Sapphire Radeon VII vs MSI Radeon VII 16G. Specifications, performance, tests

Comparison of basic technical data of graphics cards Sapphire Radeon VII and MSI Radeon VII 16G, chip, information processing units.

• Based on
  AMD Radeon VII AMD Radeon VII
• GPU Chip
  Vega 20 XT Vega 20 XT
• Execution units
  60 60
• Shader
  3840 3840
• Render Output Units
  64 64
• Texture Units
  240 240

Comparison of the amount of memory on board graphics cards. The more the better.

• Memory Size
  16 GB 16 GB
• Memory Type
  HBM2 HBM2
• Memory Speed
  1 GHz 1 GHz
• Memory Bandwith
  1024 GB/s 1024 GB/s
• Memory Interface
  4096 bit 4096 bit

Let's compare the memory frequency of graphics cards Sapphire Radeon VII and MSI Radeon VII 16G. The higher the better.

• Base Clock
  1.400 GHz 1.400 GHz
• Boost Clock
  1.750 GHz 1.750 GHz
• Avg (Game) Clock
  
• Overclocking
  Yes Yes

Connectors, the number of thermal watts emitted in normal mode and at overclocking.

• TDP
  300 W 300 W
• TDP (up)
  -- --
• Tjunction max
  -- --
• PCIe-Power
  2 x 8-Pin 2 x 8-Pin

Types and sizes of coolers for graphics card cooling system Sapphire Radeon VII and MSI Radeon VII 16G.

• Fan-Type
  Axial Axial
• Cooler-Type
  Air cooling Air cooling
• Fan 1
  3 x 75 mm 3 x 75 mm
• Noise (Idle)
  32 dB 32 dB
• Fan 2
  -- --
• Noise (Load)
  52 dB 52 dB

Connectivity and connections.

• Max. Displays
  4 4
• HDCP-Version
  2.2 2.2
• HDMI Ports
  1x HDMI v2.0b 1x HDMI v2.0b
• DP Ports
  3x DP v1.4a 3x DP v1.4a
• DVI Ports
  -- --
• VGA Ports
  -- --
• USB-C Ports
  -- --

Technical data that is used to its full potential in computer games.

• Max. resolution
  7680x4320 7680x4320
• DirectX
  12_1 12_1
• Raytracing
  No No
• DLSS / FSR
  No No
• LED
  Non addressable LED Non addressable LED

Built-in support for video and image compression standards.

• h264
  Decode / Encode Decode / Encode
• VP8
  Decode Decode
• h265 / HEVC
  Decode / Encode Decode / Encode
• VP9
  Decode / Encode Decode / Encode
• AV1
  No No

The difference in size, weight and slot of the compared devices

• Length
  268 mm 267 mm
• Height
  120 mm 121 mm
• Width
  42 mm 40 mm
• Width (Slots)
  2 PCIe-Slots 2 PCIe-Slots
• Weight
  1280 g 1280 g

Comparison of interfaces and release dates for GPU MSI Radeon VII 16G and Sapphire Radeon VII.

• GPU Interface
  PCIe 3.0 x 16 PCIe 3.0 x 16
• Release date
  Q1/2019 Q1/2019
• Release price
  -- --
• Structure size
  7 nm 7 nm
• Part-no
  21291-01-40G Radeon VII 16G
• Documents
  data sheet data sheet