AMD Radeon RX Vega 56 Mobile vs AMD Radeon R9 295X2
Comparative analysis of AMD Radeon RX Vega 56 Mobile and AMD Radeon R9 295X2 videocards for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Technical info, Video outputs and ports, Compatibility, dimensions and requirements, API support, Memory, Technologies. Benchmark videocards performance analysis: GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), PassMark - G3D Mark, PassMark - G2D Mark, 3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score.
Differences
Reasons to consider the AMD Radeon RX Vega 56 Mobile
- Videocard is newer: launch date 4 year(s) 1 month(s) later
- Around 28% higher boost clock speed: 1301 MHz vs 1018 MHz
- A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 14 nm vs 28 nm
- 4.2x lower typical power consumption: 120 Watt vs 500 Watt
- Around 28% higher memory clock speed: 1600 MHz vs 1250 MHz
| Launch date | 1 June 2018 vs 29 April 2014 |
| Boost clock speed | 1301 MHz vs 1018 MHz |
| Manufacturing process technology | 14 nm vs 28 nm |
| Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 120 Watt vs 500 Watt |
| Memory clock speed | 1600 MHz vs 1250 MHz |
Compare benchmarks
GPU 1: AMD Radeon RX Vega 56 Mobile
GPU 2: AMD Radeon R9 295X2
| Name | AMD Radeon RX Vega 56 Mobile | AMD Radeon R9 295X2 |
|---|---|---|
| GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) | 8917 | |
| GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) | 8917 | |
| PassMark - G3D Mark | 8621 | |
| PassMark - G2D Mark | 768 | |
| 3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score | 0 |
Compare specifications (specs)
| AMD Radeon RX Vega 56 Mobile | AMD Radeon R9 295X2 | |
|---|---|---|
Essentials |
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| Architecture | GCN 5.0 | GCN 2.0 |
| Code name | Vega 10 | Vesuvius |
| Launch date | 1 June 2018 | 29 April 2014 |
| Place in performance rating | 134 | 174 |
| Type | Desktop | Desktop |
| Design | AMD Radeon R9 200 Series | |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $1,499 | |
| Price now | $1,099.99 | |
| Value for money (0-100) | 11.14 | |
Technical info |
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| Boost clock speed | 1301 MHz | 1018 MHz |
| Core clock speed | 1138 MHz | |
| Manufacturing process technology | 14 nm | 28 nm |
| Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 120 Watt | 500 Watt |
| Transistor count | 12,500 million | 6,200 million |
| Floating-point performance | 2x 5,733 gflops | |
| Pipelines | 2x 2816 | |
| Stream Processors | 5632 | |
| Texture fill rate | 2x 179.2 GTexel / s billion / sec | |
Video outputs and ports |
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| Display Connectors | 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort | 1x DVI, 4x mini-DisplayPort |
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| Dual-link DVI support | ||
| Eyefinity | ||
| HDMI | ||
| VGA | ||
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements |
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| Interface | PCIe 3.0 x16 | PCIe 3.0 x16 |
| Bus support | PCIe 2.1 x16 | |
| Length | 307 mm | |
| Supplementary power connectors | 2 x 8-pin | |
API support |
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| DirectX | 12.0 (12_1) | 12 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.5 |
| Vulkan | ||
Memory |
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| Memory clock speed | 1600 MHz | 1250 MHz |
| Maximum RAM amount | 8 GB | |
| Memory bandwidth | 640 GB/s | |
| Memory bus width | 2x 512 Bit | |
| Memory type | GDDR5 | |
Technologies |
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| AMD Eyefinity | ||
| CrossFire | ||
| DDMA audio | ||
| FreeSync | ||
| HD3D | ||
| LiquidVR | ||
| TressFX | ||
| Unified Video Decoder (UVD) | ||
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