The RX Vega 56 Owners Thread

Lokken86 · 14 Sep 2020 at 11:35

Pocket10s said:
Hey guys,

Got a Sapphire Pulse 56 Vega in a NZXT H510 case - I did a mild undervolt/ overclock from this guide: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SySAEMm9rJM&ab_channel=AncientGameplays

However my temps in HWINFO (Hotspot and memory) is hitting over 100 C. What I wanted to find out is if I leave all the settings stock (clock speeds) and just undervolt it - will that save on temps?

Simple answer is yes you'll lower the temps by lowering the voltage. You can try adjusting the fan curve which will give you more of a drop.

Pocket10s · 14 Sep 2020 at 11:58

Lokken86 said:
Simple answer is yes you'll lower the temps by lowering the voltage. You can try adjusting the fan curve which will give you more of a drop.

Problem is I don't want it to sound like a Jet-Engine so trying anything else haha.

Holst1981 · 14 Sep 2020 at 12:10

Pocket10s said:
Problem is I don't want it to sound like a Jet-Engine so trying anything else haha.

You can lower the power limit but will reduce performance.

Pocket10s · 14 Sep 2020 at 12:31

I read online that undervolting and increasing power limit to max will help with temps or am I just being a noob?

Lokken86 · 14 Sep 2020 at 12:34

Pocket10s said:
I read online that undervolting and increasing power limit to max will help with temps or am I just being a noob?

Increasing the power limit helps the card reach higher clock speeds but that will also increase temperature. You can offset that a little by decreasing the voltage.

Pocket10s · 14 Sep 2020 at 12:36

Lokken86 said:
Increasing the power limit helps the card reach higher clock speeds but that will also increase temperature. You can offset that a little by decreasing the voltage.

Right, so if I undervolt and keep the power limit at 0 - it should keep the same clocks/speed without drawing more power and thus heat?

Holst1981 · 14 Sep 2020 at 12:47

Pocket10s said:
Right, so if I undervolt and keep the power limit at 0 - it should keep the same clocks/speed without drawing more power and thus heat?

Yes

You can regulate noise by lowering the voltage and power limit.

Drop the voltage first, then lower the power limit if you still want to make it quieter

Defy Belief · 14 Sep 2020 at 13:02

What's peoples thoughts on upgrading from their V56s?

Still running mine and it's happily running Gears 5 @ 1440p on ultra at 80+fps online so I'm trying to tell myself there's no point in going next gen just yet

Lokken86 · 14 Sep 2020 at 13:10

Defy Belief said:
What's peoples thoughts on upgrading from their V56s?

Still running mine and it's happily running Gears 5 @ 1440p on ultra at 80+fps online so I'm trying to tell myself there's no point in going next gen just yet

Maybe if you started playing VR games you could always use more power. Or if you upgraded the monitor to 4k or want super high refresh rates yeah, but for "normal" games and resolutions below 4k, a Vega 56 is still excellent imo.

Holst1981 · 14 Sep 2020 at 13:13

Defy Belief said:
What's peoples thoughts on upgrading from their V56s?

Still running mine and it's happily running Gears 5 @ 1440p on ultra at 80+fps online so I'm trying to tell myself there's no point in going next gen just yet

Same here

For the games I am playing I'm still getting 80+ fps at ok settings at 1440p

I do have the 165hz screen but freesysnc is pretty good so I'm not missing out on much.

I might pick up a 3070, but ill probably wait till next year once AMD have there new cards out and drivers/bugs are sorted.

If I buy a new game and the V56 is no good then I will upgrade sooner but I'm still happy with V56.

Aztec2Step · 14 Sep 2020 at 14:35

I concur, I'm waiting to see what's good at an affordable price point before I upgrade. I imagine Cyberpunk 2077 is going to whip the crap out of the V56 at 1440p lol!

greatash · 14 Sep 2020 at 16:29

Upgrading mine to a 3080. It does dip below 60 on a few games ive played recently at 1440 max like hitman and Dishonored 2 and those are hardly new games. Would be nice to play at 4k on my 4k TV too instead of 1440p! RDR2 was also a bit of a struggle but I got it at 50-60ish after tweaking a lot. Just want to whack everything up and not worry about framerate for a while like when I got my 980 on launch.

It's still a decent card although it was always my intent to use it as a cheap stop gap card after Turing and rDNA 1 were so disappointing.

mnc fear · 15 Sep 2020 at 14:30

Hi All,

Was wondering if anyone has experience of this

I have had a Sapphire Pulse Vega 56 for about two years- has always been stock & relatively quiet if not whisper quiet

I only play games like WOW,WOT & WOWS so I actually don't need the latest cards as I am happy enough with the performance

Issue is that I picked up a Strix Vega 56 for my 2nd machine & it sounds like a jet under load, is actually audible idle & runs hotter than the Pulse by quite a bit under load- about 10 degrees Celsius - not impressed at all

with everything stock is this normal?

