Radeon RX 7500 XT vs RX Vega 64 Limited Edition
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | not rated | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Architecture | GCN 5.0 (2017−2020) | RDNA 3.0 (2022−2024) |
| GPU code name | Vega 10 | Navi 33 |
| Market segment | Desktop | Desktop |
| Release date | 7 August 2017 (7 years ago) | 2023 (1 year ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $549 | 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 cores | 4096 | 1024 |
| Core clock speed | 1200 MHz | 1452 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1536 MHz | 2300 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 12,500 million | 13,300 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 14 nm | 6 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 295 Watt | 100 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 393.2 | 147.2 |
| Floating-point processing power | 12.58 TFLOPS | 9.421 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 64 | 32 |
| TMUs | 256 | 64 |
| Ray Tracing Cores | no data | 16 |
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 | PCIe 3.0 x16 | PCIe 4.0 x8 |
| Length | 282 mm | no data |
| Width | 2-slot | 2-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | 2x 8-pin | 1x 6-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 type | HBM2 | GDDR6 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 8 GB | 6 GB |
| Memory bus width | 2048 Bit | 96 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 945 MHz | 2250 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 483.8 GB/s | 216.0 GB/s |
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 | 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort | 1x HDMI 2.1a, 2x DisplayPort 2.1, 1x USB Type-C |
| HDMI | + | + |
API compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (12_1) | 12 Ultimate (12_2) |
| Shader Model | 6.4 | 6.7 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 2.0 | 2.2 |
| Vulkan | 1.1.125 | 1.3 |
Pros & cons summary
| Maximum RAM amount | 8 GB | 6 GB |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 6 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 295 Watt | 100 Watt |
RX Vega 64 Limited Edition has a 33.3% higher maximum VRAM amount.
RX 7500 XT, on the other hand, has a 133.3% more advanced lithography process, and 195% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between Radeon RX Vega 64 Limited Edition and Radeon RX 7500 XT. We've got no test results to judge.
Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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