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MSI GeForce GTX 1070 SEA HAWK X vs XFX Radeon RX Vega 56

MSI GeForce GTX 1070 SEA HAWK X
MSI GeForce GTX 1070 SEA HAWK X 8 GB GDDR5 · 1.80 GHz · 150 W Speed index 6/100
XFX Radeon RX Vega 56
XFX Radeon RX Vega 56 8 GB HBM2 · 1.47 GHz · 210 W Speed index 9/100
In the gpu comparison between the MSI GeForce GTX 1070 SEA HAWK X and the XFX 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 XFX Radeon RX Vega 56 is 53 % faster than the MSI GeForce GTX 1070 SEA HAWK X.

MSI GeForce GTX 1070 SEA HAWK XXFX Radeon RX Vega 56
Speed index
6/100
9/100
FP32
6.90 TFLOPS
10.54 TFLOPS
Boost Clock
1.80 GHz
1.47 GHz
Memory Size
8 GB GDDR5
8 GB HBM2
Memory bandwidth
259 GB/s
410 GB/s
TDP
150 W
210 W
Launch Price
379 $
399 $

GPU

GPUMSI GeForce GTX 1070 SEA HAWK XXFX Radeon RX Vega 56
Based onNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070AMD RX Vega 56
GPU ChipGP104-200-A1Vega 10 XL
Streaming Multiprocessors1556
Shader19203584
Render Output Units6464
Texture Units120256
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The MSI GeForce GTX 1070 SEA HAWK X is based on the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 and has 1920 texture shaders and 15 execution units.

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

Memory

MemoryMSI GeForce GTX 1070 SEA HAWK XXFX Radeon RX Vega 56
Memory Size8 GB8 GB
Memory TypeGDDR5HBM2
Memory Clock2.027 GHz0.800 GHz
Memory Speed8.1 Gbps1.6 Gbps
Memory bandwidth259 GB/s410 GB/s
Memory Interface256 bit2,048 bit
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The MSI GeForce GTX 1070 SEA HAWK X has 8 GB of graphics memory of the type GDDR5 and achieves a memory bandwidth of 259 GB/s.

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

Clock Speeds

Clock SpeedsMSI GeForce GTX 1070 SEA HAWK XXFX Radeon RX Vega 56
Base Clock1.506 GHz1.156 GHz
Boost Clock1.797 GHz1.471 GHz
Avg (Game) Clock1.77 GHz--
OverclockingYesYes
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The MSI GeForce GTX 1070 SEA HAWK X clocks in the base with up to 1.506 GHz. The base frequency of the XFX Radeon RX Vega 56 is 1.156 GHz.

Thermal Design

Thermal DesignMSI GeForce GTX 1070 SEA HAWK XXFX Radeon RX Vega 56
TDP150 W210 W
Tjunction max94 °C100 °C
PCIe-Power1 x 8-Pin2 x 8-Pin
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The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of the MSI GeForce GTX 1070 SEA HAWK X is 150 W. The graphics card is supplied with energy via the 1 x 8-Pin connector.

The XFX 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 & FansMSI GeForce GTX 1070 SEA HAWK XXFX Radeon RX Vega 56
Fan-TypeRadial/Axial (Radiator)Radial
Fan 11 x 70 mm1 x 70 mm
Fan 21 x 120 mm--
Cooler-TypeAIO water coolingAir cooling
Noise (Idle)--37 dB
Noise (Load)--49 dB
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The MSI GeForce GTX 1070 SEA HAWK X has a total of 2 Radial/Axial (Radiator) fans.

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

Connectivity

ConnectivityMSI GeForce GTX 1070 SEA HAWK XXFX Radeon RX Vega 56
Max. Displays44
HDCP2.2--
HDMI1x HDMI 2.0b1x HDMI 2.0b
DisplayPort3x DP 1.43x DP 1.4
DVI1--
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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 MSI GeForce GTX 1070 SEA HAWK X.

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

Featureset

FeaturesetMSI GeForce GTX 1070 SEA HAWK XXFX Radeon RX Vega 56
Max. resolution7680x43207680x4320
DirectX12_112_1
RaytracingNoNo
DLSS / FSRYesYes
LEDNo LED lightingNo LED lighting
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The MSI GeForce GTX 1070 SEA HAWK X supports a maximum resolution of 7680x4320 pixels.

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

Supported Video Codecs

Supported Video CodecsMSI GeForce GTX 1070 SEA HAWK XXFX 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 directly in the graphics card reduces the load when playing or creating videos.

Dimensions

DimensionsMSI GeForce GTX 1070 SEA HAWK XXFX Radeon RX Vega 56
Length270 mm280 mm
Height111 mm127 mm
Width40 mm40 mm
Width (Slots)2 Slots2 Slots
Weight1,249 g1,090 g
SFF-ReadyNoNo
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The MSI GeForce GTX 1070 SEA HAWK X is 270 mm long, 111 mm high and 40 mm wide.

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

Additional data

Additional dataMSI GeForce GTX 1070 SEA HAWK XXFX Radeon RX Vega 56
GPU InterfacePCIe 3.0 x 16PCIe 3.0 x 16
Release dateQ2/2016Q3/2017
Launch Price379 $399 $
Structure size16 nm14 nm
Part-no--RX-VEGMLBFX6
Documentsdata sheet--
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The MSI GeForce GTX 1070 SEA HAWK X was released in Q2/2016 at a price of 379 $.

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

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 XFX Radeon RX Vega 56 +4.7 %

  1. 2,834
  2. 2,968

Port Royal (Raytracing)

  1. 1,255
  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) XFX Radeon RX Vega 56 +19.4 %

  1. 36 fps (avg)
  2. 43 fps (avg)

2560x1440 (1440p) XFX Radeon RX Vega 56 +15.9 %

  1. 69 fps (avg)
  2. 80 fps (avg)

1920x1080 (1080p) XFX Radeon RX Vega 56 +14.3 %

  1. 98 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 XFX Radeon RX Vega 56 +23.8 %

  1. 48,901
  2. 60,539

Geekbench 6 - Vulkan XFX Radeon RX Vega 56 +23.0 %

  1. 51,877
  2. 63,794

Geekbench 6 - Metal

  1. no data
  2. 71,932

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