AMD Radeon VII videocard review

AMD Radeon VII

Radeon VII videocard released by AMD; release date: 7 February 2019. At the time of release, the videocard cost $699. The videocard is designed for desktop-computers and based on GCN 5.1 microarchitecture codenamed Vega 20.

Core clock speed - 1400 MHz. Boost clock speed - 1750 MHz. Texture fill rate - 432.24 GT/s. Pipelines - 3840. Manufacturing process technology - 7 nm. Transistors count - 13,230 million. Power consumption (TDP) - 300 Watt.

Memory type: HBM2. Maximum RAM amount - 16 GB. Memory bus width - 4096 Bit. Memory clock speed - 2000 MHz. Memory bandwidth - 1024 GB/s.

Benchmarks

PassMark
G3D Mark
Top 1 GPU
This GPU
38588
16660
PassMark
G2D Mark
Top 1 GPU
This GPU
1295
784
Geekbench
OpenCL
Top 1 GPU
This GPU
345150
91667
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop
Face Detection
Top 1 GPU
This GPU
939.363 mPixels/s
206.353 mPixels/s
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop
Ocean Surface Simulation
Top 1 GPU
This GPU
14101.507 Frames/s
4659.199 Frames/s
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop
T-Rex
Top 1 GPU
This GPU
95.851 Frames/s
21.606 Frames/s
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop
Video Composition
Top 1 GPU
This GPU
530.303 Frames/s
69.256 Frames/s
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop
Bitcoin Mining
Top 1 GPU
This GPU
4429.590 mHash/s
499.927 mHash/s
GFXBench 4.0
Car Chase Offscreen
Top 1 GPU
This GPU
34770 Frames
11724 Frames
GFXBench 4.0
Manhattan
Top 1 GPU
This GPU
27823 Frames
3717 Frames
GFXBench 4.0
T-Rex
Top 1 GPU
This GPU
69225 Frames
3360 Frames
GFXBench 4.0
Car Chase Offscreen
Top 1 GPU
This GPU
34770.000 Fps
11724.000 Fps
GFXBench 4.0
Manhattan
Top 1 GPU
This GPU
27823.000 Fps
3717.000 Fps
GFXBench 4.0
T-Rex
Top 1 GPU
This GPU
69225.000 Fps
3360.000 Fps
3DMark Fire Strike
Graphics Score
Top 1 GPU
This GPU
36466
9325
Name Value
PassMark - G3D Mark 16660
PassMark - G2D Mark 784
Geekbench - OpenCL 91667
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection 206.353 mPixels/s
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation 4659.199 Frames/s
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex 21.606 Frames/s
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition 69.256 Frames/s
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining 499.927 mHash/s
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen 11724 Frames
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan 3717 Frames
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex 3360 Frames
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen 11724.000 Fps
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan 3717.000 Fps
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex 3360.000 Fps
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score 9325

Games performance

Cyberpunk 2077 1.0 (2020)

Low, 1280x720134.40
Medium, 1920x108079.00
High, 1920x108065.40
Ultra, 1920x108056.90
QHD, 2560x144038.20
4K, 3840x216018.40

Immortals Fenyx Rising (2020)

Low, 1280x720103.00
Medium, 1920x108092.00
High, 1920x108085.00
Ultra, 1920x108079.00
QHD, 2560x144067.00
4K, 3840x216046.00

Crysis Remastered (2020)

Low, 1280x720230.30
Medium, 1920x1080152.30
High, 1920x108080.40
Ultra, 1920x108063.80
QHD, 2560x144048.70
4K, 3840x216030.70

Yakuza Like a Dragon (2020)

Low, 1280x72086.20
Medium, 1920x108080.80
High, 1920x108078.60
Ultra, 1920x108075.40
QHD, 2560x144065.80
4K, 3840x216035.30

Call of Duty Black Ops Cold War (2020)

Low, 1280x720182.50
Medium, 1920x1080126.60
High, 1920x1080104.60
Ultra, 1920x108079.20
QHD, 2560x144059.50
4K, 3840x216037.20

Assassin´s Creed Valhalla (2020)

Low, 1280x720134.00
Medium, 1920x108099.00
High, 1920x108082.00
Ultra, 1920x108072.00
QHD, 2560x144057.00
4K, 3840x216035.00

Dirt 5 (2020)

Low, 1280x720171.00
Medium, 1920x1080113.00
High, 1920x108093.70
Ultra, 1920x108085.70
QHD, 2560x144069.10
4K, 3840x216044.80

Watch Dogs Legion (2020)

Low, 1280x720147.00
Medium, 1920x1080113.00
High, 1920x108099.00
Ultra, 1920x108063.00
QHD, 2560x144048.40
4K, 3840x216029.10

