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    Radeon RX Vega 56 vs Radeon RX 460

    Radeon RX Vega 56
    Memory: 8192Mb HBM2DESKTOP
    Release date: 8 Aug 2017
    Radeon RX Vega 56
    Radeon RX 460
    Memory: 2048Mb GDDR5DESKTOP
    Release date: 29 Jun 2016
    Radeon RX 460

    Summary

    Gaming performance index

    • Radeon RX Vega 56
      294%
    • Radeon RX 460
      100%

    Relative performance

    Reasons to consider Radeon RX Vega 56

    194% 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    Based on an outdated architecture (AMD GCN), there may be no performance optimizations for current games and applications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 Radeon RX 460

    135 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 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    Based on an outdated architecture (AMD GCN), there may be no performance optimizations for current games and applications
    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 (28 combinations of games and resolutions).

    Specifications

    Core Configuration

    Radeon RX Vega 56Radeon RX 460
    GPU NameVega 10 (Vega 10 XL)vsBaffin (Baffin PRO)
    Fab Process14 nmvs14 nm
    Die Size484 mm²vs123 mm²
    Transistors12,500 millionvs3,000 million
    Shaders3584vs896
    Compute Units56vs14
    Core clock1156 MHzvs1090 MHz
    ROPs64vs16
    TMUs224vs56

    Memory Configuration

    Radeon RX Vega 56Radeon RX 460
    Memory TypeHBM2vsGDDR5
    Bus Width2048 bitvs128 bit
    Memory Speed800 MHz
    1600 MHz effective    		vs1750 MHz
    7000 MHz effective
    Memory Size8192 Mbvs2048 Mb

    Additional details

    Radeon RX Vega 56Radeon RX 460
    TDP210 wattsvs75 watts
    Release Date8 Aug 2017vs29 Jun 2016

    Raw Performance comparison

    Pixel Rate

    • Radeon RX Vega 56
      94.14 GP/s
    • Radeon RX 460
      19.20 GP/s

    GigaPixels - higher is better

    Texel Rate

    • Radeon RX Vega 56
      329.50 GT/s
    • Radeon RX 460
      67.20 GT/s

    GigaTexels - higher is better

    Memory bandwidth

    • Radeon RX Vega 56
      409.60 GB/s
    • Radeon RX 460
      112.00 GB/s

    GB/s - higher is better

    Single precision performance

    • Radeon RX Vega 56
      10544.00 GFLOPs
    • Radeon RX 460
      2150.40 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
    • Radeon RX 460
      25

    FPS (higher is better)

    Battlefield 1

    Ultra Quality, DirectX 12, Windows 10 x64

    • Radeon RX Vega 56
      107
    • Radeon RX 460
      32

    FPS (higher is better)

    Dishonored 2

    Ultra Quality,DX11, Windows 10 x64

    • Radeon RX Vega 56
      53
    • Radeon RX 460
      21

    FPS (higher is better)

    Doom (2016)

    Ultra, TSSAA 8tx, ASync on, Vsync off, VULKAN, Windows 10 x64

    • Radeon RX Vega 56
      122
    • Radeon RX 460
      42

    FPS (higher is better)

    Far Cry 5

    Ultra quality DirectX11 Windows10 x64

    • Radeon RX Vega 56
      74
    • Radeon RX 460
      24

    FPS (higher is better)

    Far Cry Primal

    DX11, Very High Settings

    • Radeon RX Vega 56
      72
    • Radeon RX 460
      23

    FPS (higher is better)

    Grand Theft Auto V

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

    • Radeon RX Vega 56
      81
    • Radeon RX 460
      32

    FPS (higher is better)

    Resident Evil 7

    Maximun Quality, DX11, Windows 10 x64

    • Radeon RX Vega 56
      79
    • Radeon RX 460
      34

    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
    • Radeon RX 460
      22

    FPS (higher is better)

    Sniper Elite 4

    Ultra Quality, DirectX 12, Windows 10 x64

    • Radeon RX Vega 56
      80
    • Radeon RX 460
      26

    FPS (higher is better)

    The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

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

    • Radeon RX Vega 56
      67
    • Radeon RX 460
      21

    FPS (higher is better)

    Battlefield 1

    Ultra Quality, DirectX 12, Windows 10 x64

    • Radeon RX Vega 56
      141
    • Radeon RX 460
      47

    FPS (higher is better)

    Dishonored 2

    Ultra Quality,DX11, Windows 10 x64

    • Radeon RX Vega 56
      75
    • Radeon RX 460
      29

    FPS (higher is better)

    Doom (2016)

    Ultra, TSSAA 8tx, ASync on, Vsync off, VULKAN, Windows 10 x64

    • Radeon RX Vega 56
      181
    • Radeon RX 460
      65

    FPS (higher is better)

    Far Cry 5

    Ultra quality DirectX11 Windows10 x64

    • Radeon RX Vega 56
      101
    • Radeon RX 460
      36

    FPS (higher is better)

    Far Cry Primal

    DX11, Very High Settings

    • Radeon RX Vega 56
      100
    • Radeon RX 460
      34

    FPS (higher is better)

    Ghost Recon - Wildlands

    Very high Quality, DX11, Windows 10 x64

    • Radeon RX Vega 56
      75
    • Radeon RX 460
      30

    FPS (higher is better)

    Grand Theft Auto V

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

    • Radeon RX Vega 56
      122
    • Radeon RX 460
      43

    FPS (higher is better)

    Resident Evil 7

    Maximun Quality, DX11, Windows 10 x64

    • Radeon RX Vega 56
      123
    • Radeon RX 460
      49

    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
    • Radeon RX 460
      34

    FPS (higher is better)

    Sniper Elite 4

    Ultra Quality, DirectX 12, Windows 10 x64

    • Radeon RX Vega 56
      110
    • Radeon RX 460
      38

    FPS (higher is better)

    The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

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

    • Radeon RX Vega 56
      90
    • Radeon RX 460
      28

    FPS (higher is better)

    Battlefield 1

    Ultra Quality, DirectX 12, Windows 10 x64

    • Radeon RX Vega 56
      56
    • Radeon RX 460
      15

    FPS (higher is better)

    Dishonored 2

    Ultra Quality,DX11, Windows 10 x64

    • Radeon RX Vega 56
      30
    • Radeon RX 460
      11

    FPS (higher is better)

    Far Cry 5

    Ultra quality DirectX11 Windows10 x64

    • Radeon RX Vega 56
      39
    • Radeon RX 460
      11

    FPS (higher is better)

    Ghost Recon - Wildlands

    Very high Quality, DX11, Windows 10 x64

    • Radeon RX Vega 56
      35
    • Radeon RX 460
      11

    FPS (higher is better)

    Resident Evil 7

    Maximun Quality, DX11, Windows 10 x64

    • Radeon RX Vega 56
      39
    • Radeon RX 460
      18

    FPS (higher is better)

    Sniper Elite 4

    Ultra Quality, DirectX 12, Windows 10 x64

    • Radeon RX Vega 56
      48
    • Radeon RX 460
      16

    FPS (higher is better)

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