Thanks

Poneros · 15 Sep 2020 at 14:42

Defy Belief said:
What's peoples thoughts on upgrading from their V56s?

Still running mine and it's happily running Gears 5 @ 1440p on ultra at 80+fps online so I'm trying to tell myself there's no point in going next gen just yet

As always, depends on the game. I'm looking forward to CP2077 so an upgrade is a given, but I was otherwise also very pleased with the performance and would have kept mine if not for that.

mnc fear said:
Hi All,

Was wondering if anyone has experience of this

I have had a Sapphire Pulse Vega 56 for about two years- has always been stock & relatively quiet if not whisper quiet

I only play games like WOW,WOT & WOWS so I actually don't need the latest cards as I am happy enough with the performance

Issue is that I picked up a Strix Vega 56 for my 2nd machine & it sounds like a jet under load, is actually audible idle & runs hotter than the Pulse by quite a bit under load- about 10 degrees Celsius - not impressed at all

with everything stock is this normal?

Thanks

Strix Vegas were poorly made, so chances are yours is in need for some fixes too.

nitram100 · 18 Sep 2020 at 14:43

dankeeys said:
@nitram100 have a look through my previous posts regarding my o/c settings they might help mate. Minor adjustments aside, for circa over a year now I have been running my Vega 56 Pulse as follows... MHz / mV... State 0 - 852 / 800, State 1 – 1012 / 900, State 2 – 1162 / 950, State 3 – 1292 / 960, State 4 – 1337 / 970, State 5 1502 / 980, State 6 1567 / 1015, State 7 – 1622 / 1020. A custom fan curve that maxes out at 2300rpm and keeps the hot spot temp at a max of 80 degrees c. HBM @ 935MHz and the power limit at 17%. GPUz shows the GPU core clock @ 1622MHz, having just checked Horizon Zero Dawn the game is running @ 1580MHz core clock. Furmark burn maxes the card out at 180 watts and all temps are well within specifications. I can max my card out to run at 1704MHz core o/c running 100% fan speed, borderline max temps and specifications if decibels are not a factor and that interests you, let me know and I will post the settings. I seen just a circa 1 to 2 fps increase going from my daily overclock to the max overclock on Horizon Zero Dawn stanting still in the same place. IMO anything over 1600MHz core clock on a Vega 56 is pointless, I never bothered flashing my card for the same reason.

Thanks a lot buddy much appreciated

SonicSW20 · 18 Sep 2020 at 17:29

Defy Belief said:
What's peoples thoughts on upgrading from their V56s?

Still running mine and it's happily running Gears 5 @ 1440p on ultra at 80+fps online so I'm trying to tell myself there's no point in going next gen just yet

Vega still sells for good money (sold my Vega 56 Pulse for £210 on eBay about a month ago), so if you can find a good deal on a better card i may be worth it. For example I picked up a B grade 5700XT Nitro+ from OCUK for £300 to replace, with paypal fees considered etc the cost to change to 5700XT was ~£90-£100, which for the extra performance in games is very reasonable.

SonicSW20 · 18 Sep 2020 at 17:30

Poneros said:
Strix Vegas were poorly made, so chances are yours is in need for some fixes too.

Asus AMD cards have been disappointing for a while IMO. Their Nvidia cards are much better.

scotty63 · 20 Sep 2020 at 01:41

Well after this Nvidea 3080 ******** i am happily going to keep my 56 untill the dust settles and big navi is launched.

ANDREW GREEN · 20 Sep 2020 at 06:18

Defy Belief said:
What's peoples thoughts on upgrading from their V56s?

Still running mine and it's happily running Gears 5 @ 1440p on ultra at 80+fps online so I'm trying to tell myself there's no point in going next gen just yet

I'm on 1440p Ultrawide and get decent frames on nearly everything other than Ubifails latest games, which only hit about 40fps after playing around with graphic settings. Not sure if that's worth an upgrade

Also what's the bottleneck? The Vega or the Ryzen 2600?

ANDREW GREEN · 20 Sep 2020 at 07:36

greatash said:
Upgrading mine to a 3080. It does dip below 60 on a few games ive played recently at 1440 max like hitman and Dishonored 2 and those are hardly new games. Would be nice to play at 4k on my 4k TV too instead of 1440p! RDR2 was also a bit of a struggle but I got it at 50-60ish after tweaking a lot. Just want to whack everything up and not worry about framerate for a while like when I got my 980 on launch.

It's still a decent card although it was always my intent to use it as a cheap stop gap card after Turing and rDNA 1 were so disappointing.

If you're dropping that low in Hitman, a GPU upgrade might not help, it's probably your CPU