Key Differences
In short — Radeon RX Vega 56 outperforms Radeon HD 7950 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Radeon RX Vega 56 is 2022 days newer than Radeon HD 7950.
Advantages of AMD Radeon RX Vega 56
- Performs up to 25% better in Rust than Radeon HD 7950 - 114 vs 91 FPS
- Up to 167% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon HD 7950 - 8 vs 3 GB
Advantages of AMD Radeon HD 7950
- Consumes up to 5% less energy than AMD Radeon RX Vega 56 - 200 vs 210 Watts
Rust
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Desktop • Aug 14th, 2017
Desktop • Jan 31st, 2012
Theoretical Performance
Desktop • Aug 14th, 2017
Pixel Fillrate
94.14 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
329.5 GTexel/s
100%
AMD Radeon RX Vega 56 | vs | AMD Radeon HD 7950 |
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Aug 14th, 2017 | Release Date | Jan 31st, 2012 |
Vega | Generation | Southern Islands |
$399 | MSRP | $449 |
1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort | Outputs | 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort |
2x 8-pin | Power Connectors | 2x 6-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
8 GB | Memory | 3 GB |
HBM2 | Type | GDDR5 |
2048-bit | Bus | 384-bit |
409.6 GB/s | Bandwidth | 240 GB/s |
1156 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 800 MHz |
1471 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | Not Available |
800 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1250 MHz |