Radeon RX 7700 XT vs Pro Vega II

Place in the ranking	100	41
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	16.36	71.23
Power efficiency	5.85	16.35
Architecture	GCN 5.1 (2018−2022)	RDNA 3.0 (2022−2024)
GPU code name	Vega 20	Navi 32
Market segment	Workstation	Desktop
Release date	3 June 2019 (5 years ago)	25 August 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$2,199	$449

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

RX 7700 XT has 335% better value for money than Pro Vega II.

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	4096	3456
Core clock speed	1574 MHz	1435 MHz
Boost clock speed	1720 MHz	2544 MHz
Number of transistors	13,230 million	28,100 million
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	475 Watt	245 Watt
Texture fill rate	440.3	549.5
Floating-point processing power	14.09 TFLOPS	35.17 TFLOPS
ROPs	64	96
TMUs	256	216
Ray Tracing Cores	no data	54

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	Apple MPX	PCIe 4.0 x16
Length	no data	267 mm
Width	Quad-slot	2-slot
Supplementary power connectors	None	2x 8-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 type	HBM2	GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount	32 GB	12 GB
Memory bus width	4096 Bit	192 Bit
Memory clock speed	806 MHz	2250 MHz
Memory bandwidth	825.3 GB/s	432.0 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 Connectors	1x HDMI 2.0b, 4x Thunderbolt	1x HDMI 2.1a, 2x DisplayPort 2.1, 1x USB Type-C
HDMI	+	+

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 (12_1)	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	6.7	6.7
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	2.1	2.2
Vulkan	1.3	1.3

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.

Pro Vega II 40.49

RX 7700 XT 58.32
+44%

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.

Pro Vega II 15596

RX 7700 XT 22463
+44%

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	130−140 −44.6%	188 +44.6%
1440p	70−75 −47.1%	103 +47.1%
4K	40−45 −50%	60 +50%

Cost per frame, $

1080p	16.92	2.39
1440p	31.41	4.36
4K	54.98	7.48

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

193

+0%

193

+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	165 +0%	165 +0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	180 +0%	180 +0%
Battlefield 5	180−190 +0%	180−190 +0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	100−110 +0%	100−110 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	158 +0%	158 +0%
Far Cry 5	100−110 +0%	100−110 +0%
Far Cry New Dawn	130−140 +0%	130−140 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	220−230 +0%	220−230 +0%
Hitman 3	110−120 +0%	110−120 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	210−220 +0%	210−220 +0%
Metro Exodus	150−160 +0%	150−160 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	110−120 +0%	110−120 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	230−240 +0%	230−240 +0%
Watch Dogs: Legion	140−150 +0%	140−150 +0%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	272 +0%	272 +0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	149 +0%	149 +0%
Battlefield 5	180−190 +0%	180−190 +0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	100−110 +0%	100−110 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	132 +0%	132 +0%
Far Cry 5	100−110 +0%	100−110 +0%
Far Cry New Dawn	130−140 +0%	130−140 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	220−230 +0%	220−230 +0%
Hitman 3	110−120 +0%	110−120 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	210−220 +0%	210−220 +0%
Metro Exodus	150−160 +0%	150−160 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	110−120 +0%	110−120 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	334 +0%	334 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	120−130 +0%	120−130 +0%
Watch Dogs: Legion	140−150 +0%	140−150 +0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	121 +0%	121 +0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	132 +0%	132 +0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	100−110 +0%	100−110 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	122 +0%	122 +0%
Far Cry 5	100−110 +0%	100−110 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	231 +0%	231 +0%
Hitman 3	110−120 +0%	110−120 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	216 +0%	216 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	287 +0%	287 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	168 +0%	168 +0%
Watch Dogs: Legion	140−150 +0%	140−150 +0%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

110−120

+0%

110−120

+0%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	120−130 +0%	120−130 +0%
Far Cry New Dawn	90−95 +0%	90−95 +0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	98 +0%	98 +0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	101 +0%	101 +0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	65−70 +0%	65−70 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	80 +0%	80 +0%
Far Cry 5	65−70 +0%	65−70 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	270−280 +0%	270−280 +0%
Hitman 3	80−85 +0%	80−85 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	171 +0%	171 +0%
Metro Exodus	134 +0%	134 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	193 +0%	193 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	120 +0%	120 +0%
Watch Dogs: Legion	220−230 +0%	220−230 +0%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

95−100

+0%

95−100

+0%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	65−70 +0%	65−70 +0%
Far Cry New Dawn	50−55 +0%	50−55 +0%
Hitman 3	45−50 +0%	45−50 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	210−220 +0%	210−220 +0%
Metro Exodus	80−85 +0%	80−85 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	89 +0%	89 +0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	58 +0%	58 +0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	59 +0%	59 +0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	40−45 +0%	40−45 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	36 +0%	36 +0%
Far Cry 5	35−40 +0%	35−40 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	134 +0%	134 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	97 +0%	97 +0%
Watch Dogs: Legion	30−35 +0%	30−35 +0%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

55−60

+0%

55−60

+0%

This is how Pro Vega II and RX 7700 XT compete in popular games:

RX 7700 XT is 45% faster in 1080p
RX 7700 XT is 47% faster in 1440p
RX 7700 XT is 50% faster in 4K

All in all, in popular games:

there's a draw in 72 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	40.49	58.32
Recency	3 June 2019	25 August 2023
Maximum RAM amount	32 GB	12 GB
Chip lithography	7 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	475 Watt	245 Watt

Pro Vega II has a 166.7% higher maximum VRAM amount.

RX 7700 XT, on the other hand, has a 44% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 4 years, a 40% more advanced lithography process, and 93.9% lower power consumption.

The Radeon RX 7700 XT is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon Pro Vega II in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon Pro Vega II is a workstation graphics card while Radeon RX 7700 XT is a desktop one.

Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.