GPU Showdown

Radeon RX Vega 56vsGeForce RTX 4080 SUPER

The GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER is a top-tier graphics card for gamers and creators who want to run the latest titles at high resolutions, while the Radeon RX Vega 56 is an older mid-range card built for practical 1080p gaming on a tighter budget.

AMD Radeon RX Vega 56
8 GB · 210W
VS
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER
16 GB · 320W
AMD

Radeon RX Vega 56

GCN 5.0 · TSMC 14 nm · 2017

31score
4.3/ 5
0 votes
VRAM
8 GB
TDP
210W
CUDA Cores
3,584
Boost Clock
1471 MHz

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NVIDIA

GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER

Ada Lovelace · TSMC 5 nm · 2024

82score
4.1/ 5
0 votes
VRAM
16 GB
TDP
320W
Shaders
10,240
Boost Clock
2550 MHz

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Aggregate Performance

Overall Performance Score

A unified score from combined synthetic and real-world benchmarks. 100 represents the fastest consumer GPU available.

RX Vega 56
31
RTX 4080 SUPERWinner
82
RTX 4080 SUPER leads by 164.5% in aggregate performance.
Where they rank overall
#5RTX 408083
#6RTX 4080 SUPER82
#7RTX 5090 D V279
#85Arc A77032
#86RX Vega 5631
#87Vega Frontier Edition31
Technical Specifications

Side-by-Side Specs

Every detail compared. Highlighted cells indicate the leading value for that metric.

SpecsRX Vega 56RTX 4080 SUPER
General
Process Node14 nm5 nm
Memory
VRAM8 GB16 GB
Memory TypeHBM2GDDR6X
Memory Bus2048-bit256-bit
Bandwidth409.6 GB/s736.3 GB/s
Compute
CUDA Cores3,58410,240
TMUs224320
ROPs64112
Boost Clock1471 MHz2550 MHz
FP3210.54 TF52.22 TF
Power
TDP210320
Power Connectors2x 8-pin1x 16-pin
Display
Max Resolution7680×43207680×4320
Display Outputs1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a
Verdict

Which should you buy?

Winner overall

The GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER wins overall, offering vastly superior performance and modern features for demanding gamers and creators.

Best value

For budget buyers, the Radeon RX Vega 56 is the smarter pick due to its much lower cost and adequate performance for older games.

When the other wins

The Radeon RX Vega 56 is the right choice for a tight-budget build where only basic 1080p gaming is needed.

FAQ

Frequently asked questions

Is the RX Vega 56 better than the RTX 4080 SUPER?

Overall the RTX 4080 SUPER is the stronger graphics card: it ranks higher in our aggregate performance score (82 vs 31 out of 100), so it leads the RX Vega 56 in most workloads.

How much faster is the RTX 4080 SUPER than the RX Vega 56?

Based on our aggregated benchmark scores the RTX 4080 SUPER is roughly 165% faster than the RX Vega 56 overall. The real-world gap varies by game, resolution and settings.

Which should you buy, the RX Vega 56 or the RTX 4080 SUPER?

If you want the most performance, pick the RTX 4080 SUPER. If the RX Vega 56 is meaningfully cheaper where you shop, it can be the better value for similar real-world results — check current prices and the full spec comparison above before deciding.