FIFA 21 (2020)

Low, 1280x720217.00
Medium, 1920x1080214.00
High, 1920x1080211.00
Ultra, 1920x1080211.00
QHD, 2560x1440200.00
4K, 3840x2160186.00

Star Wars Squadrons (2020)

Low, 1280x720421.40
Medium, 1920x1080364.30
High, 1920x1080339.00
Ultra, 1920x1080326.60
QHD, 2560x1440220.40
4K, 3840x2160115.00

Mafia Definitive Edition (2020)

Low, 1280x720143.00
Medium, 1920x1080110.90
High, 1920x1080100.80
QHD, 2560x144074.20
4K, 3840x216042.20

Serious Sam 4 (2020)

Low, 1280x720157.90
Medium, 1920x1080112.20
High, 1920x108097.20
Ultra, 1920x108077.90
QHD, 2560x144065.80
4K, 3840x216046.50

Horizon Zero Dawn (2020)

Low, 1280x720161.00
Medium, 1920x1080121.00
High, 1920x1080102.00
Ultra, 1920x108089.00
QHD, 2560x144072.00
4K, 3840x216042.00

Death Stranding (2020)

Low, 1280x720203.50
Medium, 1920x1080143.20
High, 1920x1080132.30
Ultra, 1920x1080129.60
QHD, 2560x144096.20
4K, 3840x216055.30

F1 2020 (2020)

Low, 1280x720185.00
Medium, 1920x1080155.00
High, 1920x1080130.00
Ultra, 1920x108095.00
QHD, 2560x144080.00
4K, 3840x216057.00

Strange Brigade (2018)

Low, 1280x720289.00
Medium, 1920x1080118.00
High, 1920x108097.30
Ultra, 1920x108083.50
QHD, 2560x144061.00
4K, 3840x216033.40

Gears Tactics (2020)

Low, 1280x720181.00
Medium, 1920x1080120.00
High, 1920x108080.00
Ultra, 1920x108065.00
QHD, 2560x144063.00
4K, 3840x216042.00

Doom Eternal (2020)

Low, 1280x720373.10
Medium, 1920x1080237.90
High, 1920x1080198.00
Ultra, 1920x1080197.20
QHD, 2560x1440156.40
4K, 3840x216088.80

Hunt Showdown (2020)

Low, 1280x720213.40
Medium, 1920x1080159.40
High, 1920x1080142.50
QHD, 2560x1440100.80
4K, 3840x216053.80

Red Dead Redemption 2 (2019)

Low, 1280x720155.70
Medium, 1920x1080125.60
High, 1920x108084.70
Ultra, 1920x108056.00
QHD, 2560x144045.90
4K, 3840x216030.10

Star Wars Jedi Fallen Order (2019)

Medium, 1920x1080125.90
High, 1920x1080120.70
Ultra, 1920x1080119.10
QHD, 2560x144086.10
4K, 3840x216043.40

Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2019 (2019)

Low, 1280x720203.20
Medium, 1920x1080147.90
High, 1920x1080134.90
Ultra, 1920x1080119.10
QHD, 2560x144090.60
4K, 3840x216052.10

GRID 2019 (2019)

Low, 1280x720221.70
Medium, 1920x1080155.60
High, 1920x1080139.30
Ultra, 1920x1080107.10
QHD, 2560x144088.50
4K, 3840x216058.20

Borderlands 3 (2019)

Low, 1280x720146.00
Medium, 1920x1080128.00
High, 1920x108096.90
Ultra, 1920x108078.90
QHD, 2560x144057.00
4K, 3840x216031.80

Control (2019)

Low, 1280x720194.00
Medium, 1920x1080124.30
High, 1920x108087.90
QHD, 2560x144056.80
4K, 3840x216028.60

Anno 1800 (2019)

Low, 1280x720143.70
Medium, 1920x1080129.80
High, 1920x108087.60
Ultra, 1920x108050.40
QHD, 2560x144046.00
4K, 3840x216027.60

The Division 2 (2019)

Low, 1280x720193.00
Medium, 1920x1080143.00
High, 1920x1080113.00
Ultra, 1920x108087.00
QHD, 2560x144063.00
4K, 3840x216035.00

Dirt Rally 2.0 (2019)

Low, 1280x720249.40
Medium, 1920x1080180.40
High, 1920x1080164.60
Ultra, 1920x1080106.50
QHD, 2560x144083.30
4K, 3840x216052.50

Anthem (2019)

Low, 1280x720113.20
Medium, 1920x1080100.30
High, 1920x108093.80
Ultra, 1920x108090.50
QHD, 2560x144082.80
4K, 3840x216048.30

