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AMD Radeon RX Vega 56 vs AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT

AMD Radeon RX Vega 56
AMD Radeon RX Vega 56 8 GB HBM2 · 1.47 GHz · 210 W Speed index 9/100
AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT
AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT 16 GB GDDR6 · 2.43 GHz · 263 W Speed index 31/100
In the gpu comparison between the AMD Radeon RX Vega 56 and the AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT, we compare both the technical data and the benchmark results of the two graphics cards.

Quick comparison

In FP32 performance, the AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT is 254 % faster than the AMD Radeon RX Vega 56.

AMD Radeon RX Vega 56AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT
Speed index
9/100
31/100
FP32
10.54 TFLOPS
37.32 TFLOPS
Boost Clock
1.47 GHz
2.43 GHz
Memory Size
8 GB HBM2
16 GB GDDR6
Memory bandwidth
410 GB/s
624 GB/s
TDP
210 W
263 W
Launch Price
399 $
499 $

GPU

GPUAMD Radeon RX Vega 56AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT
Based onAMD RX Vega 56AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT
GPU ChipVega 10 XLNavi 32 XT
Streaming Multiprocessors5660
Shader35843840
Render Output Units6496
Texture Units256240
Raytracing Cores--60
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The AMD Radeon RX Vega 56 is based on the AMD RX Vega 56 and has 3584 texture shaders and 56 execution units.

AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT is based on AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT, which has 3840 shaders and 60 execution units.

Memory

MemoryAMD Radeon RX Vega 56AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT
Memory Size8 GB16 GB
Memory TypeHBM2GDDR6
Memory Clock0.800 GHz2.438 GHz
Memory Speed1.6 Gbps19.5 Gbps
Memory bandwidth410 GB/s624 GB/s
Memory Interface2,048 bit256 bit
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The AMD Radeon RX Vega 56 has 8 GB of graphics memory of the type HBM2 and achieves a memory bandwidth of 410 GB/s.

The AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT can access 16 GB GDDR6 graphics memory and thus achieves a memory bandwidth of 624 GB/s.

Clock Speeds

Clock SpeedsAMD Radeon RX Vega 56AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT
Base Clock1.156 GHz1.800 GHz
Boost Clock1.471 GHz2.430 GHz
Avg (Game) Clock--2.12 GHz
OverclockingYesYes
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The AMD Radeon RX Vega 56 clocks in the base with up to 1.156 GHz. The base frequency of the AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT is 1.800 GHz.

Thermal Design

Thermal DesignAMD Radeon RX Vega 56AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT
TDP210 W263 W
Tjunction max100 °C96 °C
PCIe-Power2 x 8-Pin2 x 8-Pin
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The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of the AMD Radeon RX Vega 56 is 210 W. The graphics card is supplied with energy via the 2 x 8-Pin connector.

The AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT has a TDP of 263 W and is supplied with the required energy via 2 x 8-Pin PCIe power connectors.

Cooler & Fans

Cooler & FansAMD Radeon RX Vega 56AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT
Fan-TypeRadialAxial
Fan 11 x 70 mm2 x 90 mm
Cooler-TypeAir coolingAir cooling
Noise (Idle)37 dB0 dB
Noise (Load)49 dB--
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The AMD Radeon RX Vega 56 has a total of 1 Radial fans.

The AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT has 2 Axial fans to cool the GPU and memory.

Connectivity

ConnectivityAMD Radeon RX Vega 56AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT
Max. Displays44
HDCP--2.3
HDMI1x HDMI 2.0b1x HDMI 2.1a
DisplayPort3x DP 1.43x DP 2.1
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In the connectivity category, we recorded the number of ports on a graphics card. A total of 4 screens can be connected to the AMD Radeon RX Vega 56.

The AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT supports a maximum of 4 screens.

Featureset

FeaturesetAMD Radeon RX Vega 56AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT
Max. resolution7680x43207680x4320
DirectX12_112_2 (Ultimate)
RaytracingNoYes
DLSS / FSRYesYes
LEDNo LED lightingAddressable LED
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The AMD Radeon RX Vega 56 supports a maximum resolution of 7680x4320 pixels.

The maximum resolution of the AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT is 7680x4320 pixels.

Supported Video Codecs

Supported Video CodecsAMD Radeon RX Vega 56AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT
h264Decode / EncodeDecode / Encode
h265 / HEVCDecode / EncodeDecode / Encode
VP8DecodeDecode / Encode
VP9Decode / EncodeDecode / Encode
AV1NoDecode / Encode
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The support and acceleration of certain video codecs directly in the graphics card reduces the load when playing or creating videos.

Dimensions

DimensionsAMD Radeon RX Vega 56AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT
Length280 mm267 mm
Height127 mm135 mm
Width40 mm50 mm
Width (Slots)2 Slots3 Slots
Weight1,090 g--
SFF-ReadyNoNo
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The AMD Radeon RX Vega 56 is 280 mm long, 127 mm high and 40 mm wide.

The AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT is 267 mm long, 135 mm high and 50 mm wide.

Additional data

Additional dataAMD Radeon RX Vega 56AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT
GPU InterfacePCIe 3.0 x 16PCIe 4 x 16
Release dateQ3/2017Q3/2023
Launch Price399 $499 $
Structure size14 nm5 nm
Documentsdata sheetdata sheet
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The AMD Radeon RX Vega 56 was released in Q3/2017 at a price of 399 $.

The AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT was introduced in Q3/2023 at a price of 499 $.

Benchmark results

3DMark Benchmark (DirectX, Raytracing)

3DMark is a benchmark program that determines the performance of certain components of a computer and then reports the performance as a numerical value.

Time Spy Extreme Graphics score AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT +218.0 %

  1. 2,968
  2. 9,438

Port Royal (Raytracing)

  1. no data
  2. 10,409

Speed Way Graphics Score (Raytracing)

  1. no data
  2. 3,748

Cyberpunk 2077

Cyberpunk 2077 was developed by CD Projekt Red and is based on the development studio's own REDengine 4. Ray tracing is switched off in our benchmarks.

3840x2160 (2160p)

  1. no data
  2. 38 fps (avg)

2560x1440 (1440p)

  1. no data
  2. 82 fps (avg)

1920x1080 (1080p)

  1. no data
  2. 126 fps (avg)

The Last of Us Part 1

The Last of Us Part One is a game released by Sony in June 2013 exclusively for the Playstation and released for the PC in early 2023. The benchmark values here were determined at high details.

3840x2160 (2160p)

  1. no data
  2. 41 fps (avg)

2560x1440 (1440p)

  1. no data
  2. 84 fps (avg)

1920x1080 (1080p)

  1. no data
  2. 132 fps (avg)

Geekbench 6 (OpenCL, Vulkan, Metal)

Geekbench 6 is a cross-platform benchmark for main processors, which also carries out 3 different graphics benchmarks and outputs them in the form of a numerical value.

Geekbench 6 - OpenCL AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT +119.0 %

  1. 60,539
  2. 132,588

Geekbench 6 - Vulkan AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT +130.1 %

  1. 63,794
  2. 146,797

Geekbench 6 - Metal

  1. 71,932
  2. no data

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