AMD Radeon RX Vega 56
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MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GD5
GPU comparison with benchmarksIn 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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GPUThe 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. |
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| AMD Radeon RX Vega 56 | GPU | MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GD5 |
| AMD RX Vega 56 | Based on | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 |
| Vega 10 XL | GPU Chip | GM204-200-A1 |
| GCN 5 | Architecture | Maxwell 2.0 |
| 56 | Streaming Multiprocessors | 13 |
| 3584 | Shader | 1664 |
| 64 | Render Output Units | 56 |
| 256 | Texture Units | 104 |
| 0 | Raytracing Cores | 0 |
MemoryThe 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 MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GD5 can access 4 GB GDDR5 graphics memory and thus achieves a memory bandwidth of 224 GB/s. |
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| 8 GB | Memory Size | 4 GB |
| HBM2 | Memory Type | GDDR5 |
| 0.800 GHz | Memory Clock | 1.753 GHz |
| 1.6 Gbps | Memory Speed | 7.0 Gbps |
| 410 GB/s | Memory bandwidth | 224 GB/s |
| 2048 bit | Memory Interface | 256 bit |
Clock SpeedsThe 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. |
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| 1.156 GHz | Base Clock | 1.051 GHz |
| 1.471 GHz | Boost Clock | 1.178 GHz |
| Avg (Game) Clock | ||
| Yes | Overclocking | Yes |
Thermal DesignThe 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 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. |
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| 210 W | TDP | 145 W |
| -- | TDP (up) | -- |
| 100 °C | Tjunction max | 98 °C |
| 2 x 8-Pin | PCIe-Power | 2 x 6-Pin |
Cooler & FansThe AMD Radeon RX Vega 56 has a total of 1 Radial fans. The MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GD5 has 1 Radial fans to cool the GPU and memory. |
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| Radial | Fan-Type | Radial |
| 1 x 70 mm | Fan 1 | 1 x 65 mm |
| -- | Fan 2 | -- |
| Air cooling | Cooler-Type | Air cooling |
| 37 dB | Noise (Idle) | 0 dB |
| 49 dB | Noise (Load) | -- |
ConnectivityIn 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 MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GD5 supports a maximum of 4 screens. |
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| 4 | Max. Displays | 4 |
| -- | HDCP-Version | 2.2 |
| 1x HDMI v2.0b | HDMI Ports | 1x HDMI v2.0 |
| 3x DP v1.4 | DP Ports | 3x DP v1.2 |
| -- | DVI Ports | 1 |
| -- | VGA Ports | -- |
| -- | USB-C Ports | -- |
FeaturesetThe AMD Radeon RX Vega 56 supports a maximum resolution of 7680x4320 pixels. The maximum resolution of the MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GD5 is 4096x2160 pixels. |
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| 7680x4320 | Max. resolution | 4096x2160 |
| 12_1 | DirectX | 12_1 |
| No | Raytracing | No |
| Yes | DLSS / FSR | No |
| No LED lighting | LED | No LED lighting |
Supported Video CodecsThe support and acceleration of certain video codecs directly in the graphics card reduces the load when playing or creating videos. |
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| Decode / Encode | h264 | Decode / Encode |
| Decode / Encode | h265 / HEVC | No |
| No | AV1 | No |
| Decode | VP8 | Decode |
| Decode / Encode | VP9 | No |
DimensionsThe AMD Radeon RX Vega 56 is 280 mm long, 127 mm high and 40 mm wide. The MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GD5 is 269 mm long, 111 mm high and 38 mm wide. |
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| 280 mm | Length | 269 mm |
| 127 mm | Height | 111 mm |
| 40 mm | Width | 38 mm |
| 2 PCIe-Slots | Width (Slots) | 2 PCIe-Slots |
| 1090 g | Weight | 890 g |
| PCIe 3.0 x 16 | GPU Interface | PCIe 3 x 16 |
Additional dataThe AMD Radeon RX Vega 56 was released in Q3/2017 at a price of 399 $ (Reference). The MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GD5 was introduced in Q4/2014 at a price of 299 $. |
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| -- | Part-no | -- |
| Q3/2017 | Release date | Q4/2014 |
| 399 $ (Reference) | Launch Price | 299 $ |
| 14 nm | Structure size | 28 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
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AMD Radeon RX Vega 56
8 GB HBM2 |
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MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GD5
4 GB GDDR5 |
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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)
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AMD Radeon RX Vega 56
8 GB HBM2 |
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2560x1440 (1440p)
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AMD Radeon RX Vega 56
8 GB HBM2 |
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1920x1080 (1080p)
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AMD Radeon RX Vega 56
8 GB HBM2 |
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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
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AMD Radeon RX Vega 56
8 GB HBM2 |
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MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GD5
4 GB GDDR5 |
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Geekbench 6 - Vulkan
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AMD Radeon RX Vega 56
8 GB HBM2 |
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MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GD5
4 GB GDDR5 |
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Geekbench 6 - Metal
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AMD Radeon RX Vega 56
8 GB HBM2 |
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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)
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AMD Radeon RX Vega 56
8 GB HBM2 |
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MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GD5
4 GB GDDR5 |
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