G3D Mark is a standard benchmark that measures graphics performance in real-world gaming scenarios. It simplifies comparing cards from different brands, where higher scores directly correlate with better fps and smoother gaming experiences.

Head-to-Head Verdict, Benchmarks, Value & Long-Term Outlook

This comparison brings together gaming FPS, raw graphics performance, VRAM, feature set, power efficiency, pricing context, and long-term value so you can see which GPU actually makes more sense.

Radeon Pro Vega 64

2017

Why buy it

✅Competitive enough if your priority is price, power, or specific feature preference.

Trade-offs

❌Less VRAM, with Unknown vs 8 GB for high-resolution textures and newer games.
❌Very weak future-proofing: 2017-era hardware with Unknown of VRAM is already obsolete for modern gaming and is hard to recommend today.
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39.6% HIGHER MSRP
$599 MSRPvs$429 MSRP
❌Lower G3D Mark per dollar, at 21.5 vs 31.0 G3D/$ ($599 MSRP vs $429 MSRP).
❌257.1% higher power demand at 250W vs 70W.

Radeon PRO W7500

2023

Why buy it

✅Costs $170 less on MSRP ($429 MSRP vs $599 MSRP).
✅Delivers 44% more G3D Mark for each dollar spent, at 31.0 vs 21.5 G3D/$ ($429 MSRP vs $599 MSRP).
✅100+% more VRAM for high-resolution textures and newer games (8 GB vs Unknown).
✅More future proof: RDNA 3.0 (2022−2026) on 6nm with a newer platform for upcoming games.
✅Draws 70W instead of 250W, a 180W reduction.

Trade-offs

❌Fewer clear downsides in this head-to-head, aside from the usual pricing and availability swings.

Radeon Pro Vega 64

2017

Radeon PRO W7500

2023

Why buy it

✅Competitive enough if your priority is price, power, or specific feature preference.

Why buy it

✅Costs $170 less on MSRP ($429 MSRP vs $599 MSRP).
✅Delivers 44% more G3D Mark for each dollar spent, at 31.0 vs 21.5 G3D/$ ($429 MSRP vs $599 MSRP).
✅100+% more VRAM for high-resolution textures and newer games (8 GB vs Unknown).
✅More future proof: RDNA 3.0 (2022−2026) on 6nm with a newer platform for upcoming games.
✅Draws 70W instead of 250W, a 180W reduction.

Trade-offs

❌Less VRAM, with Unknown vs 8 GB for high-resolution textures and newer games.
❌Very weak future-proofing: 2017-era hardware with Unknown of VRAM is already obsolete for modern gaming and is hard to recommend today.
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39.6% HIGHER MSRP
$599 MSRPvs$429 MSRP
❌Lower G3D Mark per dollar, at 21.5 vs 31.0 G3D/$ ($599 MSRP vs $429 MSRP).
❌257.1% higher power demand at 250W vs 70W.

Trade-offs

❌Fewer clear downsides in this head-to-head, aside from the usual pricing and availability swings.

Quick Answers

So, is Radeon PRO W7500 better than Radeon Pro Vega 64?

Yes. Radeon PRO W7500 is clearly the better overall GPU here. You are also looking at 13,298 vs 12,891 in G3D Mark. On top of that, Radeon PRO W7500 is a 2023 card with FSR upscaling, while Radeon Pro Vega 64 is a 2017 model from an older generation with FSR upscaling. So this is not really a tight same-tier comparison. It is more a modern card against an older, weaker alternative.

Which one is more future-proof for 2026 and beyond?

Radeon PRO W7500 is the more future-proof choice for 2026 and beyond. You are getting a newer 2023 generation instead of 2017, more VRAM at 8 GB instead of Unknown, 100.0% more ray-tracing hardware, and a 6nm process instead of 14nm. That extra memory headroom makes it the safer pick for newer games, heavier textures, and higher settings over time.

Which one is the smarter buy today, not just the cheaper card?

Radeon PRO W7500 can still make sense if you find it at the right price, especially around $429 MSRP. Radeon PRO W7500 is still the smarter buy for most people, though, because the raw performance is close while the overall package is cleaner. Radeon PRO W7500 is about $170 cheaper on MSRP at $429 MSRP versus $599 MSRP, and you are getting 3.2% higher G3D Mark. Moving to $429 MSRP gets you newer hardware, lower power draw (70W vs 250W), and FSR upscaling.

Is Radeon Pro Vega 64 still worth buying for gaming in 2026?

