Key Differences
In short — Radeon RX Vega 56 outperforms the cheaper Radeon RX 590 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Radeon RX Vega 56 is 458 days older than the cheaper Radeon RX 590.
Advantages of AMD Radeon RX Vega 56
- Performs up to 21% better in Need For Speed Unbound than Radeon RX 590 - 80 vs 66 FPS
Advantages of AMD Radeon RX 590
- Up to 62% cheaper than Radeon RX Vega 56 - $119.99 vs $317.97
- Consumes up to 17% less energy than AMD Radeon RX Vega 56 - 175 vs 210 Watts
Need For Speed Unbound
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
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Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Desktop • Aug 14th, 2017
Desktop • Nov 15th, 2018
Theoretical Performance
Desktop • Aug 14th, 2017
Pixel Fillrate
94.14 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
329.5 GTexel/s
100%
Desktop • Nov 15th, 2018
Pixel Fillrate
49.44 GPixel/s
52.517527087316765%
Texel Fillrate
222.5 GTexel/s
67.52655538694992%
AMD Radeon RX Vega 56 | vs | AMD Radeon RX 590 |
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Aug 14th, 2017 | Release Date | Nov 15th, 2018 |
Vega | Generation | Polaris |
$399 | MSRP | $279 |
1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort | Outputs | 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort |
2x 8-pin | Power Connectors | 1x 8-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
8 GB | Memory | 8 GB |
HBM2 | Type | GDDR5 |
2048-bit | Bus | 256-bit |
409.6 GB/s | Bandwidth | 256 GB/s |
1156 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1469 MHz |
1471 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | 1545 MHz |
800 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 2000 MHz |