Radeon RX 5700 XT 50th Anniversary vs R7 (Kaveri)

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon R7 (Kaveri) with Radeon RX 5700 XT 50th Anniversary, including specs and performance data.

R7 (Kaveri)
2014
1.46
RX 5700 XT 50th Anniversary
2019, $449
8 GB GDDR6, 225 Watt
39.58
+2611%

5700 XT 50th Anniversary outperforms R7 (Kaveri) by a whopping 2611% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking1023121
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data34.73
Power efficiencyno data13.53
ArchitectureGCN 1.1 (2014)RDNA 1.0 (2019−2020)
GPU code nameKaveriNavi 10
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release date4 June 2014 (11 years ago)7 July 2019 (6 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$449

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

The higher the ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices.

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Performance to price scatter graph

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 cores5122560
Core clock speed553 MHz1680 MHz
Boost clock speed686 MHz1980 MHz
Number of transistors2410 Million10,300 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)no data225 Watt
Texture fill rateno data316.8
Floating-point processing powerno data10.14 TFLOPS
ROPsno data64
TMUsno data160
L2 Cacheno data4 MB

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).

Laptop sizemedium sizedno data
Interfaceno dataPCIe 4.0 x16
Widthno data2-slot
Supplementary power connectorsno data1x 6-pin + 1x 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 typeno dataGDDR6
Maximum RAM amountno data8 GB
Memory bus width64/128 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speedno data1750 MHz
Memory bandwidthno data448.0 GB/s
Shared memory+-
Resizable BAR-+

Connectivity and outputs

This section shows the types and number of video connectors on each GPU. The data applies specifically to desktop reference models (for example, NVIDIA’s Founders Edition). OEM partners often modify both the number and types of ports. On notebook GPUs, video‐output options are determined by the laptop’s design rather than the graphics chip itself.

Display Connectorsno data1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort
HDMI-+

API and SDK support

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

DirectX12 (FL 12_0)12 (12_1)
Shader Modelno data6.5
OpenGLno data4.6
OpenCLno data2.0
Vulkan-1.2.131

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 HD14
−2400%
350−400
+2400%

Cost per frame, $

1080pno data1.28

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low

Counter-Strike 2 0−1 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−2567%
80−85
+2567%
Hogwarts Legacy 6−7
−2567%
160−170
+2567%

Full HD
Medium

Battlefield 5 2−3
−2400%
50−55
+2400%
Counter-Strike 2 0−1 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−2567%
80−85
+2567%
Far Cry 5 3−4
−2567%
80−85
+2567%
Fortnite 5−6
−2500%
130−140
+2500%
Forza Horizon 4 9−10
−2567%
240−250
+2567%
Forza Horizon 5 2−3
−2400%
50−55
+2400%
Hogwarts Legacy 6−7
−2567%
160−170
+2567%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 10−11
−2600%
270−280
+2600%
Valorant 35−40
−2471%
900−950
+2471%

Full HD
High

Battlefield 5 2−3
−2400%
50−55
+2400%
Counter-Strike 2 0−1 0−1
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 30−35
−2556%
850−900
+2556%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−2567%
80−85
+2567%
Dota 2 18−20
−2400%
450−500
+2400%
Far Cry 5 3−4
−2567%
80−85
+2567%
Fortnite 5−6
−2500%
130−140
+2500%
Forza Horizon 4 9−10
−2567%
240−250
+2567%
Forza Horizon 5 2−3
−2400%
50−55
+2400%
Grand Theft Auto V 1−2
−2600%
27−30
+2600%
Hogwarts Legacy 6−7
−2567%
160−170
+2567%
Metro Exodus 2−3
−2400%
50−55
+2400%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 10−11
−2600%
270−280
+2600%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 8
−2525%
210−220
+2525%
Valorant 35−40
−2471%
900−950
+2471%

Full HD
Ultra

Battlefield 5 2−3
−2400%
50−55
+2400%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−2567%
80−85
+2567%
Dota 2 18−20
−2400%
450−500
+2400%
Far Cry 5 3−4
−2567%
80−85
+2567%
Forza Horizon 4 9−10
−2567%
240−250
+2567%
Hogwarts Legacy 6−7
−2567%
160−170
+2567%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 10−11
−2600%
270−280
+2600%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 7−8
−2471%
180−190
+2471%
Valorant 35−40
−2471%
900−950
+2471%

Full HD
Epic

Fortnite 5−6
−2500%
130−140
+2500%

1440p
High

Counter-Strike 2 4−5
−2400%
100−105
+2400%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 10−11
−2600%
270−280
+2600%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 14−16
−2567%
400−450
+2567%
Valorant 7−8
−2471%
180−190
+2471%

1440p
Ultra

Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
−2600%
27−30
+2600%
Far Cry 5 2−3
−2400%
50−55
+2400%
Forza Horizon 4 4−5
−2400%
100−105
+2400%
Hogwarts Legacy 1−2
−2600%
27−30
+2600%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 3−4
−2567%
80−85
+2567%

1440p
Epic

Fortnite 2−3
−2400%
50−55
+2400%

4K
High

Grand Theft Auto V 14−16
−2400%
350−400
+2400%
Valorant 7−8
−2471%
180−190
+2471%

4K
Ultra

Dota 2 2−3
−2400%
50−55
+2400%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 2−3
−2400%
50−55
+2400%

4K
Epic

Fortnite 2−3
−2400%
50−55
+2400%

This is how R7 (Kaveri) and RX 5700 XT 50th Anniversary compete in popular games:

  • RX 5700 XT 50th Anniversary is 2400% faster in 1080p

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.46 39.58
Recency 4 June 2014 7 July 2019
Chip lithography 28 nm 7 nm

RX 5700 XT 50th Anniversary has a 2611% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 5 years, and a 300% more advanced lithography process.

The Radeon RX 5700 XT 50th Anniversary is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon R7 (Kaveri) in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon R7 (Kaveri) is a notebook graphics card while Radeon RX 5700 XT 50th Anniversary is a desktop one.

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