AMD Radeon Pro Vega 56 videocard review

AMD Radeon Pro Vega 56

Radeon Pro Vega 56 videocard released by AMD; release date: 14 August 2017. At the time of release, the videocard cost $399. The videocard is designed for workstation-computers and based on GCN 5.0 microarchitecture codenamed Vega 10.

Core clock speed - 1138 MHz. Boost clock speed - 1250 MHz. Texture fill rate - 302.4 GTexel / s. Pipelines - 3584. Floating-point performance - 9,677 gflops. Manufacturing process technology - 14 nm. Transistors count - 12,500 million. Power consumption (TDP) - 210 Watt.

Memory type: HBM2. Maximum RAM amount - 8 GB. Memory bus width - 2048 Bit. Memory clock speed - 1572 MHz. Memory bandwidth - 402.4 GB / s.

Benchmarks

PassMark
G3D Mark
Top 1 GPU
This GPU
38588
12354
PassMark
G2D Mark
Top 1 GPU
This GPU
1295
828
Geekbench
OpenCL
Top 1 GPU
This GPU
345150
61544
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop
Face Detection
Top 1 GPU
This GPU
939.363 mPixels/s
153.117 mPixels/s
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop
Ocean Surface Simulation
Top 1 GPU
This GPU
14101.507 Frames/s
1722.138 Frames/s
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop
T-Rex
Top 1 GPU
This GPU
95.851 Frames/s
11.901 Frames/s
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop
Video Composition
Top 1 GPU
This GPU
530.303 Frames/s
126.528 Frames/s
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop
Bitcoin Mining
Top 1 GPU
This GPU
4429.590 mHash/s
1172.788 mHash/s
GFXBench 4.0
Car Chase Offscreen
Top 1 GPU
This GPU
34770 Frames
12822 Frames
GFXBench 4.0
Manhattan
Top 1 GPU
This GPU
27823 Frames
3709 Frames
GFXBench 4.0
T-Rex
Top 1 GPU
This GPU
69225 Frames
3353 Frames
GFXBench 4.0
Car Chase Offscreen
Top 1 GPU
This GPU
34770.000 Fps
12822.000 Fps
GFXBench 4.0
Manhattan
Top 1 GPU
This GPU
27823.000 Fps
3709.000 Fps
GFXBench 4.0
T-Rex
Top 1 GPU
This GPU
69225.000 Fps
3353.000 Fps
Name Value
PassMark - G3D Mark 12354
PassMark - G2D Mark 828
Geekbench - OpenCL 61544
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection 153.117 mPixels/s
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation 1722.138 Frames/s
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex 11.901 Frames/s
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition 126.528 Frames/s
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining 1172.788 mHash/s
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen 12822 Frames
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan 3709 Frames
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex 3353 Frames
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen 12822.000 Fps
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan 3709.000 Fps
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex 3353.000 Fps

Games performance

Assassin's Creed Origins (2017)

Medium, 1920x108070.00
High, 1920x108065.00
Ultra, 1920x108057.00
4K, 3840x216033.00

Ghost Recon Wildlands (2017)

Medium, 1920x108081.70
High, 1920x108076.00
Ultra, 1920x108045.10
4K, 3840x216034.70

For Honor (2017)

Medium, 1920x1080142.60
High, 1920x1080134.90
Ultra, 1920x1080105.60
4K, 3840x216043.60

Rise of the Tomb Raider (2016)

High, 1920x108094.00
Ultra, 1920x108074.80
4K, 3840x216039.30

Rainbow Six Siege (2015)

High, 1920x1080198.70
Ultra, 1920x1080135.70
4K, 3840x216070.20

Dota 2 Reborn (2015)

Medium, 1366x768112.00
High, 1920x1080107.40
Ultra, 1920x1080102.30
4K, 3840x216095.80

The Witcher 3 (2015)

High, 1920x1080115.70
Ultra, 1920x108063.90
4K, 3840x216041.60

Specifications (specs)

Essentials

Architecture GCN 5.0
Code name Vega 10
Launch date 14 August 2017
Launch price (MSRP) $399
Place in performance rating 249
Type Workstation

Technical info

Boost clock speed 1250 MHz
Core clock speed 1138 MHz
Floating-point performance 9,677 gflops
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm
Pipelines 3584
Texture fill rate 302.4 GTexel / s
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 210 Watt
Transistor count 12,500 million

Video outputs and ports

Display Connectors 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort

Compatibility, dimensions and requirements

Interface PCIe 3.0 x16
Length 267 mm
Supplementary power connectors None

API support

DirectX 12.0 (12_1)
OpenGL 4.6

Memory

Maximum RAM amount 8 GB
Memory bandwidth 402.4 GB / s
Memory bus width 2048 Bit
Memory clock speed 1572 MHz
Memory type HBM2