsno data4,313 million
Manufacturing process technology6 nm28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)no data200 Watt
Texture fill rateno data89.60
Floating-point processing powerno data2.867 TFLOPS
ROPsno data32
TMUsno data112

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 supportno dataPCIe 3.0 x16
Interfaceno dataPCIe 3.0 x16
Lengthno data267 mm
Widthno data2-slot
Supplementary power connectorsno data2x 6-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 typeno dataGDDR5
Maximum RAM amountno data3 GB
Memory bus widthno data384 Bit
Memory clock speedno data1250 MHz
Memory bandwidthno data240 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 data1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort
Eyefinity-+
Number of Eyefinity displaysno data6
HDMI-+

Supported technologies

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

AppAcceleration-+
CrossFire-+
FreeSync-+
PowerTune-+
ZeroCore-+

API compatibility

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

DirectX12_2DirectX® 11
Shader Modelno data5.1
OpenGLno data4.6
OpenCLno data1.2

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.

Graphics (Ryzen 7000) 4.43
HD 7950 12.39
+180%

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.

Graphics (Ryzen 7000) 2338
HD 7950 7500
+221%

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 HD17
−165%
45−50
+165%

Cost per frame, $

1080pno data9.98

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2 12−14
−150%
30−33
+150%
Cyberpunk 2077 9−10
−167%
24−27
+167%
Elden Ring 10−11
−170%
27−30
+170%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5 12−14
−169%
35−40
+169%
Counter-Strike 2 12−14
−150%
30−33
+150%
Cyberpunk 2077 9−10
−167%
24−27
+167%
Forza Horizon 4 17
−165%
45−50
+165%
Metro Exodus 10−11
−170%
27−30
+170%
Red Dead Redemption 2 14−16
−150%
35−40
+150%
Valorant 9−10
−167%
24−27
+167%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5 12−14
−169%
35−40
+169%
Counter-Strike 2 12−14
−150%
30−33
+150%
Cyberpunk 2077 9−10
−167%
24−27
+167%
Dota 2 14
−150%
35−40
+150%
Elden Ring 10−11
−170%
27−30
+170%
Far Cry 5 23
−161%
60−65
+161%
Fortnite 24−27
−169%
70−75
+169%
Forza Horizon 4 11
−173%
30−33
+173%
Grand Theft Auto V 14−16
−150%
35−40
+150%
Metro Exodus 10−11
−170%
27−30
+170%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 35−40
−163%
100−105
+163%
Red Dead Redemption 2 14−16
−150%
35−40
+150%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 14−16
−167%
40−45
+167%
Valorant 9−10
−167%
24−27
+167%
World of Tanks 70−75
−170%
200−210
+170%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 12−14
−169%
35−40
+169%
Counter-Strike 2 12−14
−150%
30−33
+150%
Cyberpunk 2077 9−10
−167%
24−27
+167%
Dota 2 37
−170%
100−105
+170%
Far Cry 5 21−24
−173%
60−65
+173%
Forza Horizon 4 9
−167%
24−27
+167%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 35−40
−163%
100−105
+163%
Valorant 9−10
−167%
24−27
+167%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2 3−4
−167%
8−9
+167%
Elden Ring 5−6
−140%
12−14
+140%
Grand Theft Auto V 3−4
−167%
8−9
+167%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 30−33
−167%
80−85
+167%
Red Dead Redemption 2 3−4
−167%
8−9
+167%
World of Tanks 30−35
−166%
85−90
+166%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 6−7
−167%
16−18
+167%
Counter-Strike 2 9−10
−167%
24−27
+167%
Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
−150%
10−11
+150%
Far Cry 5 10−11
−170%
27−30
+170%
Forza Horizon 4 5−6
−140%
12−14
+140%
Metro Exodus 2−3
−150%
5−6
+150%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 5−6
−140%
12−14
+140%
Valorant 12−14
−169%
35−40
+169%

4K
High Preset

Dota 2 16−18
−150%
40−45
+150%
Elden Ring 2−3
−150%
5−6
+150%
Grand Theft Auto V 16−18
−150%
40−45
+150%
Metro Exodus 0−1 0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 12−14
−169%
35−40
+169%
Red Dead Redemption 2 3−4
−167%
8−9
+167%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 16−18
−150%
40−45
+150%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 4−5
−150%
10−11
+150%
Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
−100%
2−3
+100%
Dota 2 16−18
−150%
40−45
+150%
Far Cry 5 5−6
−140%
12−14
+140%
Fortnite 3−4
−167%
8−9
+167%
Forza Horizon 4 3−4
−167%
8−9
+167%
Valorant 4−5
−150%
10−11
+150%

This is how Graphics (Ryzen 7000) and HD 7950 compete in popular games:

  • HD 7950 is 165% faster in 1080p

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 4.43 12.39
Recency 26 September 2022 31 January 2012
Chip lithography 6 nm 28 nm

Graphics (Ryzen 7000) has an age advantage of 10 years, and a 366.7% more advanced lithography process.

HD 7950, on the other hand, has a 179.7% higher aggregate performance score.

The Radeon HD 7950 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon Graphics (Ryzen 7000) in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon Graphics (Ryzen 7000) is a notebook card while Radeon HD 7950 is a desktop 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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