Radeon Vega 7 vs RX 5300

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon RX 5300 with Radeon Vega 7, including specs and performance data.

RX 5300
2020
3 GB GDDR6, 100 Watt
18.84
+164%

RX 5300 outperforms Vega 7 by a whopping 164% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Contents

RX 5300 RX 5300
Vega 7 Vega 7

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking288537
Place by popularitynot in top-10010
Power efficiency13.5911.44
ArchitectureRDNA 1.0 (2019−2020)GCN 5.1 (2018−2022)
GPU code nameNavi 14Cezanne
Market segmentDesktopLaptop
Release date28 May 2020 (4 years ago)13 April 2021 (3 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 cores1408448
Core clock speed1327 MHz300 MHz
Boost clock speed1645 MHz1900 MHz
Number of transistors6,400 million9,800 million
Manufacturing process technology7 nm7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)100 Watt45 Watt
Texture fill rate144.853.20
Floating-point processing power4.632 TFLOPS1.702 TFLOPS
ROPs328
TMUs8828

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).

InterfacePCIe 4.0 x8IGP
Length180 mmno data
Width2-slotno data
Supplementary power connectors1x 6-pinNone

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 typeGDDR6System Shared
Maximum RAM amount3 GBSystem Shared
Memory bus width96 BitSystem Shared
Memory clock speed1750 MHzSystem Shared
Memory bandwidth168.0 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 Connectors1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPortNo outputs
HDMI+-

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (12_1)12 (12_1)
Shader Model6.56.4
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL2.02.1
Vulkan1.2.1311.2

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 HD60−65
+161%
23
−161%
1440p65−70
+160%
25
−160%
4K35−40
+133%
15
−133%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5 24−27
+0%
24−27
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 29
+0%
29
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 18
+0%
18
+0%
Metro Exodus 21
+0%
21
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 27
+0%
27
+0%
Valorant 29
+0%
29
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5 24−27
+0%
24−27
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
Dota 2 17
+0%
17
+0%
Far Cry 5 28
+0%
28
+0%
Fortnite 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 24
+0%
24
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 16−18
+0%
16−18
+0%
Metro Exodus 15
+0%
15
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 46
+0%
46
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%
Valorant 14
+0%
14
+0%
World of Tanks 58
+0%
58
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 24−27
+0%
24−27
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
Far Cry 5 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 21
+0%
21
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 12
+0%
12
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 60−65
+0%
60−65
+0%
Valorant 25
+0%
25
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2 9−10
+0%
9−10
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 6−7
+0%
6−7
+0%
World of Tanks 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%
Far Cry 5 16−18
+0%
16−18
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 10−12
+0%
10−12
+0%
Metro Exodus 10−12
+0%
10−12
+0%
Valorant 18−20
+0%
18−20
+0%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 10−11
+0%
10−11
+0%
Dota 2 18−20
+0%
18−20
+0%
Metro Exodus 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 18−20
+0%
18−20
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 6−7
+0%
6−7
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 10−11
+0%
10−11
+0%
Far Cry 5 9−10
+0%
9−10
+0%
Fortnite 7−8
+0%
7−8
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 9−10
+0%
9−10
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%
Valorant 7−8
+0%
7−8
+0%

This is how RX 5300 and Vega 7 compete in popular games:

  • RX 5300 is 161% faster in 1080p
  • RX 5300 is 160% faster in 1440p
  • RX 5300 is 133% faster in 4K

All in all, in popular games:

  • there's a draw in 50 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score 18.84 7.14
Recency 28 May 2020 13 April 2021
Power consumption (TDP) 100 Watt 45 Watt

RX 5300 has a 163.9% higher aggregate performance score.

Vega 7, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 10 months, and 122.2% lower power consumption.

The Radeon RX 5300 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon Vega 7 in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon RX 5300 is a desktop card while Radeon Vega 7 is a notebook 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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