Sapphire Radeon RX Vega 56 vs GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 1070 Xtreme Gaming 8G. Specifications, performance, tests

Comparison of basic technical data of graphics cards Sapphire Radeon RX Vega 56 and GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 1070 Xtreme Gaming 8G, chip, information processing units.

• Based on
  AMD RX Vega 56 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070
• Execution Units
  56 15
• GPU Chip
  Vega 10 XL GP104-200-A1
• Render Output Units
  64 64
• Shader
  3584 1920
• Texture Units
  256 120

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

• Memory Bandwidth
  410 GB/s 256 GB/s
• Memory Bus
  2048 bit 256 bit
• Memory Size
  8 GB 8 GB
• Memory Speed (legacy frequency label)
  800 MHz 2002 MHz
• Memory Type
  HBM2 GDDR5

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

• Base Clock
  1156 MHz 1670 MHz + 11%
• Boost Clock
  1471 MHz 1898 MHz + 13%
• Game Clock
  - 1873 MHz
• Overclocking
  Yes Yes

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

• Maximum Junction Temperature
  - -
• TDP
  210 W 150 W
• TDP (up)
  - -

Types and sizes of coolers for graphics card cooling system Sapphire Radeon RX Vega 56 and GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 1070 Xtreme Gaming 8G.

• Cooler-Type
  Air cooling Air cooling
• Fan-Type
  Radial Axial
• Fan 1
  1 x 70 mm 3 x 100 mm
• Fan 2
  - -
• Noise (Idle)
  37 dB -
• Noise (Load)
  49 dB -

Connectivity and connections.

• DisplayPort Ports
  3 × DisplayPort 1.4 3 × DisplayPort 1.4
• DVI Ports
  - 1 × DVI
• HDCP Version
  - 2.2
• HDMI Ports
  1 × 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 1 x 6-Pin, 1 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

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

• Height
  127 mm 140 mm
• Length
  280 mm 287 mm
• Slot Size
  2 PCIe-Slots 3 PCIe-Slots
• Weight
  1090 g -
• Width
  40 mm 57 mm

Comparison of interfaces and release dates for GPU GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 1070 Xtreme Gaming 8G and Sapphire Radeon RX Vega 56.

• Documents
  data sheet data sheet
• Launch Price (historical)
  - -
• Part Number
  21276-00-20G GV-N1070XTREME-8GD
• Process Technology
  14 nm 16 nm
• Release date
  Q3/2017 Q2/2016