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GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 2070 Windforce 8G vs ASUS Radeon RX Vega 56

GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 2070 Windforce 8G
GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 2070 Windforce 8G 8 GB GDDR6 · 1.62 GHz · 175 W Speed index 6/100

The GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 2070 Windforce 8G is based on the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 (Turing) and has 8 GB GDDR6 graphics memory with a bandwidth of 448 GB/s.

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

Quick comparison

In FP32 performance, the ASUS Radeon RX Vega 56 is 41 % faster than the GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 2070 Windforce 8G.

GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 2070 Windforce 8GASUS Radeon RX Vega 56
Speed index
6/100
9/100
FP32
7.46 TFLOPS
10.54 TFLOPS
Boost Clock
1.62 GHz
1.47 GHz
Memory Size
8 GB GDDR6
8 GB HBM2
Memory bandwidth
448 GB/s
410 GB/s
TDP
175 W
210 W
Launch Price
499 $
399 $

GPU

GPUGIGABYTE GeForce RTX 2070 Windforce 8GASUS Radeon RX Vega 56
Based onNVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070AMD RX Vega 56
GPU ChipTU106Vega 10 XL
Streaming Multiprocessors3656
Shader23043584
Render Output Units6464
Texture Units144256
Raytracing Cores36--
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The GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 2070 Windforce 8G has the TU106 graphics chip installed, which is based on the Turing architecture.

The ASUS Radeon RX Vega 56 is based on the graphics chip Vega 10 XL, which comes from the GCN 5 architecture.

Memory

MemoryGIGABYTE GeForce RTX 2070 Windforce 8GASUS Radeon RX Vega 56
Memory Size8 GB8 GB
Memory TypeGDDR6HBM2
Memory Clock1.750 GHz0.800 GHz
Memory Speed14.0 Gbps1.6 Gbps
Memory bandwidth448 GB/s410 GB/s
Memory Interface256 bit2,048 bit
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The graphics memory of the GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 2070 Windforce 8G clocks at 1.750 GHz, which corresponds to a speed of 14.0 Gbps.

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

Clock Speeds

Clock SpeedsGIGABYTE GeForce RTX 2070 Windforce 8GASUS Radeon RX Vega 56
Base Clock1.410 GHz1.156 GHz
Boost Clock1.620 GHz1.471 GHz
OverclockingYesYes
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The clock frequency of a graphics card determines the speed in connection with the graphics architecture.

Thermal Design

Thermal DesignGIGABYTE GeForce RTX 2070 Windforce 8GASUS Radeon RX Vega 56
TDP175 W210 W
Tjunction max89 °C100 °C
PCIe-Power1 x 6-Pin, 1 x 8-Pin2 x 8-Pin
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The GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 2070 Windforce 8G is powered by 1 x 6-Pin, 1 x 8-Pin connectors. The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of the graphics card is 175 W.

The ASUS 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.

Cooler & Fans

Cooler & FansGIGABYTE GeForce RTX 2070 Windforce 8GASUS Radeon RX Vega 56
Fan-TypeAxialRadial
Fan 13 x 80 mm1 x 70 mm
Cooler-TypeAir coolingAir cooling
Noise (Idle)0 dB37 dB
Noise (Load)--49 dB
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The GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 2070 Windforce 8G is equipped with a total of 3 Axial main fans.

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

Connectivity

ConnectivityGIGABYTE GeForce RTX 2070 Windforce 8GASUS Radeon RX Vega 56
Max. Displays44
HDCP2.2--
HDMI1x HDMI 2.0b1x HDMI 2.0b
DisplayPort3x DP 1.4a3x DP 1.4
USB-C1--
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Up to 4 screens can be operated with the GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 2070 Windforce 8G.

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

Featureset

FeaturesetGIGABYTE GeForce RTX 2070 Windforce 8GASUS Radeon RX Vega 56
Max. resolution7680x43207680x4320
DirectX12_2 (Ultimate)12_1
RaytracingYesNo
DLSS / FSRYesYes
LEDNo LED lightingNo LED lighting
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With the GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 2070 Windforce 8G it is possible to operate a screen with a maximum resolution of up to 7680x4320 pixels.

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

Supported Video Codecs

Supported Video CodecsGIGABYTE GeForce RTX 2070 Windforce 8GASUS Radeon RX Vega 56
h264Decode / EncodeDecode / Encode
h265 / HEVCDecode / EncodeDecode / Encode
VP8DecodeDecode
VP9DecodeDecode / Encode
AV1NoNo
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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.

Dimensions

DimensionsGIGABYTE GeForce RTX 2070 Windforce 8GASUS Radeon RX Vega 56
Length280 mm280 mm
Height117 mm127 mm
Width--40 mm
Width (Slots)2 Slots2 Slots
Weight--1,090 g
SFF-ReadyNoNo
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The GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 2070 Windforce 8G is connected to the system via PCIe 3.0 x 16 lanes and requires 2 PCIe-Slots space in the housing.

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

Additional data

Additional dataGIGABYTE GeForce RTX 2070 Windforce 8GASUS Radeon RX Vega 56
GPU InterfacePCIe 3.0 x 16PCIe 3.0 x 16
Release dateQ4/2018Q3/2017
Launch Price499 $399 $
Structure size12 nm14 nm
Part-noGV-N2070WF3-8GCRXVEGA56-8G
Documentsdata sheet--
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The GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 2070 Windforce 8G has been manufactured with a structure width of 12 nanometers since Q4/2018.

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

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 GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 2070 Windforce 8G +46.1 %

  1. 4,337
  2. 2,968

Port Royal (Raytracing)

  1. 5,327
  2. no data

Speed Way Graphics Score (Raytracing)

  1. 1,873
  2. no data

Cyberpunk 2077

Cyberpunk 2077 was developed by CD Projekt Red and is based on the development studio's own REDengine 4. Ray tracing is switched off in our benchmarks.

3840x2160 (2160p)

  1. 30 fps (avg)
  2. no data

2560x1440 (1440p)

  1. 36 fps (avg)
  2. no data

1920x1080 (1080p)

  1. 54 fps (avg)
  2. no data

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) GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 2070 Windforce 8G +25.6 %

  1. 54 fps (avg)
  2. 43 fps (avg)

2560x1440 (1440p) GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 2070 Windforce 8G +18.8 %

  1. 95 fps (avg)
  2. 80 fps (avg)

1920x1080 (1080p) GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 2070 Windforce 8G +17.9 %

  1. 132 fps (avg)
  2. 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 GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 2070 Windforce 8G +48.9 %

  1. 90,143
  2. 60,539

Geekbench 6 - Vulkan GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 2070 Windforce 8G +35.0 %

  1. 86,141
  2. 63,794

Geekbench 6 - Metal

  1. no data
  2. 71,932

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