MSI Radeon RX Vega 56 Air Boost 8G OC vs ASRock Phantom Gaming X Radeon RX Vega 56. Specifications, performance, tests

Comparison of basic technical data of graphics cards MSI Radeon RX Vega 56 Air Boost 8G OC and ASRock Phantom Gaming X 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 OC and ASRock Phantom Gaming X Radeon RX Vega 56. The higher the better.

• Base Clock
  1.181 GHz+ 2 % 1.156 GHz
• Boost Clock
  1.520 GHz+ 3 % 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 OC and ASRock Phantom Gaming X 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 ASRock Phantom Gaming X Radeon RX Vega 56 and MSI Radeon RX Vega 56 Air Boost 8G OC.

• 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
  -- PG X RADEON RX VEGA 56 8G
• Documents
  data sheet data sheet