Gigabyte Radeon RX Vega 64 Gaming OC, 8192 MB HMB2

For gamers Radeon RX Vega graphics cards are especially interesting in combination with a FreeSync monitor, as such a team conjures smooth images without tearing effects on the screen! As with the reference design, Gigabyte relies on High Bandwidth Memory (HBM), the second generation of revolutionary high-speed memory.

The 8 GB HBM2 memory, clock with 945 MHz and are connected via a 2048-bit memory interface to the graphics chip (GPU). One of the peculiarities of HBM memory is the placement directly in the GPU die (ie in the graphics chip) and not soldered as usual on the board. The graphics chip itself clocks at the Gigabyte Radeon RX Vega 64 Gaming OC with 1.276 MHz and can clock up to 1.560 MHz when needed in boost mode.

The better the graphics chip is cooled, the longer it can sustain the boost clock. For cooling the graphics card, the semi-passive WindForce 2X cooler design is used, which consists of several heatpipes, two large cooling blocks made of aluminum fins and two large fans. The fan speed is regulated depending on the load, so that the fans are completely idle, for example during office operation. The special fan-edge-design of the fan blades has up to 23 percent better airflow than conventional fans. The already mounted backplate ensures increased stability of the PCB and also provides additional cooling through a further heatpipe.

The features of the Gigabyte Radeon RX Vega 64 Gaming OC:

    Semi-passive Windforce 2X radiator design
    8 GB high bandwidth memory (HBM2)
    64 Next-Gen Compute Units (NCUs, 4,096 shaders)
    Base clock: 1,276 MHz
    Boost clock: 1,560 MHz
    High Bandwidth Cache Controller (HBCC)
    Rapid Packed Math (RPM) of the NCUs
    New Programmable Geometry Pipeline
    Enhanced Pixel Engine

The architecture of the AMD Radeon Vega graphics cards

The Vega architecture not only includes many optimizations over the Graphics Core Next architecture (GCN) of past GPU generations, but also introduces completely new components. Thus, the Vega GPU architecture is based primarily on four new pillars:

    High Bandwidth Cache Controller (HBCC)
    Rapid Packed Math (RPM) of Next-Gen Compute Units (NCU)
    New Programmable Geometry Pipeline
    Enhanced Pixel Engine

High Bandwidth Cache Controller (HBCC)

AMDs High Bandwidth Cache Controller (HBCC) The High Bandwidth Cache Controller (HBCC) allows much more efficient use of High Bandwidth Memory (HBM) compared to Fiji GPUs, which are the first to use this particular type of memory , The HBC controller provides very efficient memory control, increasing the minimum frames per second (FPS) in many games by up to 100 percent and maximum FPS by more than 50 percent. This practically equals a doubling of the 8 GB HBM2 VRAM of the Radeon RX Vega to 16 GB!

Next-Gen Compute Unit (NCU) & Rapid Packed Math (RPM)

Rapid Packed Math (RPM) of the Next-Gen Compute Units (RPM) is a feature of the Next-Gen Compute Unit (NCU) and utilizes the very flexible core structure of the new compute units. For example, RPM speeds up FP16 calculations, which makes it faster to calculate math-based processes. With RPM enabled, the number of calculations performed per second is doubled, but without consuming more resources. In particular, physics calculations, such as those used in large explosions in some games, benefit from Rapid Packed Math.

New Programmable Geometry Pipeline

AMD Vegas New Programmable Geometry Pipeline The Vegas new programmable geometry pipeline handles millions of polygons through its efficient load balancing. The AMD Radeon Vega Frontier Edition Air offers a maximum geometry calculation of 11 polygons (using 4 geometry units) per measure, more than twice as much as the Radeon R9 Fury X with 4 polygons per measure at 4 geometry units. Especially modeling applications benefit from this and can render large 3D models in near real-time.

Enhanced Pixel Engine

The term Enhanced Pixel Engine harbors an optimized structure of the shader units, which primarily improves the performance in high resolutions (WQHD, UHD) and the representation of the virtual reality (VR). Specifically, the Enhanced Pixel Engine is a new rasterizer technology that optimizes cache localization and makes rendering processes more efficient.

In order to realize the full potential of the card in the future, new AMD drivers should be downloaded and installed at regular intervals.

Graphics card exchange without waiting at Caseking!

During the warranty period of 2 years from the receipt of the goods, Caseking will legitimately exchange end-user complaint graphics cards – ie those with a defect confirmed by us – of all brands mentioned below for new goods (if in stock). A submission of the defective goods to the manufacturer and associated longer waiting times are thus completely eliminated! If the graphics card to be replaced is no longer in stock or deliverable, we will issue a credit note. Afterwards an alternative graphic card from our assortment can be chosen freely. Any additional charges can simply be paid and any remaining amounts will be refunded by us.

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Free games for AMD Radeon gaming graphics cards:

For each game video card purchased at Caseking, we will ship the corresponding coupon codes of the current game bundles by e-mail 1-2 days after receipt of the goods. For non-qualified products no coupon code will be sent. Only end customers receive free donations. All promotions are limited and valid only while stocks last or until the offer is closed. The legal process is excluded. Listed below are all currently active coupon promotions from AMD:

    Unfortunately, there are currently no active game bundles from AMD.

Technical details:

    Dimensions: 273.8 x 53 x 131.6 mm (W x H x D)
    Height: 2.5-slot
    GPU: AMD Radeon Vega (Vega 10)
    Production: 14 nm
    GPU clock: 1,276 MHz
    GPU clock (boost): 1,560 MHz
    Shader units: 4,096
    Memory Size: 8,192 MB
    Memory clock: 945 MHz
    Type: High Bandwidth Memory 2nd Generation (HBM2)
    Memory connection: 2,048 bits
    Memory bandwidth: approx. 484 GB / s
    Slot: PCIe x16 (PCIe / PCIe 2.x / PCIe 3.0)
    Connections:
    3x DisplayPort 1.4 HBR3 / HDR Ready
    3x HDMI
    Typical power consumption under load: 295 watts
    Power supply: 2x 8-pin PCIe
    Recommended power supply performance: min. 750 watts
    Features: OpenCL 2.0, OpenGL 4.5, Vulkan API, AMD Eyefinity Technology, AMD PowerTune Technology, AMD FreeSync Technology Support, AMD XConnect Technology