Metro Exodus (2019)

Low, 1280x720146.10
Medium, 1920x1080113.70
High, 1920x108082.80
Ultra, 1920x108067.20
QHD, 2560x144055.80
4K, 3840x216037.40

Far Cry New Dawn (2019)

Low, 1280x720107.00
Medium, 1920x108095.00
High, 1920x108092.00
Ultra, 1920x108083.00
QHD, 2560x144083.00
4K, 3840x216061.00

Just Cause 4 (2018)

Low, 1280x720119.00
Medium, 1920x1080113.00
High, 1920x1080102.00
Ultra, 1920x1080101.00
4K, 3840x216045.70

Darksiders III (2018)

Low, 1280x720183.00
Medium, 1920x1080138.00
High, 1920x1080125.00
Ultra, 1920x1080119.00
4K, 3840x216044.20

Farming Simulator 19 (2018)

Low, 1280x720180.00
Medium, 1920x1080166.00
High, 1920x1080121.00
Ultra, 1920x1080111.00
4K, 3840x216051.10

Battlefield V (2018)

Low, 1280x720183.00
Medium, 1920x1080136.00
High, 1920x1080137.00
Ultra, 1920x1080127.00
4K, 3840x216073.00

Fallout 76 (2018)

Low, 1280x72059.90
Medium, 1920x108059.90
High, 1920x108059.90
Ultra, 1920x108059.90
4K, 3840x216059.20

Hitman 2 (2018)

Low, 1280x72088.00
Medium, 1920x108092.00
High, 1920x108084.00
Ultra, 1920x108082.00
4K, 3840x216052.90

Call of Duty Black Ops 4 (2018)

Low, 1280x720220.00
Medium, 1920x1080160.00
High, 1920x1080153.00
Ultra, 1920x1080146.00
4K, 3840x216058.10

Assassin's Creed Odyssey (2018)

Low, 1280x72082.00
Medium, 1920x108076.00
High, 1920x108070.00
Ultra, 1920x108063.00
4K, 3840x216044.00

Forza Horizon 4 (2018)

Low, 1280x720188.00
Medium, 1920x1080163.00
High, 1920x1080157.00
Ultra, 1920x1080130.00
4K, 3840x216077.00

FIFA 19 (2018)

Low, 1280x720227.00
Medium, 1920x1080227.00
High, 1920x1080227.00
Ultra, 1920x1080227.00
4K, 3840x2160208.00

Shadow of the Tomb Raider (2018)

Low, 1280x720137.00
Medium, 1920x1080120.00
High, 1920x1080116.00
Ultra, 1920x1080110.00
4K, 3840x216044.00

F1 2018 (2018)

Low, 1280x720220.00
Medium, 1920x1080196.00
High, 1920x1080149.00
Ultra, 1920x1080133.00
4K, 3840x216071.00

Monster Hunter World (2018)

Low, 1280x720120.00
Medium, 1920x1080117.00
High, 1920x1080116.00
Ultra, 1920x108094.00
4K, 3840x216033.50

The Crew 2 (2018)

Low, 1280x72060.00
Medium, 1920x108060.00
High, 1920x108060.00
Ultra, 1920x108060.00
4K, 3840x216041.00

Far Cry 5 (2018)

Low, 1280x720118.00
Medium, 1920x108099.00
High, 1920x108095.00
Ultra, 1920x108091.00
4K, 3840x216059.00

X-Plane 11.11 (2018)

Low, 1280x720149.00
Medium, 1920x1080133.00
High, 1920x1080103.00
4K, 3840x216088.10

Kingdom Come: Deliverance (2018)

Low, 1280x720134.00
Medium, 1920x1080116.00
High, 1920x108090.00
Ultra, 1920x108071.00
4K, 3840x216030.80

Final Fantasy XV Benchmark (2018)

Low, 1280x720130.00
Medium, 1920x108069.00
High, 1920x108048.70
QHD35.10
4K, 3840x216019.20

Fortnite (2018)

Low, 1280x720197.00
Medium, 1920x1080195.00
High, 1920x1080154.00
Ultra, 1920x1080114.00
4K, 3840x216044.40

Assassin's Creed Origins (2017)

Low, 1280x72075.00
Medium, 1920x108070.00
High, 1920x108068.00
Ultra, 1920x108063.00
4K, 3840x216049.00

Destiny 2 (2017)

Low, 1280x720147.00
Medium, 1920x1080136.00
High, 1920x1080134.00
Ultra, 1920x1080112.00
4K, 3840x216051.00

Playerunknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG) (2017)

