The Radeon RX Vega 56 is a clear winner – it's at least 2x faster gaming GPU than the GeForce GTX 970 and it's also a better value for money, as it's only $0.89 more expensive!
Advantages of the Radeon RX Vega 56
- At least 2x faster GPU for gaming
- A better value for money for gaming
- Up to 100% more VRAM memory – 8 vs 4 GB
Advantages of the GeForce GTX 970
- Up to 0% cheaper – $359.46 vs $360.35
- Consumes up to 30% less energy – 148 vs 210 Watts
Radeon RX Vega 56 vs GeForce GTX 970 for Gaming
The GPU's performance in selected game and settings
Radeon RX Vega 56
Aug 14th, 2017
Average FPS
86
100%
Min 1% FPS
46
100%
Price, €
€360.35
99%
Value, €/FPS
€4.19/FPS
100%
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€414.59
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€404.50
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€359.46
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€431.53
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€431.53
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€539.64
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€342.34
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GeForce GTX 970
Sep 19th, 2014
Average FPS
65
76%
Min 1% FPS
32
70%
Price, €
€359.46
100%
Value, €/FPS
€5.53/FPS
76%
Radeon RX Vega 56 vs GeForce GTX 970 in My Games
The FPS you'll get in saved games
The FPS you'll get in saved games
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Synthetic Benchmarks
The Radeon RX Vega 56 vs GeForce GTX 970 in synthetic GPU benchmarks
Performance Specifications
The Radeon RX Vega 56 vs GeForce GTX 970 in core GPU performance specifications
Radeon RX Vega 56
Aug 14th, 2017
Memory
8 GB
100%
Memory Bandwidth
409.6 GB/s
100%
Pixel Fillrate
94.14 GPixel/s
100%
Texture Fillrate
329.5 GTexel/s
100%
FP32
10.54 TFLOPS
100%
GeForce GTX 970
Sep 19th, 2014
Memory
4 GB
50%
Memory Bandwidth
224.4 GB/s
55%
Pixel Fillrate
65.97 GPixel/s
70%
Texture Fillrate
122.5 GTexel/s
37%
FP32
3.92 TFLOPS
37%
Specifications
Comparison of all specifications
Radeon RX Vega 56 | SpecificationsComparison of all specifications | GeForce GTX 970 |
|---|---|---|
| General | ||
Aug 14th, 2017 | Release Date | Sep 19th, 2014 |
| $399.00 | MSRP | $329.00 |
| Vega | Generation | GeForce 900 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 210 W | Power Consumption | 148 W |
| Memory | ||
8 GB | Memory Size | 4 GB |
| HBM2 | Memory Type | GDDR5 |
| 2048-bit | Memory Bus | 256-bit |
409.6 GB/s | Bandwidth | 224.4 GB/s |
| Theoretical Performance | ||
94.14 GPixel/s | Pixel Fillrate | 65.97 GPixel/s |
329.5 GTexel/s | Texture Fillrate | 122.5 GTexel/s |
10.54 TFLOPS | FP32 | 3.92 TFLOPS |