Yes. Radeon Pro Vega 64 is still a strong gaming card in 2026: it is very strong for 1080p, good for 1440p, and more limited at 4K. Price is really the swing factor here. If you find it at or below $599 MSRP, it remains a very sensible buy. Radeon PRO W7500 is still the safer recommendation for most fresh builds because it offers a cleaner overall package with newer hardware and FSR upscaling.

Games Benchmarks

Real-world benchmarks and performance projections based on comprehensive hardware analysis and comparative metrics. Values represent expected performance on High/Ultra settings at 1080p, 1440p, and 4K. Modeled using a Ryzen 7 9800X3D reference profile to minimize specific CPU bottlenecks.

Note: Performance behavior can vary per game. Specific architectures may perform better or worse depending on game engine optimizations and API implementation.

Radeon Pro Vega 64 Benchmark Check

Radeon PRO W7500 Benchmark Check

Path of Exile 2

Preset	Radeon Pro Vega 64	Radeon PRO W7500
1080p
low	106 FPS	136 FPS
medium	96 FPS	119 FPS
high	81 FPS	104 FPS
ultra	67 FPS	85 FPS
1440p
low	94 FPS	122 FPS
medium	81 FPS	101 FPS
high	65 FPS	86 FPS
ultra	55 FPS	73 FPS
4K
low	47 FPS	66 FPS
medium	42 FPS	58 FPS
high	32 FPS	40 FPS
ultra	29 FPS	34 FPS

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Path of Exile 2

Path of Exile 2

Counter-Strike 2

Preset	Radeon Pro Vega 64	Radeon PRO W7500
1080p
low	301 FPS	339 FPS
medium	262 FPS	284 FPS
high	203 FPS	224 FPS
ultra	164 FPS	174 FPS
1440p
low	204 FPS	212 FPS
medium	175 FPS	179 FPS
high	144 FPS	142 FPS
ultra	114 FPS	114 FPS
4K
low	100 FPS	99 FPS
medium	84 FPS	83 FPS
high	71 FPS	69 FPS
ultra	56 FPS	53 FPS

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Counter-Strike 2

Counter-Strike 2

League of Legends

Preset	Radeon Pro Vega 64	Radeon PRO W7500
1080p
low	580 FPS	598 FPS
medium	464 FPS	479 FPS
high	387 FPS	399 FPS
ultra	290 FPS	299 FPS
1440p
low	435 FPS	414 FPS
medium	348 FPS	356 FPS
high	290 FPS	291 FPS
ultra	218 FPS	224 FPS
4K
low	290 FPS	299 FPS
medium	232 FPS	239 FPS
high	193 FPS	187 FPS
ultra	145 FPS	141 FPS

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League of Legends

League of Legends

Valorant

Preset	Radeon Pro Vega 64	Radeon PRO W7500
1080p
low	258 FPS	522 FPS
medium	213 FPS	453 FPS
high	180 FPS	386 FPS
ultra	151 FPS	299 FPS
1440p
low	196 FPS	425 FPS
medium	162 FPS	359 FPS
high	133 FPS	298 FPS
ultra	112 FPS	224 FPS
4K
low	118 FPS	267 FPS
medium	105 FPS	239 FPS
high	85 FPS	199 FPS
ultra	70 FPS	150 FPS

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Valorant

Valorant

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Technical Specifications

Side-by-side comparison of Radeon Pro Vega 64 and Radeon PRO W7500

Radeon Pro Vega 64

The Radeon Pro Vega 64 is manufactured by AMD. It was released in June 27 2017. It features the GCN 5.0 architecture. The core clock ranges from 1250 MHz to 1350 MHz. It has 4096 shading units. The thermal design power (TDP) is 250W. Manufactured using 14 nm process technology. G3D Mark benchmark score: 12,891 points.

Radeon PRO W7500

The Radeon PRO W7500 is manufactured by AMD. It was released in August 3 2023. It features the RDNA 3.0 architecture. The core clock ranges from 1500 MHz to 1700 MHz. It has 1792 shading units. The thermal design power (TDP) is 70W. Manufactured using 6 nm process technology. It features 28 dedicated ray tracing cores for enhanced lighting effects. G3D Mark benchmark score: 13,298 points. Launch price was $429.

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Graphics Performance

The Radeon Pro Vega 64 scores 12,891 and the Radeon PRO W7500 reaches 13,298 in the G3D Mark benchmark — just a 3.2% difference, making them near-identical in rasterization performance. The Radeon Pro Vega 64 is built on GCN 5.0 while the Radeon PRO W7500 uses RDNA 3.0, both on 14 nm vs 6 nm. Shader units: 4,096 (Radeon Pro Vega 64) vs 1,792 (Radeon PRO W7500). Raw compute: 11.06 TFLOPS (Radeon Pro Vega 64) vs 12.19 TFLOPS (Radeon PRO W7500). Boost clocks: 1350 MHz vs 1700 MHz.

