Radeon HD 7950 vs Radeon RX Vega 8 Ryzen 4000

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing Radeon HD 7950 and Radeon RX Vega 8 Ryzen 4000. Here you can take a closer look at graphics cards specs, such as core clock speed, memory type and size, display connectors, etc. The price, overall benchmark and gaming performances are usually defining factors when it comes to choosing between Radeon HD 7950 and Radeon RX Vega 8 Ryzen 4000. Make sure that the graphics card has compatible dimensions and will properly fit in your new or current computer case. Also these graphics cards may have different system power recommendations, so take that into consideration and upgrade your PSU if necessary.

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Radeon RX Vega 8 Ryzen 4000 is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: Radeon RX Vega 8 Ryzen 4000 is only used in laptop graphics. It has lower GPU clock speed compared to the desktop variant, which results in lower power consumption, but also 10-30% lower gaming performance. Check available laptop models with Radeon RX Vega 8 Ryzen 4000 here:

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Main Specs

	Radeon HD 7950	Radeon RX Vega 8 Ryzen 4000
Power consumption (TDP)	200 Watt
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors	2x 6-pin
Memory type	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	3 GB
Display Connectors	1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort
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Radeon HD 7950 is used in Desktops, and Radeon RX Vega 8 Ryzen 4000 - in Laptops.
Radeon HD 7950 is build with GCN 1.0 architecture, and Radeon RX Vega 8 Ryzen 4000 - with Vega.
Radeon HD 7950 is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Radeon RX Vega 8 Ryzen 4000 - by 7 nm process technology.

Game benchmarks


high / 1080p	35−40	20−22
ultra / 1080p	21−24	12−14
QHD / 1440p	16−18	6−7
4K / 2160p	10−11	5−6
low / 720p	60−65	35−40
medium / 1080p	40−45	24−27
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7950 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 77% more, than Radeon RX Vega 8 Ryzen 4000.
high / 1080p	55−60	30−35
ultra / 1080p	45−50	27−30
QHD / 1440p	35−40	10−12
4K / 2160p	18−20	7−8
low / 720p	100−110	65−70
medium / 1080p	60−65	35−40
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7950 in Battlefield 5 is 80% more, than Radeon RX Vega 8 Ryzen 4000.
low / 768p	50−55	50−55
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
Radeon HD 7950 and Radeon RX Vega 8 Ryzen 4000 have the same average FPS in Call of Duty: Warzone.
low / 768p	250−260	230−240
medium / 768p	220−230	200−210
ultra / 1080p	180−190	110−120
QHD / 1440p	110−120	85−90
4K / 2160p	70−75	45−50
high / 768p	210−220	160−170
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7950 in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 24% more, than Radeon RX Vega 8 Ryzen 4000.
low / 768p	60−65	60−65
ultra / 1080p	−	50−55
medium / 1080p	55−60	55−60
Radeon HD 7950 and Radeon RX Vega 8 Ryzen 4000 have the same average FPS in Cyberpunk 2077.
low / 768p	120−130	120−130
medium / 768p	110−120	100−110
ultra / 1080p	100−110	80−85
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7950 in Dota 2 is 10% more, than Radeon RX Vega 8 Ryzen 4000.
high / 1080p	45−50	24−27
ultra / 1080p	40−45	21−24
QHD / 1440p	27−30	18−20
4K / 2160p	14−16	7−8
low / 720p	80−85	50−55
medium / 1080p	45−50	27−30
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7950 in Far Cry 5 is 72% more, than Radeon RX Vega 8 Ryzen 4000.
high / 1080p	60−65	30−35
ultra / 1080p	45−50	24−27
QHD / 1440p	27−30	14−16
4K / 2160p	27−30	−
low / 720p	180−190	120−130
medium / 1080p	110−120	70−75
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7950 in Fortnite is 61% more, than Radeon RX Vega 8 Ryzen 4000.
high / 1080p	60−65	30−35
ultra / 1080p	45−50	24−27
QHD / 1440p	30−35	12−14
4K / 2160p	24−27	12−14
low / 720p	100−110	65−70
medium / 1080p	65−70	35−40
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7950 in Forza Horizon 4 is 80% more, than Radeon RX Vega 8 Ryzen 4000.
low / 768p	140−150	100−110
medium / 768p	120−130	90−95
high / 1080p	70−75	40−45
ultra / 1080p	30−35	16−18
QHD / 1440p	21−24	7−8
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7950 in Grand Theft Auto V is 51% more, than Radeon RX Vega 8 Ryzen 4000.
high / 1080p	24−27	12−14
ultra / 1080p	20−22	10−11
QHD / 1440p	16−18	10−11
4K / 2160p	8−9	2−3
low / 720p	65−70	40−45
medium / 1080p	30−35	16−18
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7950 in Metro Exodus is 75% more, than Radeon RX Vega 8 Ryzen 4000.
low / 768p	130−140	120−130
medium / 1080p	120−130	110−120
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7950 in Minecraft is 8% more, than Radeon RX Vega 8 Ryzen 4000.
ultra / 1080p	14−16	14−16
low / 720p	100−110	70−75
medium / 1080p	18−20	18−20
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7950 in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 31% more, than Radeon RX Vega 8 Ryzen 4000.
high / 1080p	24−27	14−16
ultra / 1080p	16−18	10−11
QHD / 1440p	10−11	1−2
4K / 2160p	7−8	1−2
low / 720p	65−70	35−40
medium / 1080p	35−40	20−22
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7950 in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 92% more, than Radeon RX Vega 8 Ryzen 4000.
low / 768p	130−140	70−75
medium / 768p	85−90	45−50
high / 1080p	45−50	24−27
ultra / 1080p	24−27	14−16
4K / 2160p	16−18	8−9
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7950 in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 87% more, than Radeon RX Vega 8 Ryzen 4000.
low / 768p	90−95	90−95
medium / 768p	60−65	60−65
ultra / 1080p	50−55	40−45
high / 768p	60−65	55−60
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7950 in World of Tanks is 6% more, than Radeon RX Vega 8 Ryzen 4000.

Full Specs

	Radeon HD 7950	Radeon RX Vega 8 Ryzen 4000
Architecture	GCN 1.0	Vega
Code name	Tahiti	Vega Raven Ridge
Type	Desktop	Laptop
Release date	31 January 2012	7 January 2020
Pipelines	1792	512
Boost Clock	1250 MHz	1750 MHz
Transistor count	4,313 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	7 nm
Texture fill rate	89.60
Floating-point performance	2,867 gflops
Length	267 mm
Memory bus width	384 Bit
Memory clock speed	1250 MHz
Memory bandwidth	240 GB/s
Shared memory		-
DirectX		DirectX 12_1
Shader Model	5.1
OpenGL	4.6
OpenCL	1.2
Monero / XMR (CryptoNight)	0.56 kh/s
FreeSync	+
Bus support	PCIe 3.0 x16
HDMI	+
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256)	381 Mh/s
Eyefinity	+
PowerTune	+
ZeroCore	+
Design	reference
Number of Eyefinity displays	6
CrossFire	+
Decred / DCR (Decred)	0.78 Gh/s
Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto)	13.86 Mh/s
Zcash / ZEC (Equihash)	250 Sol/s
Compute units	28
AppAcceleration	+
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