AMD Radeon RX Vega 56
vs
AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT


GPU comparison with benchmarks

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.

GPU

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.
AMD Radeon RX Vega 56 GPU AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT
AMD RX Vega 56 Based on AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT
Vega 10 XL GPU Chip Navi 32 XT
GCN 5 Architecture RDNA 3
56 Streaming Multiprocessors 60
3584 Shader 3840
64 Render Output Units 96
256 Texture Units 240
0 Raytracing Cores 60

Memory

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.

8 GB Memory Size 16 GB
HBM2 Memory Type GDDR6
0.800 GHz Memory Clock 2.438 GHz
1.6 Gbps Memory Speed 19.5 Gbps
410 GB/s Memory bandwidth 624 GB/s
2048 bit Memory Interface 256 bit

Clock Speeds

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.

1.156 GHz Base Clock 1.800 GHz
1.471 GHz Boost Clock 2.430 GHz
Avg (Game) Clock 2.12 GHz
Yes Overclocking Yes

Thermal Design

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.

210 W TDP 263 W
-- TDP (up) --
100 °C Tjunction max 96 °C
2 x 8-Pin PCIe-Power 2 x 8-Pin

Cooler & Fans

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.

Radial Fan-Type Axial
1 x 70 mm Fan 1 2 x 90 mm
-- Fan 2 --
Air cooling Cooler-Type Air cooling
37 dB Noise (Idle) 0 dB
49 dB Noise (Load) --

Connectivity

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.

4 Max. Displays 4
-- HDCP-Version 2.3
1x HDMI v2.0b HDMI Ports 1x HDMI v2.1a
3x DP v1.4 DP Ports 3x DP v2.1
-- DVI Ports --
-- VGA Ports --
-- USB-C Ports --

Featureset

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.

7680x4320 Max. resolution 7680x4320
12_1 DirectX 12_2 (Ultimate)
No Raytracing Yes
Yes DLSS / FSR Yes
No LED lighting LED Addressable LED

Supported Video Codecs

The support and acceleration of certain video codecs directly in the graphics card reduces the load when playing or creating videos.

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

Dimensions

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.

280 mm Length 267 mm
127 mm Height 135 mm
40 mm Width 50 mm
2 PCIe-Slots Width (Slots) 3 PCIe-Slots
1090 g Weight --
PCIe 3.0 x 16 GPU Interface PCIe 4 x 16

Additional data

The AMD Radeon RX Vega 56 was released in Q3/2017 at a price of 399 $ (Reference).

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

-- Part-no --
Q3/2017 Release date Q3/2023
399 $ (Reference) Launch Price 499 $
14 nm Structure size 5 nm
data sheet Documents data sheet

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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 Vega 56 AMD Radeon RX Vega 56
8 GB HBM2
2968
AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT
16 GB GDDR6
9387

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)

AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT
16 GB GDDR6
41 fps (avg)

2560x1440 (1440p)

AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT
16 GB GDDR6
84 fps (avg)

1920x1080 (1080p)

AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT
16 GB GDDR6
132 fps (avg)

Battlefield 5

Battlefield 5 is a visually stunning game that is ideal as a graphics card benchmark. We test the game with maximum details on Windows 10.

3840x2160 (2160p)

AMD Radeon RX Vega 56 AMD Radeon RX Vega 56
8 GB HBM2
43 fps (avg)

2560x1440 (1440p)

AMD Radeon RX Vega 56 AMD Radeon RX Vega 56
8 GB HBM2
80 fps (avg)

1920x1080 (1080p)

AMD Radeon RX Vega 56 AMD Radeon RX Vega 56
8 GB HBM2
112 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 Vega 56 AMD Radeon RX Vega 56
8 GB HBM2
60539
AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT
16 GB GDDR6
132588

Geekbench 6 - Vulkan

AMD Radeon RX Vega 56 AMD Radeon RX Vega 56
8 GB HBM2
63794
AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT
16 GB GDDR6
146797

Geekbench 6 - Metal

AMD Radeon RX Vega 56 AMD Radeon RX Vega 56
8 GB HBM2
71932

FP32 Performance (Single-precision TFLOPS)

The theoretical computing power of the graphics card with single precision (32 bit) in TFLOPS indicates how many trillion FP32 floating point operations the graphics card (GPU) can perform per second.

FP32 (TFLOPS)

AMD Radeon RX Vega 56 AMD Radeon RX Vega 56
8 GB HBM2
10.54
AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT
16 GB GDDR6
37.32

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