Posted April 22, 2019 My Asus HD7970 died today, after many years of good service. So I'm looking for a replacement. I was hoping to upgrade when the Navi lineup was available. However, those cards won't be available for a while. So I was looking into a Vega 56 as a replacement. Other options include a 590 or Vega 64, but the 56 has a nice price (~325 euro). I'd like to stick to AMD. Reason I opened a topic here, is to find out if the Arez card is a good option and if issues with older ROG card are fixed in this newer card. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted April 22, 2019 V56 is the best compromize of all Worlds, between price, power consumption. The V64 is a bit stronger but at the cost of way higher powerconsumption... So the middle is the best, as always "Hell is full of good meanings, but Heaven is full of good works" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted April 23, 2019 Author That's what I was thinking too, so it seems like a good option indeed. But are problems with VRM and such solved in the Arez version? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted April 23, 2019 Hi! I am looking for a gpu myself for a friend's system. Where exaktly do you live in Europe? In Austria you can order a 1660ti for about 270€. Is a Vega 56 really that much faster than a 1660ti? My Rig / Buildlogs: SNOWFLAKE FROSTBITE CPU: Ryzen 5 3600 Cooler: Corsair H115i Platinum RAM: Corsair Vengence RGB Pro 16GB @3200 Mobo: Asus Prime X470 Pro Graphics Card: Gigabyte Aorus 2080super Waterforce Case: Corsair 500D PSU: Corsair HX850i Storage: 500GB Crucial P1 NVMe SSD, 1TB Crucial P1 NVMe SSD, 2x 1TB SATA SSD Displays: AOC CQ32G1 32" 2560x1440, Acer XB280HK 28.0" 3840x2160 60 Hz, Medion MD20850 24" 2560x1440 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted April 23, 2019 Did you find the answer? That's the same question I was trying to find the answer to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted April 23, 2019 6 hours ago, LauriHimself said: Hi! I am looking for a gpu myself for a friend's system. Where exaktly do you live in Europe? In Austria you can order a 1660ti for about 270€. Is a Vega 56 really that much faster than a 1660ti? Vega 56 beats the 1070ti now for the most part, and is fairly close to the 2060 as well. The key here isn't the performance, it's maybe 10-15% better. But what is important is vram. 6gb vram is shaky even at 1080p. 2 years down the line and we'll have reached 6gb at 1080p consistently, no doubt about it. Vega 56 has 8gb vram with HBCC as backup. That is more than enough for it to last as long as it's performance will allow it to, without any horrible dips. Look at cards like the 780ti, even more recent stuff like the 1060 3gb. Don't take the risk. Nvidia are once again going to play that game with the 4gb on the new 1650. It's not good enough. Meanwhile cards like AMD's R9 290x have lasted ages without struggling, and are still hanging on even now more than 5 years after release. If you want a consistent, better overall package over time then vega 56 is a stronger option than the 2060, forget the 1660ti. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted April 23, 2019 And another thing to keep in mind: We are at the end of this Console's generation lifetime. That said, with the next generation you can expect a jump in VRAM Consumption, much like it was from XBox360/PS3 to PS4 and XBoner. 8GiB right now is enough because the Consoles only have 8GiB VRAM (XBoner X 12). With the next Generation it might be only a slight increase to 12, but also 16, 24 and 32GiB RAM is possible. THe larger the RAM of the Consoles, the more f*d you are with low VRAM Cards. "Hell is full of good meanings, but Heaven is full of good works" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted April 24, 2019 Author I bought the Asus Arez Strix Radeon RX VEGA56, should arrive today. From why I could gather, the VRM-issues with the ROG-edition are no longer present in the Arez-edition. The product page for the latter mentions improved PCB while the first does not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted April 24, 2019 2 hours ago, TheNephilim said: . The Arez branding products are pretty much the very same as ROG branding ones. A year ago nVidia tried to force ASUS to make ROG exclusive to nVidia therefore ASUS created the Arez branding for their AMD Radeon products however nVidia's plan failed and ASUS killed the Arez branding to resume with its much more popular ROG across the board. What you bought is a relic per se... a ROG Strix on different branding. Personal Desktop": CPU: Intel Core i7 10700K @5ghz |~| Cooling: bq! Dark Rock Pro 4 |~| MOBO: Gigabyte Z490UD ATX|~| RAM: 16gb DDR4 3333mhzCL16 G.Skill Trident Z |~| GPU: RX 6900XT Sapphire Nitro+ |~| PSU: Corsair TX650M 80Plus Gold |~| Boot: SSD WD Green M.2 2280 240GB |~| Storage: 1x3TB HDD 7200rpm Seagate Barracuda + SanDisk Ultra 3D 1TB |~| Case: Fractal Design Meshify C Mini |~| Display: Toshiba UL7A 4K/60hz |~| OS: Windows 10 Pro. Luna, the temporary Desktop: CPU: AMD R9 7950XT |~| Cooling: bq! Dark Rock 4 Pro |~| MOBO: Gigabyte Aorus Master |~| RAM: 32G Kingston HyperX |~| GPU: AMD Radeon RX 7900XTX (Reference) |~| PSU: Corsair HX1000 80+ Platinum |~| Windows Boot Drive: 2x 512GB (1TB total) Plextor SATA SSD (RAID0 volume) |~| Linux Boot Drive: 500GB Kingston A2000 |~| Storage: 4TB WD Black HDD |~| Case: Cooler Master Silencio S600 |~| Display 1 (leftmost): Eizo (unknown model) 1920x1080 IPS @ 60Hz|~| Display 2 (center): BenQ ZOWIE XL2540 1920x1080 TN @ 240Hz |~| Display 3 (rightmost): Wacom Cintiq Pro 24 3840x2160 IPS @ 60Hz 10-bit |~| OS: Windows 10 Pro (games / art) + Linux (distro: NixOS; programming and daily driver) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted April 24, 2019 3 hours ago, TheNephilim said: I bought the Asus Arez Strix Radeon RX VEGA56, should arrive today. From why I could gather, the VRM-issues with the ROG-edition are no longer present in the Arez-edition. The product page for the latter mentions improved PCB while the first does not. Arez branding is because of the Geforce Partner Programme because nVidia had forbidden to use the same Name with their products and competing products. "Hell is full of good meanings, but Heaven is full of good works" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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