Hello all! I'm having some minor inconveniences (let's be honest, frame rates are the least of our worries) with my RX Vega 56.
I've been comparing some frame rates between my RX Vega 56 (56 from here on) and my RX 580 (580 from here on). I'll be using GTA V and Destiny 2 as reference points.
GTA V stats:
56, max graphics settings, no OC (VSync on)
Peak FPS: 62
Lowest FPS: 28
Avg: 47
Util: 99-100%
580, max graphics settings, no OC (VSync on)
Peak FPS: 60
Lowest FPS: 58
Avg: 60
Util: ~78%
Destiny 2 stats:
56, max graphics settings, no OC (VSync on)
Peak FPS : 58
Lowest FPS: 50
Avg: 57
Util: ~87%
580, max graphics settings, no OC (VSync on)
Peak FPS: 60
Lowest FPS: 22
Avg: 44
Util: 92%
I'm honestly not certain as to what is going on. The 56 has vastly better specs, for the most part. More compute units, faster memory (I think, AMD states that the HBM2 memory on the 56 has an "effective" memory speed of 1.6Gbps as compared to the 580 with 8Gbps GDDR5, yet it has a max bandwidth of 410Gbps versus the 580's 256Gbps, as well as being 2048-bit instead of 256-bit on the 580, so I'm a tad confused here). I don't know what's causing it to have better performance in some games, but vastly worse performance in others, not to mention not matching up with benchmarks performed by other people (I have VSync on with a 60Hz monitor, so I know I'm not going to get anything more than 60FPS, but I expect it to hold a steady 60 in GTA V).
For completeness:
Motherboard: Asus Prime X370-A
CPU: Ryzen 5 1600 (no OC)
Memory: 16GB (2x8GB) 3000MHz (properly set in BIOS, because that's apparently a thing)
GPU:Radeon RX Vega 56 ASRock Phantom Gaming (Blower Style Cooler, uber sexy shroud)
GPU: Radeon RX 580 Sapphire Pulse (Also very sexy shroud, two fan cooling system)
PSU:Corsair RM850X (850W)
Graphics Drivers: AMD Radeon Software 2020 Edition v20.1.4 (have not updated to v20.2.1 yet, will update soon and try, but this has been an issue for several months. Hopefully the new update may bring better compatibility to the card)
Chipset Drivers: Bruh, I got no clue. I didn't even use the disc. But I have recently run Asus' bios and chipset update utility tools (EZ Update and AI Suite 3), and I don't have any notifications, so they are the latest.
Motherboard BIOS:v5222 (according to AI Suite 3)
Windows Updates: Completely Up To Date
GPU BIOS: The Current BIOS I'm on (this seems to have a dual bios switch, it's on the one that gives me less issues) is 016.001.001.000
Both of these games are installed on a Samsung QVO 860 1TB SSD.
My operating system (Win10 Pro 64-Bit) is installed on a Seagate Barracuda 2TB 7200RPM 64MB Cache HDD
If anyone can help me figure out nani in the heckie is going on, that'd be much appreciated, thanks!
Edit: As an aside, not related to the GPU at all but just to these forums, I'm seeing this chat bubble looking icon with an ! inside of it that has the value "1" (you can see it on my user info attached to this post on the left), and I'm really struggling to figure out what it is, as mousing over it doesn't give me any information and I cannot, for the life of me, get any information by looking it up on google (it seems to think I'm trying to find information about live support chat on Tom's Hardware).
I've been comparing some frame rates between my RX Vega 56 (56 from here on) and my RX 580 (580 from here on). I'll be using GTA V and Destiny 2 as reference points.
GTA V stats:
56, max graphics settings, no OC (VSync on)
Peak FPS: 62
Lowest FPS: 28
Avg: 47
Util: 99-100%
580, max graphics settings, no OC (VSync on)
Peak FPS: 60
Lowest FPS: 58
Avg: 60
Util: ~78%
Destiny 2 stats:
56, max graphics settings, no OC (VSync on)
Peak FPS : 58
Lowest FPS: 50
Avg: 57
Util: ~87%
580, max graphics settings, no OC (VSync on)
Peak FPS: 60
Lowest FPS: 22
Avg: 44
Util: 92%
I'm honestly not certain as to what is going on. The 56 has vastly better specs, for the most part. More compute units, faster memory (I think, AMD states that the HBM2 memory on the 56 has an "effective" memory speed of 1.6Gbps as compared to the 580 with 8Gbps GDDR5, yet it has a max bandwidth of 410Gbps versus the 580's 256Gbps, as well as being 2048-bit instead of 256-bit on the 580, so I'm a tad confused here). I don't know what's causing it to have better performance in some games, but vastly worse performance in others, not to mention not matching up with benchmarks performed by other people (I have VSync on with a 60Hz monitor, so I know I'm not going to get anything more than 60FPS, but I expect it to hold a steady 60 in GTA V).
For completeness:
Motherboard: Asus Prime X370-A
CPU: Ryzen 5 1600 (no OC)
Memory: 16GB (2x8GB) 3000MHz (properly set in BIOS, because that's apparently a thing)
GPU:Radeon RX Vega 56 ASRock Phantom Gaming (Blower Style Cooler, uber sexy shroud)
GPU: Radeon RX 580 Sapphire Pulse (Also very sexy shroud, two fan cooling system)
PSU:Corsair RM850X (850W)
Graphics Drivers: AMD Radeon Software 2020 Edition v20.1.4 (have not updated to v20.2.1 yet, will update soon and try, but this has been an issue for several months. Hopefully the new update may bring better compatibility to the card)
Chipset Drivers: Bruh, I got no clue. I didn't even use the disc. But I have recently run Asus' bios and chipset update utility tools (EZ Update and AI Suite 3), and I don't have any notifications, so they are the latest.
Motherboard BIOS:v5222 (according to AI Suite 3)
Windows Updates: Completely Up To Date
GPU BIOS: The Current BIOS I'm on (this seems to have a dual bios switch, it's on the one that gives me less issues) is 016.001.001.000
Both of these games are installed on a Samsung QVO 860 1TB SSD.
My operating system (Win10 Pro 64-Bit) is installed on a Seagate Barracuda 2TB 7200RPM 64MB Cache HDD
If anyone can help me figure out nani in the heckie is going on, that'd be much appreciated, thanks!
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