Radeon Vega 7 vs RX 6900

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon RX 6900 with Radeon Vega 7, including specs and performance data.

RX 6900
2020
16 GB GDDR6, 255 Watt
61.94
+851%

RX 6900 outperforms Vega 7 by a whopping 851% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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Primary details

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

Place in the ranking33584
Place by popularitynot in top-10015
Power efficiency19.0011.31
ArchitectureRDNA 2.0 (2020−2025)GCN 5.1 (2018−2022)
GPU code nameNavi 21Cezanne
Market segmentDesktopLaptop
Release date28 October 2020 (4 years ago)13 April 2021 (4 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 cores4608448
Core clock speedno data300 MHz
Boost clock speed2105 MHz1900 MHz
Number of transistors23,000 million9,800 million
Manufacturing process technology7 nm7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)255 Watt45 Watt
Texture fill rate606.253.20
Floating-point processing power19.4 TFLOPS1.702 TFLOPS
ROPs648
TMUs28828

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 x16IGP
Width2-slotno data
Supplementary power connectors2x 8-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 amount16 GBSystem Shared
Memory bus width256 BitSystem Shared
Memory clock speed16 GB/sSystem Shared
Memory bandwidth512.0 GB/sno data
Shared memory-+
Resizable BAR+-

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, 2x DisplayPort, 1x USB Type-CNo outputs
HDMI+-

API and SDK compatibility

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

DirectX12 Ultimate (12_2)12 (12_1)
Shader Model6.56.4
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL2.02.1
Vulkan1.21.2

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 HD210−220
+813%
23
−813%
1440p260−270
+829%
28
−829%
4K170−180
+844%
18
−844%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 18
+0%
18
+0%
Sons of the Forest 10−12
+0%
10−12
+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5 28
+0%
28
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 14
+0%
14
+0%
Far Cry 5 20
+0%
20
+0%
Fortnite 63
+0%
63
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 37
+0%
37
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 24
+0%
24
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 24−27
+0%
24−27
+0%
Sons of the Forest 10−12
+0%
10−12
+0%
Valorant 70−75
+0%
70−75
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5 23
+0%
23
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 58
+0%
58
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 10
+0%
10
+0%
Far Cry 5 18
+0%
18
+0%
Fortnite 27
+0%
27
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 35
+0%
35
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 21
+0%
21
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 17
+0%
17
+0%
Metro Exodus 13
+0%
13
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 23
+0%
23
+0%
Sons of the Forest 10−12
+0%
10−12
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 19
+0%
19
+0%
Valorant 73
+0%
73
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 21
+0%
21
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 9
+0%
9
+0%
Far Cry 5 18
+0%
18
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 27
+0%
27
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 24−27
+0%
24−27
+0%
Sons of the Forest 10−12
+0%
10−12
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 13
+0%
13
+0%
Valorant 25
+0%
25
+0%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Fortnite 14
+0%
14
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%
Metro Exodus 7−8
+0%
7−8
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%
Valorant 48
+0%
48
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%
Far Cry 5 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 16−18
+0%
16−18
+0%
Sons of the Forest 6−7
+0%
6−7
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 9−10
+0%
9−10
+0%

1440p
Epic Preset

Fortnite 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%

4K
High Preset

Grand Theft Auto V 18−20
+0%
18−20
+0%
Metro Exodus 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%
Valorant 25
+0%
25
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 6−7
+0%
6−7
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
Far Cry 5 6−7
+0%
6−7
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 10−12
+0%
10−12
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 7−8
+0%
7−8
+0%
Sons of the Forest 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%

4K
Epic Preset

Fortnite 7−8
+0%
7−8
+0%

This is how RX 6900 and Vega 7 compete in popular games:

  • RX 6900 is 813% faster in 1080p
  • RX 6900 is 829% faster in 1440p
  • RX 6900 is 844% faster in 4K

All in all, in popular games:

  • there's a draw in 60 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score 61.94 6.51
Recency 28 October 2020 13 April 2021
Power consumption (TDP) 255 Watt 45 Watt

RX 6900 has a 851.5% higher aggregate performance score.

Vega 7, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 5 months, and 466.7% lower power consumption.

The Radeon RX 6900 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon Vega 7 in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon RX 6900 is a desktop graphics card while Radeon Vega 7 is a notebook one.

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