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    Radeon RX Vega 56 vs GeForce GTX 970

    Radeon RX Vega 56
    Memory: 8192Mb HBM2DESKTOP
    Release date: 8 Aug 2017
    Radeon RX Vega 56
    GeForce GTX 970
    Memory: 4096Mb GDDR5DESKTOP
    Release date: 19 Sep 2014
    GeForce GTX 970

    Summary

    Gaming performance index

    • Radeon RX Vega 56
      177%
    • GeForce GTX 970
      100%

    Relative performance

    Reasons to consider Radeon RX Vega 56

    77% higher gaming performance.
    This is a much newer product, it might have better long term support.
    Supports Direct3D 12 Async Compute
    Supports FreeSync
    Supports ReLive (allows game streaming/recording with minimum performance penalty)
    Supports TrueAudio
    Based on an outdated architecture (AMD GCN), there may be no performance optimizations for current games and applications

    Reasons to consider GeForce GTX 970

    62 watts lower power draw. This might be a strong point if your current power supply is not enough to handle the Radeon RX Vega 56 .
    Supports PhysX
    Supports G-Sync
    Supports ShadowPlay (allows game streaming/recording with minimum performance penalty)
    Based on an outdated architecture (Nvidia Maxwell), there may be no performance optimizations for current games and applications
    Radeon RX Vega 56

    HWBench recommends Radeon RX Vega 56

    The Radeon RX Vega 56 is the better performing card based on the game benchmark suite used (52 combinations of games and resolutions).

    Specifications

    Core Configuration

    Radeon RX Vega 56GeForce GTX 970
    GPU NameVega 10 (Vega 10 XL)vsGM204 (GM204-200-A1)
    Fab Process14 nmvs28 nm
    Die Size484 mm²vs398 mm²
    Transistors12,500 millionvs5,200 million
    Shaders3584vs1664
    Compute Units56vs13
    Core clock1156 MHzvs1050 MHz
    ROPs64vs56
    TMUs224vs104

    Memory Configuration

    Radeon RX Vega 56GeForce GTX 970
    Memory TypeHBM2vsGDDR5
    Bus Width2048 bitvs256 bit
    Memory Speed800 MHz
    1600 MHz effective    		vs1753 MHz
    7012 MHz effective
    Memory Size8192 Mbvs4096 Mb

    Additional details

    Radeon RX Vega 56GeForce GTX 970
    TDP210 wattsvs148 watts
    Release Date8 Aug 2017vs19 Sep 2014

    Raw Performance comparison

    Pixel Rate

    • Radeon RX Vega 56
      94.14 GP/s
    • GeForce GTX 970
      58.80 GP/s

    GigaPixels - higher is better

    Texel Rate

    • Radeon RX Vega 56
      329.50 GT/s
    • GeForce GTX 970
      109.20 GT/s

    GigaTexels - higher is better

    Memory bandwidth

    • Radeon RX Vega 56
      409.60 GB/s
    • GeForce GTX 970
      224.40 GB/s

    GB/s - higher is better

    Single precision performance

    • Radeon RX Vega 56
      10544.00 GFLOPs
    • GeForce GTX 970
      3494.00 GFLOPs

    GFLOPs - higher is better

    Game benchmarks

    Ashes Of The Singularity

    High Quality Mode, 8 millon samples, 2xMSAA, DirectX 12, Windows 10 x64

    • Radeon RX Vega 56
      79
    • GeForce GTX 970
      41

    FPS (higher is better)

    Death Stranding

    Very High Quality TAA, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

    • Radeon RX Vega 56
      82
    • GeForce GTX 970
      45

    FPS (higher is better)

    Dishonored 2

    Ultra Quality,DX11, Windows 10 x64

    • Radeon RX Vega 56
      53
    • GeForce GTX 970
      36

    FPS (higher is better)

    Far Cry 5

    Ultra quality DirectX11 Windows10 x64

    • Radeon RX Vega 56
      74
    • GeForce GTX 970
      37

    FPS (higher is better)

    Far Cry Primal

    DX11, Very High Settings

    • Radeon RX Vega 56
      72
    • GeForce GTX 970
      43

    FPS (higher is better)

    Gears of War 4

    Ultra Quality, DirectX 12, Windows 10 x64

    • Radeon RX Vega 56
      76
    • GeForce GTX 970
      44

    FPS (higher is better)

    Ghost Recon - Wildlands

    Very high Quality, DX11, Windows 10 x64

    • Radeon RX Vega 56
      57
    • GeForce GTX 970
      39

    FPS (higher is better)

