Comparison: radeon vii vs rtx 2080 vs gtx 1080 ti vs rtx 2070

AMD Radeon VII is a reality and it is time to see what exactly its performance is and how it positions itself with respect to the offers of the competition Nvidia in the high range. This time, we are going to see a performance comparison between RTX 2080, GTX 1080 Ti and RTX 2070, all competing against the new AMD option.

Performance comparison between Radeon VII vs RTX 2080 vs GTX 1080 Ti vs RTX 2070

Radeon VII is a new graphics card that uses a 7nm node based on VEGA architecture with 3840 Stream Processors, 60 Compute Units (CU), 16GB of HBM2 memory with a bandwidth of 1TB / s and a theoretical power of 13.8 TFLOPs. The GPU can operate at a maximum peak speed of 1.8 GHz.

The following comparison, shared by the people of Anandtech, uses the following equipment.

TESTING EQUIPMENT
CPU	Intel Core i7-7820X @ 4.3GHz
Base plate	Gigabyte X299 AORUS Gaming 7 (F9g)
Source	Corsair AX860i
Storage	OCZ Toshiba RD400 (1TB)
Memory	G.Skill TridentZ DDR4-3200 4 x 8GB (16-18-18-38)
Box	NZXT Phantom 630 Windowed Edition
Monitor	LG 27UD68P-B
Traffic Cards	AMD Radeon VII NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
Drivers	NVIDIA Release 417.71 AMD Radeon Software 18.50 Press
SW	Windows 10 x64 Pro (1803) Specter and Meltdown Patched

PERFORMANCE COMPARISON

The four graphics cards were subjected to some of the most popular games, all with their - maximum graphics options. In this comparison we will focus on 1080 and 4K resolutions . Who will be better off? Let's see it.

BATTLEFIELD 1

	1080p - FPS (Average)	4K - FPS (Average)
Radeon VII	163	81
RTX 2080	160	77
GTX 1080 Ti	160	74
RTX 2070	147	63

First of all we have Battlefield 1, a demanding video game for any modern graphics card. Here we see 1080p parity with the natural enemies of the Radeon VII, and a small advantage when we raise the resolution to 4K for the AMD option.

FAR CRY 5

	1080p - FPS (Average)	4K - FPS (Average)
Radeon VII	102	59
RTX 2080	112	56
GTX 1080 Ti	111	54
RTX 2070	106	Four. Five

Far Cry 5 appears in the comparison and we see that the AMD option continues to maintain its advantage over the rest in 4K resolution, but not when we lower the resolution to 1080p, falling below the RTX 2070.

FINAL FANTASY XV (DX11)

	1080p - FPS (Average)	4K - FPS (Average)
Radeon VII	94	40
RTX 2080	115	Four. Five
GTX 1080 Ti	113	Four. Five
RTX 2070	96	37

The AMD option can not take advantage in Final Fantasy XV and lags behind in 4K and further in 1080p, staying in the numbers of the RTX 2070.

GRAND THEFT AUTO V

	1080p - FPS (Average)	4K - FPS (Average)
Radeon VII	99	48
RTX 2080	108	53
GTX 1080 Ti	112	55
RTX 2070	105	Four. Five

Curiously, the 'old' GTX 1080 Ti beats everyone in GTA V, an already somewhat old game but that is still very current. This is another disappointing result for the Radeon VII, which comes out last in 1080p resolution. In 4K it is placed between an RTX 2070 and RTX 2080, but by very little margin.

TOTAL WAR: WARHAMMER II

	1080p - FPS (Average)	4K - FPS (Average)
Radeon VII	89	35
RTX 2080	100	41
GTX 1080 Ti	105	41
RTX 2070	89	3. 4

Total War: Warhammer is a demanding game due to the number of units it generates on the screen, so that's why we understand that in 4K the results are so low on average. The AMD graphics card is once again on par with the RTX 2070, and with some fps below the RTX 2080. When we lower the resolution to 1080p, it is more of the same. It does not look good.

F1 2018

	1080p - FPS (Average)	4K - FPS (Average)
Radeon VII	145	74
RTX 2080	149	77
GTX 1080 Ti	143	74
RTX 2070	130	64

Finally, we have F1 2018 that shows a clear parity between Radeon VII and RTX 2080 / GTX 1080 in any resolution.

GPU compute tests
	CompuBench - N-Body 1024k	CompuBench - Optical Flow	GeekBench 4 - GPU	SiSoft Sandra - GP
Radeon VII	140	82	222K	18.5
RTX 2080	81	62	417K	17.2
GTX 1080 Ti	73	61	229K	-
RTX 2070	74	51	354K	-

As for the performance in tests of calculation by GPU, which surely will interest more the professional sector. Radeon VII if it would be taking a considerable advantage in the tests of CompuBench, but not so in GeekBench 4.

CONCLUSIONS

Radeon VII is the world's first 7nm gaming GPU, and it's no small feat. It may still be a dual-use product for professionals / gamers, but it has still lacked a little more power to be at the height of the RTX 2080. However, it has not been so far, in the comparisons we see an advantage of Between 5 and 6% in favor of the Nvidia option.

Perhaps these numbers can be improved by new, more optimized AMD drivers, but that would not solve the issue of its high launch cost (750 euros approx.), Which makes it an option not too recommended at this time. What do you think?

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