GeForce GTX 1080 vs Radeon RX Vega 56

Prices and Stock
MSRP $599

MSI Gaming GeForce GTX 1080 8GB GDDR5X SLI DirectX 12 VR Ready Graphics Card (GTX 1080 GAMING X 8G)

MSI Gaming GeForce GTX 1080 8GB GDDR5X SLI DirectX 12 VR Ready Graphics Card (GTX 1080 ARMOR 8G OC)

EVGA GeForce GTX 1080 Founders Edition, 8GB GDDR5X, LED, DX12 OSD Support (PXOC) Graphics Card 08G-P4-6180-KR

MSI Gaming GeForce GTX 1080 8GB GDDR5X SLI DirectX 12 VR Ready Graphics Card (GTX 1080 DUKE 8G OC)

Prices and Stock
MSRP $399

Sapphire Technology Technology Radeon 11276-02-40G Pulse RX Vega 56 8GB HBM2 HDMI/Triple DP (UEFI) PCI-E Graphics Card

GIGABYTE Radeon Rx Vega 56 Gaming OC 8G Graphic Card - GV-RXVEGA56GAMING OC-8GD

XFX Radeon Rx Vega 56 8GB 3xDP HDMI Graphic Cards RX-VEGMLBFX6

Sapphire Radeon RX VEGA 56 8GB HBM2 HDMI / TRIPLE DP PCI-E Graphics Card 21276-00-20G

Gigabyte Radeon RX Vega 56 8G Graphic Cards GV-RXVEGA56-8GD-B

PowerColor Radeon RX VEGA 56 Red Devil 8GB HBM2 PCI-E AXRX VEGA 56 8GBHBM2-2D2H/OC

MSI Radeon RX Vega 56 Air Boost, G OC Graphics Board vd6516

Key Differences

In short — GeForce GTX 1080 outperforms Radeon RX Vega 56 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Radeon RX Vega 56 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing GeForce GTX 1080 is 444 days older than Radeon RX Vega 56.

Advantages of GeForce GTX 1080

Performs up to 2% better in Valorant than Radeon RX Vega 56 - 680 vs 664 FPS
Consumes up to 14% less energy than AMD Radeon RX Vega 56 - 180 vs 210 Watts

Advantages of Radeon RX Vega 56

Up to 32% better value when playing Valorant than GeForce GTX 1080 - $0.54 vs $0.79 per FPS

This is a free version of Valorant.

Valorant

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

High

GeForce GTX 1080

Desktop • May 27th, 2016

FPS

680

100%

Value, €/FPS

€0.79/FPS

68%

Price, €

€538.74

66%

FPS Winner

MSI Gaming GeForce GTX 1080 8GB GDDR5X SLI DirectX 12 VR Ready Graphics Card (GTX 1080 GAMING X 8G)

Buy for €538.74 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 388 minutes ago

Radeon RX Vega 56

Desktop • Aug 14th, 2017

FPS

664

98%

Value, €/FPS

€0.54/FPS

100%

Price, €

€359.46

100%

Value Winner

Sapphire Technology Technology Radeon 11276-02-40G Pulse RX Vega 56 8GB HBM2 HDMI/Triple DP (UEFI) PCI-E Graphics Card

Buy for €359.46 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 389 minutes ago

My Games

With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

High

GeForce GTX 1080

Desktop • May 27th, 2016

Radeon RX Vega 56

Desktop • Aug 14th, 2017

1920 x 1080

Very High

390

FPS

389

FPS

League of Legends

1920 x 1080

Maximum

176

FPS

172

FPS

World of Warcraft

1920 x 1080

Ultra

424

FPS

410

FPS

Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege

1920 x 1080

Ultra

111

FPS

108

FPS

Grand Theft Auto V

1920 x 1080

Epic

FPS

Fortnite

Theoretical Performance

GeForce GTX 1080

Desktop • May 27th, 2016

Pixel Fillrate

110.9 GPixel/s

100%

Texel Fillrate

277.3 GTexel/s

84%

Radeon RX Vega 56

Desktop • Aug 14th, 2017

Pixel Fillrate

94.14 GPixel/s

85%

Texel Fillrate

329.5 GTexel/s

100%

GeForce GTX 1080	vs	Radeon RX Vega 56
May 27th, 2016	Release Date	Aug 14th, 2017
GeForce 10	Generation	Vega
$599	MSRP	$399
1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort	Outputs	1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort
1x 8-pin	Power Connectors	2x 8-pin
Desktop	Segment	Desktop
8 GB	Memory	8 GB
GDDR5X	Type	HBM2
256-bit	Bus	2048-bit
320.3 GB/s	Bandwidth	409.6 GB/s
1607 MHz	Base Clock Speed	1156 MHz
1733 MHz	Boost Clock Speed	1471 MHz
1251 MHz	Memory Clock Speed	800 MHz