GPU-Monkey GPUs AMD Radeon RX Vega 56 AMD Radeon RX Vega 56 vs MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GD5 In the gpu comparison between the AMD Radeon RX Vega 56 and the MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GD5 , we compare both the technical data and the benchmark results of the two graphics cards.
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In FP32 performance, the AMD Radeon RX Vega 56 is 169 % faster than the MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GD5 .
AMD Radeon RX Vega 56 MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GD5
GPU AMD Radeon RX Vega 56 MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GD5 Based on AMD RX Vega 56 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 GPU Chip Vega 10 XL GM204-200-A1 Streaming Multiprocessors 56 13 Shader 3584 1664 Render Output Units 64 56 Texture Units 256 104
More information The AMD Radeon RX Vega 56 is based on the AMD RX Vega 56 and has 3584 texture shaders and 56 execution units.MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GD5 is based on NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 , which has 1664 shaders and 13 execution units.
Memory AMD Radeon RX Vega 56 MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GD5 Memory Size 8 GB 4 GB Memory Type HBM2 GDDR5 Memory Clock 0.800 GHz 1.753 GHz Memory Speed 1.6 Gbps 7.0 Gbps Memory bandwidth 410 GB/s 224 GB/s Memory Interface 2,048 bit 256 bit
More information 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 .4 GB GDDR5 graphics memory and thus achieves a memory bandwidth of 224 GB/s .
Clock Speeds AMD Radeon RX Vega 56 MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GD5 Base Clock 1.156 GHz 1.051 GHz Boost Clock 1.471 GHz 1.178 GHz Overclocking Yes Yes
More information The AMD Radeon RX Vega 56 clocks in the base with up to 1.156 GHz . The base frequency of the MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GD5 is 1.051 GHz .
Thermal Design AMD Radeon RX Vega 56 MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GD5 TDP 210 W 145 W Tjunction max 100 °C 98 °C PCIe-Power 2 x 8-Pin 2 x 6-Pin
More information 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.MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GD5 has a TDP of 145 W and is supplied with the required energy via 2 x 6-Pin PCIe power connectors.
Cooler & Fans AMD Radeon RX Vega 56 MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GD5 Fan-Type Radial Radial Fan 1 1 x 70 mm 1 x 65 mm Cooler-Type Air cooling Air cooling Noise (Idle) 37 dB 0 dB Noise (Load) 49 dB --
More information The AMD Radeon RX Vega 56 has a total of 1 Radial fans .1 Radial fans to cool the GPU and memory.
Connectivity AMD Radeon RX Vega 56 MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GD5 Max. Displays 4 4 HDCP -- 2.2 HDMI 1x HDMI 2.0b 1x HDMI 2.0 DisplayPort 3x DP 1.4 3x DP 1.2 DVI -- 1
More information 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 .MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GD5 supports a maximum of 4 screens .
Featureset AMD Radeon RX Vega 56 MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GD5 Max. resolution 7680x4320 4096x2160 DirectX 12_1 12_1 Raytracing No No DLSS / FSR Yes No LED No LED lighting No LED lighting
More information The AMD Radeon RX Vega 56 supports a maximum resolution of 7680x4320 pixels .MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GD5 is 4096x2160 pixels .
Supported Video Codecs AMD Radeon RX Vega 56 MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GD5 h264 Decode / Encode Decode / Encode h265 / HEVC Decode / Encode No VP8 Decode Decode VP9 Decode / Encode No AV1 No No
More information The support and acceleration of certain video codecs directly in the graphics card reduces the load when playing or creating videos.
Dimensions AMD Radeon RX Vega 56 MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GD5 Length 280 mm 269 mm Height 127 mm 111 mm Width 40 mm 38 mm Width (Slots) 2 Slots 2 Slots Weight 1,090 g 890 g SFF-Ready No No
More information The AMD Radeon RX Vega 56 is 280 mm long , 127 mm high and 40 mm wide.269 mm long , 111 mm high and 38 mm wide.
Additional data AMD Radeon RX Vega 56 MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GD5 GPU Interface PCIe 3.0 x 16 PCIe 3 x 16 Release date Q3/2017 Q4/2014 Launch Price 399 $ 299 $ Structure size 14 nm 28 nm Documents data sheet data sheet
More information The AMD Radeon RX Vega 56 was released in Q3/2017 at a price of 399 $.MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GD5 was introduced in Q4/2014 at a price of 299 $.
Benchmark results Time Spy Extreme Graphics score AMD Radeon RX Vega 56 +99.3 % Geekbench 6 - OpenCL AMD Radeon RX Vega 56 +126.4 % Geekbench 6 - Vulkan AMD Radeon RX Vega 56 +100.3 % FP32 (TFLOPS) AMD Radeon RX Vega 56 +168.9 %
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