Testseek.com have collected 506 expert reviews of the AMD Radeon RX Vega 56 8GB HBM2 PCIe and the average rating is 79%. Scroll down and see all reviews for AMD Radeon RX Vega 56 8GB HBM2 PCIe.
August 2017
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The editors liked
Vega 64 is slightly slower than the GTX 1080
While the liquid cooled version wins more than it loses against the GTX 1080
Faster than GeForce GTX 1070 FE
~30% lower power than Vega 64
Great 1440p performance
Competitive with an Nvidia GeForce GTX 1070
Vega 56 Radeon Red Pack may add sweetener for some buyers
Competitive at 1440p resolution gaming
Faster than the GeForce GTX 1070
Much more power efficient than RX Vega 64
Quieter than RX Vega 64
Enhanced Sync works amazingly well
FreeSync at no increased monitor cost
New instructions
Packed math
Primitive shaders
Simplified tuning profiles i
Solid performance across the board. 8GB of HBM 2 memory should prove useful in the long term. Matches the current performance value king
The GTX 1070
Which is no small feat. Modern DX12 architecture. Freesync gaming
Yea
The editors didn't like
Poor availability and thus pricing. AMD's aircooled RX Vega 64 reference card is ~5% slower than the GTX 1080 FE despite being hotter
Louder and using more power (though we have high hopes for custom cards)
Large and power-hungry
Conclusion
Higher power consumption than GTX 1070
Cooling fan is loud under load
Uncertain value given volatile pricing
Lags behind the GTX 1070 on some titles (a few older games at 1080p
In our tests)
High TDP and power requirements versus competing Nvidia cards
High power requirements
No DVI port
Higher power draw than comparable NVIDIA cards
Noisy
Coil noise at high FPS
Fan does not stop in idle
Vega seems to be less efficient than Nvidia's Pascal. We were expecting a bit more from the late challenger
The AMD Radeon RX Vega 56 and the GeForce GTX 1070 is supposedly the sweet spot for three Vega cards released by AMD thus far. AMD is banking that the Vega 56 will be the high-performance card to buy at the $399 price point once it starts shipping on Augu...
Competitive with an Nvidia GeForce GTX 1070, Vega 56 Radeon Red Pack may add sweetener for some buyers
Lags behind the GTX 1070 on some titles (a few older games at 1080p, in our tests), High TDP and power requirements versus competing Nvidia cards
AMD's stepped-down $399 Vega card is a solid alternative to Nvidia's similarly priced GeForce GTX 1070, making it a good fit for no-compromise 1440p gaming. (Nvidia still has a strong lead on power efficiency, though.) Read More...
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Published: 2017-08-14, Author: Dave , review by: hothardware.com
Abstract: Today is the day AMD's Radeon Technologies Group has been working towards for a long time. The official launch of the Radeon RX Vega is here, and it's now time for AMD RTG's moment in the spotlight. Advanced Micro Devices (NASDAQ: AMD ) has been on a tear...
Published: 2017-08-14, Author: Jeff , review by: Techreport.com
Before we issue a verdict on the RX Vega 56 and RX Vega 64, it's time once again to sum up our results in our famous value scatter plots. To produce these charts, we take the geometric mean of the average FPS figures for each game we tested. We also conv...
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Published: 2017-08-14, Author: Ryan , review by: pcper.com
(Editor's note: We still have much to test and dive into on Vega including a look at the architecture itself, how the use of the new Power Save options in Wattman improve efficiency, how HBCC states might impact games at 4K, etc. We had VERY limited time...
Abstract: After months of teases and delays, the wait for Vega is finally over. On Monday, AMD launches its flagship Radeon RX 64 lineup: the $499 Radeon RX Vega 64 and the $699 liquid-cooled Radeon RX Vega 64, which is only available as part of a convoluted “Rade...
Oh yes, I'll state it again. Personally I do appreciate Vega 56 better compared to the 64. Vega 56 offers and is a better proposition at 399 USD. That money just feels right for what you get. It's more or less 10% slower than the 64 (air-cooled model) yet...
Faster than the GeForce GTX 1070, Much more power efficient than RX Vega 64, Quieter than RX Vega 64, Enhanced Sync works amazingly well, FreeSync at no increased monitor cost, New instructions, packed math, primitive shaders, Simplified tuning profiles i
Higher power draw than comparable NVIDIA cards, Noisy, Coil noise at high FPS, Fan does not stop in idle
The AMD Radeon RX Vega 56 is expected to retail for $399. Faster than the GeForce GTX 1070 Much more power efficient than RX Vega 64 Quieter than RX Vega 64 Enhanced Sync works amazingly well FreeSync at no increased monitor cost New instructions, pa...
Published: 2017-08-14, Author: Steven , review by: techspot.com
Solid performance across the board. 8GB of HBM 2 memory should prove useful in the long term. Matches the current performance value king, the GTX 1070, which is no small feat. Modern DX12 architecture. Freesync gaming, yea
Vega seems to be less efficient than Nvidia's Pascal. We were expecting a bit more from the late challenger
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