Feature	Radeon Pro Vega 64	Radeon PRO W7500
G3D Mark Score	12,891	13,298+3%
Architecture	GCN 5.0	RDNA 3.0
Process Node	14 nm	6 nm
Shading Units	4096+129%	1792
Compute (TFLOPS)	11.06 TFLOPS	12.19 TFLOPS+10%
Boost Clock	1350 MHz	1700 MHz+26%
ROPs	64	64
TMUs	256+129%	112
L1 Cache	1 MB+100%	0.5 MB
L2 Cache	4 MB+100%	2 MB
Frame Generation	FSR upscaling	FSR upscaling + RSR

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Advanced Features (DLSS/FSR)

Feature	Radeon Pro Vega 64	Radeon PRO W7500
Upscaling Tech	FSR Upscaling / FSR 4	FSR Upscaling / FSR 4
Frame Generation	Not Supported	Not Supported
Ray Reconstruction	No	No
Low Latency	AMD Anti-Lag	AMD Anti-Lag

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Video Memory (VRAM)

The Radeon Pro Vega 64 comes with 0 MB of VRAM, while the Radeon PRO W7500 has 8 GB. The Radeon PRO W7500 offers 100+% more capacity, crucial for higher resolutions and texture-heavy games. Bus width: 128-bit vs 256-bit. L2 Cache: 4 MB (Radeon Pro Vega 64) vs 2 MB (Radeon PRO W7500) — the Radeon Pro Vega 64 has significantly larger on-die cache to reduce VRAM reliance.

Feature	Radeon Pro Vega 64	Radeon PRO W7500
VRAM Capacity	Shared System RAM	8 GB
Memory Type	GDDR6	GDDR6
Bus Width	128-bit	256-bit+100%
L2 Cache	4 MB+100%	2 MB

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Display & API Support

DirectX support: 12.1 (Radeon Pro Vega 64) vs 12.2 (Radeon PRO W7500). Vulkan: 1.1 vs 1.3. OpenGL: 4.6 vs 4.6. Maximum simultaneous displays: 4 vs 4.

Feature	Radeon Pro Vega 64	Radeon PRO W7500
DirectX	12.1	12.2
Vulkan	1.1	1.3+18%
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
Max Displays	4	4

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Media & Encoding

Hardware encoder: VCE 4.0 (Radeon Pro Vega 64) vs VCN 4.0 (Radeon PRO W7500). Decoder: UVD 7.0 vs VCN 4.0. Supported codecs: MPEG-2,H.264,HEVC,VP9 (Radeon Pro Vega 64) vs MPEG-2,H.264,HEVC,VP9,AV1 (Radeon PRO W7500).

Feature	Radeon Pro Vega 64	Radeon PRO W7500
Encoder	VCE 4.0	VCN 4.0
Decoder	UVD 7.0	VCN 4.0
Codecs	MPEG-2,H.264,HEVC,VP9	MPEG-2,H.264,HEVC,VP9,AV1

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Power & Dimensions

The Radeon Pro Vega 64 draws 250W versus the Radeon PRO W7500's 70W — a 112.5% difference. The Radeon PRO W7500 is more power-efficient. Recommended PSU: 1W (Radeon Pro Vega 64) vs 500W (Radeon PRO W7500). Power connectors: Integrated vs PCIe-powered. Card length: 267mm vs 216mm, occupying 2 vs 1 slots. Typical load temperature: 85°C vs 75°C.

Feature	Radeon Pro Vega 64	Radeon PRO W7500
TDP	250W	70W-72%
Recommended PSU	1W-100%	500W
Power Connector	Integrated	PCIe-powered
Length	267mm	216mm
Height	111mm	115mm
Slots	2	1-50%
Temp (Load)	85°C	75°C-12%
Perf/Watt	51.6	190.0+268%

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Value Analysis

The Radeon Pro Vega 64 launched at $599 MSRP, while the Radeon PRO W7500 launched at $429. The Radeon PRO W7500 costs 28.4% less ($170 savings) on MSRP. Performance per dollar on MSRP (G3D Mark / MSRP): 21.5 (Radeon Pro Vega 64) vs 31.0 (Radeon PRO W7500) — the Radeon PRO W7500 offers 44.2% better value. The Radeon PRO W7500 is the newer GPU (2023 vs 2017).