AMD Radeon RX Vega 56 VS NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080
amd
Brand8GB HBM2
Memory3584
Cores409.6 GB/s
BandwidthRadeon RX Vega 56
VS
nvidia
Brand8GB GDDR5X
Memory2560
Cores320.3 GB/s
BandwidthGeForce GTX 1080
AMD Radeon RX Vega 56
8GB HBM2 210W N/A Aug 2017
Radeon RX Vega 56
$399 • Aug 2017
VS
GeForce GTX 1080
$599 • May 2016
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080
8GB GDDR5X 180W N/A May 2016
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Specs Comparison
| Specification | AMD Radeon RX Vega 56 | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 |
|---|---|---|
| Memory Size | 8 GB | 8 GB |
| Memory Type | HBM2 | GDDR5X |
| TDP | 210 W | 180 W |
| Core Clock | N/A | N/A |
| Boost Clock | 1471 MHz | 1733 MHz |
| Memory Bandwidth | 409.6 GB/s | 320.3 GB/s |
| Process Size | 14nm | 16nm |
| Architecture | GCN 5.0 | Pascal |
| Shading Units | 3584 | 2560 |
| RT Cores | N/A | N/A |
| TMUs | 224 | 160 |
| ROPs | 64 | 64 |
| Memory Bus | 2048-bit | 256-bit |
| Memory Clock | 800 MHz | 1251 MHz |
| Pixel Rate | 94.14 GPixel/s | 110.9 GPixel/s |
| Texture Rate | 409.6 GTexel/s | 320.3 GTexel/s |
| FP32 Performance | 10.54 GFLOPS | 8.873 GFLOPS |
| L2 Cache | 4.00 MB | 2.00 MB |
| Die Size | 495 mm² | 314 mm² |
| Transistors | 12500 Million | 7200 Million |
| Required PSU | 550 W | 450 W |
| Power Connectors | 2x 8-pin | 1x 8-pin |
| Bus Interface | PCIe 3.0 x16 | PCIe 3.0 x16 |
| DirectX | 12.1 | 12.1 |
| Vulkan | 1.3 | 1.3 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| Foundry | GlobalFoundries | TSMC |
Comparison in Synthetic Benchmarks
3DMark Time Spy
Synthetic DirectX 12 benchmark that measures GPU performance in gaming workloads
Graphics Score
6723
AMD Radeon RX Vega 56
7282 (+8%)
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080
Geekbench 6
Cross-platform benchmark that measures GPU compute performance using OpenCL and Metal APIs
OpenCL Score
47815
AMD Radeon RX Vega 56
63994 (+34%)
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080
GFXBench 5.0
Cross-platform 3D graphics benchmark suite that measures GPU performance across different APIs
Aztec Ruins High (FPS)
81.2 FPS
AMD Radeon RX Vega 56
89.1 FPS (+10%)
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080
PassMark G2D
Comprehensive 2D graphics benchmark that measures GPU performance in various graphics operations
G2D Mark
13099
AMD Radeon RX Vega 56
15572 (+19%)
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080
Game Benchmarks Comparison (507 benchmarks)
Marvel’s Spider-Man Remastered
8.7 2022 • Action, Adventure, Casual Insomniac Games, Nixxes Software
1080p
| ultra
GeForce GTX 1080 (+52%)
AVG 82 FPS
MIN 76 FPS
Radeon RX Vega 56
AVG 54 FPS
MIN 49 FPS
1440p
| ultra
GeForce GTX 1080 (+37%)
AVG 59 FPS
MIN 55 FPS
Radeon RX Vega 56
AVG 43 FPS
MIN 39 FPS
2160p
| ultra
GeForce GTX 1080 (+12%)
AVG 28 FPS
MIN 25 FPS
Radeon RX Vega 56
AVG 25 FPS
MIN 18 FPS
Winner
Loser
The Lord of the Rings Gollum
2023 • Daedalic Entertainment
1080p
| high
GeForce GTX 1080 (+8%)
AVG 52 FPS
MIN 43 FPS
Radeon RX Vega 56
AVG 48 FPS
MIN 40 FPS
1440p
| high
GeForce GTX 1080 (+9%)
AVG 35 FPS
MIN 29 FPS
Radeon RX Vega 56
AVG 32 FPS
MIN 26 FPS
2160p
| high
GeForce GTX 1080 (+20%)
AVG 18 FPS
MIN 16 FPS
Radeon RX Vega 56
AVG 15 FPS
MIN 12 FPS
1080p
| high
| fsr 2.1 quality
GeForce GTX 1080 (+4%)
