China’s Lisuan 7G100 GPU Launches With Big Ambition, But RTX 3060-Level Performance
China’s homegrown gaming GPU push just got a proper consumer launch, but the first reviews are a bit sus, bro.
Lisuan Tech has launched the 7G100 Extreme Founders Edition for the Chinese market, a gaming graphics card based on the company’s 6nm 7G106 GPU. On paper, this is a big moment: China finally has a domestic GPU that is not just aimed at workstation, AI, or basic display output use, but actual PC gaming.
The card is priced at 3299 RMB, which Wccftech notes is around US$500. In Malaysian money, that sits roughly in the RM2,000-plus territory before any import markups, which immediately puts it in dangerous waters. That is not “budget experiment” pricing. That is the kind of money Malaysian PC builders would normally compare against mainstream NVIDIA, AMD, or Intel options.
Spec-wise, the 7G100 Extreme is not empty talk. It comes with 12GB of GDDR6 memory on a 192-bit bus, uses PCIe 4.0 x16, and has a listed 225W TDP powered by a single 12-pin connector. The card uses a dual-slot, triple-fan design and includes four DisplayPort 1.4a outputs. It also supports modern APIs like DirectX 12, Vulkan 1.3, OpenGL 4.6, and OpenCL 3.0, plus media features including AV1 and HEVC encode/decode support.
Lisuan also has something important here: Microsoft WHQL certification, which matters because domestic GPUs have historically struggled not just with raw speed, but with drivers and game compatibility. The company had promoted support for major titles such as Cyberpunk 2077, Elden Ring, Baldur’s Gate 3, Black Myth: Wukong, Resident Evil 4, Monster Hunter Rise, Sekiro, and more.
The problem is performance.
Earlier demos suggested the 7G100 might land somewhere near an RTX 4060, but those were based on synthetic benchmarks like Geekbench OpenCL and 3DMark. According to benchmark results shared on Bilibili by 潮玩客, the actual launch picture is much less exciting. In 3DMark, the card appears closer to — or sometimes behind — the older RTX 3060, a GPU that launched years ago.
Gaming results look even rougher. In Cyberpunk 2077 at 1080p, the 7G100 reportedly averaged 88 FPS, while an older RX 6600 XT pushed over 200 FPS. Across tested games, it did not properly challenge cards like the RX 6600 XT, RTX 3060, or RTX 4060, whether using FSR, TAA, or no anti-aliasing.
To be fair, the good news is that games actually ran. Wccftech notes there were no major crashes or obvious driver compatibility disasters. That matters for a first serious gaming GPU. But performance consistency is still a headache, with reports of stuttering and poor frame pacing. Hardware ray tracing is also not supported, which makes the value argument even harder when similarly priced cards offer RT, better AI features, and mature drivers.
For Malaysian and SEA gamers, this is more interesting as industry news than shopping advice. If this card ever appears through grey import channels, the price would need to be seriously low to make sense. At RM2k-ish, most local buyers would rather hunt for an RTX 4060, RTX 5060 Ti deal, Intel Arc B580, or even a used RTX 3060/3060 Ti depending on budget. We are very price-sensitive here — every ringgit matters when you are building around Shopee sales, Lazada vouchers, and PSU limitations.
Still, Lisuan deserves some credit. This is clearly a step up from earlier domestic Chinese GPU attempts that lacked proper game support. China is also pushing harder into in-house hardware, especially as access to offshore brands becomes more restricted. That could give Lisuan a real domestic market even if global gamers are not convinced yet.
But for now? The 7G100 is an important GPU historically, not a killer gaming buy. Ambition memang ada. Value? Not yet.
Source: Wccftech Gaming
