Affordable Vega 56 compared to GTX 1070 offers a budget-friendly alternative with solid performance for gaming.
Affordable Vega 56 compared to GTX 1070 offers a budget-friendly alternative with solid performance for gaming.
I noticed a local offer for the Vega 56 priced at 240 USD, which is quite rare in my country. It’s in new condition with a box, and everything looks great. People are showing off bios, overclocking, and underclocking, and it performs better than 1080. Since GPU prices here are really high, a used GTX 1070 costs around 270 USD, while a new GTX 1660 Super is 320 USD and a new RTX 2060 XT is 500 USD. I’m tight on my budget, so I’d prefer either the GTX 1070 or the Vega 56.
Skip improving speed, lower voltage to cut power use and keep temps down. A cooler is the best you can do with a weak unit, and pay attention to the power supply.
I often hear criticism about blower Vegas, but my 64 has been great so far. I got a solid OCR with comfortable temps. It's noisy, but that's expected. It runs undervolted, boosts power by 50%, max frequency stays around 1650MHz, and it handles 1025MHz harmonics well—compatible with most games at 1080/2070.