AMD Radeon VII
The AMD Radeon VII is a graphics card released on February 7, 2019, built on the GCN architecture. It has 3,840 shading units, 16 GB of HBM2 memory on a 4096-bit bus, 1,024.0 GB/s of memory bandwidth, a boost clock of 1.75 GHz and a 300 W board power rating. It scores 16,227 in the PassMark G3D benchmark. It supports DirectX 12, OpenGL 4.6 and OpenCL 2.0.
Depth: 49 recorded fields, 6 features, 5 PassMark workloads
Specification data last verified October 1, 2026 against PassMark Videocard Benchmark, AMD.com Specifications and Wikipedia GPU list tables (wikigrid-2026-09). Coverage: 10 of 10 tracked specifications recorded.
Performance
The AMD Radeon VII scores 16,227 in the PassMark G3D benchmark, higher than 94.6% of the 2,658 GPUs benchmarked (PassMark rank #149), measured across 885 submitted results. Its PassMark G2D score is 797.
PassMark workload tests
In the PassMark workload tests the AMD Radeon VII averages DirectX 9 211 fps, DirectX 10 103 fps, DirectX 11 104 fps, DirectX 12 77 fps and GPU Compute 6,885 ops/s, across 885 submitted results. Frames per second are PassMark test-scene rates, not game frame rates.
Theoretical throughput
AMD states a peak of FP32 (single precision) 13.8 TFLOPS, FP16 (half precision) 27.7 TFLOPS, Pixel fill rate 115.26 GPixel/s and Texture fill rate 432.24 GTexel/s for the AMD Radeon VII.
As stated by PassMark
PassMark's own listing for the AMD Radeon VII states the PCIe 3.0 x16 interface, up to 16 GB of memory, a core clock of 1400 MHz, DirectX 12 and OpenGL 4.6, first benchmarked on 2019-02-13. These are PassMark's figures, shown separately from the specification tables above.
Graphics processor
The AMD Radeon VII is based on the GCN architecture, uses the Vega 20 graphics processor, contains 13,230 million transistors and has a die size of 331 mm².
Shader configuration
The AMD Radeon VII has 3,840 shading units, 60 compute units, 240 texture mapping units and 64 render output units.
The AMD Radeon VII does not use XMX engines; those are specific to Intel Arc graphics. Feex has no recorded ray tracing core count for the AMD Radeon VII.
Clock speeds
The AMD Radeon VII runs at a base clock of 1.40 GHz and boosts to 1.75 GHz.
Memory
The AMD Radeon VII is equipped with 16 GB of HBM2 memory, uses a 4096-bit memory bus and delivers 1,024.0 GB/s of memory bandwidth.
Board and power
The AMD Radeon VII has a board power rating of 300 W, a total board power of 300 W, a power supply of at least 750 W is recommended and it connects over PCIe 3.0 x16.
Market
The AMD Radeon VII was released on February 7, 2019 and launched at a price of $699.
Benchmarks
Graphics and compute APIs
The AMD Radeon VII supports DirectX 12, OpenGL 4.6 and OpenCL 2.0.
CUDA is an NVIDIA technology and does not apply to the AMD Radeon VII. Feex has no recorded Vulkan version for the AMD Radeon VII.
Features
The AMD Radeon VII has 4 supported features recorded outside the media engine. A feature that no source mentions is shown as not listed, never as unsupported.
Display features
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Supported: AMD FreeSyncSupport for AMD's variable refresh rate technology, which syncs compatible displays to the GPU to reduce tearing and stutter.
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Supported: VR ready Radeon VR Ready PremiumThe vendor states the GPU meets the requirements for running mainstream PC virtual reality headsets.
Not listed (6)
No source Feex holds states whether the AMD Radeon VII supports HDMI 4K output, Stereoscopic 3D, 10-bit color output, 8K display output, HDR output and 12-bit color output. That is silence, not a statement that they are unsupported.
The AMD Radeon VII supports AMD FreeSync and VR ready (Radeon VR Ready Premium) under Display features.
Software and drivers
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Supported: Radeon ChillAMD driver feature that lowers frame rate when there is little on-screen action to cut power use and heat.
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Supported: Radeon ReLiveAMD's built-in tool for recording and streaming gameplay.
Not listed (6)
No source Feex holds states whether the AMD Radeon VII supports Enhanced Sync, Image sharpening, Radeon Anti-Lag, Radeon Boost, Radeon Super Resolution and AMD Fluid Motion Frames. That is silence, not a statement that they are unsupported.
The AMD Radeon VII supports Radeon Chill and Radeon ReLive under Software and drivers.
Media engine
Feex holds no codec support statement for the AMD Radeon VII.
Not listed: H.264 (AVC), HEVC (H.265), AV1 and VP9. No source Feex holds states whether the AMD Radeon VII supports these codecs; that is silence, not a statement that they are unsupported.
Media engines recorded for the AMD Radeon VII: AMD Unified Video Decoder and AMD Video Coding Engine.
Display outputs
The AMD Radeon VII offers outputs DisplayPort 1.4 HDR, HDMI 4K60 Support and DisplayPort 1.4.
Frequently asked questions
How much VRAM does the AMD Radeon VII have?
The AMD Radeon VII has 16 GB of HBM2 memory on a 4096-bit bus. Its memory bandwidth is 1,024.0 GB/s.
How much power does the AMD Radeon VII use and what power supply does it need?
The AMD Radeon VII has a board power rating of 300 W. Feex records a suggested power supply of at least 750 W.
How fast is the AMD Radeon VII?
The AMD Radeon VII scores 16,227 in the PassMark G3D benchmark, higher than 94.6% of the 2,658 GPUs benchmarked. Its PassMark rank is #149. In the PassMark DirectX 12 test it averages 77 fps.
What bus interface does the AMD Radeon VII use?
The AMD Radeon VII connects over PCIe 3.0 x16.
When was the AMD Radeon VII released and how much did it cost at launch?
The AMD Radeon VII was released on February 7, 2019 and launched at a price of $699.
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