Sapphire Nitro+ Radeon RX Vega 56 vs NVIDIA RTX A2000. Specifications, performance, tests

Comparison of basic technical data of graphics cards Sapphire Nitro+ Radeon RX Vega 56 and NVIDIA RTX A2000, chip, information processing units.

• Based on
  AMD RX Vega 56 -
• Execution Units
  56 26
• GPU Chip
  Vega 10 XL GA106
• Render Output Units
  64 48
• Shader
  3584 3328
• Texture Units
  256 104
• Architecture
  - Ampere

Video memory capacity, type, bus width and bandwidth describe different properties. These values alone do not determine graphics performance.

• Memory Bandwidth
  410 GB/s -
• Memory Bus
  2048 bit -
• Memory Size
  8 GB 6 GB
• Memory Speed (legacy frequency label)
  800 MHz 1500 MHz
• Memory Type
  HBM2 GDDR6

Published GPU clock frequencies describe different operating modes. Clock speed alone does not determine graphics performance.

• Base Clock
  1266 MHz + 10% 562 MHz
• Boost Clock
  1550 MHz + 5% 1200 MHz
• Game Clock
  - -
• Overclocking
  Yes -

Graphics card power limits and recommended system power supply describe different specifications.

• Maximum Junction Temperature
  - -
• TDP
  325 W+ 55 % 70 W
• TDP (up)
  - -

Types and sizes of coolers for graphics card cooling system Sapphire Nitro+ Radeon RX Vega 56 and NVIDIA RTX A2000.

• Cooler-Type
  Air cooling -
• Fan-Type
  Axial -
• Fan 1
  2 x 92 mm -
• Fan 2
  1 x 80 mm -
• Noise (Idle)
  - -
• Noise (Load)
  - -

Connectivity and connections.

• DisplayPort Ports
  2 × DisplayPort 1.4 -
• DVI Ports
  - -
• HDCP Version
  - -
• HDMI Ports
  2 × HDMI 2.0b -
• Max. Displays
  4 4
• PCIe Interface
  PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 4.0 x16
• Power Connectors
  2 x 8-Pin -
• USB-C Ports
  - -
• VGA Ports
  - -

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

• DirectX
  12_1 12.2
• DLSS / FSR
  No Yes
• LED
  No LED lighting -
• Max. resolution
  7680 × 4320 7680 × 4320
• Raytracing
  No Yes

Built-in support for video and image compression standards.

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

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

• Height
  133 mm -
• Length
  310 mm -
• Slot Size
  3 PCIe-Slots -
• Weight
  - -
• Width
  54 mm -

Comparison of interfaces and release dates for GPU NVIDIA RTX A2000 and Sapphire Nitro+ Radeon RX Vega 56.

• Documents
  data sheet -
• Launch Price (historical)
  - -
• Part Number
  11276-01-40G -
• Process Technology
  14 nm 8 nm
• Release date
  Q3/2017 Q3/2021
• Manufacturer
  - NVIDIA