Low, 1280x720161.00
Medium, 1920x1080157.00
High, 1920x1080158.00
Ultra, 1920x1080143.00
4K, 3840x216058.00

Dirt 4 (2017)

Low, 1280x720324.00
Medium, 1920x1080255.00
High, 1920x1080224.00
Ultra, 1920x1080150.00
4K, 3840x216084.00

Ghost Recon Wildlands (2017)

Low, 1280x720127.00
Medium, 1920x108088.00
High, 1920x108082.00
Ultra, 1920x108049.00
4K, 3840x216042.00

For Honor (2017)

Low, 1280x720226.00
Medium, 1920x1080169.00
High, 1920x1080159.00
Ultra, 1920x1080121.00
4K, 3840x216064.00

Battlefield 1 (2016)

Low, 1280x720187.00
Medium, 1366x768169.00
High, 1920x1080153.00
Ultra, 1920x1080138.00
4K, 3840x216082.00

Deus Ex Mankind Divided (2016)

Low, 1280x720124.00
Medium, 1366x768120.00
High, 1920x1080109.00
Ultra, 1920x108070.00
4K, 3840x216047.00

Overwatch (2016)

Low, 1280x720300.00
Medium, 1366x768226.00
High, 1920x1080226.00
Ultra, 1920x1080128.00
4K, 3840x2160101.00

The Division (2016)

Low, 1280x720203.00
Medium, 1366x768174.00
High, 1920x1080117.00
Ultra, 1920x108091.00
4K, 3840x216060.00

Far Cry Primal (2016)

Low, 1280x720125.00
Medium, 1920x1080111.00
High, 1920x1080101.00
Ultra, 1920x108094.00
4K, 3840x216069.00

Rise of the Tomb Raider (2016)

Low, 1024x768232.00
Medium, 1366x768163.00
High, 1920x1080105.00
Ultra, 1920x108089.00
4K, 3840x216056.30

Rainbow Six Siege (2015)

Low, 1024x768227.00
Medium, 1366x768225.00
High, 1920x1080200.00
Ultra, 1920x1080190.00
4K, 3840x216093.00

Dota 2 Reborn (2015)

Low, 1280x720185.20
Medium, 1366x768164.30
High, 1920x1080159.90
Ultra, 1920x1080147.40
4K, 3840x216078.40

The Witcher 3 (2015)

Low, 1024x768223.00
Medium, 1366x768208.00
High, 1920x1080139.00
Ultra, 1920x108075.00
4K, 3840x216054.30

GTA V (2015)

Low, 1024x768178.00
Medium, 1366x768172.50
High, 1920x1080135.00
Ultra, 1920x108087.65
QHD43.40
4K, 3840x216062.25

Battlefield 4 (2013)

Low, 1024x768199.10
Medium, 1366x768199.80
High, 1366x768199.80
Ultra, 1920x1080180.60
4K, 3840x216070.40

Specifications (specs)

Essentials

Architecture GCN 5.1
Code name Vega 20
Design AMD Radeon 2nd generation Vega
GCN generation 5th Gen
Launch date 7 February 2019
Launch price (MSRP) $699
Place in performance rating 225
Price now $699.99
Type Desktop
Value for money (0-100) 32.74

Technical info

Boost clock speed 1750 MHz
Compute units 60
Core clock speed 1400 MHz
Manufacturing process technology 7 nm
Peak Double Precision (FP64) Performance 3.46 TFLOPs
Peak Half Precision (FP16) Performance 27.7 TFLOPs
Peak Single Precision (FP32) Performance 13.8 TFLOPs
Pipelines 3840
Pixel fill rate 115.26 GP/s
Stream Processors 3840
Texture fill rate 432.24 GT/s
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 300 Watt
Transistor count 13,230 million

Video outputs and ports

Display Connectors 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort
DisplayPort count 3
DisplayPort support
HDMI
VGA

Compatibility, dimensions and requirements

Interface PCIe 3.0 x16
Length 305 mm
Recommended system power (PSU) 750 W
Supplementary power connectors 2x 8-pin

API support

DirectX 12.0
OpenCL 2.0
OpenGL 4.6
Vulkan

Memory

High bandwidth memory (HBM)
Maximum RAM amount 16 GB
Memory bandwidth 1024 GB/s
Memory bus width 4096 Bit
Memory clock speed 2000 MHz
Memory type HBM2

Technologies

AMD Eyefinity
AMD Radeon™ Chill
AMD Radeon™ ReLive
FreeSync
PowerTune
TressFX
TrueAudio
Unified Video Decoder (UVD)
Video Code Engine (VCE)
Virtual Super Resolution (VSR)
VR Ready
ZeroCore