AMD Radeon RX Vega 56 review. Specs and Benchmarks

A detailed review of the video card AMD Radeon RX Vega 56. Ranked 48 in CpusData's performance ranking.

Manufacturer AMD, year of manufacture 2017, process technology 14 nm, power consumption 210 Watt (TDP).

The graphics card runs at a clock frequency of 1138 MHz, capable of overclocking up to 1471 MHz. On board is 8 GB of memory with a clock rate of 800 MHz and a bandwidth of 409.6 GB/s.

Below is some key information about the technologies used, interfaces, motherboard compatibility and test results in popular games. This data will help you decide which graphics card to choose. You can also compare your AMD Radeon RX Vega 56 graphics card online with other models on our site.

General info

The main nomenclature characteristics of the video card AMD Radeon RX Vega 56, for general information about it.

Place in performance rating: 80
Value for money (0-100): 48.37
Architecture: Vega
Code name: Vega 10
Type: Desktop
Release date: 14 August 2017 (4 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP): $399
Price now: $1587 (4x MSRP)
Value for money: 11.79
GPU code name: Vega
Market segment: Desktop

Technical specs

Characteristics that directly affect the performance of the video card AMD Radeon RX Vega 56. Smaller process technology, higher clock frequencies, more threads and transistors are signs of a modern graphics card.

Pipelines: 3584
Core clock speed: 1138 MHz
Boost Clock: 1471 MHz
Transistor count: 12,500 million
Manufacturing process technology: 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP): 210 Watt
Texture fill rate: 329.5
Floating-point performance: 10,566 gflops
Pipelines / CUDA cores: 3584
Boost clock speed: 1474 MHz
Number of transistors: 12,500 million
Thermal design power (TDP): 210 Watt

Compatibility, dimensions and requirements

Additional technical information, does not greatly affect the performance rating.

Interface: PCIe 3.0 x16
Length: 267 mm
Supplementary power connectors: 2x 8-pin

Memory

Video card memory is used to store calculations. Modern software and 3D games require higher memory capacity and speed. The higher these parameters, the higher the performance of the chip AMD Radeon RX Vega 56.

Memory type: HBM2
Maximum RAM amount: 8 GB
Memory bus width: 409.6 Bit
Memory clock speed: 800 MHz
Memory bandwidth: 409.6 GB/s
Shared memory: -

Video outputs and ports

Information about video card interfaces, ports, shape factor and size.

Display Connectors: 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort
HDMI: +

API support

Supported by the video card AMD Radeon RX Vega 56 API. The higher the version, the better performance in games.

DirectX: 12 (12_1)
OpenGL: 4.6

Overall gaming performance

The tests show the FPS results with different screen resolutions according to the recommendations of the game developer. Benchmark AMD Radeon RX Vega 56 may differ from the actual data, depending on the environment (motherboard or processor).


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Horizon Zero Dawn (2020)
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Death Stranding (2020)
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F1 2020 (2020)
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Gears Tactics (2020)
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Doom Eternal (2020)
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Legend
5 Stutter – Insufficient data. Similar graphics cards stutter, the game is likely to show a low frame rate. There will be some lags.
May Stutter – Insufficient data. Similar graphics cards stutter, the game is likely to show a low frame rate. There will be some lags.
30 Fluent – According to the results of benchmarks the game should run at 25 frames per second (fps)
40 Fluent – According to the results of benchmarks the game should run at 35 frames per second (fps)
60 Fluent – According to the results of benchmarks the game should run at 58 frames per second (fps)
May Run Fluently – Insufficient data. Similar graphics cards show a smooth frame rate, comfortable for the game.
? Uncertain – Graphics cards testing has shown that a slower card can provide a high and stable frame rate for the same operation.
Uncertain – The work of the video card in the game is still being studied. Interpolation among analogs is not possible.
The value depicts the average frame rate. Hovering over the value, you can get individual results.

AMD Radeon RX Vega 56 in Benchmarks

The performance of the graphics card AMD Radeon RX Vega 56 is presented in popular modern benchmarks. Testing at maximum loads gives us an idea of the real power of the graphics processor and allows us to compare the model with other popular graphics cards. You can find benchmark descriptions and results on their pages.

Overall benchmark performance

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