AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 vs AMD Radeon RX Vega 7

Comparative analysis of AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 and AMD Radeon RX Vega 7 videocards for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Technical info, API support. Benchmark videocards performance analysis: 3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score, Geekbench - OpenCL.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Radeon RX Vega 8

  • Around 14% higher pipelines: 512 vs 448
  • Around 31% better performance in 3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score: 1429 vs 1087
Specifications (specs)
Pipelines 512 vs 448
Benchmarks
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score 1429 vs 1087

Reasons to consider the AMD Radeon RX Vega 7

  • Videocard is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 2 month(s) later
  • Around 33% higher boost clock speed: 1600 MHz vs 1200 MHz
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 7 nm vs 14 nm
Launch date 7 Jan 2020 vs 26 Oct 2017
Boost clock speed 1600 MHz vs 1200 MHz
Manufacturing process technology 7 nm vs 14 nm

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: AMD Radeon RX Vega 8
GPU 2: AMD Radeon RX Vega 7

3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score
GPU 1
GPU 2
1429
1087
Name AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 AMD Radeon RX Vega 7
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score 1429 1087
Geekbench - OpenCL 11203

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 AMD Radeon RX Vega 7

Essentials

Architecture Vega Vega
Code name Vega Raven Ridge Vega Raven Ridge
Launch date 26 Oct 2017 7 Jan 2020
Place in performance rating 1349 1465
Type Laptop Laptop

Technical info

Boost clock speed 1200 MHz 1600 MHz
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm 7 nm
Pipelines 512 448

API support

DirectX 12.1 12.1