RX 5700 XT vs VII

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AMD Radeon VII
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  • Interface PCIe 3.0 x16
  • Core clock speed 1400
  • Max video memory 16 GB
  • Memory type HBM2
  • Memory clock speed 1000
  • Maximum resolution
AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT
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  • Interface PCIe 4.0 x16
  • Core clock speed 1605
  • Max video memory 8 GB
  • Memory type GDDR6
  • Memory clock speed 14000
  • Maximum resolution
Price now 236$
Games supported 100%

General info

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

Place in performance rating5249
Place by popularityno data74
Value for money100.0080.83
ArchitectureVega (2017−2021)Navi / RDNA (2019−2020)
GPU code nameVega 20Navi 10
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date7 February 2019 (4 years old)7 July 2019 (3 years old)
Launch price (MSRP)$699 $399
Current price$181 (0.3x MSRP)$236 (0.6x MSRP)
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 cores38402560
Core clock speed1400 MHz1605 MHz
Boost clock speed1750 MHz1905 MHz
Number of transistors13,230 million10,300 million
Manufacturing process technology7 nm7 nm
Thermal design power (TDP)295 Watt225 Watt
Texture fill rate420.0304.8

Dimensions and compatibility

Information on compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop video cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility).

InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 4.0 x16
Length305 mm272 mm
Width2-slot2-slot
Supplementary power connectors2x 8-pin1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin

Memory

Parameters of VRAM installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Integrated GPUs have no dedicated VRAM and use a shared part of system RAM.

Memory typeHBM2GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount16 GB8 GB
Memory bus width4096 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed1000 MHz14000 MHz
Memory bandwidth1024 GB/s448.0 GB/s

Video outputs and ports

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, 3x DisplayPort1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort
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Technologies

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

VR Readyno data+
Multi Monitorno data+

API support

APIs supported, including particular versions of those APIs.

DirectX12 (12_1)12 (12_1)
Shader Model6.46.5
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL2.02.0
Vulkan1.2.131+

Benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark performance comparison. Note that overall benchmark performance is measured in points in 0-100 range.


Overall score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. 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 42.60
RX 5700 XT 42.91
+0.7%
  • Passmark
  • 3DMark Vantage Performance
  • 3DMark 11 Performance GPU
  • 3DMark Cloud Gate GPU
  • 3DMark Fire Strike Score
  • 3DMark Fire Strike Graphics
  • 3DMark Ice Storm GPU
  • SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 maya-04
  • SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 sw-03
  • SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 snx-02
  • SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 mediacal-01
  • SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 catia-04
  • SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 creo-01
  • SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 energy-01
  • SPECviewperf 12 - Catia
  • SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 3dsmax-05
  • SPECviewperf 12 - 3ds Max

Passmark

This is probably the most ubiquitous benchmark, part of Passmark PerformanceTest suite. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various 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: 24%

Radeon VII 16843
RX 5700 XT 16964
+0.7%

Radeon RX 5700 XT outperforms Radeon VII by 1% 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: 16%

Radeon VII 62128
RX 5700 XT 71981
+15.9%

Radeon RX 5700 XT outperforms Radeon VII by 16% 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: 16%

Radeon VII 37881
+6.1%
RX 5700 XT 35715

Radeon VII outperforms Radeon RX 5700 XT by 6% in 3DMark 11 Performance GPU.

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: 13%

Radeon VII 146094
+2%
RX 5700 XT 143181

Radeon VII outperforms Radeon RX 5700 XT by 2% in 3DMark Cloud Gate GPU.

3DMark Fire Strike Score

Benchmark coverage: 13%

Radeon VII 22241
RX 5700 XT 22465
+1%

Radeon RX 5700 XT outperforms Radeon VII by 1% in 3DMark Fire Strike Score.

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 seemingly made of lava. Using 1920x1080 resolution, Fire Strike shows off some realistic enough graphics and is quite taxing on hardware.

Benchmark coverage: 13%

Radeon VII 27449
+6.4%
RX 5700 XT 25806

Radeon VII outperforms Radeon RX 5700 XT by 6% in 3DMark Fire Strike Graphics.

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 XT 492229
+14.4%

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

SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 maya-04

Benchmark coverage: 3%

Radeon VII 110
+9.2%
RX 5700 XT 101

Radeon VII outperforms Radeon RX 5700 XT by 9% in SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 maya-04.

SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 sw-03

Benchmark coverage: 3%

Radeon VII 87
RX 5700 XT 100
+14.3%

Radeon RX 5700 XT outperforms Radeon VII by 14% in SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 sw-03.

SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 snx-02

Benchmark coverage: 3%

Radeon VII 19
RX 5700 XT 39
+109%

Radeon RX 5700 XT outperforms Radeon VII by 109% in SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 snx-02.

SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 mediacal-01

Benchmark coverage: 3%

Radeon VII 52
+12.4%
RX 5700 XT 46

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

SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 catia-04

Benchmark coverage: 3%

Radeon VII 170
+2.2%
RX 5700 XT 166

Radeon VII outperforms Radeon RX 5700 XT by 2% in SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 catia-04.

SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 creo-01

Benchmark coverage: 3%

Radeon VII 62
RX 5700 XT 74
+19.4%

Radeon RX 5700 XT outperforms Radeon VII by 19% in SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 creo-01.

SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 energy-01

Benchmark coverage: 3%

Radeon VII 17
+33.1%
RX 5700 XT 13

Radeon VII outperforms Radeon RX 5700 XT by 33% in SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 energy-01.

