Radeon Vega 7 vs RX Vega 3

Place in the ranking	776	529
Place by popularity	80	39
Power efficiency	13.75	11.48
Architecture	GCN 5.0 (2017−2020)	GCN 5.1 (2018−2022)
GPU code name	Picasso	Cezanne
Market segment	Desktop	Desktop
Release date	6 January 2019 (5 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 cores	192	448
Core clock speed	300 MHz	300 MHz
Boost clock speed	1001 MHz	1900 MHz
Number of transistors	4,940 million	9,800 million
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	15 Watt	45 Watt
Texture fill rate	12.01	53.20
Floating-point processing power	0.3844 TFLOPS	1.702 TFLOPS
ROPs	4	8
TMUs	12	28

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	IGP	IGP
Width	IGP	IGP
Supplementary power connectors	None	None

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	System Shared	System Shared
Maximum RAM amount	System Shared	System Shared
Memory bus width	System Shared	System Shared
Memory clock speed	System Shared	System Shared
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

No outputs

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 (12_1)	12 (12_1)
Shader Model	6.4	6.4
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	2.0	2.1
Vulkan	1.2.131	1.2

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 Vega 3 2.98

Vega 7 7.46
+150%

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 Vega 3 1724

Vega 7 5249
+205%

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 Vega 3 1172

Vega 7 3348
+186%

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 Vega 3 8536

Vega 7 24726
+190%

3DMark Time Spy Graphics

RX Vega 3 393

Vega 7 1032
+163%

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	12 −83.3%	22 +83.3%
1440p	10−12 −180%	28 +180%
4K	7−8 −186%	20 +186%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

6−7
−133%

14−16

+133%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	7 −129%	16−18 +129%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	6 −133%	14−16 +133%
Battlefield 5	5−6 −140%	12−14 +140%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	6 −133%	14−16 +133%
Cyberpunk 2077	6−7 −133%	14−16 +133%
Far Cry 5	6−7 −133%	14−16 +133%
Far Cry New Dawn	8−9 −125%	18−20 +125%
Forza Horizon 4	16−18 −150%	40−45 +150%
Hitman 3	5 −140%	12−14 +140%
Horizon Zero Dawn	21−24 −150%	55−60 +150%
Metro Exodus	7 −129%	16−18 +129%
Red Dead Redemption 2	6 −133%	14−16 +133%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	12−14 −150%	30−33 +150%
Watch Dogs: Legion	35−40 −144%	95−100 +144%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	9−10 −133%	21−24 +133%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	1−2 −100%	2−3 +100%
Battlefield 5	5−6 −140%	12−14 +140%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	7−8 −129%	16−18 +129%
Cyberpunk 2077	6−7 −133%	14−16 +133%
Far Cry 5	6−7 −133%	14−16 +133%
Far Cry New Dawn	8−9 −125%	18−20 +125%
Forza Horizon 4	16−18 −150%	40−45 +150%
Hitman 3	8−9 −125%	18−20 +125%
Horizon Zero Dawn	21−24 −150%	55−60 +150%
Metro Exodus	3−4 −133%	7−8 +133%
Red Dead Redemption 2	7−8 −129%	16−18 +129%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	11 −145%	27−30 +145%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	17 −135%	40−45 +135%
Watch Dogs: Legion	35−40 −144%	95−100 +144%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	9−10 −133%	21−24 +133%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	1−2 −100%	2−3 +100%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	7−8 −129%	16−18 +129%
Cyberpunk 2077	6−7 −133%	14−16 +133%
Far Cry 5	6−7 −133%	14−16 +133%
Forza Horizon 4	16−18 −150%	40−45 +150%
Hitman 3	8−9 −125%	18−20 +125%
Horizon Zero Dawn	9 −133%	21−24 +133%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	9 −133%	21−24 +133%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	4 −150%	10−11 +150%
Watch Dogs: Legion	35−40 −144%	95−100 +144%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

7−8
−129%

16−18

+129%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	5−6 −140%	12−14 +140%
Far Cry New Dawn	4−5 −150%	10−11 +150%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	3−4 −133%	7−8 +133%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	2−3 −150%	5−6 +150%
Cyberpunk 2077	1−2 −100%	2−3 +100%
Far Cry 5	3−4 −133%	7−8 +133%
Hitman 3	8−9 −125%	18−20 +125%
Horizon Zero Dawn	8−9 −125%	18−20 +125%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	2−3 −150%	5−6 +150%
Watch Dogs: Legion	18−20 −150%	45−50 +150%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

6−7
−133%

14−16

+133%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	1−2 −100%	2−3 +100%
Far Cry New Dawn	2−3 −150%	5−6 +150%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	2−3 −150%	5−6 +150%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	1−2 −100%	2−3 +100%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	1−2 −100%	2−3 +100%
Far Cry 5	1−2 −100%	2−3 +100%
Forza Horizon 4	0−1	0−1
Watch Dogs: Legion	1−2 −100%	2−3 +100%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

4−5
−150%

10−11

+150%

This is how RX Vega 3 and Vega 7 compete in popular games:

Vega 7 is 83% faster in 1080p
Vega 7 is 180% faster in 1440p
Vega 7 is 186% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	2.98	7.46
Recency	6 January 2019	13 April 2021
Chip lithography	14 nm	7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	15 Watt	45 Watt

RX Vega 3 has 200% lower power consumption.

Vega 7, on the other hand, has a 150.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 2 years, and a 100% more advanced lithography process.

The Radeon Vega 7 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon RX Vega 3 in performance tests.

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