AVG 70 FPS
MIN 57 FPS
Radeon RX Vega 56
AVG 67 FPS
MIN 57 FPS
1440p
| high
| fsr 2.1 quality
GeForce GTX 1080 (+10%)
AVG 57 FPS
MIN 45 FPS
Radeon RX Vega 56
AVG 52 FPS
MIN 43 FPS
2160p
| high
| fsr 2.1 quality
GeForce GTX 1080 (+13%)
AVG 35 FPS
MIN 28 FPS
Radeon RX Vega 56
AVG 31 FPS
MIN 25 FPS
Winner
Loser
Redfall
8.3 2023 • Action, Adventure Arkane Austin
1080p
| ultra
GeForce GTX 1080 (+0%)
AVG 67 FPS
MIN 56 FPS
Radeon RX Vega 56 (+0%)
AVG 67 FPS
MIN 54 FPS
1440p
| ultra
GeForce GTX 1080 (+12%)
AVG 57 FPS
MIN 48 FPS
Radeon RX Vega 56
AVG 51 FPS
MIN 43 FPS
2160p
| ultra
GeForce GTX 1080 (+3%)
AVG 30 FPS
MIN 25 FPS
Radeon RX Vega 56
AVG 29 FPS
MIN 23 FPS
1080p
| ultra
| fsr 2.1 quality
GeForce GTX 1080 (+0%)
AVG 67 FPS
MIN 56 FPS
Radeon RX Vega 56 (+0%)
AVG 67 FPS
MIN 54 FPS
1440p
| ultra
| fsr 2.1 quality
GeForce GTX 1080 (+0%)
AVG 67 FPS
MIN 56 FPS
Radeon RX Vega 56 (+0%)
AVG 67 FPS
MIN 54 FPS
2160p
| ultra
| fsr 2.1 quality
GeForce GTX 1080 (+10%)
AVG 45 FPS
MIN 36 FPS
Radeon RX Vega 56
AVG 41 FPS
MIN 33 FPS
Winner
Loser
Metal Hellsinger
7.4 2022 • Action, Adventure The Outsiders
1080p
| ultra
GeForce GTX 1080 (+8%)
AVG 79 FPS
MIN 71 FPS
Radeon RX Vega 56
AVG 73 FPS
MIN 66 FPS
1440p
| ultra
GeForce GTX 1080 (+9%)
AVG 49 FPS
MIN 45 FPS
Radeon RX Vega 56
AVG 45 FPS
MIN 40 FPS
2160p
| ultra
GeForce GTX 1080 (+9%)
AVG 24 FPS
MIN 20 FPS
Radeon RX Vega 56
AVG 22 FPS
MIN 19 FPS
Winner
Loser
UNCHARTED Legacy of Thieves Collection
7.8 2022 • Adventure Naughty Dog LLC, Iron Galaxy Studios
1080p
| ultra
GeForce GTX 1080 (+7%)
AVG 49 FPS
MIN 43 FPS
Radeon RX Vega 56
AVG 46 FPS
MIN 42 FPS
1440p
| ultra
GeForce GTX 1080 (+9%)
AVG 38 FPS
MIN 34 FPS
Radeon RX Vega 56
AVG 35 FPS
MIN 33 FPS
2160p
| ultra
Radeon RX Vega 56 (+7%)
AVG 15 FPS
MIN 13 FPS
GeForce GTX 1080
AVG 14 FPS
MIN 11 FPS
1080p
| ultra
| fsr 2.1 quality
GeForce GTX 1080 (+18%)
AVG 60 FPS
MIN 48 FPS
Radeon RX Vega 56
AVG 51 FPS
MIN 47 FPS
1440p
| ultra
| fsr 2.1 quality
GeForce GTX 1080 (+12%)
AVG 48 FPS
MIN 40 FPS
Radeon RX Vega 56
AVG 43 FPS
MIN 40 FPS
2160p
| ultra
| fsr 2.1 quality
GeForce GTX 1080 (+43%)
AVG 30 FPS
MIN 27 FPS
Radeon RX Vega 56
AVG 21 FPS
MIN 19 FPS
Winner
Loser
Scars Above
7.9 2023 • Action, Adventure Mad Head Games
1080p
| ultra
GeForce GTX 1080 (+29%)
AVG 119 FPS
MIN 105 FPS
Radeon RX Vega 56
AVG 92 FPS
MIN 85 FPS
1440p
| ultra
GeForce GTX 1080 (+28%)
AVG 78 FPS
MIN 71 FPS
Radeon RX Vega 56
AVG 61 FPS
MIN 55 FPS
2160p
| ultra
GeForce GTX 1080 (+25%)
AVG 40 FPS
MIN 35 FPS
Radeon RX Vega 56
AVG 32 FPS
MIN 26 FPS
1080p
| ultra
| Patch: v1.1
GeForce GTX 1080 (+27%)
AVG 117 FPS
MIN 106 FPS
Radeon RX Vega 56
AVG 92 FPS
MIN 81 FPS
1440p
| ultra
| Patch: v1.1
GeForce GTX 1080 (+25%)
AVG 79 FPS
MIN 68 FPS
Radeon RX Vega 56
AVG 63 FPS
MIN 54 FPS
2160p
| ultra
| Patch: v1.1
GeForce GTX 1080 (+18%)
AVG 39 FPS
MIN 35 FPS
Radeon RX Vega 56
AVG 33 FPS
MIN 27 FPS
Winner
Loser
No more benchmarks available for this comparison
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Wins!
Based on 504 benchmarks across 159 games
60
Avg FPS
Radeon RX Vega 56
VS
+13.9%
68
Avg FPS
GeForce GTX 1080
AMD Radeon RX Vega 56
AMD • 8GB HBM2
73
Wins
60
Avg FPS
51
Min FPS
14%
Win Rate
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080
NVIDIA • 8GB GDDR5X
407
Wins
68
Avg FPS
58
Min FPS
81%
Win Rate
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