AMD Radeon RX Vega 56 videocard review

AMD Radeon RX Vega 56

Radeon RX 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 desktop-computers and based on GCN 5.0 microarchitecture codenamed Vega 10.

Core clock speed - 1156 MHz. Boost clock speed - 1471 MHz. Texture fill rate - 330.00 GTexel/s. Pipelines - 3584. Floating-point performance - 10.5 TFLOPs. 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 - 1600 MHz. Memory bandwidth - 410 GB/s.

Benchmarks

PassMark
G3D Mark
Top 1 GPU
This GPU
38754
13308
PassMark
G2D Mark
Top 1 GPU
This GPU
1310
776
Geekbench
OpenCL
Top 1 GPU
This GPU
351431
163998
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop
Face Detection
Top 1 GPU
This GPU
939.363 mPixels/s
184.405 mPixels/s
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop
Ocean Surface Simulation
Top 1 GPU
This GPU
14101.507 Frames/s
1765.060 Frames/s
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop
T-Rex
Top 1 GPU
This GPU
95.851 Frames/s
12.606 Frames/s
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop
Video Composition
Top 1 GPU
This GPU
461.690 Frames/s
79.320 Frames/s
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop
Bitcoin Mining
Top 1 GPU
This GPU
4429.590 mHash/s
1022.925 mHash/s
GFXBench 4.0
Car Chase Offscreen
Top 1 GPU
This GPU
34770 Frames
14462 Frames
GFXBench 4.0
Manhattan
Top 1 GPU
This GPU
27823 Frames
3717 Frames
GFXBench 4.0
T-Rex
Top 1 GPU
This GPU
69225 Frames
3361 Frames
GFXBench 4.0
Car Chase Offscreen
Top 1 GPU
This GPU
34770.000 Fps
14462.000 Fps
GFXBench 4.0
Manhattan
Top 1 GPU
This GPU
27823.000 Fps
3717.000 Fps
GFXBench 4.0
T-Rex
Top 1 GPU
This GPU
69225.000 Fps
3361.000 Fps
3DMark Fire Strike
Graphics Score
Top 1 GPU
This GPU
36532
6877
Name Value
PassMark - G3D Mark 13308
PassMark - G2D Mark 776
Geekbench - OpenCL 163998
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection 184.405 mPixels/s
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation 1765.060 Frames/s
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex 12.606 Frames/s
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition 79.320 Frames/s
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining 1022.925 mHash/s
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen 14462 Frames
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan 3717 Frames
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex 3361 Frames
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen 14462.000 Fps
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan 3717.000 Fps
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex 3361.000 Fps
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score 6877

Games performance

The Division 2 (2019)

Low, 1280x720163.00
Medium, 1920x1080123.00
High, 1920x108095.00
Ultra, 1920x108075.00
QHD, 2560x144058.00
4K, 3840x216030.00

Dirt Rally 2.0 (2019)

Low, 1280x720247.00
Medium, 1920x1080192.00
High, 1920x1080173.00
Ultra, 1920x108095.00
QHD, 2560x144071.00
4K, 3840x216040.50

Anthem (2019)

Low, 1280x720108.00
Medium, 1920x1080101.00
High, 1920x108096.00
Ultra, 1920x108089.00
QHD, 2560x144066.00
4K, 3840x216036.60

Metro Exodus (2019)

Low, 1280x720136.30
Medium, 1920x108094.80
High, 1920x108062.60
Ultra, 1920x108052.00
QHD, 2560x144041.80
4K, 3840x216026.70

Far Cry New Dawn (2019)

Low, 1280x720102.00
Medium, 1920x108096.00
High, 1920x108093.00
Ultra, 1920x108084.00
QHD, 2560x144074.00
4K, 3840x216042.00

Apex Legends (2019)

Low, 1280x720143.00
Medium, 1920x1080144.00
High, 1920x1080119.00
Ultra, 1920x1080118.00
QHD, 2560x144084.00
4K, 3840x216045.50

Just Cause 4 (2018)

Low, 1280x720121.00
Medium, 1920x1080114.00
High, 1920x108090.00
Ultra, 1920x108086.00
QHD, 2560x144059.60
4K, 3840x216032.10

Darksiders III (2018)

Low, 1280x720185.00
Medium, 1920x1080128.00
High, 1920x1080123.00
Ultra, 1920x108093.00
QHD, 2560x144064.00
4K, 3840x216032.80

