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GIGABYTE Radeon RX Vega 64 Watercooling 8G vs AMD Radeon RX Vega 56

AMD Radeon RX Vega 56
AMD Radeon RX Vega 56 8 GB HBM2 · 1.47 GHz · 210 W Speed index 9/100
In the gpu comparison between the GIGABYTE Radeon RX Vega 64 Watercooling 8G and the AMD Radeon RX Vega 56, we compare both the technical data and the benchmark results of the two graphics cards.

Quick comparison

In FP32 performance, the GIGABYTE Radeon RX Vega 64 Watercooling 8G is 30 % faster than the AMD Radeon RX Vega 56.

GIGABYTE Radeon RX Vega 64 Watercooling 8GAMD Radeon RX Vega 56
Speed index
11/100
9/100
FP32
13.73 TFLOPS
10.54 TFLOPS
Boost Clock
1.68 GHz
1.47 GHz
Memory Size
8 GB HBM2
8 GB HBM2
Memory bandwidth
484 GB/s
410 GB/s
TDP
345 W
210 W
Launch Price
499 $
399 $

GPU

GPUGIGABYTE Radeon RX Vega 64 Watercooling 8GAMD Radeon RX Vega 56
Based onAMD RX Vega 64AMD RX Vega 56
GPU ChipVega 10 XTVega 10 XL
Streaming Multiprocessors6456
Shader40963584
Render Output Units6464
Texture Units256256
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The GIGABYTE Radeon RX Vega 64 Watercooling 8G is based on the AMD RX Vega 64 and has 4096 texture shaders and 64 execution units.

AMD Radeon RX Vega 56 is based on AMD RX Vega 56, which has 3584 shaders and 56 execution units.

Memory

MemoryGIGABYTE Radeon RX Vega 64 Watercooling 8GAMD Radeon RX Vega 56
Memory Size8 GB8 GB
Memory TypeHBM2HBM2
Memory Clock0.945 GHz0.800 GHz
Memory Speed1.9 Gbps1.6 Gbps
Memory bandwidth484 GB/s410 GB/s
Memory Interface2,048 bit2,048 bit
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The GIGABYTE Radeon RX Vega 64 Watercooling 8G has 8 GB of graphics memory of the type HBM2 and achieves a memory bandwidth of 484 GB/s.

The AMD Radeon RX Vega 56 can access 8 GB HBM2 graphics memory and thus achieves a memory bandwidth of 410 GB/s.

Clock Speeds

Clock SpeedsGIGABYTE Radeon RX Vega 64 Watercooling 8GAMD Radeon RX Vega 56
Base Clock1.406 GHz1.156 GHz
Boost Clock1.677 GHz1.471 GHz
OverclockingYesYes
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The GIGABYTE Radeon RX Vega 64 Watercooling 8G clocks in the base with up to 1.406 GHz. The base frequency of the AMD Radeon RX Vega 56 is 1.156 GHz.

Thermal Design

Thermal DesignGIGABYTE Radeon RX Vega 64 Watercooling 8GAMD Radeon RX Vega 56
TDP345 W210 W
Tjunction max100 °C100 °C
PCIe-Power2 x 8-Pin2 x 8-Pin
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The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of the GIGABYTE Radeon RX Vega 64 Watercooling 8G is 345 W. The graphics card is supplied with energy via the 2 x 8-Pin connector.

The AMD Radeon RX Vega 56 has a TDP of 210 W and is supplied with the required energy via 2 x 8-Pin PCIe power connectors.

Cooler & Fans

Cooler & FansGIGABYTE Radeon RX Vega 64 Watercooling 8GAMD Radeon RX Vega 56
Fan-TypeAxial (Radiator)Radial
Fan 11 x 120 mm1 x 70 mm
Cooler-TypeAIO water coolingAir cooling
Noise (Idle)0 dB37 dB
Noise (Load)--49 dB
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The GIGABYTE Radeon RX Vega 64 Watercooling 8G has a total of 1 Axial (Radiator) fans.

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

Connectivity

ConnectivityGIGABYTE Radeon RX Vega 64 Watercooling 8GAMD Radeon RX Vega 56
Max. Displays44
HDCP2.2--
HDMI1x HDMI 2.0b1x HDMI 2.0b
DisplayPort3x DP 1.43x DP 1.4
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In the connectivity category, we recorded the number of ports on a graphics card. A total of 4 screens can be connected to the GIGABYTE Radeon RX Vega 64 Watercooling 8G.

The AMD Radeon RX Vega 56 supports a maximum of 4 screens.

Featureset

FeaturesetGIGABYTE Radeon RX Vega 64 Watercooling 8GAMD Radeon RX Vega 56
Max. resolution7680x43207680x4320
DirectX12_112_1
RaytracingNoNo
DLSS / FSRYesYes
LEDNo LED lightingNo LED lighting
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The GIGABYTE Radeon RX Vega 64 Watercooling 8G supports a maximum resolution of 7680x4320 pixels.

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

Supported Video Codecs

Supported Video CodecsGIGABYTE Radeon RX Vega 64 Watercooling 8GAMD Radeon RX Vega 56
h264Decode / EncodeDecode / Encode
h265 / HEVCDecode / EncodeDecode / Encode
VP8DecodeDecode
VP9Decode / EncodeDecode / Encode
AV1NoNo
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The support and acceleration of certain video codecs directly in the graphics card reduces the load when playing or creating videos.

Dimensions

DimensionsGIGABYTE Radeon RX Vega 64 Watercooling 8GAMD Radeon RX Vega 56
Length283 mm280 mm
Height130 mm127 mm
Width40 mm40 mm
Width (Slots)2 Slots2 Slots
Weight--1,090 g
SFF-ReadyNoNo
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The GIGABYTE Radeon RX Vega 64 Watercooling 8G is 283 mm long, 130 mm high and 40 mm wide.

The AMD Radeon RX Vega 56 is 280 mm long, 127 mm high and 40 mm wide.

Additional data

Additional dataGIGABYTE Radeon RX Vega 64 Watercooling 8GAMD Radeon RX Vega 56
GPU InterfacePCIe 3.0 x 16PCIe 3.0 x 16
Release dateQ3/2017Q3/2017
Launch Price499 $399 $
Structure size14 nm14 nm
Part-noGV-RXVEGA64X W-8GD-B--
Documentsdata sheetdata sheet
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The GIGABYTE Radeon RX Vega 64 Watercooling 8G was released in Q3/2017 at a price of 499 $.

The AMD Radeon RX Vega 56 was introduced in Q3/2017 at a price of 399 $.

Benchmark results

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 Radeon RX Vega 64 Watercooling 8G +60.5 %

  1. 69 fps (avg)
  2. 43 fps (avg)

2560x1440 (1440p) GIGABYTE Radeon RX Vega 64 Watercooling 8G +25.0 %

  1. 100 fps (avg)
  2. 80 fps (avg)

1920x1080 (1080p) GIGABYTE Radeon RX Vega 64 Watercooling 8G +24.1 %

  1. 139 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 Radeon RX Vega 64 Watercooling 8G +20.1 %

  1. 72,716
  2. 60,539

Geekbench 6 - Vulkan GIGABYTE Radeon RX Vega 64 Watercooling 8G +24.0 %

  1. 79,111
  2. 63,794

Geekbench 6 - Metal GIGABYTE Radeon RX Vega 64 Watercooling 8G +15.7 %

  1. 83,204
  2. 71,932

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