GPU AMD VEGA
Radeon Pro Vega 56

Radeon Pro Vega 56

Vega Released: December 14, 2017
Memory
8
GB HBM2
Boost Clock
-
MHz
TGP
-
W

Technical Highlights

Architecture : Vega
Generation : Radeon Pro Vega Series
Shading Units : 3584
RT Cores : -

About Radeon Pro Vega 56

Radeon Pro Vega 56 is a workstation GPU from AMD released on December 14, 2017 based on the Vega architecture with 8 GB HBM2 memory. It runs at 1247 MHz base clock. It supports DirectX 12.1.

Last updated: March 29, 2026

Overall Score Of Radeon Pro Vega 56

This summarizes how Radeon Pro Vega 56 scores across key areas like gaming, rendering, AI, and Energy Efficiency.

73
Overall
Gaming Performance
63
AI & Machine Learning
53
Hardware Architecture
75
Workstation
75
Energy Efficiency
50

General Info of Radeon Pro Vega 56

Vendor

AMD

Release Date

December 14, 2017

Foundry

GlobalFoundries

Architecture

Vega

Process Size

14 nm

29% of the current best Process Size score

Transistors

12.5 billion

Graphics Processor of Radeon Pro Vega 56

Base Clock

1247 MHz

47% of the current best Base Clock score

Shading Units

3584

16% of the current best Shading Units score

Textured Mapping Units (TMUs)

224

33% of the current best Textured Mapping Units (TMUs) score

Render Output Units (ROPs)

64

25% of the current best Render Output Units (ROPs) score

Memory of Radeon Pro Vega 56

Memory Size

Good

8 GB

25% of the current best Memory Size score

Memory Type

Excellent

HBM2

80% of the current best Memory Type score

Bus Width

2048-bit

Memory Clock

786 MHz

30% of the current best Memory Clock score

APIs of Radeon Pro Vega 56

DirectX

Excellent

12.1

80% of the current best DirectX score

Ray Tracing

0

DLSS

0

Benchmarks of Radeon Pro Vega 56

3D Mark

A standardized suite that approximates real-world gaming workloads to compare graphics performance.

Time Spy:
12% of max score
Fire Strike:
15302
18% of max score

Passmark Graphics

A multi-test benchmark that evaluates raster, memory bandwidth, and compute performance.

G3D Mark Score:
12993 (87th)
33% of max score
G2D Mark Score:
768
54% of max score
DirectX 12:
57
32% of max score
GPU Compute:
5802 Ops/s
22% of max score

Performance Charts Of Radeon Pro Vega 56

These charts give a quick view of FPS scaling across resolutions and how this GPU compares against market top benchmark values.

Gaming FPS Analysis

Ultra settings performance of Radeon Pro Vega 56
1080p Ultra
1440p Ultra
4K Ultra

Performance Benchmarks

Grey is the market top value. Colored bar is Radeon Pro Vega 56.
Market Top
Radeon Pro Vega 56

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Frequently Asked Questions about Radeon Pro Vega 56

The Radeon Pro Vega 56 was officially released in December 14, 2017. It was launched as a graphics solution by AMD.

The Radeon Pro Vega 56 scores 5,831 on 3DMark Time Spy, indicating its solid capabilities in modern gaming scenarios. This benchmark is the industry standard for measuring DirectX 12 gaming performance.

The Radeon Pro Vega 56 is equipped with 8 GB of VRAM, which is currently the sweet spot for smooth 1440p gaming and modern texture quality.

The Radeon Pro Vega 56 operates at a base clock speed of 1247 MHz. This is the minimum clock frequency the graphics card runs at under standard workloads before boosting.

The Radeon Pro Vega 56 is built on the Vega architecture. This foundational design determines the GPU's power efficiency and support for modern features like hardware Ray Tracing and AI upscaling (DLSS/FSR).

With a performance score of 73%, the Radeon Pro Vega 56 is ranked as a high-performance graphics card in our extensive GPU database.

The Radeon Pro Vega 56 features 3,584 shading units (cores), which are directly responsible for rendering complex visual effects and lighting in modern games.

The Radeon Pro Vega 56 contains approximately 12.5 billion transistors, packed into its silicon to deliver massive parallel processing capabilities.

The Radeon Pro Vega 56 is manufactured on a 14 nm node. A smaller process node generally translates to better energy efficiency and improved thermal management.