Radeon RX Vega 56 vs TITAN Xp
Aggregate performance score
We've compared TITAN Xp and Radeon RX Vega 56, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.
TITAN Xp outperforms RX Vega 56 by a considerable 48% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 69 | 165 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 12.37 | 20.27 |
| Power efficiency | 13.76 | 11.07 |
| Architecture | Pascal (2016−2021) | GCN 5.0 (2017−2020) |
| GPU code name | GP102 | Vega 10 |
| Market segment | Desktop | Desktop |
| Release date | 6 April 2017 (7 years ago) | 14 August 2017 (7 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $1,199 | $399 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
The higher the performance-to-price ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices for comparison.
RX Vega 56 has 64% better value for money than TITAN Xp.
Detailed specifications
General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.
| Pipelines / CUDA cores | 3840 | 3584 |
| Core clock speed | 1405 MHz | 1156 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1582 MHz | 1471 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 11,800 million | 12,500 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 16 nm | 14 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 250 Watt | 210 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 379.7 | 329.5 |
| Floating-point processing power | 12.15 TFLOPS | 10.54 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 96 | 64 |
| TMUs | 240 | 224 |
Form factor & 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).
| Interface | PCIe 3.0 x16 | PCIe 3.0 x16 |
| Length | 267 mm | 267 mm |
| Width | 2-slot | 2-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin | 2x 8-pin |
VRAM capacity and type
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 type | GDDR5X | HBM2 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 12 GB | 8 GB |
| Memory bus width | 384 Bit | 2048 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 1426 MHz | 800 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 547.6 GB/s | 409.6 GB/s |
| Shared memory | - | - |
Connectivity and outputs
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 Connectors | 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort | 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort |
| HDMI | + | + |
API and SDK compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (12_1) | 12 (12_1) |
| Shader Model | 6.4 | 6.4 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 1.2 | 2.0 |
| Vulkan | 1.2.131 | 1.1.125 |
| CUDA | 6.1 | - |
Synthetic benchmark performance
Non-gaming benchmark results comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.
Combined synthetic benchmark score
This is our combined benchmark score.
Passmark
This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. 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.
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 HD | 170−180
+47.8%
| 115
−47.8%
|
| 1440p | 110−120
+42.9%
| 77
−42.9%
|
| 4K | 70−75
+40%
| 50
−40%
|
Cost per frame, $
| 1080p | 7.05
−103%
| 3.47
+103%
|
| 1440p | 10.90
−110%
| 5.18
+110%
|
| 4K | 17.13
−115%
| 7.98
+115%
|
- RX Vega 56 has 103% lower cost per frame in 1080p
- RX Vega 56 has 110% lower cost per frame in 1440p
- RX Vega 56 has 115% lower cost per frame in 4K
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 180−190
+0%
|
180−190
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 70−75
+0%
|
70−75
+0%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 70−75
+0%
|
70−75
+0%
|
Full HD
Medium Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 151
+0%
|
151
+0%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 180−190
+0%
|
180−190
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 70−75
+0%
|
70−75
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 98
+0%
|
98
+0%
|
| Fortnite | 150
+0%
|
150
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 141
+0%
|
141
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 100−105
+0%
|
100−105
+0%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 70−75
+0%
|
70−75
+0%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 153
+0%
|
153
+0%
|
| Valorant | 190−200
+0%
|
190−200
+0%
|
Full HD
High Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 140
+0%
|
140
+0%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 180−190
+0%
|
180−190
+0%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 270−280
+0%
|
270−280
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 70−75
+0%
|
70−75
+0%
|
| Dota 2 | 130−140
+0%
|
130−140
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 93
+0%
|
93
+0%
|
| Fortnite | 139
+0%
|
139
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 134
+0%
|
134
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 100−105
+0%
|
100−105
+0%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 94
+0%
|
94
+0%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 70−75
+0%
|
70−75
+0%
|
| Metro Exodus | 70
+0%
|
70
+0%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 137
+0%
|
137
+0%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 124
+0%
|
124
+0%
|
| Valorant | 190−200
+0%
|
190−200
+0%
|
Full HD
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 131
+0%
|
131
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 70−75
+0%
|
70−75
+0%
|
| Dota 2 | 130−140
+0%
|
130−140
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 89
+0%
|
89
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 109
+0%
|
109
+0%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 70−75
+0%
|
70−75
+0%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 120
+0%
|
120
+0%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 74
+0%
|
74
+0%
|
| Valorant | 190−200
+0%
|
190−200
+0%
|
Full HD
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 108
+0%
|
108
+0%
|
1440p
High Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 75−80
+0%
|
75−80
+0%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 220−230
+0%
|
220−230
+0%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 60−65
+0%
|
60−65
+0%
|
| Metro Exodus | 42
+0%
|
42
+0%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 170−180
+0%
|
170−180
+0%
|
| Valorant | 230−240
+0%
|
230−240
+0%
|
1440p
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 99
+0%
|
99
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 30−35
+0%
|
30−35
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 74
+0%
|
74
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 88
+0%
|
88
+0%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 35−40
+0%
|
35−40
+0%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 55−60
+0%
|
55−60
+0%
|
1440p
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 74
+0%
|
74
+0%
|
4K
High Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 35−40
+0%
|
35−40
+0%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 50
+0%
|
50
+0%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 21−24
+0%
|
21−24
+0%
|
| Metro Exodus | 27
+0%
|
27
+0%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 44
+0%
|
44
+0%
|
| Valorant | 190−200
+0%
|
190−200
+0%
|
4K
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 55
+0%
|
55
+0%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 35−40
+0%
|
35−40
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 14−16
+0%
|
14−16
+0%
|
| Dota 2 | 95−100
+0%
|
95−100
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 39
+0%
|
39
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 59
+0%
|
59
+0%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 21−24
+0%
|
21−24
+0%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 44
+0%
|
44
+0%
|
4K
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 37
+0%
|
37
+0%
|
This is how TITAN Xp and RX Vega 56 compete in popular games:
- TITAN Xp is 48% faster in 1080p
- TITAN Xp is 43% faster in 1440p
- TITAN Xp is 40% faster in 4K
All in all, in popular games:
- there's a draw in 66 tests (100%)
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 43.47 | 29.37 |
| Recency | 6 April 2017 | 14 August 2017 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 12 GB | 8 GB |
| Chip lithography | 16 nm | 14 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 250 Watt | 210 Watt |
TITAN Xp has a 48% higher aggregate performance score, and a 50% higher maximum VRAM amount.
RX Vega 56, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 4 months, a 14.3% more advanced lithography process, and 19% lower power consumption.
The TITAN Xp is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon RX Vega 56 in performance tests.
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