Radeon RX 5700 vs VII

Place in performance ranking	76	119
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	66.04	80.00
Architecture	Vega (2017−2021)	Navi / RDNA (2019−2020)
GPU code name	Vega 20	Navi 10
Market segment	Desktop	Desktop
Release date	7 February 2019 (5 years ago)	7 July 2019 (4 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$699	$349
Current price	$160 (0.2x MSRP)	$116 (0.3x MSRP)

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

RX 5700 has 21% better value for money than Radeon VII.

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	3840	2304
Core clock speed	1400 MHz	1465 MHz
Boost clock speed	1750 MHz	1725 MHz
Number of transistors	13,230 million	10,300 million
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm	7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	295 Watt	180 Watt
Texture fill rate	420.0	248.4

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 x16
Length	305 mm	268 mm
Width	2-slot	2-slot
Supplementary power connectors	2x 8-pin	1x 6-pin + 1x 8-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	16 GB	8 GB
Memory bus width	4096 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	1000 MHz	14000 MHz
Memory bandwidth	1024 GB/s	448.0 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, 3x DisplayPort
HDMI	+	+

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 (12_1)	12 (12_1)
Shader Model	6.4	6.5
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	2.0	2.0
Vulkan	1.2.131	1.2.131

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.

Radeon VII 43.14
+15.2%

RX 5700 37.46

VII outperforms RX 5700 by 15% based on our aggregated benchmark results.

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark, part of Passmark PerformanceTest suite. 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.

Benchmark coverage: 25%

Radeon VII 16695
+15.2%

RX 5700 14496

VII outperforms RX 5700 by 15% in Passmark.

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%

Radeon VII 62128

RX 5700 91993
+48.1%

RX 5700 outperforms VII by 48% 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%

Radeon VII 37881
+20.4%

RX 5700 31470

VII outperforms RX 5700 by 20% 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%

Radeon VII 27449
+15.6%

RX 5700 23746

VII outperforms RX 5700 by 16% 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%

Radeon VII 146094
+9.9%

RX 5700 132911

VII outperforms RX 5700 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%

Radeon VII 430170

RX 5700 489113
+13.7%

RX 5700 outperforms VII by 14% in 3DMark Ice Storm GPU.

SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 maya-04

Benchmark coverage: 3%

Radeon VII 110

RX 5700 116
+5.4%

RX 5700 outperforms VII by 5% in SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 maya-04.

SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 sw-03

Benchmark coverage: 3%

Radeon VII 87

RX 5700 106
+21.4%

RX 5700 outperforms VII by 21% in SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 sw-03.

SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 snx-02

Benchmark coverage: 3%

Radeon VII 19

RX 5700 42
+124%

RX 5700 outperforms VII by 124% in SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 snx-02.

SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 catia-04

Benchmark coverage: 3%

Radeon VII 170
+5%

RX 5700 162

VII outperforms RX 5700 by 5% in SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 catia-04.

SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 creo-01

Benchmark coverage: 3%

Radeon VII 62

RX 5700 78
+26.5%

RX 5700 outperforms VII by 26% in SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 creo-01.

SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 mediacal-01

Benchmark coverage: 3%

Radeon VII 52
+20.9%

RX 5700 43

VII outperforms RX 5700 by 21% in SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 mediacal-01.

SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 energy-01

Benchmark coverage: 3%

Radeon VII 17
+40.8%

RX 5700 12

VII outperforms RX 5700 by 41% in SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 energy-01.

SPECviewperf 12 - Catia

Benchmark coverage: 2%

Radeon VII 159
+17.2%

RX 5700 136

VII outperforms RX 5700 by 17% in SPECviewperf 12 - Catia.

SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 3dsmax-05

Benchmark coverage: 2%

Radeon VII 175

RX 5700 175
+0.3%

SPECviewperf 12 - 3ds Max

This part of SPECviewperf 12 benchmark emulates work with 3DS Max, executing eleven tests in various use scenarios, including architectural modeling and animation for computer games.

Benchmark coverage: 1%

Radeon VII 167
+7.2%

RX 5700 156

VII outperforms RX 5700 by 7% in SPECviewperf 12 - 3ds Max.

