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ASUS Radeon RX Vega 56 vs ASUS Phoenix GeForce GTX 1660

ASUS Radeon RX Vega 56
ASUS Radeon RX Vega 56 8 GB HBM2 · 1.47 GHz · 210 W Speed index 9/100

The ASUS Radeon RX Vega 56 has 3584 shader units and these clock a maximum of 1.47 GHz which results in an FP32 computing power of 10.54 TFLOPS.

ASUS Phoenix GeForce GTX 1660
ASUS Phoenix GeForce GTX 1660 6 GB GDDR5 · 1.82 GHz · 120 W Speed index 4/100

The ASUS Phoenix GeForce GTX 1660 has 1408 shader units and these clock at a maximum of 1.82 GHz and achieve an FP32 computing power of 5.11 TFLOPS.

Quick comparison

In FP32 performance, the ASUS Radeon RX Vega 56 is 106 % faster than the ASUS Phoenix GeForce GTX 1660.

ASUS Radeon RX Vega 56ASUS Phoenix GeForce GTX 1660
Speed index
9/100
4/100
FP32
10.54 TFLOPS
5.11 TFLOPS
Boost Clock
1.47 GHz
1.82 GHz
Memory Size
8 GB HBM2
6 GB GDDR5
Memory bandwidth
410 GB/s
192 GB/s
TDP
210 W
120 W
Launch Price
399 $
219 $

GPU

GPUASUS Radeon RX Vega 56ASUS Phoenix GeForce GTX 1660
Based onAMD RX Vega 56NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660
GPU ChipVega 10 XLTU116-300-A1
Streaming Multiprocessors5622
Shader35841408
Render Output Units6448
Texture Units25688
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The ASUS Radeon RX Vega 56 is equipped with a graphics chip of the GCN 5 architecture, which has 56 streaming multiprocessors.

The graphics card ASUS Phoenix GeForce GTX 1660 is based on the Turing architecture and is equipped with 22 execution units.

Memory

MemoryASUS Radeon RX Vega 56ASUS Phoenix GeForce GTX 1660
Memory Size8 GB6 GB
Memory TypeHBM2GDDR5
Memory Clock0.800 GHz2.000 GHz
Memory Speed1.6 Gbps8.0 Gbps
Memory bandwidth410 GB/s192 GB/s
Memory Interface2,048 bit192 bit
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The ASUS Radeon RX Vega 56 is equipped with a 8 GB large HBM2 graphics memory, which is equipped with 0.800 GHz clocks.

The ASUS Phoenix GeForce GTX 1660 has a 6 GB large GDDR5 graphics memory and the memory clock is 2.000GHz.

Clock Speeds

Clock SpeedsASUS Radeon RX Vega 56ASUS Phoenix GeForce GTX 1660
Base Clock1.156 GHz1.530 GHz
Boost Clock1.471 GHz1.815 GHz
Avg (Game) Clock--1.79 GHz
OverclockingYesYes
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The ASUS Radeon RX Vega 56 has a turbo clock of 1.471 GHz. The turbo frequency of the ASUS Phoenix GeForce GTX 1660 is 1.815 GHz.

Thermal Design

Thermal DesignASUS Radeon RX Vega 56ASUS Phoenix GeForce GTX 1660
TDP210 W120 W
Tjunction max100 °C95 °C
PCIe-Power2 x 8-Pin1 x 8-Pin
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The ASUS Radeon RX Vega 56 has 2 x 8-Pin connectors through which it is supplied with power. The manufacturer specifies the maximum operating temperature of the graphics card as 100 °C.

The ASUS Phoenix GeForce GTX 1660 is equipped with a 1 x 8-Pin PCIe power connector that supplies it with power. The maximum operating temperature of the card is 95 °C.

Cooler & Fans

Cooler & FansASUS Radeon RX Vega 56ASUS Phoenix GeForce GTX 1660
Fan-TypeRadialAxial
Fan 11 x 70 mm1 x 100 mm
Cooler-TypeAir coolingAir cooling
Noise (Idle)37 dB--
Noise (Load)49 dB--
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The graphics processor and graphics memory of the ASUS Radeon RX Vega 56 are cooled with a Air cooling.

The ASUS Phoenix GeForce GTX 1660 is cooled by a Air cooling.

Connectivity

ConnectivityASUS Radeon RX Vega 56ASUS Phoenix GeForce GTX 1660
Max. Displays43
HDCP--2.2
HDMI1x HDMI 2.0b1x HDMI 2.0b
DisplayPort3x DP 1.41x DP 1.4
DVI--1
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The ASUS Radeon RX Vega 56 supports the downward compatible copy protection HDCP in version --.

The ASUS Phoenix GeForce GTX 1660 supports HDCP in version 2.2 and all previous versions.

Featureset

FeaturesetASUS Radeon RX Vega 56ASUS Phoenix GeForce GTX 1660
Max. resolution7680x43207680x4320
DirectX12_112_1
RaytracingNoNo
DLSS / FSRYesYes
LEDNo LED lightingNo LED lighting
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The ASUS Radeon RX Vega 56 supports the DirectX standard from Microsoft in version 12_1.

The ASUS Phoenix GeForce GTX 1660 supports Microsoft's DirectX version 12_1.

Supported Video Codecs

Supported Video CodecsASUS Radeon RX Vega 56ASUS Phoenix GeForce GTX 1660
h264Decode / EncodeDecode / Encode
h265 / HEVCDecode / EncodeDecode / Encode
VP8DecodeDecode
VP9Decode / EncodeDecode
AV1NoNo
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This area lists which video codecs can be decoded or encoded by the graphics cards in hardware. As a result, the power consumption can be reduced due to a lower processor load.

Dimensions

DimensionsASUS Radeon RX Vega 56ASUS Phoenix GeForce GTX 1660
Length280 mm174 mm
Height127 mm121 mm
Width40 mm39 mm
Width (Slots)2 Slots2 Slots
Weight1,090 g--
SFF-ReadyNoNo
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The ASUS Radeon RX Vega 56 is 40 mm wide and therefore needs the space of 2 PCIe-Slots in the case.

The width of the ASUS Phoenix GeForce GTX 1660 is 40 mm and thus requires the space of 2 PCIe-Slots in the PC case.

Additional data

Additional dataASUS Radeon RX Vega 56ASUS Phoenix GeForce GTX 1660
GPU InterfacePCIe 3.0 x 16PCIe 3.0 x 16
Release dateQ3/2017Q1/2019
Launch Price399 $219 $
Structure size14 nm12 nm
Part-noRXVEGA56-8GPH-GTX1660-6G
Documents--data sheet
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Manufactured using the 14 nanometer process, ASUS Radeon RX Vega 56 was released in Q3/2017.

The ASUS Phoenix GeForce GTX 1660 published in Q1/2019 is manufactured with a structure width of 12 nanometers.

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 ASUS Radeon RX Vega 56 +20.5 %

  1. 2,968
  2. 2,464

Port Royal (Raytracing)

  1. no data
  2. 1,460

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) ASUS Radeon RX Vega 56 +43.3 %

  1. 43 fps (avg)
  2. 30 fps (avg)

2560x1440 (1440p) ASUS Radeon RX Vega 56 +42.9 %

  1. 80 fps (avg)
  2. 56 fps (avg)

1920x1080 (1080p) ASUS Radeon RX Vega 56 +43.6 %

  1. 112 fps (avg)
  2. 78 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 ASUS Radeon RX Vega 56 +1.4 %

  1. 60,539
  2. 59,681

Geekbench 6 - Vulkan ASUS Radeon RX Vega 56 +12.9 %

  1. 63,794
  2. 56,483

Geekbench 6 - Metal

  1. 71,932
  2. no data

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