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$479
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Same as Founder's Edition
AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $399
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MSRP in USD: $399
Buy on Amazon
$479
In Stock
Same as Founder's Edition
Buy on Amazon
$479
In Stock
Same as Founder's Edition
AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $329
Availability
MSRP in USD: $329
Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Radeon RX Vega 56 outperforms the cheaper GeForce GTX 970 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Radeon RX Vega 56 is 1060 days newer than the cheaper GeForce GTX 970.
Advantages of AMD Radeon RX Vega 56
- Performs up to 29% better in Horizon Zero Dawn than GeForce GTX 970 - 89 vs 69 FPS
- Up to 21% better value when playing Horizon Zero Dawn than GeForce GTX 970 - $5.38 vs $6.8 per FPS
- Up to 100% more VRAM memory than NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 - 8 vs 4 GB
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970
- Up to 2% cheaper than Radeon RX Vega 56 - $469.0 vs $479.0
- Consumes up to 30% less energy than AMD Radeon RX Vega 56 - 148 vs 210 Watts
Horizon Zero Dawn
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultimate
Radeon RX Vega 56
Desktop • Aug 14th, 2017
FPS
89
100%
Value, $/FPS
$5.38/FPS
100%
Price, $
$479
97%
FPS and Value Winner
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Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultimate
Radeon RX Vega 56
Desktop • Aug 14th, 2017
GeForce GTX 970
Desktop • Sep 19th, 2014
Theoretical Performance
Radeon RX Vega 56
Desktop • Aug 14th, 2017
Pixel Fillrate
94.14 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
329.5 GTexel/s
100%
GeForce GTX 970
Desktop • Sep 19th, 2014
Pixel Fillrate
65.97 GPixel/s
70%
Texel Fillrate
122.5 GTexel/s
37%
AMD Radeon RX Vega 56 | vs | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 |
|---|---|---|
Aug 14th, 2017 | Release Date | Sep 19th, 2014 |
| Vega | Generation | GeForce 900 |
| $399 | MSRP | $329 |
| 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort | Outputs | 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort |
| 2x 8-pin | Power Connectors | 2x 6-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
8 GB | Memory | 4 GB |
| HBM2 | Type | GDDR5 |
| 2048-bit | Bus | 256-bit |
409.6 GB/s | Bandwidth | 224.4 GB/s |
1156 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1050 MHz |
1471 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | 1178 MHz |
| 800 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1753 MHz |
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