PowerColor Radeon RX Vega 56
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PowerColor Radeon RX Vega 56 Benchmark and Specs

Here we show you benchmarks and technical data for the PowerColor Radeon RX Vega 56. The graphics card is based on the AMD RX Vega 56 (GCN 5) and has 8 GB HBM2 graphics memory with a memory bandwidth of 410 GB/s. The PowerColor Radeon RX Vega 56 has 56 execution units with 3584 shaders.
FP32
10.54TFLOPS
Boost Clock
1.47GHz
Memory
8GB HBM2
TDP
210 W

Technical details

GPU

The PowerColor Radeon RX Vega 56 has 3584 shaders and 56 execution units. The graphics card thus achieves a theoretical FP32 computing power of 10.54 TFLOPS.

GPU Chip
Vega 10 XL (GCN 5)
Streaming Multiprocessors
56
Shader
3584
Render Output Units
64
Texture Units
256

Memory

The PowerColor Radeon RX Vega 56 can use 8 GB graphics memory of the type HBM2. The graphics card thus achieves a memory bandwidth of 410 GB/s on a 2048 bit wide memory interface.

Memory Size
8 GB
Memory Type
HBM2
Memory Clock
0.800 GHz
Memory Speed
1.6 Gbps
Memory bandwidth
410 GB/s
Memory Interface
2,048 bit

Clock Speeds

The base clock frequency of the PowerColor Radeon RX Vega 56 is 1.156 GHz. A high clock frequency (even in turbo mode) can greatly increase the speed of a graphics card.

Base Clock
1.156 GHz
Boost Clock
1.471 GHz
Overclocking
Yes

Thermal Design

The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of the PowerColor Radeon RX Vega 56 is 210 W. The graphics card is supplied with energy via the 2 x 8-Pin connector.

TDP
210 W
Tjunction max
100 °C
PCIe-Power
2 x 8-Pin

Cooler & Fans

The PowerColor Radeon RX Vega 56 has a total of 1 Radial fans to cool the graphics processor and graphics memory.

Fan-Type
Radial
Fan 1
1 x 70 mm
Cooler-Type
Air cooling
Noise (Idle)
37 dB
Noise (Load)
49 dB

Connectivity

Up to 4 screens can be connected to the PowerColor Radeon RX Vega 56.

Max. Displays
4
HDMI
1x HDMI 2.0b
DisplayPort
3x DP 1.4

Featureset

The PowerColor Radeon RX Vega 56 has a maximum resolution of 7680x4320 pixels. The graphics card supports the DirectX 12_1 standard.

Max. resolution
7680x4320
DirectX
12_1
Raytracing
No
DLSS / FSR
Yes
LED
No LED lighting

Supported Video Codecs

The video codecs accelerated in hardware by the PowerColor Radeon RX Vega 56 reduce the processor load and ensure lower energy consumption.

h264
Decode / Encode
h265 / HEVC
Decode / Encode
VP8
Decode
VP9
Decode / Encode
AV1
No

Dimensions

The PowerColor Radeon RX Vega 56 is 280 mm long and 127 mm high. With a width of 40 mm, the graphics card requires 2 PCIe-Slots in the case.

Length
280 mm
Height
127 mm
Width
40 mm
Width (Slots)
2 PCIe-Slots
Weight
1090 g
SFF-Ready
No

Additional data

The PowerColor Radeon RX Vega 56 made in 14 nm was published in Q3/2017 for 399 $.

GPU Interface
PCIe 3.0 x 16
Release date
Q3/2017
Launch Price
399 $ (Reference)
Structure size
14 nm
Part-no
AXRX VEGA 56 8GBHBM2-3DH
Documents
data sheet
PowerColor Radeon RX Vega 56
1.156 GHz · 8 GB · 210 W TDP
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Benchmark results

Battlefield 5

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3840x2160 (2160p) Rank 3,109 / 4,595

  1. PowerColor Radeon RX Vega 56PowerColor Radeon RX Vega 568 GB HBM2
    43 fps (avg)
  2. AMD RX Vega 56AMD RX Vega 56Average of gpu group
    52 fps (avg)

2560x1440 (1440p) Rank 3,181 / 4,594

  1. PowerColor Radeon RX Vega 56PowerColor Radeon RX Vega 568 GB HBM2
    80 fps (avg)
  2. AMD RX Vega 56AMD RX Vega 56Average of gpu group
    93 fps (avg)

1920x1080 (1080p) Rank 3,171 / 4,601

  1. PowerColor Radeon RX Vega 56PowerColor Radeon RX Vega 568 GB HBM2
    112 fps (avg)
  2. AMD RX Vega 56AMD RX Vega 56Average of gpu group
    125 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 Rank 3,583 / 5,255

  1. PowerColor Radeon RX Vega 56PowerColor Radeon RX Vega 568 GB HBM2
    60,539
  2. AMD RX Vega 56AMD RX Vega 56Average of gpu group
    60,539

Geekbench 6 - Vulkan Rank 3,451 / 5,233

  1. PowerColor Radeon RX Vega 56PowerColor Radeon RX Vega 568 GB HBM2
    63,794
  2. AMD RX Vega 56AMD RX Vega 56Average of gpu group
    63,794

Geekbench 6 - Metal Rank 424 / 750

  1. PowerColor Radeon RX Vega 56PowerColor Radeon RX Vega 568 GB HBM2
    71,932
  2. AMD RX Vega 56AMD RX Vega 56Average of gpu group
    71,932

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