Farming Simulator 19 (2018)

Low, 1280x720174.00
Medium, 1920x1080132.00
High, 1920x1080116.00
Ultra, 1920x108099.00
QHD, 2560x144071.00
4K, 3840x216039.10

Battlefield V (2018)

Low, 1280x720182.00
Medium, 1920x1080151.00
High, 1920x1080140.00
Ultra, 1920x1080131.00
QHD, 2560x144099.00
4K, 3840x216054.70

Fallout 76 (2018)

Low, 1280x72060.00
Medium, 1920x108060.00
High, 1920x108060.00
Ultra, 1920x108060.00
QHD, 2560x144059.90
4K, 3840x216044.80

Hitman 2 (2018)

Low, 1280x72093.00
Medium, 1920x108088.00
High, 1920x108086.00
Ultra, 1920x108080.00
QHD, 2560x144067.00
4K, 3840x216034.50

Call of Duty Black Ops 4 (2018)

Low, 1280x720235.00
Medium, 1920x1080164.00
High, 1920x1080156.00
Ultra, 1920x1080150.00
QHD, 2560x144098.00
4K, 3840x216046.20

Assassin's Creed Odyssey (2018)

Low, 1280x72083.00
Medium, 1920x108077.00
High, 1920x108070.00
Ultra, 1920x108052.00
QHD, 2560x144044.00
4K, 3840x216027.00

Forza Horizon 4 (2018)

Low, 1280x720195.00
Medium, 1920x1080141.00
High, 1920x1080134.00
Ultra, 1920x1080109.00
QHD, 2560x144088.00
4K, 3840x216059.00

FIFA 19 (2018)

Low, 1280x720292.00
Medium, 1920x1080293.00
High, 1920x1080272.00
Ultra, 1920x1080272.00
QHD, 2560x1440268.00
4K, 3840x2160195.00

Shadow of the Tomb Raider (2018)

Low, 1280x720137.00
Medium, 1920x1080105.00
High, 1920x108096.00
Ultra, 1920x108085.00
QHD, 2560x144058.00
4K, 3840x216031.00

F1 2018 (2018)

Low, 1280x720222.00
Medium, 1920x1080184.00
High, 1920x1080146.00
Ultra, 1920x1080111.00
QHD, 2560x144087.00
4K, 3840x216051.00

Monster Hunter World (2018)

Low, 1280x720125.00
Medium, 1920x1080100.00
High, 1920x108094.00
Ultra, 1920x108074.00
QHD, 2560x144050.30
4K, 3840x216025.40

The Crew 2 (2018)

Low, 1280x72060.00
Medium, 1920x108060.00
High, 1920x108060.00
Ultra, 1920x108060.00
QHD, 2560x144060.00
4K, 3840x216033.40

Far Cry 5 (2018)

Low, 1280x720117.00
Medium, 1920x108098.00
High, 1920x108093.00
Ultra, 1920x108089.00
QHD, 2560x144074.00
4K, 3840x216039.00

Kingdom Come: Deliverance (2018)

Low, 1280x720139.00
Medium, 1920x1080115.00
High, 1920x108092.00
Ultra, 1920x108069.00
QHD, 2560x144045.60
4K, 3840x216022.80

Fortnite (2018)

Low, 1280x720167.00
Medium, 1920x1080150.00
High, 1920x1080139.00
Ultra, 1920x1080108.00
QHD, 2560x144074.00
4K, 3840x216036.70

Call of Duty WWII (2017)

Low, 1280x720201.00
Medium, 1920x1080201.00
High, 1920x1080140.00
Ultra, 1920x1080118.00
QHD, 2560x144095.00
4K, 3840x216057.60

Assassin's Creed Origins (2017)

Low, 1280x72071.00
Medium, 1920x108066.00
High, 1920x108064.00
Ultra, 1920x108059.00
QHD, 2560x144052.00
4K, 3840x216033.00

Destiny 2 (2017)

Low, 1280x720150.00
Medium, 1920x1080141.00
High, 1920x1080134.00
Ultra, 1920x1080115.00
QHD, 2560x144080.00
4K, 3840x216043.20

Playerunknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG) (2017)

Low, 1280x720167.00
Medium, 1920x1080153.00
High, 1920x1080137.00
Ultra, 1920x1080120.00
4K, 3840x216044.30

