AMD Radeon RX Vega 56 vs NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080
27.2Rasterization28.4
20Ray Tracing20
44.6Memoryspec-based41.5
74.9Efficiencyspec-based76.4
39.1Compute41.2
5 spec wins — AMD Radeon RX Vega 565 spec wins — NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080
InnoReviews verdict
This one is close to a dead heat: AMD Radeon RX Vega 56 scores 37.3 against 37.8 for NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080. Pick by the categories that matter to you — NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 edges ahead in compute and rasterization, or by price.
Which would you pick?
Key differences
Reasons to pick the AMD Radeon RX Vega 56
- 700% higher Bus width: 2,048 bit vs 256 bit
- 40% higher Shading units: 3,584 vs 2,560
- 28% higher bandwidth: 410 GB/s vs 320 GB/s
- 12% lower process: 14 nm vs 16 nm
- Lower launch price: $399 vs $599
Reasons to pick the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080
- 39% higher Base clock: 1,607 MHz vs 1,156 MHz
- 21% higher PassMark G3D: 15,607 vs 12,912
- 18% higher Boost clock: 1,733 MHz vs 1,471 MHz
- 14% lower TDP: 180 W vs 210 W
- 12% higher 3DMark Time Spy: 7,566 vs 6,784
General
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX Vega 56 | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 |
|---|---|---|
| Announced | 2017 | 2016 |
| Architecture | Vega (GCN 5) | Pascal |
| Process | 14 nm+12% | 16 nm |
| TDP | 210 W | 180 W+14% |
| Power connector | 8-pin + 6-pin | 1x 8-pin |
Cores & Clocks
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX Vega 56 | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 |
|---|---|---|
| Shading units | 3,584+40% | 2,560 |
| Base clock | 1,156 MHz | 1,607 MHz+39% |
| Boost clock | 1,471 MHz | 1,733 MHz+18% |
Memory
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX Vega 56 | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 |
|---|---|---|
| VRAM | 8 GB | 8 GB |
| VRAM type | HBM2 | GDDR5X |
| Bus width | 2,048 bit+700% | 256 bit |
| Bandwidth | 410 GB/s+28% | 320 GB/s |
Benchmarks
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX Vega 56 | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 |
|---|---|---|
| 3DMark Time Spy | 6,784Bottom 29% | 7,566+12%Bottom 33% |
| PassMark G3D | 12,912Bottom 28% | 15,607+21%Bottom 39% |
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