MSI Radeon RX Vega 56 Air Boost 8G vs XFX Radeon RX Vega 56. Specifications, performance, tests

Comparison of basic technical data of graphics cards MSI Radeon RX Vega 56 Air Boost 8G and XFX Radeon RX Vega 56, chip, information processing units.

• Based on
  AMD RX Vega 56 AMD RX Vega 56
• GPU Chip
  Vega 10 XL Vega 10 XL
• Execution units
  56 56
• Shader
  3584 3584
• Render Output Units
  64 64
• Texture Units
  256 256

Comparison of the amount of memory on board graphics cards. The more the better.

• Memory Size
  8 GB 8 GB
• Memory Type
  HBM2 HBM2
• Memory Speed
  0.8 GHz 0.8 GHz
• Memory Bandwith
  410 GB/s 410 GB/s
• Memory Interface
  2048 bit 2048 bit

Let's compare the memory frequency of graphics cards MSI Radeon RX Vega 56 Air Boost 8G and XFX Radeon RX Vega 56. The higher the better.

• Base Clock
  1.156 GHz 1.156 GHz
• Boost Clock
  1.471 GHz 1.471 GHz
• Avg (Game) Clock
  
• Overclocking
  Yes Yes

Connectors, the number of thermal watts emitted in normal mode and at overclocking.

• TDP
  210 W 210 W
• TDP (up)
  -- --
• Tjunction max
  -- --
• PCIe-Power
  2 x 8-Pin 2 x 8-Pin

Types and sizes of coolers for graphics card cooling system MSI Radeon RX Vega 56 Air Boost 8G and XFX Radeon RX Vega 56.

• Fan-Type
  Radial Radial
• Cooler-Type
  Air cooling Air cooling
• Fan 1
  1 x 80 mm 1 x 70 mm
• Noise (Idle)
  37 dB 37 dB
• Fan 2
  -- --
• Noise (Load)
  49 dB 49 dB

Connectivity and connections.

• Max. Displays
  4 4
• HDCP-Version
  -- --
• HDMI Ports
  1x HDMI v2.0b 1x HDMI v2.0b
• DP Ports
  3x DP v1.4 3x DP v1.4
• DVI Ports
  -- --
• VGA Ports
  -- --
• USB-C Ports
  -- --

Technical data that is used to its full potential in computer games.

• Max. resolution
  7680x4320 7680x4320
• DirectX
  12_1 12_1
• Raytracing
  No No
• DLSS / FSR
  No No
• LED
  No LED lighting No LED lighting

Built-in support for video and image compression standards.

• h264
  Decode / Encode Decode / Encode
• VP8
  Decode Decode
• h265 / HEVC
  Decode / Encode Decode / Encode
• VP9
  Decode / Encode Decode / Encode
• AV1
  No No

The difference in size, weight and slot of the compared devices

• Length
  270 mm 280 mm
• Height
  110 mm 127 mm
• Width
  40 mm 40 mm
• Width (Slots)
  2 PCIe-Slots 2 PCIe-Slots
• Weight
  1068 g 1090 g

Comparison of interfaces and release dates for GPU XFX Radeon RX Vega 56 and MSI Radeon RX Vega 56 Air Boost 8G.

• GPU Interface
  PCIe 3.0 x 16 PCIe 3.0 x 16
• Release date
  Q3/2017 Q3/2017
• Release price
  -- --
• Structure size
  14 nm 14 nm
• Part-no
  -- RX-VEGMLBFX6
• Documents
  data sheet --