RX Vega 7 vs RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000)

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Combined performance score

RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000)
9.06
+22.1%

RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) outperforms RX Vega 7 by 22% in our combined benchmark results.

General info

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

Place in performance ranking443497
Place by popularity399
Value for moneyno data10.97
ArchitectureVega (2017−2021)Vega (2017−2021)
GPU code nameVegaVega Raven Ridge
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date7 January 2020 (4 years old)7 January 2020 (4 years old)
Current priceno data$387
Value for money

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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Technical specs

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 cores512448
Boost clock speed2100 MHz1800 MHz
Manufacturing process technology7 nm7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)15 Watt15 Watt

Memory

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.

Shared memory-+

API support

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

DirectX12_112_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.

RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) 9.06
+22.1%
RX Vega 7 7.42

RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) outperforms RX Vega 7 by 22% in our combined benchmark results.


3DMark Vantage Performance

3DMark Vantage is an outdated DirectX 10 benchmark using 1280x1024 screen resolution. It taxes the graphics card with two scenes, one depicting a girl escaping some militarized base located within a sea cave, the other displaying a space fleet attack on a defenseless planet. It was discontinued in April 2017, and Time Spy benchmark is now recommended to be used instead.

Benchmark coverage: 17%

RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) 22428
+26.6%
RX Vega 7 17714

RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) outperforms RX Vega 7 by 27% in 3DMark Vantage Performance.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 17%

RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) 5908
+12.6%
RX Vega 7 5249

RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) outperforms RX Vega 7 by 13% in 3DMark 11 Performance GPU.

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%

RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) 3751
+12.1%
RX Vega 7 3348

RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) outperforms RX Vega 7 by 12% in 3DMark Fire Strike Graphics.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 14%

RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) 27160
+9.8%
RX Vega 7 24726

RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) outperforms RX Vega 7 by 10% in 3DMark Cloud Gate GPU.

3DMark Ice Storm GPU

Ice Storm Graphics is an obsolete benchmark, part of 3DMark suite. Ice Storm was used to measure entry level laptops and Windows-based tablets performance. It utilizes DirectX 11 feature level 9 to display a battle between two space fleets near a frozen planet in 1280x720 resolution. Discontinued in January 2020, it is now superseded by 3DMark Night Raid.

Benchmark coverage: 8%

RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) 299071
+53.6%
RX Vega 7 194758

RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) outperforms RX Vega 7 by 54% in 3DMark Ice Storm GPU.

SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 maya-04

Benchmark coverage: 3%

RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) 37
+8%
RX Vega 7 34

RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) outperforms RX Vega 7 by 8% in SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 maya-04.

SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 sw-03

Benchmark coverage: 3%

RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) 63
+6.9%
RX Vega 7 59

RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) outperforms RX Vega 7 by 7% in SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 sw-03.

SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 snx-02

Benchmark coverage: 3%

RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) 21
RX Vega 7 38
+79.5%

RX Vega 7 outperforms RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) by 80% in SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 snx-02.

SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 catia-04

Benchmark coverage: 3%

RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) 42
+20.8%
RX Vega 7 35

RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) outperforms RX Vega 7 by 21% in SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 catia-04.

SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 creo-01

Benchmark coverage: 3%

RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) 36
+33.6%
RX Vega 7 27

RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) outperforms RX Vega 7 by 34% in SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 creo-01.

SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 mediacal-01

Benchmark coverage: 3%

RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) 15
+15.6%
RX Vega 7 13

RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) outperforms RX Vega 7 by 16% in SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 mediacal-01.

SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 showcase-01

Benchmark coverage: 3%

RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) 17
RX Vega 7 19
+10.3%

RX Vega 7 outperforms RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) by 10% in SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 showcase-01.

SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 energy-01

Benchmark coverage: 3%

RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) 1
RX Vega 7 2
+143%

RX Vega 7 outperforms RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) by 143% in SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 energy-01.

SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 3dsmax-05

Benchmark coverage: 2%

RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) 47
+7%
RX Vega 7 44

RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) outperforms RX Vega 7 by 7% in SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 3dsmax-05.

