Radeon RX 9060 XT vs Vega 7

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon Vega 7 with Radeon RX 9060 XT, including specs and performance data.

Vega 7
2021
45 Watt
6.73

RX 9060 XT outperforms Vega 7 by a whopping 623% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking58975
Place by popularity12not in top-100
Power efficiency11.2124.33
ArchitectureGCN 5.1 (2018−2022)RDNA 4.0 (2025)
GPU code nameCezanneNavi 44
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release date13 April 2021 (4 years ago)18 May 2025 (less than a year ago)

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 cores4482048
Core clock speed300 MHz2220 MHz
Boost clock speed1900 MHz3230 MHz
Number of transistors9,800 million53,900 million
Manufacturing process technology7 nm4 nm
Power consumption (TDP)45 Watt150 Watt
Texture fill rate53.20413.4
Floating-point processing power1.702 TFLOPS26.46 TFLOPS
ROPs864
TMUs28128
Ray Tracing Coresno data32

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 x8
Lengthno data267 mm
Widthno data2-slot
Supplementary power connectorsNone1x 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 typeSystem SharedGDDR6
Maximum RAM amountSystem Shared8 GB
Memory bus widthSystem Shared128 Bit
Memory clock speedSystem Shared2518 MHz
Memory bandwidthno data322.3 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 2.1a
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
OpenCL2.12.2
Vulkan1.21.3

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
−596%
160−170
+596%
1440p28
−614%
200−210
+614%
4K18
−622%
130−140
+622%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2 30−35
−606%
240−250
+606%
Cyberpunk 2077 18
−622%
130−140
+622%
HELLDIVERS 2 7−8
−614%
50−55
+614%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5 28
−614%
200−210
+614%
Counter-Strike 2 30−35
−606%
240−250
+606%
Cyberpunk 2077 14
−614%
100−105
+614%
Far Cry 5 20
−600%
140−150
+600%
Fortnite 63
−614%
450−500
+614%
Forza Horizon 4 37
−603%
260−270
+603%
Forza Horizon 5 24
−608%
170−180
+608%
HELLDIVERS 2 7−8
−614%
50−55
+614%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 24−27
−620%
180−190
+620%
Valorant 70−75
−576%
500−550
+576%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5 23
−596%
160−170
+596%
Counter-Strike 2 30−35
−606%
240−250
+606%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 58
−590%
400−450
+590%
Cyberpunk 2077 10
−600%
70−75
+600%
Far Cry 5 18
−622%
130−140
+622%
Fortnite 27
−604%
190−200
+604%
Forza Horizon 4 35
−614%
250−260
+614%
Forza Horizon 5 21
−614%
150−160
+614%
Grand Theft Auto V 17
−606%
120−130
+606%
HELLDIVERS 2 7−8
−614%
50−55
+614%
Metro Exodus 13
−592%
90−95
+592%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 23
−596%
160−170
+596%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 19
−584%
130−140
+584%
Valorant 73
−585%
500−550
+585%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 21
−614%
150−160
+614%
Cyberpunk 2077 9
−622%
65−70
+622%
Far Cry 5 18
−622%
130−140
+622%
Forza Horizon 4 27
−604%
190−200
+604%
HELLDIVERS 2 7−8
−614%
50−55
+614%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 24−27
−620%
180−190
+620%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 13
−592%
90−95
+592%
Valorant 25
−620%
180−190
+620%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Fortnite 14
−614%
100−105
+614%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 12−14
−608%
85−90
+608%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 50−55
−560%
350−400
+560%
Grand Theft Auto V 9−10
−622%
65−70
+622%
Metro Exodus 7−8
−614%
50−55
+614%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 40−45
−600%
280−290
+600%
Valorant 48
−525%
300−310
+525%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 12−14
−592%
90−95
+592%
Cyberpunk 2077 5−6
−600%
35−40
+600%
Far Cry 5 12−14
−592%
90−95
+592%
Forza Horizon 4 16−18
−588%
110−120
+588%
HELLDIVERS 2 9−10
−622%
65−70
+622%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 9−10
−622%
65−70
+622%

1440p
Epic Preset

Fortnite 14−16
−614%
100−105
+614%

4K
High Preset

Grand Theft Auto V 18−20
−622%
130−140
+622%
HELLDIVERS 2 6−7
−567%
40−45
+567%
Metro Exodus 2−3
−600%
14−16
+600%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 5−6
−600%
35−40
+600%
Valorant 25
−620%
180−190
+620%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 6−7
−567%
40−45
+567%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
−600%
14−16
+600%
Far Cry 5 6−7
−567%
40−45
+567%
Forza Horizon 4 10−12
−582%
75−80
+582%
HELLDIVERS 2 6−7
−567%
40−45
+567%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 7−8
−614%
50−55
+614%

4K
Epic Preset

Fortnite 7−8
−614%
50−55
+614%

This is how Vega 7 and RX 9060 XT compete in popular games:

  • RX 9060 XT is 596% faster in 1080p
  • RX 9060 XT is 614% faster in 1440p
  • RX 9060 XT is 622% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 6.73 48.68
Recency 13 April 2021 18 May 2025
Chip lithography 7 nm 4 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 45 Watt 150 Watt

Vega 7 has 233.3% lower power consumption.

RX 9060 XT, on the other hand, has a 623.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 4 years, and a 75% more advanced lithography process.

The Radeon RX 9060 XT is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon Vega 7 in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon Vega 7 is a notebook graphics card while Radeon RX 9060 XT is a desktop one.

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