PowerColor Radeon RX Vega 56 RED DRAGON 8GB HBM2
Equipped with 8GB of HBM2 memory on a wide 2048-bit bus and a 1478MHz boost clock, this card delivers strong memory bandwidth for high-resolution texture work. Its triple-fan cooler and dual HDMI outputs offer practical connectivity and sustained thermal performance in a 2-slot design. This GPU is best for budget-conscious 1080p gamers who prioritize texture quality and VR readiness over modern ray tracing or AI workloads.
GPU Radeon RX Vega 56
VRAM 8GB HBM2
Boost Clock 1478 MHz
TDP 300 W
Memory Bus 2048 bit
Class consumer
33 Overall Score
Price $479
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong thermal (73rd percentile) 73rd
Cons
- Below average compute (9th percentile)
- Below average social proof (17th percentile)
- Below average efficiency (21st percentile)
- Below average ai (25th percentile)
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Chipset
| GPU Chipset | Radeon RX Vega 56 |
| Brand | AMD |
| Architecture | Vega |
| Class | consumer |
Memory
| VRAM | 8 GB |
| Memory Type | HBM2 |
| Memory Bus | 2048 |
Compute
| Stream Processors | 3584 |
| Base Clock | 1177 |
| Boost Clock | 1478 |
Performance
| PassMark G3D | 13009 |
| GPU Compute | 5810 |
Power & Cooling
| TDP | 300 |
| Recommended PSU | 650 |
| Power Connectors | 1 x 6-Pin + 1 x 8-Pin |
| Cooler | Triple Fan |
| Fans | 3 |
Connectivity
| Interface | PCI Express 3.0 |
| DisplayPort | 2 |
| HDMI | 2 |
| Max Resolution | 4096 x 2160 |
Physical
| Length | 305 |
| Slot Width | 2 |
| Form Factor | ATX |
Features
| Ray Tracing | No |
| Upscaling | Virtual Super Resolution |
| AV1 Encode | No |
| VR Ready | Yes |
| DirectX | 12 |
| RGB | No |
vs Competition
| Spec | PowerColor Radeon RX Vega 56 RED DRAGON | MSI Ventus RTX 5070 Ti 16G VENTUS 3X PZ OC | ASUS PRIME PRIME-RTX5080-16G | Gigabyte WINDFORCE GV-N5080WF3-16GD | ZOTAC APOCALYPSE ZT-B50800C-10P | Sapphire NITRO+ 11322-01-40G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chipset | Radeon RX Vega 56 | GeForce RTX 5070 Ti | GeForce RTX 5080 | GeForce RTX 5080 | GeForce RTX 5080 | Radeon RX 7900 XTX |
| Vram | 8GB HBM2 | 16GB GDDR7 | 16GB GDDR7 | 16GB GDDR7 | 16GB GDDR7 | 24GB GDDR6 |
| Boost Clock Mhz | 1478 | 2482 | 2640 | 2617 | 2730 | 2680 |
| Tdp W | 300 | 300 | 360 | 360 | 360 | 339 |
| Memory Bus Bits | 2048 | 256 | 256 | 256 | 256 | 384 |
| Ray Tracing | false | true | true | true | true | true |
| GPU Class | consumer | consumer | consumer | consumer | consumer | consumer |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | AI | Rt | Vram | Raster | Compute | Feature | Thermal | Efficiency | Connectivity | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PowerColor Radeon RX Vega 56 RED DRAGON | 25.4 | 31.6 | 45.7 | 31.2 | 8.8 | 42.8 | 72.8 | 20.5 | 33.8 | 17.3 |
| MSI Ventus RTX 5070 Ti 16G VENTUS 3X PZ OC Compare | 80.6 | 92.5 | 85 | 88.8 | 93 | 96.4 | 91.5 | 68.9 | 94 | 88.9 |
| ASUS PRIME PRIME-RTX5080-16G Compare | 86.6 | 97.6 | 88.2 | 94.6 | 97.2 | 96.4 | 91.5 | 57.5 | 94 | 99.1 |
| Gigabyte WINDFORCE GV-N5080WF3-16GD Compare | 86.6 | 95.8 | 88.2 | 94.6 | 97.2 | 89.9 | 91.5 | 57.5 | 94 | 95.5 |
| ZOTAC APOCALYPSE ZT-B50800C-10P Compare | 86.6 | 97.6 | 88.2 | 94.6 | 97.2 | 96.4 | 91.5 | 57.5 | 94 | 99.1 |
| Sapphire NITRO+ 11322-01-40G Compare | 94.6 | 91.7 | 91.4 | 83.4 | 99.2 | 84.3 | 91.5 | 42.4 | 98.7 | 78.5 |
Price
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