Sapphire Nitro+ Radeon RX Vega 56 vs Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX Vega 56. Specifications, performance, tests

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

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

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

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

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

• Base Clock
  1266 MHz + 10% 1208 MHz + 4%
• Boost Clock
  1550 MHz + 5% 1512 MHz + 3%
• Game Clock
  - -
• Overclocking
  Yes Yes

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

• Maximum Junction Temperature
  - -
• TDP
  325 W+ 55 % 280 W+ 33 %
• TDP (up)
  - -

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

• Cooler-Type
  Air cooling Air cooling
• Fan-Type
  Axial Axial
• Fan 1
  2 x 92 mm 2 x 100 mm
• Fan 2
  1 x 80 mm -
• Noise (Idle)
  - -
• Noise (Load)
  - -

Connectivity and connections.

• DisplayPort Ports
  2 × DisplayPort 1.4 3 × DisplayPort 1.4
• DVI Ports
  - -
• HDCP Version
  - -
• HDMI Ports
  2 × HDMI 2.0b 1 × HDMI 2.0b
• Max. Displays
  4 4
• PCIe Interface
  PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
• Power Connectors
  2 x 8-Pin 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_1
• DLSS / FSR
  No No
• LED
  No LED lighting No LED lighting
• Max. resolution
  7680 × 4320 7680 × 4320
• Raytracing
  No No

Built-in support for video and image compression standards.

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

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

• Height
  133 mm 125 mm
• Length
  310 mm 282 mm
• Slot Size
  3 PCIe-Slots 3 PCIe-Slots
• Weight
  - -
• Width
  54 mm 50 mm

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

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