AMD Radeon RX VEGA 64
vs
AMD Radeon RX Vega 56


GPU comparison with benchmarks

The AMD Radeon RX VEGA 64 is based on the AMD RX Vega 64 (GCN 5) and has 8 GB HBM2 graphics memory with a bandwidth of 484 GB/s.

The AMD Radeon RX Vega 56 is based on the AMD RX Vega 56 (GCN 5) and has 8 GB HBM2 graphics memory with a bandwidth of 410 GB/s.

GPU

The AMD Radeon RX VEGA 64 has the Vega 10 XT graphics chip installed, which is based on the GCN 5 architecture.

The AMD Radeon RX Vega 56 is based on the graphics chip Vega 10 XL, which comes from the GCN 5 architecture.
AMD Radeon RX VEGA 64 GPU AMD Radeon RX Vega 56
AMD RX Vega 64 Based on AMD RX Vega 56
Vega 10 XT GPU Chip Vega 10 XL
GCN 5 Architecture GCN 5
64 Streaming Multiprocessors 56
4096 Shader 3584
64 Render Output Units 64
256 Texture Units 256
0 Raytracing Cores 0

Memory

The graphics memory of the AMD Radeon RX VEGA 64 clocks at 0.945 GHz, which corresponds to a speed of 1.9 Gbps.

The graphics memory speed of the AMD Radeon RX Vega 56 is 1.6 Gbps and the clock speed is 0.800 GHz.

8 GB Memory Size 8 GB
HBM2 Memory Type HBM2
0.945 GHz Memory Clock 0.800 GHz
1.9 Gbps Memory Speed 1.6 Gbps
484 GB/s Memory bandwidth 410 GB/s
2048 bit Memory Interface 2048 bit

Clock Speeds

The clock frequency of a graphics card determines the speed in connection with the graphics architecture.

1.247 GHz Base Clock 1.156 GHz
1.546 GHz Boost Clock 1.471 GHz
Avg (Game) Clock
Yes Overclocking Yes

Thermal Design

The AMD Radeon RX VEGA 64 is powered by 2 x 8-Pin connectors. The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of the graphics card is 295 W.

The AMD Radeon RX Vega 56 has 2 x 8-Pin PCIe power connectors that supply it with energy. The manufacturer specifies the TDP of the card as 210 W.

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

Cooler & Fans

The AMD Radeon RX VEGA 64 is equipped with a total of 1 Radial main fans.

The AMD Radeon RX Vega 56 has 1 Radial main fans that cool the GPU and memory.

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

Connectivity

Up to 4 screens can be operated with the AMD Radeon RX VEGA 64.

The AMD Radeon RX Vega 56 supports the operation of a maximum of 4 monitors.

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

Featureset

With the AMD Radeon RX VEGA 64 it is possible to operate a screen with a maximum resolution of up to 7680x4320 pixels.

The maximum supported resolution of the AMD Radeon RX Vega 56 is 7680x4320 pixels.

7680x4320 Max. resolution 7680x4320
12_1 DirectX 12_1
No Raytracing No
Yes DLSS / FSR Yes
No LED lighting LED No LED lighting

Supported Video Codecs

The support and acceleration of certain video codecs can have a positive impact on the lower energy consumption and less waste heat from the graphics card.

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

Dimensions

The AMD Radeon RX VEGA 64 is connected to the system via PCIe 3.0 x 16 lanes and requires 2 PCIe-Slots space in the housing.

The AMD Radeon RX Vega 56 needs the space of 2 PCIe-Slots in the case and has a PCIe 3.0 x 16 Lanes interface.

280 mm Length 280 mm
127 mm Height 127 mm
41 mm Width 40 mm
2 PCIe-Slots Width (Slots) 2 PCIe-Slots
-- Weight 1090 g
PCIe 3.0 x 16 GPU Interface PCIe 3.0 x 16

Additional data

The AMD Radeon RX VEGA 64 has been manufactured with a structure width of 14 nanometers since Q3/2017.

The AMD Radeon RX Vega 56 came on the market in Q3/2017 and will have a structure width of 14 nanometers manufactured.

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

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 64 AMD Radeon RX VEGA 64
8 GB HBM2
64 fps (avg)
AMD Radeon RX Vega 56 AMD Radeon RX Vega 56
8 GB HBM2
43 fps (avg)

2560x1440 (1440p)

AMD Radeon RX VEGA 64 AMD Radeon RX VEGA 64
8 GB HBM2
92 fps (avg)
AMD Radeon RX Vega 56 AMD Radeon RX Vega 56
8 GB HBM2
80 fps (avg)

1920x1080 (1080p)

AMD Radeon RX VEGA 64 AMD Radeon RX VEGA 64
8 GB HBM2
128 fps (avg)
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 64 AMD Radeon RX VEGA 64
8 GB HBM2
67049
AMD Radeon RX Vega 56 AMD Radeon RX Vega 56
8 GB HBM2
60539

Geekbench 6 - Vulkan

AMD Radeon RX VEGA 64 AMD Radeon RX VEGA 64
8 GB HBM2
72946
AMD Radeon RX Vega 56 AMD Radeon RX Vega 56
8 GB HBM2
63794

Geekbench 6 - Metal

AMD Radeon RX VEGA 64 AMD Radeon RX VEGA 64
8 GB HBM2
76720
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 64 AMD Radeon RX VEGA 64
8 GB HBM2
12.66
AMD Radeon RX Vega 56 AMD Radeon RX Vega 56
8 GB HBM2
10.54

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