Dirt 4 (2017)

Low, 1280x720324.00
Medium, 1920x1080251.00
High, 1920x1080176.00
Ultra, 1920x1080112.00
4K, 3840x216063.00

Ghost Recon Wildlands (2017)

Low, 1280x720129.70
Medium, 1920x108094.30
High, 1920x108088.80
Ultra, 1920x108052.10
4K, 3840x216035.80

For Honor (2017)

Low, 1280x720299.80
Medium, 1920x1080147.20
High, 1920x1080140.60
Ultra, 1920x1080111.00
4K, 3840x216045.50

Battlefield 1 (2016)

Low, 1280x720195.00
Medium, 1366x768182.00
High, 1920x1080150.00
Ultra, 1920x1080136.00
4K, 3840x216062.00

Deus Ex Mankind Divided (2016)

Low, 1280x720132.20
Medium, 1366x768124.10
High, 1920x108096.30
Ultra, 1920x108049.40
4K, 3840x216033.70

Overwatch (2016)

Low, 1280x720300.00
Medium, 1366x768300.00
High, 1920x1080189.00
Ultra, 1920x1080101.00
4K, 3840x2160107.00

Doom (2016)

Low, 1280x72091.00
Medium, 1366x76884.00
High, 1920x108083.00
Ultra, 1920x108083.00
4K, 3840x216052.60

The Division (2016)

Low, 1280x720226.40
Medium, 1366x768181.40
High, 1920x1080119.40
Ultra, 1920x108094.80
4K, 3840x216047.70

Far Cry Primal (2016)

Low, 1280x720124.00
Medium, 1920x1080111.00
High, 1920x1080101.00
Ultra, 1920x108094.00
4K, 3840x216040.00

Rise of the Tomb Raider (2016)

Low, 1024x768251.00
Medium, 1366x768173.00
High, 1920x1080107.00
Ultra, 1920x108086.00
4K, 3840x216044.70

Rainbow Six Siege (2015)

Low, 1024x768319.50
Medium, 1366x768271.80
High, 1920x1080233.20
Ultra, 1920x1080201.60
4K, 3840x216089.20

The Witcher 3 (2015)

Low, 1024x768293.00
Medium, 1366x768207.00
High, 1920x1080124.00
Ultra, 1920x108074.00
4K, 3840x216044.40

GTA V (2015)

Low, 1024x768142.00
Medium, 1366x768128.00
High, 1920x1080110.00
Ultra, 1920x108078.00
4K, 3840x216050.40

Battlefield 4 (2013)

Low, 1024x768199.00
Medium, 1366x768200.00
High, 1366x768200.00
Ultra, 1920x1080130.00
4K, 3840x216071.00

Specifications (specs)

Essentials

Architecture GCN 5.0
Code name Vega 10
Design Radeon RX Vega Series
Launch date 14 August 2017
Launch price (MSRP) $399
Place in performance rating 211
Type Desktop

Technical info

Boost clock speed 1471 MHz
Compute units 56
Core clock speed 1156 MHz
Floating-point performance 10.5 TFLOPs
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm
Peak Half Precision (FP16) Performance 21 TFLOPs
Peak Single Precision (FP32) Performance 10.5 TFLOPs
Pipelines 3584
Pixel fill rate 94.00 GP/s
Render output units 64
Stream Processors 3584
Texture fill rate 330.00 GTexel/s
Texture Units 256
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 210 Watt
Transistor count 12,500 million

Video outputs and ports

Display Connectors 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort
DisplayPort support
Dual-link DVI support
HDMI
VGA

Compatibility, dimensions and requirements

Interface PCIe 3.0 x16
Length 267 mm
Recommended system power (PSU) 650 Watt
Supplementary power connectors 2x 8-pin

API support

DirectX 12
OpenCL 2.0
OpenGL 4.5
Vulkan

Memory

Maximum RAM amount 8 GB
Memory bandwidth 410 GB/s
Memory bus width 2048 bit
Memory clock speed 1600 MHz
Memory type HBM2

Technologies

AMD Eyefinity
AMD Radeon™ Chill
AMD Radeon™ ReLive
FreeSync
PowerTune
TressFX
TrueAudio
Unified Video Decoder (UVD)
Video Code Engine (VCE)
Virtual Super Resolution (VSR)
VR Ready
ZeroCore