    Grand Theft Auto V

    DX11, Max Details, 16:1 AF, 2xMSAA

    • Radeon RX Vega 56
      81
    • GeForce GTX 970
      55

    FPS (higher is better)

    Kingdom Come: Deliverance

    Very high quality DirectX11 Windows10 x64

    • Radeon RX Vega 56
      51
    • GeForce GTX 970
      29

    FPS (higher is better)

    Middle-Earth Shadow of War

    Ultra Quality, HR Textures, DirectX11, Windows 10 x64

    • Radeon RX Vega 56
      61
    • GeForce GTX 970
      31

    FPS (higher is better)

    Rise Of The Tomb Raider

    Very High Details, Pure Hair On, FXAA/HBAO+ enabled, 16x AF, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

    • Radeon RX Vega 56
      75
    • GeForce GTX 970
      42

    FPS (higher is better)

    Shadow of the Tomb Raider

    Highest detail, Pure Hair On, HBAO+, DirectX 12, Windows 11 x 64

    • Radeon RX Vega 56
      54
    • GeForce GTX 970
      29

    FPS (higher is better)

    Sniper Elite 4

    Ultra Quality, DirectX 12, Windows 10 x64

    • Radeon RX Vega 56
      80
    • GeForce GTX 970
      45

    FPS (higher is better)

    Star Wars Battlefront II

    Ultra quality DirectX12 Windows10 x64

    • Radeon RX Vega 56
      90
    • GeForce GTX 970
      49

    FPS (higher is better)

    Strange Brigade

    Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Async Compute ,Windows 10x64

    • Radeon RX Vega 56
      85
    • GeForce GTX 970
      45

    FPS (higher is better)

    The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

    DX11,Max Details, 16:1 HQ-AF, +AA

    • Radeon RX Vega 56
      67
    • GeForce GTX 970
      42

    FPS (higher is better)

    Wolfenstein II The New Colossus

    Main Leben! quality preset- Vulkan Windows 10x64

    • Radeon RX Vega 56
      79
    • GeForce GTX 970
      32

    FPS (higher is better)

    Death Stranding

    Very High Quality TAA, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

    • Radeon RX Vega 56
      117
    • GeForce GTX 970
      65

    FPS (higher is better)

    Destiny 2

    Highest quality DirectX11 Windows10 x64

    • Radeon RX Vega 56
      109
    • GeForce GTX 970
      75

    FPS (higher is better)

    Dishonored 2

    Ultra Quality,DX11, Windows 10 x64

    • Radeon RX Vega 56
      75
    • GeForce GTX 970
      47

    FPS (higher is better)

    Far Cry 5

    Ultra quality DirectX11 Windows10 x64

    • Radeon RX Vega 56
      101
    • GeForce GTX 970
      53

    FPS (higher is better)

    Far Cry Primal

    DX11, Very High Settings

    • Radeon RX Vega 56
      100
    • GeForce GTX 970
      62

    FPS (higher is better)

    Gears of War 4

    Ultra Quality, DirectX 12, Windows 10 x64

    • Radeon RX Vega 56
      116
    • GeForce GTX 970
      76

    FPS (higher is better)

    Ghost Recon - Wildlands

    Very high Quality, DX11, Windows 10 x64

    • Radeon RX Vega 56
      75
    • GeForce GTX 970
      54

    FPS (higher is better)

    Grand Theft Auto V

    DX11, Max Details, 16:1 AF, 2xMSAA

    • Radeon RX Vega 56
      122
    • GeForce GTX 970
      79

    FPS (higher is better)

    Kingdom Come: Deliverance

    Very high quality DirectX11 Windows10 x64

    • Radeon RX Vega 56
      75
    • GeForce GTX 970
      49

    FPS (higher is better)

    Middle-Earth Shadow of War

    Ultra Quality, HR Textures, DirectX11, Windows 10 x64

    • Radeon RX Vega 56
      88
    • GeForce GTX 970
      47

    FPS (higher is better)

    Resident Evil 7

    Maximun Quality, DX11, Windows 10 x64

    • Radeon RX Vega 56
      123
    • GeForce GTX 970
      77

    FPS (higher is better)

    Rise Of The Tomb Raider

    Very High Details, Pure Hair On, FXAA/HBAO+ enabled, 16x AF, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

    • Radeon RX Vega 56
      112
    • GeForce GTX 970
      63

    FPS (higher is better)