SPECviewperf 12 - Catia

Benchmark coverage: 2%

Radeon VII 159
+0.2%
RX 5700 XT 159

SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 3dsmax-05

Benchmark coverage: 1%

Radeon VII 175
RX 5700 XT 187
+7.1%

Radeon RX 5700 XT outperforms Radeon VII by 7% in SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 3dsmax-05.

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
RX 5700 XT 174
+4.1%

Radeon RX 5700 XT outperforms Radeon VII by 4% 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

Here are the average frames per second in a large set of popular games across different resolutions:

Full HD122
−6.6%
130
+6.6%
1440p78
−7.7%
84
+7.7%
4K57
+5.6%
54
−5.6%

Popular games

  • Full HD
    Low Preset
  • Full HD
    Medium Preset
  • Full HD
    High Preset
  • Full HD
    Ultra Preset
  • 1440p
    High Preset
  • 1440p
    Ultra Preset
  • 4K
    High Preset
  • 4K
    Ultra Preset
Cyberpunk 2077 75−80
−1.3%
78
+1.3%
Assassin's Creed Odyssey 76
+0%
76
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 99
−11.1%
110
+11.1%
Battlefield 5 136
+14.3%
119
−14.3%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 148
+1.4%
146
−1.4%
Cyberpunk 2077 75−80
−1.3%
78
+1.3%
Far Cry 5 99
−7.1%
106
+7.1%
Far Cry New Dawn 95
−30.5%
124
+30.5%
Forza Horizon 4 163
+5.2%
155
−5.2%
Hitman 3 140−150
−22.9%
172
+22.9%
Horizon Zero Dawn 121
+5.2%
115
−5.2%
Red Dead Redemption 2 126
+4.1%
121
−4.1%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 120
+1.7%
118
−1.7%
Watch Dogs: Legion 113
−7.1%
121
+7.1%
Assassin's Creed Odyssey 70
+0%
70
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 82
−11%
91
+11%
Battlefield 5 137
+24.5%
110
−24.5%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 127
+5.8%
120
−5.8%
Cyberpunk 2077 75−80
+2.7%
75
−2.7%
Far Cry 5 95
−6.3%
101
+6.3%
Far Cry New Dawn 92
−29.3%
119
+29.3%
Forza Horizon 4 157
+1.9%
154
−1.9%
Hitman 3 140−150
−5%
147
+5%
Horizon Zero Dawn 96
+12.9%
85
−12.9%
Metro Exodus 88
+7.3%
82
−7.3%
Red Dead Redemption 2 70
+6.1%
66
−6.1%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 113
−2.7%
116
+2.7%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 139
−7.2%
149
+7.2%
Watch Dogs: Legion 99
−7.1%
106
+7.1%
Assassin's Creed Odyssey 63
+1.6%
62
−1.6%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 72
−8.3%
78
+8.3%
Battlefield 5 127
+21%
105
−21%
Cyberpunk 2077 75−80
+14.9%
67
−14.9%
Far Cry 5 91
−20.9%
110
+20.9%
Far Cry New Dawn 83
−16.9%
97
+16.9%
Forza Horizon 4 130
−13.8%
148
+13.8%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 75
−22.7%
92
+22.7%
Watch Dogs: Legion 63
−6.3%
67
+6.3%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 91
+15.2%
79
−15.2%
Hitman 3 80−85
−13.1%
95
+13.1%
Horizon Zero Dawn 72
+28.6%
56
−28.6%
Metro Exodus 56
+0%
56
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 46
+9.5%
42
−9.5%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 65−70
−13.4%
76
+13.4%
Assassin's Creed Odyssey 45−50
−12.8%
53
+12.8%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 57
−3.5%
59
+3.5%
Battlefield 5 85−90
+0%
89
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 35−40
−11.1%
40
+11.1%
Far Cry 5 75−80
−12.7%
89
+12.7%
Far Cry New Dawn 83
−10.8%
92
+10.8%
Forza Horizon 4 90−95
−28%
119
+28%
Watch Dogs: Legion 48
+4.3%
46
−4.3%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 52
+15.6%
45
−15.6%
Hitman 3 45−50
−17.8%
53
+17.8%
Horizon Zero Dawn 42
+40%
30
−40%
Metro Exodus 37
+12.1%
33
−12.1%
Red Dead Redemption 2 30
+11.1%
27
−11.1%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 44
+15.8%
38
−15.8%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 54
+1.9%
53
−1.9%
Assassin's Creed Odyssey 44
+25.7%
35
−25.7%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 35
+6.1%
33
−6.1%
Battlefield 5 73
+21.7%
60
−21.7%
Cyberpunk 2077 16−18
−6.3%
17
+6.3%
Far Cry 5 59
+15.7%
51
−15.7%
Far Cry New Dawn 61
+8.9%
56
−8.9%
Forza Horizon 4 77
−2.6%
79
+2.6%
Watch Dogs: Legion 29
+123%
13
−123%

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance rating 42.60 42.91
Recency 7 February 2019 7 July 2019
Cost $699 $399
Memory bus width 4096 256
Pipelines / CUDA cores 3840 2560
Memory bandwidth 1024 448
Thermal design power (TDP) 295 Watt 225 Watt

Technical City couldn't decide between

AMD Radeon VII
Radeon VII

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AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT
Radeon RX 5700 XT

The differences in performance seem too small.


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Competitors of Radeon VII by NVIDIA

The nearest Radeon VII's NVIDIA equivalent is TITAN V CEO Edition, which is faster by 1% and higher by 4 positions in our performance rating.

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Competitors of Radeon RX 5700 XT by NVIDIA

We believe that the nearest equivalent to Radeon RX 5700 XT from NVIDIA is TITAN V CEO Edition, which is nearly equal in speed and higher by 1 position in our rating.

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