GeForce RTX 5060 vs Radeon Vega 7

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon Vega 7 with GeForce RTX 5060, including specs and performance data.

Vega 7
2021
45 Watt
6.85

RTX 5060 outperforms Vega 7 by a whopping 181% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking550277
Place by popularity11not in top-100
Power efficiency11.309.54
ArchitectureGCN 5.1 (2018−2022)Blackwell 2.0 (2025)
GPU code nameCezanneGB206
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release date13 April 2021 (3 years ago)March 2025 (recently)

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 cores4483840
Core clock speed300 MHz2280 MHz
Boost clock speed1900 MHz2497 MHz
Number of transistors9,800 millionno data
Manufacturing process technology7 nm5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)45 Watt150 Watt
Texture fill rate53.20299.6
Floating-point processing power1.702 TFLOPS19.18 TFLOPS
ROPs848
TMUs28120
Tensor Coresno data120
Ray Tracing Coresno data30

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).

InterfaceIGPPCIe 5.0 x16
Widthno data2-slot
Supplementary power connectorsNone1x 16-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 typeSystem SharedGDDR7
Maximum RAM amountSystem Shared8 GB
Memory bus widthSystem Shared128 Bit
Memory clock speedSystem Shared1750 MHz
Memory bandwidthno data448.0 GB/s
Shared memory+-
Resizable BAR-+

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 ConnectorsNo outputs1x HDMI 2.1b, 3x DisplayPort 2.1b
HDMI-+

API and SDK compatibility

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

DirectX12 (12_1)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model6.46.8
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL2.13.0
Vulkan1.21.4
CUDA-12.0
DLSS-+

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 HD23
−161%
60−65
+161%
1440p28
−168%
75−80
+168%
4K18
−178%
50−55
+178%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2 35−40
−226%
110−120
+226%
Cyberpunk 2077 18
−133%
40−45
+133%
Hogwarts Legacy 17
−129%
35−40
+129%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5 28
−193%
80−85
+193%
Counter-Strike 2 35−40
−226%
110−120
+226%
Cyberpunk 2077 14
−200%
40−45
+200%
Far Cry 5 20
−230%
65−70
+230%
Fortnite 63
−65.1%
100−110
+65.1%
Forza Horizon 4 37
−116%
80−85
+116%
Forza Horizon 5 24
−163%
60−65
+163%
Hogwarts Legacy 12
−225%
35−40
+225%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 24−27
−200%
75−80
+200%
Valorant 75−80
−94.7%
140−150
+94.7%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5 23
−257%
80−85
+257%
Counter-Strike 2 35−40
−226%
110−120
+226%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 58
−305%
230−240
+305%
Cyberpunk 2077 10
−320%
40−45
+320%
Far Cry 5 18
−267%
65−70
+267%
Fortnite 27
−285%
100−110
+285%
Forza Horizon 4 35
−129%
80−85
+129%
Forza Horizon 5 21
−200%
60−65
+200%
Grand Theft Auto V 17
−335%
70−75
+335%
Hogwarts Legacy 10
−290%
35−40
+290%
Metro Exodus 13
−231%
40−45
+231%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 23
−226%
75−80
+226%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 19
−195%
55−60
+195%
Valorant 73
−100%
140−150
+100%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 21
−290%
80−85
+290%
Cyberpunk 2077 9
−367%
40−45
+367%
Far Cry 5 18
−267%
65−70
+267%
Forza Horizon 4 27
−196%
80−85
+196%
Hogwarts Legacy 12−14
−200%
35−40
+200%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 24−27
−200%
75−80
+200%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 13
−331%
55−60
+331%
Valorant 25
−484%
140−150
+484%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Fortnite 14
−643%
100−110
+643%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 12−14
−250%
40−45
+250%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 50−55
−165%
140−150
+165%
Grand Theft Auto V 9−10
−278%
30−35
+278%
Metro Exodus 7−8
−271%
24−27
+271%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 40−45
−330%
170−180
+330%
Valorant 48
−283%
180−190
+283%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 12−14
−331%
55−60
+331%
Cyberpunk 2077 6−7
−217%
18−20
+217%
Far Cry 5 14−16
−187%
40−45
+187%
Forza Horizon 4 16−18
−194%
50−55
+194%
Hogwarts Legacy 7−8
−214%
21−24
+214%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 10−11
−210%
30−35
+210%

1440p
Epic Preset

Fortnite 14−16
−229%
45−50
+229%

4K
High Preset

Grand Theft Auto V 18−20
−100%
35−40
+100%
Hogwarts Legacy 2−3
−550%
12−14
+550%
Metro Exodus 2−3
−700%
16−18
+700%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 6−7
−383%
27−30
+383%
Valorant 25
−352%
110−120
+352%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 6−7
−400%
30−33
+400%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
−300%
8−9
+300%
Far Cry 5 8−9
−163%
21−24
+163%
Forza Horizon 4 10−12
−218%
35−40
+218%
Hogwarts Legacy 2−3
−550%
12−14
+550%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 7−8
−186%
20−22
+186%

4K
Epic Preset

Fortnite 7−8
−186%
20−22
+186%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 18−20
+0%
18−20
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Counter-Strike 2 18−20
+0%
18−20
+0%

This is how Vega 7 and RTX 5060 compete in popular games:

  • RTX 5060 is 161% faster in 1080p
  • RTX 5060 is 168% faster in 1440p
  • RTX 5060 is 178% faster in 4K

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

  • in Metro Exodus, with 4K resolution and the High Preset, the RTX 5060 is 700% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • RTX 5060 is ahead in 61 test (97%)
  • there's a draw in 2 tests (3%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 6.85 19.28
Chip lithography 7 nm 5 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 45 Watt 150 Watt

Vega 7 has 233.3% lower power consumption.

RTX 5060, on the other hand, has a 181.5% higher aggregate performance score, and a 40% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce RTX 5060 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon Vega 7 in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon Vega 7 is a notebook card while GeForce RTX 5060 is a desktop one.

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AMD Radeon Vega 7
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