    Shadow of the Tomb Raider

    Highest detail, Pure Hair On, HBAO+, DirectX 12, Windows 11 x 64

    • Radeon RX Vega 56
      81
    • GeForce GTX 970
      44

    FPS (higher is better)

    Sniper Elite 4

    Ultra Quality, DirectX 12, Windows 10 x64

    • Radeon RX Vega 56
      110
    • GeForce GTX 970
      62

    FPS (higher is better)

    Star Wars Battlefront II

    Ultra quality DirectX12 Windows10 x64

    • Radeon RX Vega 56
      118
    • GeForce GTX 970
      78

    FPS (higher is better)

    Strange Brigade

    Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Async Compute ,Windows 10x64

    • Radeon RX Vega 56
      116
    • GeForce GTX 970
      66

    FPS (higher is better)

    The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

    DX11,Max Details, 16:1 HQ-AF, +AA

    • Radeon RX Vega 56
      90
    • GeForce GTX 970
      53

    FPS (higher is better)

    Wolfenstein II The New Colossus

    Main Leben! quality preset- Vulkan Windows 10x64

    • Radeon RX Vega 56
      114
    • GeForce GTX 970
      47

    FPS (higher is better)

    Death Stranding

    Very High Quality TAA, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

    • Radeon RX Vega 56
      43
    • GeForce GTX 970
      22

    FPS (higher is better)

    Destiny 2

    Highest quality DirectX11 Windows10 x64

    • Radeon RX Vega 56
      43
    • GeForce GTX 970
      29

    FPS (higher is better)

    Dishonored 2

    Ultra Quality,DX11, Windows 10 x64

    • Radeon RX Vega 56
      30
    • GeForce GTX 970
      25

    FPS (higher is better)

    Far Cry 5

    Ultra quality DirectX11 Windows10 x64

    • Radeon RX Vega 56
      39
    • GeForce GTX 970
      18

    FPS (higher is better)

    Far Cry Primal

    DX11, Very High Settings

    • Radeon RX Vega 56
      40
    • GeForce GTX 970
      23

    FPS (higher is better)

    Gears of War 4

    Ultra Quality, DirectX 12, Windows 10 x64

    • Radeon RX Vega 56
      38
    • GeForce GTX 970
      20

    FPS (higher is better)

    Ghost Recon - Wildlands

    Very high Quality, DX11, Windows 10 x64

    • Radeon RX Vega 56
      35
    • GeForce GTX 970
      21

    FPS (higher is better)

    Grand Theft Auto V

    DX11, Max Details, 16:1 AF, 2xMSAA

    • Radeon RX Vega 56
      43
    • GeForce GTX 970
      27

    FPS (higher is better)

    Kingdom Come: Deliverance

    Very high quality DirectX11 Windows10 x64

    • Radeon RX Vega 56
      25
    • GeForce GTX 970
      14

    FPS (higher is better)

    Middle-Earth Shadow of War

    Ultra Quality, HR Textures, DirectX11, Windows 10 x64

    • Radeon RX Vega 56
      36
    • GeForce GTX 970
      19

    FPS (higher is better)

    Rise Of The Tomb Raider

    Very High Details, Pure Hair On, FXAA/HBAO+ enabled, 16x AF, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

    • Radeon RX Vega 56
      40
    • GeForce GTX 970
      19

    FPS (higher is better)

    Shadow of the Tomb Raider

    Highest detail, Pure Hair On, HBAO+, DirectX 12, Windows 11 x 64

    • Radeon RX Vega 56
      28
    • GeForce GTX 970
      14

    FPS (higher is better)

    Sniper Elite 4

    Ultra Quality, DirectX 12, Windows 10 x64

    • Radeon RX Vega 56
      48
    • GeForce GTX 970
      26

    FPS (higher is better)

    Star Wars Battlefront II

    Ultra quality DirectX12 Windows10 x64

    • Radeon RX Vega 56
      48
    • GeForce GTX 970
      25

    FPS (higher is better)

    Strange Brigade

    Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Async Compute ,Windows 10x64

    • Radeon RX Vega 56
      51
    • GeForce GTX 970
      25

    FPS (higher is better)

    The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

    DX11,Max Details, 16:1 HQ-AF, +AA

    • Radeon RX Vega 56
      39
    • GeForce GTX 970
      25

    FPS (higher is better)

    Wolfenstein II The New Colossus

    Main Leben! quality preset- Vulkan Windows 10x64

    • Radeon RX Vega 56
      47
    • GeForce GTX 970
      19

    FPS (higher is better)

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