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Released
Q3/2017
ASUS ROG Strix Radeon RX Vega 56 OC Gaming

Graphics card ASUS ROG Strix Radeon RX Vega 56 OC Gaming, specifications and benchmarks

1708 place in the overall ranking Graphics Cards!
It is a detailed review of ASUS ROG Strix Radeon RX Vega 56 OC Gaming, the date of manufacture started in Q3/2017. Here are all specifications and the results of performance in the form of modern benchmark estimations. The base clock frequency is 1.297 GHz+ 12 %. The GPU supports HBM2 with an 8 GB graphics memory. TDP is 300 W+ 43 %. We recommend comparing the GPU with other models on our website to determine the best performance.

Specifications

Technical data
GPU
  • Based on
    AMD RX Vega 56
  • Execution Units
    56
  • GPU Chip
    Vega 10 XL
  • Render Output Units
    64
  • Shader
    3584
  • Texture Units
    256
Memory
  • Memory Bandwidth
    410 GB/s
  • Memory Bus
    2048 bit
  • Memory Size
    8 GB
  • Memory Speed (legacy frequency label)
    800 MHz
  • Memory Type
    HBM2
Clock Speeds
  • Base Clock
    1297 MHz + 12%
  • Boost Clock
    1573 MHz + 7%
  • Game Clock
    —
  • Overclocking
    Yes
Thermal Design
  • Maximum Junction Temperature
    —
  • TDP
    300 W+ 43 %
  • TDP (up)
    —
Cooler & Fans
  • Cooler-Type
    Air cooling
  • Fan-Type
    Axial
  • Fan 1
    3 x 90 mm
  • Fan 2
    —
  • Noise (Idle)
    —
  • Noise (Load)
    —
Connectivity
  • DisplayPort Ports
    2 × DisplayPort 1.4
  • DVI Ports
    1 × DVI
  • HDCP Version
    —
  • HDMI Ports
    2 × HDMI 2.0b
  • Max. Displays
    4
  • PCIe Interface
    PCIe 3.0 x16
  • Power Connectors
    2 x 8-Pin
  • USB-C Ports
    —
  • VGA Ports
    —
Featureset
  • DirectX
    12_1
  • DLSS / FSR
    No
  • LED
    ASUS Aura Sync
  • Max. resolution
    7680 × 4320
  • Raytracing
    No
Supported Video Codecs
  • AV1
    No
  • h264
    Decode / Encode
  • h265 / HEVC
    Decode / Encode
  • VP8
    Decode
  • VP9
    Decode / Encode
Dimensions
  • Height
    139 mm
  • Length
    298 mm
  • Slot Size
    3 PCIe-Slots
  • Weight
    —
  • Width
    53 mm
Additional data
  • Documents
    data sheet
  • Launch Price (historical)
    —
  • Part Number
    ROG-STRIX-RXVEGA56-O8G-GAMING
  • Process Technology
    14 nm
  • Release date
    Q3/2017
Positions in all rankings

Common positions ASUS ROG Strix Radeon RX Vega 56 OC Gaming GPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • FP32 Performance (Single-precision TFLOPS)
    1243 place
  • 3DMark Benchmark
    2080 place
  • Battlefield 5
    1427 place
  • Shadow of the Tomb Raider
    1836 place
  • Crypto-Mining Ethereum Hashrate (MH/s)
    909 place
  • Crypto-Mining Ergo Hashrate (MH/s)
    262 place
  • Crypto-Mining Ravencoin Hashrate (MH/s)
    1360 place
  • Crypto-Mining Vertcoin Hashrate (MH/s)
    612 place

Benchmarks

Performance tests GPU

Compare the scores of popular benchmarks ASUS ROG Strix Radeon RX Vega 56 OC Gaming with other graphics cards to understand the real speed of the GPU when processing content.

Tests include working with floating point, creating 3D models, mining cryptocurrencies.

These are saved results from the earlier catalog. Measurement dates and test configurations were not recorded. Models with no comparable results are omitted.

Recent models: test results with identified primary sources — Game frame rates

Archive: saved catalog source links. The original measurement method and test conditions have not been verified; current source pages may differ from the imported content. ASUS ROG Strix Radeon RX Vega 56 OC Gaming

FP32 Performance (Single-precision TFLOPS)
Benchmark FP32 is a 32-bit floating point calculation for the GPU which is required for 3D gaming

Higher values are better in this metric.

11.27 TFLOPS
ASUS ROG Strix Radeon RX Vega 56 OC Gaming
11.34 TFLOPS
11.34 TFLOPS
11.27 TFLOPS
3DMark Benchmark
3DMark is designed for gamers, overclockers and system builders who want to get the most out of their hardware

Higher values are better in this metric.

Battlefield 5
Battlefield 5 is a realistic game, with a built-in benchmark, very suitable as a test for graphics cards

Higher values are better in this metric.

Shadow of the Tomb Raider
Shadow of the Tomb Raider has a built-in benchmark, based on the Crystal Dynamics Foundation engine

Higher values are better in this metric.

Crypto-Mining Ethereum Hashrate (MH/s)
Ethash is an algorithm for mining Ethereum cryptocurrency that makes the most of the GPU

Higher values are better in this metric.

48 MH/s
ASUS ROG Strix Radeon RX Vega 56 OC Gaming
50 MH/s
50 MH/s
48 MH/s
Crypto-Mining Ergo Hashrate (MH/s)
The Autolykos algorithm, on which Ergo cryptocurrency is based, allows not only modern GPUs to be used for mining, but also the past generation of GPUs

Higher values are better in this metric.

183 MH/s
ASUS ROG Strix Radeon RX Vega 56 OC Gaming
188 MH/s
188 MH/s
183 MH/s
Crypto-Mining Ravencoin Hashrate (MH/s)
Hashrate mining Ravencoin cryptocurrency on the KawPoW algorithm is fastest on modern video cards

Higher values are better in this metric.

Crypto-Mining Vertcoin Hashrate (MH/s)
VertCoin cryptocurrency can be mined on both Nvidia and AMD and is interesting because it mines perfectly on old GPUs like GTX1050, R9 290 and even GTX970

Higher values are better in this metric.

0.76 MH/s
ASUS ROG Strix Radeon RX Vega 56 OC Gaming
0.77 MH/s
0.77 MH/s
0.76 MH/s

Synonyms

Nearby models in the composite benchmark index.

These are saved results from the earlier catalog. Measurement dates and test configurations were not recorded. Models with no comparable results are omitted. Index 0–100: equal-weight mean of each score relative to the best saved score among models with both tests. Tests: Battlefield 5 + Shadow of the Tomb Raider. This index does not predict performance in every workload.

Recent models: test results with identified primary sources — Game frame rates

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Base Clock is the base GPU frequency stated by the manufacturer for this model.

Boost Clock describes automatic frequency increases. Actual clock speed varies with workload, temperature and power limits; it is not a guarantee of manual overclocking.

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