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 HD22
−4.5%
23
+4.5%
1440p16
−100%
32
+100%
4K10
−80%
18
+80%

Performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 19
+5.6%
18
−5.6%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 18−20
−10.5%
21
+10.5%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 20
+5.3%
19
−5.3%
Battlefield 5 39
+39.3%
28
−39.3%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 24−27
+8.7%
23
−8.7%
Cyberpunk 2077 14
+0%
14
+0%
Far Cry 5 22
+10%
20
−10%
Far Cry New Dawn 27
+28.6%
21
−28.6%
Forza Horizon 4 30−35
−15.6%
37
+15.6%
Hitman 3 25
+19%
21
−19%
Horizon Zero Dawn 20
−15%
23
+15%
Red Dead Redemption 2 22
+46.7%
15
−46.7%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 23
+27.8%
18
−27.8%
Watch Dogs: Legion 21
+23.5%
17
−23.5%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 18−20
+11.8%
17
−11.8%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 16
+6.7%
15
−6.7%
Battlefield 5 33
+43.5%
23
−43.5%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 24−27
+38.9%
18
−38.9%
Cyberpunk 2077 10
+0%
10
+0%
Far Cry 5 20
+11.1%
18
−11.1%
Far Cry New Dawn 25
+25%
20
−25%
Forza Horizon 4 30−35
−9.4%
35
+9.4%
Hitman 3 21
+23.5%
17
−23.5%
Horizon Zero Dawn 16
−25%
20
+25%
Metro Exodus 16
+23.1%
13
−23.1%
Red Dead Redemption 2 12
−8.3%
12−14
+8.3%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 20
+33.3%
15
−33.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 21
+10.5%
19
−10.5%
Watch Dogs: Legion 17
+13.3%
15
−13.3%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 18−20
+26.7%
14−16
−26.7%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 14
+40%
10−11
−40%
Battlefield 5 30
+42.9%
21
−42.9%
Cyberpunk 2077 9
+0%
9
+0%
Far Cry 5 19
+5.6%
18
−5.6%
Far Cry New Dawn 24
+33.3%
18
−33.3%
Forza Horizon 4 30−35
+18.5%
27
−18.5%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 14
+7.7%
13
−7.7%
Watch Dogs: Legion 12
+0%
12−14
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 12−14
+18.2%
10−12
−18.2%
Hitman 3 15
+25%
12−14
−25%
Horizon Zero Dawn 12
−8.3%
12−14
+8.3%
Metro Exodus 10
+66.7%
6−7
−66.7%
Red Dead Redemption 2 6−7
+20%
5−6
−20%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 12
+20%
10−11
−20%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 8−9
+33.3%
6−7
−33.3%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 11
+267%
3−4
−267%
Battlefield 5 21
+133%
9−10
−133%
Cyberpunk 2077 5
+66.7%
3−4
−66.7%
Far Cry 5 16
+33.3%
12−14
−33.3%
Far Cry New Dawn 17
+70%
10−11
−70%
Forza Horizon 4 16−18
+33.3%
12−14
−33.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 8−9
+14.3%
7−8
−14.3%
Watch Dogs: Legion 8
+167%
3−4
−167%

4K
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 6−7
+20%
5−6
−20%
Hitman 3 8−9
+14.3%
7−8
−14.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%
Metro Exodus 6
+500%
1−2
−500%
Red Dead Redemption 2 5−6
+25%
4−5
−25%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 6
+100%
3−4
−100%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 6−7
+50%
4−5
−50%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 5−6
+25%
4−5
−25%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 4−5
+33.3%
3−4
−33.3%
Battlefield 5 7−8
+75%
4−5
−75%
Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Far Cry 5 8
+33.3%
6−7
−33.3%
Far Cry New Dawn 8
−12.5%
9−10
+12.5%
Forza Horizon 4 10−12
+37.5%
8−9
−37.5%
Watch Dogs: Legion 3−4
+50%
2−3
−50%

This is how RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) and RX Vega 7 compete in popular games:

1080p resolution:

  • RX Vega 7 is 4.5% faster than RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000)

1440p resolution:

  • RX Vega 7 is 100% faster than RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000)

4K resolution:

  • RX Vega 7 is 80% faster than RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000)

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 500% faster than the RX Vega 7.
  • in Horizon Zero Dawn, with 1080p resolution and the High Preset, the RX Vega 7 is 25% faster than the RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000).

All in all, in popular games:

  • RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) is ahead in 54 tests (79%)
  • RX Vega 7 is ahead in 8 tests (12%)
  • there's a draw in 6 tests (9%)

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance score 9.06 7.42

The Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon RX Vega 7 in performance tests.


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