PowerColor Radeon RX Vega 56 Red Dragon
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GIGABYTE Radeon RX 6800
GPU comparison with benchmarksThe PowerColor Radeon RX Vega 56 Red Dragon has 3584 shader units and these clock a maximum of 1.48 GHz which results in an FP32 computing power of 10.59 TFLOPS.
The GIGABYTE Radeon RX 6800 has 3840 shader units and these clock at a maximum of 2.11 GHz and achieve an FP32 computing power of 16.17 TFLOPS. |
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GPUThe PowerColor Radeon RX Vega 56 Red Dragon is equipped with a graphics chip of the GCN 5 architecture, which has 56 streaming multiprocessors. The graphics card GIGABYTE Radeon RX 6800 is based on the RDNA 2 architecture and is equipped with 60 execution units. |
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| PowerColor Radeon RX Vega 56 Red Dragon | GPU | GIGABYTE Radeon RX 6800 |
| AMD RX Vega 56 | Based on | AMD Radeon RX 6800 |
| Vega 10 XL | GPU Chip | Navi 21 |
| GCN 5 | Architecture | RDNA 2 |
| 56 | Streaming Multiprocessors | 60 |
| 3584 | Shader | 3840 |
| 64 | Render Output Units | 96 |
| 256 | Texture Units | 240 |
| 0 | Raytracing Cores | 60 |
MemoryThe PowerColor Radeon RX Vega 56 Red Dragon is equipped with a 8 GB large HBM2 graphics memory, which is equipped with 0.800 GHz clocks. The GIGABYTE Radeon RX 6800 has a 16 GB large GDDR6 graphics memory and the memory clock is 2.000GHz. |
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| 8 GB | Memory Size | 16 GB |
| HBM2 | Memory Type | GDDR6 |
| 0.800 GHz | Memory Clock | 2.000 GHz |
| 1.6 Gbps | Memory Speed | 16.0 Gbps |
| 410 GB/s | Memory bandwidth | 512 GB/s |
| 2048 bit | Memory Interface | 256 bit |
Clock SpeedsThe PowerColor Radeon RX Vega 56 Red Dragon has a turbo clock of 1.478 GHz. The turbo frequency of the GIGABYTE Radeon RX 6800 is 2.105 GHz. |
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| 1.177 GHz | Base Clock | 1.700 GHz |
| 1.478 GHz | Boost Clock | 2.105 GHz |
| Avg (Game) Clock | 1.82 GHz | |
| Yes | Overclocking | Yes |
Thermal DesignThe PowerColor Radeon RX Vega 56 Red Dragon has 1 x 6-Pin, 1 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 GIGABYTE Radeon RX 6800 is equipped with a 2 x 8-Pin PCIe power connector that supplies it with power. The maximum operating temperature of the card is 100 °C. |
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| 210 W | TDP | 250 W |
| -- | TDP (up) | 285 W |
| 100 °C | Tjunction max | 100 °C |
| 1 x 6-Pin, 1 x 8-Pin | PCIe-Power | 2 x 8-Pin |
Cooler & FansThe graphics processor and graphics memory of the PowerColor Radeon RX Vega 56 Red Dragon are cooled with a Air cooling. The GIGABYTE Radeon RX 6800 is cooled by a Air cooling. |
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| Axial | Fan-Type | Axial |
| 3 x 85 mm | Fan 1 | 3 x 85 mm |
| -- | Fan 2 | -- |
| Air cooling | Cooler-Type | Air cooling |
| dB | Noise (Idle) | 0 dB |
| -- | Noise (Load) | 35 dB |
ConnectivityThe PowerColor Radeon RX Vega 56 Red Dragon supports the downward compatible copy protection HDCP in version --. The GIGABYTE Radeon RX 6800 supports HDCP in version 2.3 and all previous versions. |
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| 4 | Max. Displays | 4 |
| -- | HDCP-Version | 2.3 |
| 2x HDMI v2.0b | HDMI Ports | 1x HDMI v2.1 |
| 2x DP v1.4 | DP Ports | 2x DP v1.4a |
| -- | DVI Ports | -- |
| -- | VGA Ports | -- |
| -- | USB-C Ports | 1 |
FeaturesetThe PowerColor Radeon RX Vega 56 Red Dragon supports the DirectX standard from Microsoft in version 12_1. The GIGABYTE Radeon RX 6800 supports Microsoft's DirectX version 12_2 (Ultimate). |
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| 7680x4320 | Max. resolution | 7680x4320 |
| 12_1 | DirectX | 12_2 (Ultimate) |
| No | Raytracing | Yes |
| Yes | DLSS / FSR | Yes |
| No LED lighting | LED | Non addressable LED |
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 | Decode |
| Decode | VP8 | Decode / Encode |
| Decode / Encode | VP9 | Decode / Encode |
DimensionsThe PowerColor Radeon RX Vega 56 Red Dragon is 42 mm wide and therefore needs the space of 2 PCIe-Slots in the case. The width of the GIGABYTE Radeon RX 6800 is 42 mm and thus requires the space of 2 PCIe-Slots in the PC case. |
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| 305 mm | Length | 267 mm |
