Tiger Lake-U Xe Graphics G7 vs Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000)
Aggregated performance score
Tiger Lake-U Xe Graphics G7 outperforms Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) by 10% based on our aggregated benchmark results.
Primary Details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in performance ranking | 443 | 415 |
| Place by popularity | 29 | not in top-100 |
| Architecture | Vega (2017−2021) | Gen. 11 Ice Lake (2019−2022) |
| GPU code name | Vega | Tiger Lake Xe |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Release date | 7 January 2020 (4 years ago) | 15 August 2020 (3 years ago) |
Detailed Specifications
General performance parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. These parameters indirectly speak of performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider their benchmark and gaming test results. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.
| Pipelines / CUDA cores | 512 | 96 |
| Boost clock speed | 2100 MHz | no data |
| Manufacturing process technology | 7 nm | 10 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 15 Watt | no data |
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 | no data | DDR4 |
| Shared memory | - | + |
Supported GPU Technologies
Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.
| Quick Sync | no data | + |
API Compatibility
List of supported graphics and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12_1 | DirectX 12_1 |
Synthetic benchmark performance
Non-gaming benchmark performance comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.
Combined synthetic benchmark score
This is our combined benchmark performance 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.
Tiger Lake-U Xe Graphics G7 outperforms Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) by 10% based on our aggregated benchmark results.
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.
Benchmark coverage: 14%
Tiger Lake-U Xe Graphics G7 outperforms Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) by 33% in 3DMark Fire Strike Graphics.
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 | 22
−9.1%
| 24−27
+9.1%
|
| 1440p | 16
+0%
| 16−18
+0%
|
| 4K | 10
+0%
| 10−12
+0%
|
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low Preset
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 19
+5.6%
|
18−20
−5.6%
|
Full HD
Medium Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 18−20
−10.5%
|
21−24
+10.5%
|
| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 20
−5%
|
21−24
+5%
|
| Battlefield 5 | 39
+14.7%
|
30−35
−14.7%
|
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 24−27
−8%
|
27−30
+8%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 14
+0%
|
14−16
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 22
−13.6%
|
24−27
+13.6%
|
| Far Cry New Dawn | 27
+0%
|
27−30
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 30−35
−9.4%
|
35−40
+9.4%
|
| Hitman 3 | 25
−8%
|
27−30
+8%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 20
+0%
|
20−22
+0%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 22
+29.4%
|
16−18
−29.4%
|
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 23
+9.5%
|
21−24
−9.5%
|
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 21
+0%
|
21−24
+0%
|
Full HD
High Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 18−20
−10.5%
|
21−24
+10.5%
|
| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 16
+0%
|
16−18
+0%
|
| Battlefield 5 | 33
−3%
|
30−35
+3%
|
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 24−27
−8%
|
27−30
+8%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 10
+0%
|
10−11
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 20
−25%
|
24−27
+25%
|
| Far Cry New Dawn | 25
−8%
|
27−30
+8%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 30−35
−9.4%
|
35−40
+9.4%
|
| Hitman 3 | 21
+0%
|
21−24
+0%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 16
−25%
|
20−22
+25%
|
| Metro Exodus | 16
+6.7%
|
14−16
−6.7%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 12
−41.7%
|
16−18
+41.7%
|
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 20
−5%
|
21−24
+5%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 21
+5%
|
20−22
−5%
|
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 17
−5.9%
|
18−20
+5.9%
|
Full HD
Ultra Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 18−20
−10.5%
|
21−24
+10.5%
|
| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 14
+0%
|
14−16
+0%
|
| Battlefield 5 | 30
−13.3%
|
30−35
+13.3%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 9
+0%
|
9−10
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 19
−31.6%
|
24−27
+31.6%
|
| Far Cry New Dawn | 24
−12.5%
|
27−30
+12.5%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 30−35
−9.4%
|
35−40
+9.4%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 14
−42.9%
|
20−22
+42.9%
|
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 12
+0%
|
12−14
+0%
|
1440p
High Preset
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 12−14
−7.7%
|
14−16
+7.7%
|
| Hitman 3 | 15
−6.7%
|
16−18
+6.7%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 12
−33.3%
|
16−18
+33.3%
|
| Metro Exodus | 10
+25%
|
8−9
−25%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 6−7
−16.7%
|
7−8
+16.7%
|
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 12
−8.3%
|
12−14
+8.3%
|
1440p
Ultra Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 8−9
−12.5%
|
9−10
+12.5%
|
| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 11
−9.1%
|
12−14
+9.1%
|
| Battlefield 5 | 21
+23.5%
|
16−18
−23.5%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 5
+0%
|
5−6
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 16
+0%
|
16−18
+0%
|
| Far Cry New Dawn | 17
+6.3%
|
16−18
−6.3%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 16−18
−12.5%
|
18−20
+12.5%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 8−9
+0%
|
8−9
+0%
|
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 8
+0%
|
8−9
+0%
|
4K
High Preset
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 6−7
−16.7%
|
7−8
+16.7%
|
| Hitman 3 | 8−9
+0%
|
8−9
+0%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 8−9
+0%
|
8−9
+0%
|
| Metro Exodus | 6
+50%
|
4−5
−50%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 5−6
+0%
|
5−6
+0%
|
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 6
+20%
|
5−6
−20%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 6−7
−33.3%
|
8−9
+33.3%
|
4K
Ultra Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 5−6
−20%
|
6−7
+20%
|
| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 4−5
+0%
|
4−5
+0%
|
| Battlefield 5 | 7−8
−14.3%
|
8−9
+14.3%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 1−2
+0%
|
1−2
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 8
+0%
|
8−9
+0%
|
| Far Cry New Dawn | 8
−37.5%
|
10−12
+37.5%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 10−12
−9.1%
|
12−14
+9.1%
|
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 2−3
+0%
|
2−3
+0%
|
This is how RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) and Tiger Lake-U Xe Graphics G7 compete in popular games:
- Tiger Lake-U Xe Graphics G7 is 9.1% faster than RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) in 1080p
- Tiger Lake-U Xe Graphics G7 is 0% faster than RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) in 1440p
- Tiger Lake-U Xe Graphics G7 is 0% faster than RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) in 4K
Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:
- in Metro Exodus, with 4K resolution and the High Preset, the RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) is 50% faster than the Tiger Lake-U Xe Graphics G7.
- in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, with 1080p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the Tiger Lake-U Xe Graphics G7 is 42.9% faster than the RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000).
All in all, in popular games:
- RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) is ahead in 10 tests (21%)
- Tiger Lake-U Xe Graphics G7 is ahead in 31 test (66%)
- there's a draw in 6 tests (13%)
Pros & Cons Summary
| Performance score | 9.06 | 9.98 |
| Recency | 7 January 2020 | 15 August 2020 |
| Chip lithography | 7 nm | 10 nm |
The Tiger Lake-U Xe Graphics G7 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) in performance tests.
Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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