GeForce 820M vs Radeon VII

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon VII with GeForce 820M, including specs and performance data.

Radeon VII
2019
16 GB HBM2, 295 Watt
43.06
+3264%

VII outperforms 820M by a whopping 3264% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking861037
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation25.20no data
Power efficiency10.055.87
ArchitectureGCN 5.1 (2018−2022)Fermi 2.0 (2010−2014)
GPU code nameVega 20GF117
Market segmentDesktopLaptop
Release date7 February 2019 (5 years ago)27 November 2013 (11 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$699 no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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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 cores384096
Core clock speed1400 MHz625 MHz
Boost clock speed1750 MHzno data
Number of transistors13,230 million585 million
Manufacturing process technology7 nm28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)295 Watt15 Watt
Texture fill rate420.010.00
Floating-point processing power13.44 TFLOPS0.24 TFLOPS
ROPs648
TMUs24016

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).

Bus supportno dataPCI Express 2.0
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 2.0 x16
Length280 mmno data
Width2-slotno data
Supplementary power connectors2x 8-pinno 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 typeHBM2DDR3
Maximum RAM amount16 GB1 GB
Memory bus width4096 Bit64 Bit
Memory clock speed1000 MHz900 MHz
Memory bandwidth1024 GB/s14.4 GB/s
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 Connectors1x HDMI 2.0b, 3x DisplayPort 1.4aNo outputs
HDMI+-

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

GPU Boostno data2.0
Optimus-+
GameWorks-+

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (12_1)12 (11_0)
Shader Model6.75.1
OpenGL4.64.5
OpenCL2.11.1
Vulkan1.3N/A
CUDA-+

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.

Radeon VII 43.06
+3264%
GeForce 820M 1.28

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.

Radeon VII 16556
+3265%
GeForce 820M 492

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.

Radeon VII 37881
+2891%
GeForce 820M 1267

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.

Radeon VII 62128
+1117%
GeForce 820M 5106

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.

Radeon VII 27449
+2960%
GeForce 820M 897

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.

Radeon VII 146094
+2305%
GeForce 820M 6074

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 HD123
+720%
15
−720%
1440p79
+3850%
2−3
−3850%
4K58
+5700%
1−2
−5700%

Cost per frame, $

1080p5.68no data
1440p8.85no data
4K12.05no data

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2 90−95
+922%
9−10
−922%
Cyberpunk 2077 90−95
+2225%
4−5
−2225%
Elden Ring 150−160 0−1

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5 92
+9100%
1−2
−9100%
Counter-Strike 2 90−95
+922%
9−10
−922%
Cyberpunk 2077 40
+900%
4−5
−900%
Forza Horizon 4 118
+1375%
8−9
−1375%
Metro Exodus 95
+4650%
2−3
−4650%
Red Dead Redemption 2 126
+2000%
6−7
−2000%
Valorant 238
+3300%
7−8
−3300%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5 153
+15200%
1−2
−15200%
Counter-Strike 2 90−95
+922%
9−10
−922%
Cyberpunk 2077 33
+725%
4−5
−725%
Dota 2 128
+12700%
1−2
−12700%
Elden Ring 150−160 0−1
Far Cry 5 103
+930%
10−11
−930%
Fortnite 180−190
+3560%
5−6
−3560%
Forza Horizon 4 97
+1113%
8−9
−1113%
Grand Theft Auto V 111
+11000%
1−2
−11000%
Metro Exodus 80
+3900%
2−3
−3900%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 200−210
+1379%
14−16
−1379%
Red Dead Redemption 2 70
+1067%
6−7
−1067%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 150−160
+2129%
7−8
−2129%
Valorant 143
+3475%
4−5
−3475%
World of Tanks 270−280
+896%
27−30
−896%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 82
+8100%
1−2
−8100%
Counter-Strike 2 90−95
+922%
9−10
−922%
Cyberpunk 2077 28
+600%
4−5
−600%
Dota 2 147
+14600%
1−2
−14600%
Far Cry 5 100−110
+910%
10−11
−910%
Forza Horizon 4 84
+950%
8−9
−950%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 150
+971%
14−16
−971%
Valorant 197
+3840%
5−6
−3840%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2 43
+4200%
1−2
−4200%
Elden Ring 90−95
+4450%
2−3
−4450%
Grand Theft Auto V 43
+4200%
1−2
−4200%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
+2088%
8−9
−2088%
Red Dead Redemption 2 46 0−1
World of Tanks 270−280
+3786%
7−8
−3786%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 75−80
+3750%
2−3
−3750%
Counter-Strike 2 45−50
+400%
9−10
−400%
Cyberpunk 2077 19
+850%
2−3
−850%
Far Cry 5 130−140
+2680%
5−6
−2680%
Forza Horizon 4 61
+6000%
1−2
−6000%
Metro Exodus 83
+4050%
2−3
−4050%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 75−80
+3800%
2−3
−3800%
Valorant 156
+2500%
6−7
−2500%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 45−50
+4500%
1−2
−4500%
Dota 2 62
+313%
14−16
−313%
Elden Ring 40−45 0−1
Grand Theft Auto V 62
+313%
14−16
−313%
Metro Exodus 37
+3600%
1−2
−3600%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 140−150
+4633%
3−4
−4633%
Red Dead Redemption 2 30 0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 62
+313%
14−16
−313%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 53
+5200%
1−2
−5200%
Counter-Strike 2 45−50
+4500%
1−2
−4500%
Cyberpunk 2077 9
+800%
1−2
−800%
Dota 2 78
+420%
14−16
−420%
Far Cry 5 65−70 0−1
Fortnite 60−65
+6200%
1−2
−6200%
Forza Horizon 4 33 0−1
Valorant 89
+8800%
1−2
−8800%

This is how Radeon VII and GeForce 820M compete in popular games:

  • Radeon VII is 720% faster in 1080p
  • Radeon VII is 3850% faster in 1440p
  • Radeon VII is 5700% faster in 4K

Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:

  • in Battlefield 5, with 1080p resolution and the High Preset, the Radeon VII is 15200% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • Without exception, Radeon VII surpassed GeForce 820M in all 41 of our tests.

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 43.06 1.28
Recency 7 February 2019 27 November 2013
Maximum RAM amount 16 GB 1 GB
Chip lithography 7 nm 28 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 295 Watt 15 Watt

Radeon VII has a 3264.1% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 5 years, a 1500% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 300% more advanced lithography process.

GeForce 820M, on the other hand, has 1866.7% lower power consumption.

The Radeon VII is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce 820M in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon VII is a desktop card while GeForce 820M is a notebook one.


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

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