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ASUS Radeon RX Vega 56 vs MSI GeForce GTX 1050 2G V1

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.

MSI GeForce GTX 1050 2G V1
MSI GeForce GTX 1050 2G V1 2 GB GDDR5 · 1.46 GHz · 75 W Speed index 2/100

The MSI GeForce GTX 1050 2G V1 has 640 shader units and these clock at a maximum of 1.46 GHz and achieve an FP32 computing power of 1.86 TFLOPS.

Quick comparison

In FP32 performance, the ASUS Radeon RX Vega 56 is 467 % faster than the MSI GeForce GTX 1050 2G V1.

ASUS Radeon RX Vega 56MSI GeForce GTX 1050 2G V1
Speed index
9/100
2/100
FP32
10.54 TFLOPS
1.86 TFLOPS
Boost Clock
1.47 GHz
1.46 GHz
Memory Size
8 GB HBM2
2 GB GDDR5
Memory bandwidth
410 GB/s
112 GB/s
TDP
210 W
75 W
Launch Price
399 $
109 $

GPU

GPUASUS Radeon RX Vega 56MSI GeForce GTX 1050 2G V1
Based onAMD RX Vega 56NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 2GB
GPU ChipVega 10 XLGP107-300-A1
Streaming Multiprocessors565
Shader3584640
Render Output Units6432
Texture Units25640
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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 MSI GeForce GTX 1050 2G V1 is based on the Pascal architecture and is equipped with 5 execution units.

Memory

MemoryASUS Radeon RX Vega 56MSI GeForce GTX 1050 2G V1
Memory Size8 GB2 GB
Memory TypeHBM2GDDR5
Memory Clock0.800 GHz1.752 GHz
Memory Speed1.6 Gbps7.0 Gbps
Memory bandwidth410 GB/s112 GB/s
Memory Interface2,048 bit128 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 MSI GeForce GTX 1050 2G V1 has a 2 GB large GDDR5 graphics memory and the memory clock is 1.752GHz.

Clock Speeds

Clock SpeedsASUS Radeon RX Vega 56MSI GeForce GTX 1050 2G V1
Base Clock1.156 GHz1.354 GHz
Boost Clock1.471 GHz1.455 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 MSI GeForce GTX 1050 2G V1 is 1.455 GHz.

Thermal Design

Thermal DesignASUS Radeon RX Vega 56MSI GeForce GTX 1050 2G V1
TDP210 W75 W
Tjunction max100 °C97 °C
PCIe-Power2 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 MSI GeForce GTX 1050 2G V1 is equipped with a -- PCIe power connector that supplies it with power. The maximum operating temperature of the card is 97 °C.

Cooler & Fans

Cooler & FansASUS Radeon RX Vega 56MSI GeForce GTX 1050 2G V1
Fan-TypeRadialAxial
Fan 11 x 70 mm1 x 90 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 MSI GeForce GTX 1050 2G V1 is cooled by a Air cooling.

Connectivity

ConnectivityASUS Radeon RX Vega 56MSI GeForce GTX 1050 2G V1
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 MSI GeForce GTX 1050 2G V1 supports HDCP in version 2.2 and all previous versions.

Featureset

FeaturesetASUS Radeon RX Vega 56MSI GeForce GTX 1050 2G V1
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 MSI GeForce GTX 1050 2G V1 supports Microsoft's DirectX version 12_1.

Supported Video Codecs

Supported Video CodecsASUS Radeon RX Vega 56MSI GeForce GTX 1050 2G V1
h264Decode / EncodeDecode / Encode
h265 / HEVCDecode / EncodeDecode / Encode
VP8DecodeNo
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 56MSI GeForce GTX 1050 2G V1
Length280 mm177 mm
Height127 mm116 mm
Width40 mm36 mm
Width (Slots)2 Slots2 Slots
Weight1,090 g321 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 MSI GeForce GTX 1050 2G V1 is 40 mm and thus requires the space of 2 PCIe-Slots in the PC case.

Additional data

Additional dataASUS Radeon RX Vega 56MSI GeForce GTX 1050 2G V1
GPU InterfacePCIe 3.0 x 16PCIe 3.0 x 16
Release dateQ3/2017Q3/2016
Launch Price399 $109 $
Structure size14 nm14 nm
Part-noRXVEGA56-8G--
Documents--data sheet
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Manufactured using the 14 nanometer process, ASUS Radeon RX Vega 56 was released in Q3/2017.

The MSI GeForce GTX 1050 2G V1 published in Q3/2016 is manufactured with a structure width of 14 nanometers.

Benchmark results

Battlefield 5

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3840x2160 (2160p) ASUS Radeon RX Vega 56 +207.1 %

  1. 43 fps (avg)
  2. 14 fps (avg)

2560x1440 (1440p) ASUS Radeon RX Vega 56 +185.7 %

  1. 80 fps (avg)
  2. 28 fps (avg)

1920x1080 (1080p) ASUS Radeon RX Vega 56 +220.0 %

  1. 112 fps (avg)
  2. 35 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 +261.5 %

  1. 60,539
  2. 16,747

Geekbench 6 - Vulkan ASUS Radeon RX Vega 56 +314.5 %

  1. 63,794
  2. 15,389

Geekbench 6 - Metal

  1. 71,932
  2. no data

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