Pro Vega 56 vs Pro Duo

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Combined performance score

Pro Duo
20.99

Pro Vega 56 outperforms Pro Duo by 52% in our combined benchmark results.

General info

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

Place in performance ranking240162
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Value for money1.182.90
ArchitectureGCN 3.0 (2014−2017)Vega (2017−2021)
GPU code nameCapsaicinVega
Market segmentWorkstationWorkstation
Designreferenceno data
Release date26 April 2016 (7 years old)14 December 2017 (6 years old)
Launch price (MSRP)$1,499 $399
Current price$4200 (2.8x MSRP)$4999 (12.5x MSRP)
Value for money

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

Pro Vega 56 has 146% better value for money than Pro Duo.

Technical specs

General performance parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. These parameters indirectly speak of performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider their benchmark and gaming test results. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores40963584
Compute units128no data
Core clock speedno data1247 MHz
Boost clock speed1000 MHz1250 MHz
Number of transistors8,900 million12,500 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)350 Watt210 Watt
Texture fill rate256.0280.0
Floating-point performance2x 8,192 gflops9,677 gflops

Size and compatibility

Information on compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop graphics cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility).

Bus supportPCIe 3.0no data
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 3.0 x16
Length277 mm267 mm
Width2-slotIGP
Supplementary power connectors3x 8-pinNone

Memory

Parameters of VRAM installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Integrated GPUs have no dedicated video RAM and use a shared part of system RAM.

Memory typeHigh Bandwidth Memory (HBM)HBM2
Maximum RAM amount8 GB8 GB
Memory bus width4096 Bit2048 Bit
Memory clock speed500 MHz786 MHz
Memory bandwidth512 GB/s402.4 GB/s
Shared memoryno data-

Video outputs and ports

Types and number of video connectors present on the reviewed GPUs. As a rule, data in this section is precise only for desktop reference ones (so-called Founders Edition for NVIDIA chips). OEM manufacturers may change the number and type of output ports, while for notebook cards availability of certain video outputs ports depends on the laptop model rather than on the card itself.

Display Connectors1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort
Eyefinity1no data
Number of Eyefinity displays6no data
HDMI++
DisplayPort support+no data

Technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

AppAcceleration+no data
CrossFire1no data
Enduro+no data
FRTC1no data
FreeSync1no data
HD3D+no data
LiquidVR1no data
PowerTune+no data
TressFX1no data
TrueAudio+no data
ZeroCore+no data
UVD+no data
VCE+no data

API support

List of supported graphics and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectXDirectX® 1212 (12_1)
Shader Model6.06.4
OpenGL4.54.6
OpenCL2.02.0
Vulkan+1.1.125
Mantle+no data

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark performance comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance score. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

Pro Duo 20.99
Pro Vega 56 31.88
+51.9%

Pro Vega 56 outperforms Pro Duo by 52% in our combined benchmark results.


Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark, part of Passmark PerformanceTest suite. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.

Benchmark coverage: 25%

Pro Duo 8136
Pro Vega 56 12353
+51.8%

Pro Vega 56 outperforms Pro Duo by 52% in Passmark.

3DMark Fire Strike Graphics

Fire Strike is a DirectX 11 benchmark for gaming PCs. It features two separate tests displaying a fight between a humanoid and a fiery creature made of lava. Using 1920x1080 resolution, Fire Strike shows off some realistic graphics and is quite taxing on hardware.

Benchmark coverage: 14%

Pro Duo 27110
+52.3%
Pro Vega 56 17797

Pro Duo outperforms Pro Vega 56 by 52% in 3DMark Fire Strike Graphics.

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

Average FPS across all PC games

Here are the average frames per second in a large set of popular games across different resolutions:

Full HD65−70
−52.3%
99
+52.3%
4K35−40
−62.9%
57
+62.9%

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance score 20.99 31.88
Recency 26 April 2016 14 December 2017
Cost $1499 $399
Chip lithography 28 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 350 Watt 210 Watt

The Radeon Pro Vega 56 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon Pro Duo in performance tests.


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