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	121 +4.3%	116 −4.3%
1440p	76 +8.6%	70 −8.6%
4K	57 +29.5%	44 −29.5%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

75−80

−7.7%

84
+7.7%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	76 −1.3%	77 +1.3%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	99 +2.1%	97 −2.1%
Battlefield 5	136 +18.3%	115 −18.3%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	148 +13.8%	130 −13.8%
Cyberpunk 2077	75−80 +4%	75 −4%
Far Cry 5	99 −57.6%	156 +57.6%
Far Cry New Dawn	95 −55.8%	148 +55.8%
Forza Horizon 4	163 +23.5%	132 −23.5%
Hitman 3	130−140 −8.7%	150 +8.7%
Horizon Zero Dawn	121 +0.8%	120 −0.8%
Red Dead Redemption 2	126 +15.6%	109 −15.6%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	120 −14.2%	137 +14.2%
Watch Dogs: Legion	113 +4.6%	108 −4.6%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	70 −1.4%	71 +1.4%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	82 +2.5%	80 −2.5%
Battlefield 5	137 +30.5%	105 −30.5%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	127 +23.3%	103 −23.3%
Cyberpunk 2077	75−80 +16.4%	67 −16.4%
Far Cry 5	95 −51.6%	144 +51.6%
Far Cry New Dawn	92 −50%	138 +50%
Forza Horizon 4	157 +20.8%	130 −20.8%
Hitman 3	130−140 +6.2%	130 −6.2%
Horizon Zero Dawn	96 +7.9%	89 −7.9%
Metro Exodus	88 +1.1%	87 −1.1%
Red Dead Redemption 2	70 +18.6%	59 −18.6%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	113 −1.8%	115 +1.8%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	139 −5.8%	147 +5.8%
Watch Dogs: Legion	99 +5.3%	94 −5.3%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	63 +5%	60 −5%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	72 −6.9%	77 +6.9%
Battlefield 5	127 +30.9%	97 −30.9%
Cyberpunk 2077	75−80 +34.5%	58 −34.5%
Far Cry 5	91 −48.4%	135 +48.4%
Far Cry New Dawn	83 −49.4%	124 +49.4%
Forza Horizon 4	130 +10.2%	118 −10.2%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	75 −21.3%	91 +21.3%
Watch Dogs: Legion	63 +8.6%	58 −8.6%

1440p
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	91 +33.8%	68 −33.8%
Hitman 3	80−85 +1.2%	82 −1.2%
Horizon Zero Dawn	72 +22%	59 −22%
Metro Exodus	56 +9.8%	51 −9.8%
Red Dead Redemption 2	46 +24.3%	37 −24.3%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	65−70 −6%	71 +6%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	45−50 −8.5%	51 +8.5%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	57 +7.5%	53 −7.5%
Battlefield 5	85−90 +8.6%	81 −8.6%
Cyberpunk 2077	35−40 +0%	36 +0%
Far Cry 5	80−85 −16.3%	93 +16.3%
Far Cry New Dawn	83 −13.3%	94 +13.3%
Forza Horizon 4	90−95 −12%	103 +12%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	65−70 +22.6%	50−55 −22.6%
Watch Dogs: Legion	48 +26.3%	38 −26.3%

4K
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	52 +36.8%	38 −36.8%
Hitman 3	45−50 −2.2%	46 +2.2%
Horizon Zero Dawn	21 +31.3%	16 −31.3%
Metro Exodus	37 +19.4%	31 −19.4%
Red Dead Redemption 2	30 +25%	24 −25%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	44 +18.9%	37 −18.9%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	54 +12.5%	48 −12.5%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	44 +41.9%	31 −41.9%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	35 +12.9%	31 −12.9%
Battlefield 5	73 +35.2%	54 −35.2%
Cyberpunk 2077	16−18 +6.7%	15 −6.7%
Far Cry 5	59 +25.5%	47 −25.5%
Far Cry New Dawn	61 +22%	50 −22%
Forza Horizon 4	77 +10%	70 −10%
Watch Dogs: Legion	29 +164%	11 −164%

This is how Radeon VII and RX 5700 compete in popular games:

Radeon VII is 4.3% faster than RX 5700 in 1080p
Radeon VII is 8.6% faster than RX 5700 in 1440p
Radeon VII is 29.5% faster than RX 5700 in 4K

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

in Watch Dogs: Legion, with 4K resolution and the Ultra Preset, the Radeon VII is 164% faster than the RX 5700.
in Far Cry 5, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the RX 5700 is 57.6% faster than the Radeon VII.

All in all, in popular games: