ASUS Radeon RX Vega 56
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KFA2 GeForce GTX 1660
GPU comparison with benchmarksThe 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.
The KFA2 GeForce GTX 1660 has 1408 shader units and these clock at a maximum of 1.79 GHz and achieve an FP32 computing power of 5.03 TFLOPS. |
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GPUThe ASUS Radeon RX Vega 56 is equipped with a graphics chip of the GCN 5 architecture, which has 56 streaming multiprocessors. The graphics card KFA2 GeForce GTX 1660 is based on the Turing architecture and is equipped with 22 execution units. |
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| ASUS Radeon RX Vega 56 | GPU | KFA2 GeForce GTX 1660 |
| AMD RX Vega 56 | Based on | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 |
| Vega 10 XL | GPU Chip | TU116-300-A1 |
| GCN 5 | Architecture | Turing |
| 56 | Streaming Multiprocessors | 22 |
| 3584 | Shader | 1408 |
| 64 | Render Output Units | 48 |
| 256 | Texture Units | 88 |
| 0 | Raytracing Cores | 0 |
MemoryThe ASUS Radeon RX Vega 56 is equipped with a 8 GB large HBM2 graphics memory, which is equipped with 0.800 GHz clocks. The KFA2 GeForce GTX 1660 has a 6 GB large GDDR5 graphics memory and the memory clock is 2.000GHz. |
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| 8 GB | Memory Size | 6 GB |
| HBM2 | Memory Type | GDDR5 |
| 0.800 GHz | Memory Clock | 2.000 GHz |
| 1.6 Gbps | Memory Speed | 8.0 Gbps |
| 410 GB/s | Memory bandwidth | 192 GB/s |
| 2048 bit | Memory Interface | 192 bit |
Clock SpeedsThe ASUS Radeon RX Vega 56 has a turbo clock of 1.471 GHz. The turbo frequency of the KFA2 GeForce GTX 1660 is 1.785 GHz. |
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| 1.156 GHz | Base Clock | 1.530 GHz |
| 1.471 GHz | Boost Clock | 1.785 GHz |
| Avg (Game) Clock | ||
| Yes | Overclocking | Yes |
Thermal DesignThe 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 KFA2 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. |
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| 210 W | TDP | 120 W |
| -- | TDP (up) | -- |
| 100 °C | Tjunction max | 95 °C |
| 2 x 8-Pin | PCIe-Power | 1 x 8-Pin |
Cooler & FansThe graphics processor and graphics memory of the ASUS Radeon RX Vega 56 are cooled with a Air cooling. The KFA2 GeForce GTX 1660 is cooled by a Air cooling. |
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| Radial | Fan-Type | Radial |
| 1 x 70 mm | Fan 1 | 1 x 75 mm |
| -- | Fan 2 | -- |
| Air cooling | Cooler-Type | Air cooling |
| 37 dB | Noise (Idle) | dB |
| 49 dB | Noise (Load) | -- |
ConnectivityThe ASUS Radeon RX Vega 56 supports the downward compatible copy protection HDCP in version --. The KFA2 GeForce GTX 1660 supports HDCP in version 2.2 and all previous versions. |
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| 4 | Max. Displays | 3 |
| -- | HDCP-Version | 2.2 |
| 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 | -- |
FeaturesetThe ASUS Radeon RX Vega 56 supports the DirectX standard from Microsoft in version 12_1. The KFA2 GeForce GTX 1660 supports Microsoft's DirectX version 12_1. |
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| 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 CodecsThis 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. |
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| Decode / Encode | h264 | Decode / Encode |
| Decode / Encode | h265 / HEVC | Decode / Encode |
| No | AV1 | No |
| Decode | VP8 | Decode |
| Decode / Encode | VP9 | Decode |
DimensionsThe 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 KFA2 GeForce GTX 1660 is 40 mm and thus requires the space of 2 PCIe-Slots in the PC case. |
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| 280 mm | Length | 281 mm |
| 127 mm | Height | 124 mm |
| 40 mm | Width | 41 mm |
| 2 PCIe-Slots | Width (Slots) | 2 PCIe-Slots |
| 1090 g | Weight | -- |
| PCIe 3.0 x 16 | GPU Interface | PCIe 3.0 x 16 |
| No | SFF-Ready | No |
Additional dataManufactured using the 14 nanometer process, ASUS Radeon RX Vega 56 was released in Q3/2017. The KFA2 GeForce GTX 1660 published in Q1/2019 is manufactured with a structure width of 12 nanometers. |
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| RXVEGA56-8G | Part-no | 60SRH7MD01BK |
| Q3/2017 | Release date | Q1/2019 |
| 399 $ (Reference) | Launch Price | 219 $ (Reference) |
| 14 nm | Structure size | 12 nm |
| -- | 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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ASUS Radeon RX Vega 56
8 GB HBM2 |
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KFA2 GeForce GTX 1660
6 GB GDDR5 |
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Port Royal (Raytracing)
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KFA2 GeForce GTX 1660
6 GB GDDR5 |
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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.
1920x1080 (1080p)
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KFA2 GeForce GTX 1660
6 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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ASUS Radeon RX Vega 56
8 GB HBM2 |
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KFA2 GeForce GTX 1660
6 GB GDDR5 |
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2560x1440 (1440p)
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ASUS Radeon RX Vega 56
8 GB HBM2 |
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KFA2 GeForce GTX 1660
6 GB GDDR5 |
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1920x1080 (1080p)
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ASUS Radeon RX Vega 56
8 GB HBM2 |
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KFA2 GeForce GTX 1660
6 GB GDDR5 |
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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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ASUS Radeon RX Vega 56
8 GB HBM2 |
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KFA2 GeForce GTX 1660
6 GB GDDR5 |
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Geekbench 6 - Vulkan
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ASUS Radeon RX Vega 56
8 GB HBM2 |
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KFA2 GeForce GTX 1660
6 GB GDDR5 |
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Geekbench 6 - Metal
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ASUS 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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ASUS Radeon RX Vega 56
8 GB HBM2 |
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KFA2 GeForce GTX 1660
6 GB GDDR5 |
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