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XFX Radeon RX Vega 56 vs XFX Radeon RX Vega 64 Black Fan

XFX Radeon RX Vega 56
XFX Radeon RX Vega 56 8 GB HBM2 · 1.47 GHz · 210 W Speed index 9/100

The XFX 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.

XFX Radeon RX Vega 64 Black Fan
XFX Radeon RX Vega 64 Black Fan 8 GB HBM2 · 1.55 GHz · 295 W Speed index 10/100

The XFX Radeon RX Vega 64 Black Fan is based on the AMD RX Vega 64 (GCN 5) and has 8 GB HBM2 graphics memory with a bandwidth of 484 GB/s.

Quick comparison

In FP32 performance, the XFX Radeon RX Vega 64 Black Fan is 20 % faster than the XFX Radeon RX Vega 56.

XFX Radeon RX Vega 56XFX Radeon RX Vega 64 Black Fan
Speed index
9/100
10/100
FP32
10.54 TFLOPS
12.66 TFLOPS
Boost Clock
1.47 GHz
1.55 GHz
Memory Size
8 GB HBM2
8 GB HBM2
Memory bandwidth
410 GB/s
484 GB/s
TDP
210 W
295 W
Launch Price
399 $
499 $

GPU

GPUXFX Radeon RX Vega 56XFX Radeon RX Vega 64 Black Fan
Based onAMD RX Vega 56AMD RX Vega 64
GPU ChipVega 10 XLVega 10 XT
Streaming Multiprocessors5664
Shader35844096
Render Output Units6464
Texture Units256256
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The XFX Radeon RX Vega 56 has the Vega 10 XL graphics chip installed, which is based on the GCN 5 architecture.

The XFX Radeon RX Vega 64 Black Fan is based on the graphics chip Vega 10 XT, which comes from the GCN 5 architecture.

Memory

MemoryXFX Radeon RX Vega 56XFX Radeon RX Vega 64 Black Fan
Memory Size8 GB8 GB
Memory TypeHBM2HBM2
Memory Clock0.800 GHz0.945 GHz
Memory Speed1.6 Gbps1.9 Gbps
Memory bandwidth410 GB/s484 GB/s
Memory Interface2,048 bit2,048 bit
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The graphics memory of the XFX Radeon RX Vega 56 clocks at 0.800 GHz, which corresponds to a speed of 1.6 Gbps.

The graphics memory speed of the XFX Radeon RX Vega 64 Black Fan is 1.9 Gbps and the clock speed is 0.945 GHz.

Clock Speeds

Clock SpeedsXFX Radeon RX Vega 56XFX Radeon RX Vega 64 Black Fan
Base Clock1.156 GHz1.247 GHz
Boost Clock1.471 GHz1.546 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 DesignXFX Radeon RX Vega 56XFX Radeon RX Vega 64 Black Fan
TDP210 W295 W
Tjunction max100 °C100 °C
PCIe-Power2 x 8-Pin2 x 8-Pin
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The XFX Radeon RX Vega 56 is powered by 2 x 8-Pin connectors. The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of the graphics card is 210 W.

The XFX Radeon RX Vega 64 Black Fan has 2 x 8-Pin PCIe power connectors that supply it with energy. The manufacturer specifies the TDP of the card as 295 W.

Cooler & Fans

Cooler & FansXFX Radeon RX Vega 56XFX Radeon RX Vega 64 Black Fan
Fan-TypeRadialRadial
Fan 11 x 70 mm1 x 70 mm
Cooler-TypeAir coolingAir cooling
Noise (Idle)37 dB--
Noise (Load)49 dB--
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The XFX Radeon RX Vega 56 is equipped with a total of 1 Radial main fans.

The XFX Radeon RX Vega 64 Black Fan has 1 Radial main fans that cool the GPU and memory.

Connectivity

ConnectivityXFX Radeon RX Vega 56XFX Radeon RX Vega 64 Black Fan
Max. Displays44
HDCP--2.2
HDMI1x HDMI 2.0b1x HDMI 2.0b
DisplayPort3x DP 1.43x DP 1.4
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Up to 4 screens can be operated with the XFX Radeon RX Vega 56.

The XFX Radeon RX Vega 64 Black Fan supports the operation of a maximum of 4 monitors.

Featureset

FeaturesetXFX Radeon RX Vega 56XFX Radeon RX Vega 64 Black Fan
Max. resolution7680x43207680x4320
DirectX12_112_1
RaytracingNoNo
DLSS / FSRYesYes
LEDNo LED lightingNo LED lighting
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With the XFX Radeon RX Vega 56 it is possible to operate a screen with a maximum resolution of up to 7680x4320 pixels.

The maximum supported resolution of the XFX Radeon RX Vega 64 Black Fan is 7680x4320 pixels.

Supported Video Codecs

Supported Video CodecsXFX Radeon RX Vega 56XFX Radeon RX Vega 64 Black Fan
h264Decode / EncodeDecode / Encode
h265 / HEVCDecode / EncodeDecode / Encode
VP8DecodeDecode
VP9Decode / EncodeDecode / 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

DimensionsXFX Radeon RX Vega 56XFX Radeon RX Vega 64 Black Fan
Length280 mm280 mm
Height127 mm127 mm
Width40 mm40 mm
Width (Slots)2 Slots2 Slots
Weight1,090 g--
SFF-ReadyNoNo
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The XFX Radeon RX Vega 56 is connected to the system via PCIe 3.0 x 16 lanes and requires 2 PCIe-Slots space in the housing.

The XFX Radeon RX Vega 64 Black Fan needs the space of 2 PCIe-Slots in the case and has a PCIe 3.0 x 16 Lanes interface.

Additional data

Additional dataXFX Radeon RX Vega 56XFX Radeon RX Vega 64 Black Fan
GPU InterfacePCIe 3.0 x 16PCIe 3.0 x 16
Release dateQ3/2017Q3/2017
Launch Price399 $499 $
Structure size14 nm14 nm
Part-noRX-VEGMLBFX6RX-VEGMTBFX6
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The XFX Radeon RX Vega 56 has been manufactured with a structure width of 14 nanometers since Q3/2017.

The XFX Radeon RX Vega 64 Black Fan came on the market in Q3/2017 and will have a structure width of 14 nanometers manufactured.

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) XFX Radeon RX Vega 64 Black Fan +48.8 %

  1. 43 fps (avg)
  2. 64 fps (avg)

2560x1440 (1440p) XFX Radeon RX Vega 64 Black Fan +15.0 %

  1. 80 fps (avg)
  2. 92 fps (avg)

1920x1080 (1080p) XFX Radeon RX Vega 64 Black Fan +14.3 %

  1. 112 fps (avg)
  2. 128 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 64 Black Fan +10.8 %

  1. 60,539
  2. 67,049

Geekbench 6 - Vulkan XFX Radeon RX Vega 64 Black Fan +14.3 %

  1. 63,794
  2. 72,946

Geekbench 6 - Metal XFX Radeon RX Vega 64 Black Fan +6.7 %

  1. 71,932
  2. 76,720

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