Sapphire Radeon RX Vega 56
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ASUS Dual Radeon RX 580 8G
GPU comparison with benchmarksThe Sapphire 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.
The ASUS Dual Radeon RX 580 8G has 2304 shader units and these clock at a maximum of 1.36 GHz and achieve an FP32 computing power of 5.68 TFLOPS. |
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GPUThe Sapphire Radeon RX Vega 56 is equipped with a graphics chip of the GCN 5 architecture, which has 56 streaming multiprocessors. The graphics card ASUS Dual Radeon RX 580 8G is based on the GCN 4 architecture and is equipped with 36 execution units. |
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| Sapphire Radeon RX Vega 56 | GPU | ASUS Dual Radeon RX 580 8G |
| AMD RX Vega 56 | Based on | AMD Radeon RX 580 (36 CU) |
| Vega 10 XL | GPU Chip | Polaris 20 XT |
| GCN 5 | Architecture | GCN 4 |
| 56 | Streaming Multiprocessors | 36 |
| 3584 | Shader | 2304 |
| 64 | Render Output Units | 32 |
| 256 | Texture Units | 144 |
| 0 | Raytracing Cores | 0 |
MemoryThe Sapphire Radeon RX Vega 56 is equipped with a 8 GB large HBM2 graphics memory, which is equipped with 0.800 GHz clocks. The ASUS Dual Radeon RX 580 8G has a 8 GB large GDDR5 graphics memory and the memory clock is 2.000GHz. |
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| 8 GB | Memory Size | 8 GB |
| HBM2 | Memory Type | GDDR5 |
| 0.800 GHz | Memory Clock | 2.000 GHz |
| 1.6 Gbps | Memory Speed | 8.0 Gbps |
| 410 GB/s | Memory bandwidth | 256 GB/s |
| 2048 bit | Memory Interface | 256 bit |
Clock SpeedsThe Sapphire Radeon RX Vega 56 has a turbo clock of 1.471 GHz. The turbo frequency of the ASUS Dual Radeon RX 580 8G is 1.360 GHz. |
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| 1.156 GHz | Base Clock | 1.257 GHz |
| 1.471 GHz | Boost Clock | 1.360 GHz |
| Avg (Game) Clock | 1.34 GHz | |
| Yes | Overclocking | Yes |
Thermal DesignThe Sapphire 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 ASUS Dual Radeon RX 580 8G is equipped with a 1 x 8-Pin PCIe power connector that supplies it with power. The maximum operating temperature of the card is 90 °C. |
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| 210 W | TDP | 185 W |
| -- | TDP (up) | -- |
| 100 °C | Tjunction max | 90 °C |
| 2 x 8-Pin | PCIe-Power | 1 x 8-Pin |
Cooler & FansThe graphics processor and graphics memory of the Sapphire Radeon RX Vega 56 are cooled with a Air cooling. The ASUS Dual Radeon RX 580 8G is cooled by a Air cooling. |
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| Radial | Fan-Type | Axial |
| 1 x 70 mm | Fan 1 | 2 x 100 mm |
| -- | Fan 2 | -- |
| Air cooling | Cooler-Type | Air cooling |
| 37 dB | Noise (Idle) | 0 dB |
| 49 dB | Noise (Load) | -- |
ConnectivityThe Sapphire Radeon RX Vega 56 supports the downward compatible copy protection HDCP in version --. The ASUS Dual Radeon RX 580 8G supports HDCP in version 2.2 and all previous versions. |
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| 4 | Max. Displays | 4 |
| -- | HDCP-Version | 2.2 |
| 1x HDMI v2.0b | HDMI Ports | 2x HDMI v2.0b |
| 3x DP v1.4 | DP Ports | 2x DP v1.4 |
| -- | DVI Ports | 1 |
| -- | VGA Ports | -- |
| -- | USB-C Ports | -- |
FeaturesetThe Sapphire Radeon RX Vega 56 supports the DirectX standard from Microsoft in version 12_1. The ASUS Dual Radeon RX 580 8G supports Microsoft's DirectX version 12. |
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| 7680x4320 | Max. resolution | 7680x4320 |
| 12_1 | DirectX | 12 |
| No | Raytracing | No |
| Yes | DLSS / FSR | Yes |
| No LED lighting | LED | No LED lighting |
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 | No |
| Decode | VP8 | Decode |
| Decode / Encode | VP9 | Decode |
DimensionsThe Sapphire Radeon RX Vega 56 is 40 mm wide and therefore needs the space of 2 PCIe-Slots in the case. The width of the ASUS Dual Radeon RX 580 8G is 40 mm and thus requires the space of 2 PCIe-Slots in the PC case. |
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| 280 mm | Length | 242 mm |
| 127 mm | Height | 129 mm |
| 40 mm | Width | 38 mm |
| 2 PCIe-Slots | Width (Slots) | 2 PCIe-Slots |
| 1090 g | Weight | -- |
| PCIe 3.0 x 16 | GPU Interface | PCIe 3.0 x 16 |
| No | SFF-Ready | No |
Additional dataManufactured using the 14 nanometer process, Sapphire Radeon RX Vega 56 was released in Q3/2017. The ASUS Dual Radeon RX 580 8G published in Q4/2017 is manufactured with a structure width of 14 nanometers. |
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| 21276-00-20G | Part-no | DUAL-RX580-8G |
| Q3/2017 | Release date | Q4/2017 |
| 399 $ (Reference) | Launch Price | 229 $ |
| 14 nm | Structure size | 14 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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Sapphire Radeon RX Vega 56
8 GB HBM2 |
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ASUS Dual Radeon RX 580 8G
8 GB GDDR5 |
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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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Sapphire Radeon RX Vega 56
8 GB HBM2 |
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ASUS Dual Radeon RX 580 8G
8 GB GDDR5 |
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2560x1440 (1440p)
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Sapphire Radeon RX Vega 56
8 GB HBM2 |
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ASUS Dual Radeon RX 580 8G
8 GB GDDR5 |
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1920x1080 (1080p)
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Sapphire Radeon RX Vega 56
8 GB HBM2 |
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ASUS Dual Radeon RX 580 8G
8 GB GDDR5 |
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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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Sapphire Radeon RX Vega 56
8 GB HBM2 |
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ASUS Dual Radeon RX 580 8G
8 GB GDDR5 |
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Geekbench 6 - Vulkan
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Sapphire Radeon RX Vega 56
8 GB HBM2 |
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ASUS Dual Radeon RX 580 8G
8 GB GDDR5 |
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Geekbench 6 - Metal
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Sapphire Radeon RX Vega 56
8 GB HBM2 |
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ASUS Dual Radeon RX 580 8G
8 GB GDDR5 |
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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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Sapphire Radeon RX Vega 56
8 GB HBM2 |
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ASUS Dual Radeon RX 580 8G
8 GB GDDR5 |
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