Radeon Vega 7 vs RX 460 Mobile

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon RX 460 Mobile and Radeon Vega 7, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

RX 460 Mobile
2016
4 GB GDDR5, 55 Watt
10.11
+35.2%

RX 460 Mobile outperforms Vega 7 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 the ranking448533
Place by popularitynot in top-10012
Power efficiency12.6811.47
ArchitectureGCN 4.0 (2016−2020)GCN 5.1 (2018−2022)
GPU code nameBaffinCezanne
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date8 August 2016 (8 years ago)13 April 2021 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$86 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 cores896448
Core clock speed1000 MHz300 MHz
Boost clock speed1180 MHz1900 MHz
Number of transistors3,000 million9,800 million
Manufacturing process technology14 nm7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)55 Watt45 Watt
Texture fill rate66.0853.20
Floating-point processing power2.115 TFLOPS1.702 TFLOPS
ROPs168
TMUs5628

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 sizelargeno data
InterfaceMXM-B (3.0)IGP
Supplementary power connectorsno dataNone

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 typeGDDR5System Shared
Maximum RAM amount4 GBSystem Shared
Memory bus width128 BitSystem Shared
Memory clock speed1250 MHzSystem Shared
Memory bandwidth80 GB/sno data
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 outputsNo outputs

Supported technologies

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

FreeSync+-

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (12_0)12 (12_1)
Shader Model6.46.4
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL2.02.1
Vulkan1.2.1311.2

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.

RX 460 Mobile 10.11
+35.2%
Vega 7 7.48

3DMark 11 Performance GPU

3DMark 11 is an obsolete DirectX 11 benchmark by Futuremark. It used four tests based on two scenes, one being few submarines exploring the submerged wreck of a sunken ship, the other is an abandoned temple deep in the jungle. All the tests are heavy with volumetric lighting and tessellation, and despite being done in 1280x720 resolution, are relatively taxing. Discontinued in January 2020, 3DMark 11 is now superseded by Time Spy.

RX 460 Mobile 7793
+48.5%
Vega 7 5249

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.

RX 460 Mobile 5108
+52.6%
Vega 7 3348

3DMark Cloud Gate GPU

Cloud Gate is an outdated DirectX 11 feature level 10 benchmark that was used for home PCs and basic notebooks. It displays a few scenes of some weird space teleportation device launching spaceships into unknown, using fixed resolution of 1280x720. Just like Ice Storm benchmark, it has been discontinued in January 2020 and replaced by 3DMark Night Raid.

RX 460 Mobile 31294
+26.6%
Vega 7 24726

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 HD35
+52.2%
23
−52.2%
1440p30−35
+20%
25
−20%
4K18−21
+20%
15
−20%

Cost per frame, $

1080p2.46no data
1440p2.87no data
4K4.78no data

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2 18−20
+26.7%
14−16
−26.7%
Cyberpunk 2077 20−22
+42.9%
14−16
−42.9%
Elden Ring 27−30
+107%
14
−107%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5 30−35
+37.5%
24−27
−37.5%
Counter-Strike 2 18−20
+26.7%
14−16
−26.7%
Cyberpunk 2077 20−22
+42.9%
14−16
−42.9%
Forza Horizon 4 40−45
+37.9%
29
−37.9%
Metro Exodus 27−30
+28.6%
21
−28.6%
Red Dead Redemption 2 27−30
+0%
27
+0%
Valorant 35−40
+31%
29
−31%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5 30−35
+37.5%
24−27
−37.5%
Counter-Strike 2 18−20
+26.7%
14−16
−26.7%
Cyberpunk 2077 20−22
+42.9%
14−16
−42.9%
Dota 2 35−40
+112%
17
−112%
Elden Ring 27−30
+81.3%
16
−81.3%
Far Cry 5 40−45
+46.4%
28
−46.4%
Fortnite 55−60
+34.1%
40−45
−34.1%
Forza Horizon 4 40−45
+66.7%
24
−66.7%
Grand Theft Auto V 35−40
+50%
24−27
−50%
Metro Exodus 27−30
+80%
15
−80%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 75−80
+69.6%
46
−69.6%
Red Dead Redemption 2 27−30
+28.6%
21−24
−28.6%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 30−35
+34.8%
21−24
−34.8%
Valorant 35−40
+171%
14
−171%
World of Tanks 140−150
+150%
58
−150%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 30−35
+37.5%
24−27
−37.5%
Counter-Strike 2 18−20
+26.7%
14−16
−26.7%
Cyberpunk 2077 20−22
+42.9%
14−16
−42.9%
Dota 2 35−40
+50%
24−27
−50%
Far Cry 5 40−45
+24.2%
30−35
−24.2%
Forza Horizon 4 40−45
+90.5%
21
−90.5%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 22
−173%
60−65
+173%
Valorant 35−40
+52%
25
−52%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2 12−14
+62.5%
8−9
−62.5%
Elden Ring 14−16
+40%
10−11
−40%
Grand Theft Auto V 12−14
+44.4%
9−10
−44.4%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 45−50
+37.1%
35−40
−37.1%
Red Dead Redemption 2 9−10
+50%
6−7
−50%
World of Tanks 70−75
+35.2%
50−55
−35.2%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 18−20
+46.2%
12−14
−46.2%
Counter-Strike 2 10−12
+10%
10−11
−10%
Cyberpunk 2077 7−8
+40%
5−6
−40%
Far Cry 5 21−24
+37.5%
16−18
−37.5%
Forza Horizon 4 21−24
+57.1%
14−16
−57.1%
Metro Exodus 18−20
+58.3%
12−14
−58.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 12−14
+50%
8−9
−50%
Valorant 24−27
+31.6%
18−20
−31.6%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 4−5
+300%
1−2
−300%
Dota 2 20−22
+11.1%
18−20
−11.1%
Elden Ring 6−7
+50%
4−5
−50%
Grand Theft Auto V 20−22
+42.9%
14−16
−42.9%
Metro Exodus 6−7
+100%
3−4
−100%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 27−30
+31.8%
21−24
−31.8%
Red Dead Redemption 2 6−7
+20%
5−6
−20%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 20−22
+11.1%
18−20
−11.1%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 9−10
+50%
6−7
−50%
Counter-Strike 2 4−5
+300%
1−2
−300%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
+50%
2−3
−50%
Dota 2 20−22
+42.9%
14−16
−42.9%
Far Cry 5 12−14
+33.3%
9−10
−33.3%
Fortnite 10−12
+57.1%
7−8
−57.1%
Forza Horizon 4 12−14
+62.5%
8−9
−62.5%
Valorant 10−11
+42.9%
7−8
−42.9%

This is how RX 460 Mobile and Vega 7 compete in popular games:

  • RX 460 Mobile is 52% faster in 1080p
  • RX 460 Mobile is 20% faster in 1440p
  • RX 460 Mobile is 20% faster in 4K

Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:

  • in Counter-Strike 2, with 4K resolution and the High Preset, the RX 460 Mobile is 300% faster.
  • in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS, with 1080p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the Vega 7 is 173% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • RX 460 Mobile is ahead in 48 tests (96%)
  • Vega 7 is ahead in 1 test (2%)
  • there's a draw in 1 test (2%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 10.11 7.48
Recency 8 August 2016 13 April 2021
Chip lithography 14 nm 7 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 55 Watt 45 Watt

RX 460 Mobile has a 35.2% higher aggregate performance score.

Vega 7, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 4 years, a 100% more advanced lithography process, and 22.2% lower power consumption.

The Radeon RX 460 Mobile is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon Vega 7 in performance tests.


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