As you might be aware of the AMD RX Vega 56 is a cut down version of the flagship Vega 64. The difference between the two cards is the number of next-generation compute units (NGCUs). While the RX Vega 64 comes with 64 units enabled the RX Vega 56 features 56 enabled units. In the end this means the RX Vega 56 processes pixels using 3584 Stream processors, 192 TMUs and 64 ROPs, while the RX Vega 64 makes do with 4096 Stream processors, 256 TMUs and 64 ROPs.



In theory the RX Vega 56 should be approximately 12.5% slower than the RX Vega 64, which is the difference in NGCUs. With these specs the card should pack quite a punch and in theory it should be capable to compete well with NVIDIA’s GeForce GTX 1070. Apart from that the price of the AMD card is most likely going to be $399 US, which would make the RX Vega 56 a compelling offer if it’s really capable of giving the GeForce GTX 1070 a run for its money.

The guys over at TweakTown appear to have received word from industry sources that the Vega 56 is actually going to give the GeForce GTX 1070 a hard time. Tested in combination with a Intel Core i7-7700K @ 4.2 GHz, 16 GB of DDR4-3000 memory, Windows 10 and at 2560 x 1440 resolution the AMD card appears to be quite a bit quicker than the NVIDIA pixel accelerator.

• Battlefield 1 (Ultra settings): 95.4 FPS (GTX 1070: 72.2 FPS; Vega 5632% faster)
• Civilization 6 (Ultra settings, 4x MSAA): 85.1 FPS (GTX 1070: 72.2 FPS; Vega 56 17% faster)
• DOOM (Ultra settings, 8x TSAA): 101.2 FPS (GTX 1070: 84.6 FPS; Vega 56 20% faster)
• Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare (High preset): 99.9 FPS (GTX 1070: 92.1 FPS; Vega 56 8% faster)

If those numbers reflect reality and the AMD RX Vega 56 will really cost $399 US, then it’s going to be a very attractive choice at this price point leaving NVIDIA with no other option than lowering the price of their GeForce GTX 1070. Apparently, these numbers have to be taken with a grain of salt and we’re already very curious about final, full reviews.




Source: Tweaktown