| 140 mm | Height | 120 mm |
| 42 mm | Width | 40 mm |
| 2 PCIe-Slots | Width (Slots) | 2 PCIe-Slots |
| -- | Weight | -- |
| PCIe 3.0 x 16 | GPU Interface | PCIe 4.0 x 16 |
Additional dataManufactured using the 14 nanometer process, PowerColor Radeon RX Vega 56 Red Dragon was released in Q3/2017. The GIGABYTE Radeon RX 6800 published in Q1/2021 is manufactured with a structure width of 7 nanometers. |
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| AXRX VEGA 56 8GBHBM2-2D2HD/OC | Part-no | GV-R68-16GC-B |
| Q3/2017 | Release date | Q1/2021 |
| 399 $ (Reference) | Launch Price | 579 $ (Reference) |
| 14 nm | Structure size | 7 nm |
| data sheet | 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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PowerColor Radeon RX Vega 56 Red Dragon
8 GB HBM2 |
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GIGABYTE Radeon RX 6800
16 GB GDDR6 |
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Port Royal (Raytracing)
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GIGABYTE Radeon RX 6800
16 GB GDDR6 |
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Speed Way Graphics Score (Raytracing)
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GIGABYTE Radeon RX 6800
16 GB GDDR6 |
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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)
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GIGABYTE Radeon RX 6800
16 GB GDDR6 |
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2560x1440 (1440p)
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GIGABYTE Radeon RX 6800
16 GB GDDR6 |
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1920x1080 (1080p)
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GIGABYTE Radeon RX 6800
16 GB GDDR6 |
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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.
3840x2160 (2160p)
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GIGABYTE Radeon RX 6800
16 GB GDDR6 |
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2560x1440 (1440p)
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GIGABYTE Radeon RX 6800
16 GB GDDR6 |
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1920x1080 (1080p)
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GIGABYTE Radeon RX 6800
16 GB GDDR6 |
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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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PowerColor Radeon RX Vega 56 Red Dragon
8 GB HBM2 |
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GIGABYTE Radeon RX 6800
16 GB GDDR6 |
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2560x1440 (1440p)
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PowerColor Radeon RX Vega 56 Red Dragon
8 GB HBM2 |
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GIGABYTE Radeon RX 6800
16 GB GDDR6 |
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1920x1080 (1080p)
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PowerColor Radeon RX Vega 56 Red Dragon
8 GB HBM2 |
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GIGABYTE Radeon RX 6800
16 GB GDDR6 |
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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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PowerColor Radeon RX Vega 56 Red Dragon
8 GB HBM2 |
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GIGABYTE Radeon RX 6800
16 GB GDDR6 |
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Geekbench 6 - Vulkan
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PowerColor Radeon RX Vega 56 Red Dragon
8 GB HBM2 |
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GIGABYTE Radeon RX 6800
16 GB GDDR6 |
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Geekbench 6 - Metal
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PowerColor Radeon RX Vega 56 Red Dragon
8 GB HBM2 |
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GIGABYTE Radeon RX 6800
16 GB GDDR6 |
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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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PowerColor Radeon RX Vega 56 Red Dragon
8 GB HBM2 |
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GIGABYTE Radeon RX 6800
16 GB GDDR6 |
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