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AMD Radeon RX Vega review: Vega 56, Vega 64, and liquid-cooled Vega 64 tested

Find out whether RX Vega was worth the wait.

By Brad Chacos

Executive editor, PCWorld |

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Far Cry Primal

Far Cry Primal is yet another Ubisoft game, but it’s powered by the latest version of the long-running and well-respected Dunia engine. We benchmark the game with the optional Ultra HD texture pack enabled for high-end cards like these.

Both the Vega 56 and Vega 64 beat Nvidia’s GeForce equivalent cards here, though the GTX 1070 manages to eke slightly ahead if you go all the way down to High settings at 1080p. That’s not a scenario you’d ever actually want to use, though.

The GTX 1080 Ti’s solid lead here makes it the only card capable of flirting with 4K/60fps.

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At a Glance

AMD Radeon RX Vega 56
AMD's Radeon RX Vega 56 manages to be slightly more powerful than the GeForce GTX 1070 while generating less heat. It's a great option for all gaming except 4K.
Pros
- Faster than the GTX 1070
- FreeSync monitors are cheaper than G-Sync monitors
- Cool under load
Cons
- Loud fan
- Uses more power than the competition
AMD Radeon RX Vega 64

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AMD's Radeon RX Vega 64 is an excellent graphics card for 1440p gaming. It uses a lot more power than rival GeForce GPUs and runs very loud in its reference form, however.
Pros
- Great 1440p and basic 4K performance
- FreeSync monitors are cheaper than G-Sync monitors
Cons
- Very high power usage
- Loud fan
- GTX 1080 launched 15 months ago with similar performance
AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 (liquid-cooled)

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The liquid-cooled Radeon RX Vega 64 is gorgeous, but it suffers from design flaws and drastically underperforms for its price tag.
Pros
- Gorgeous aesthetics
- Very cool temperatures
- Comes with two games
Cons
- Only available in a very pricey bundle
- Significantly underperforms similarly priced GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
- Very, very high power demands
- Poor liquid tubing design

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AMD Radeon RX Vega review: Vega 56, Vega 64, and liquid-cooled Vega 64 tested

Find out whether RX Vega was worth the wait.

AMD Radeon RX Vega 56

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AMD Radeon RX Vega 64

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AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 (liquid-cooled)

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