Radeon Vega 7 vs ATI X850 XT Platinum

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon X850 XT Platinum with Radeon Vega 7, including specs and performance data.

ATI X850 XT Platinum
2004
256 MB GDDR3, 67 Watt
0.21

Vega 7 outperforms ATI X850 XT Platinum by a whopping 3381% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking1398541
Place by popularitynot in top-10010
Power efficiency0.2211.41
ArchitectureR400 (2004−2008)GCN 5.1 (2018−2022)
GPU code nameR480Cezanne
Market segmentDesktopLaptop
Release date21 December 2004 (20 years ago)13 April 2021 (3 years 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 coresno data448
Core clock speed540 MHz300 MHz
Boost clock speedno data1900 MHz
Number of transistors160 million9,800 million
Manufacturing process technology130 nm7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)67 Watt45 Watt
Texture fill rate8.64053.20
Floating-point processing powerno data1.702 TFLOPS
ROPs168
TMUs1628

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).

InterfacePCIe 1.0 x16IGP
Width2-slotno data
Supplementary power connectors1x 6-pinNone

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 typeGDDR3System Shared
Maximum RAM amount256 MBSystem Shared
Memory bus width256 BitSystem Shared
Memory clock speed590 MHzSystem Shared
Memory bandwidth37.76 GB/sno data
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 DVI, 1x VGA, 1x S-VideoNo outputs

API and SDK compatibility

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

DirectX9.0b (9_2)12 (12_1)
Shader Modelno data6.4
OpenGL2.04.6
OpenCLN/A2.1
VulkanN/A1.2

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 HD0−124
1440p0−125
4K0−118

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Atomic Heart 16−18
+0%
16−18
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 18
+0%
18
+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Atomic Heart 16−18
+0%
16−18
+0%
Battlefield 5 28
+0%
28
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 14
+0%
14
+0%
Far Cry 5 20
+0%
20
+0%
Fortnite 63
+0%
63
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 37
+0%
37
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 18
+0%
18
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 24−27
+0%
24−27
+0%
Valorant 75−80
+0%
75−80
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Atomic Heart 16−18
+0%
16−18
+0%
Battlefield 5 23
+0%
23
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 58
+0%
58
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 10
+0%
10
+0%
Far Cry 5 18
+0%
18
+0%
Fortnite 27
+0%
27
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 35
+0%
35
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 16−18
+0%
16−18
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 17
+0%
17
+0%
Metro Exodus 13
+0%
13
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 23
+0%
23
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 19
+0%
19
+0%
Valorant 73
+0%
73
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 21
+0%
21
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 9
+0%
9
+0%
Far Cry 5 18
+0%
18
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 27
+0%
27
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 12
+0%
12
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 24−27
+0%
24−27
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 13
+0%
13
+0%
Valorant 25
+0%
25
+0%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Fortnite 14
+0%
14
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 9−10
+0%
9−10
+0%
Metro Exodus 7−8
+0%
7−8
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%
Valorant 48
+0%
48
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 10−11
+0%
10−11
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 6−7
+0%
6−7
+0%
Far Cry 5 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 16−18
+0%
16−18
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 10−12
+0%
10−12
+0%

1440p
Epic Preset

Fortnite 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%

4K
High Preset

Atomic Heart 6−7
+0%
6−7
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 18−20
+0%
18−20
+0%
Metro Exodus 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%
Valorant 25
+0%
25
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 6−7
+0%
6−7
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
Far Cry 5 7−8
+0%
7−8
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 10−12
+0%
10−12
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 7−8
+0%
7−8
+0%

4K
Epic Preset

Fortnite 7−8
+0%
7−8
+0%

All in all, in popular games:

  • there's a draw in 64 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.21 7.31
Recency 21 December 2004 13 April 2021
Chip lithography 130 nm 7 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 67 Watt 45 Watt

Vega 7 has a 3381% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 16 years, a 1757.1% more advanced lithography process, and 48.9% lower power consumption.

The Radeon Vega 7 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon X850 XT Platinum in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon X850 XT Platinum is a desktop card while Radeon Vega 7 is a notebook one.

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