Still relevant in 1440p and amazing at 1080p ultra for around 150-200dollars.

The vega 56 is still a relevant card at the right price, the best price for this is around 150-200dollars used if you can find it around that its a steal. (2020 Jan) If you are not comfortable buying used see the RTX 2060 or 5600 XT for comparable performance. The vega 56 has HBM2 Memory which is most cases is about the same as GDDR6 for gaming however the HBM2 excels in advanced computing tasks. With that said the vega 56 falls behind the new 5600 XT in performance out of the box and considering most cases the vega 56 will be cheaper second hand than a new 5600 XT it is a good alternative. You can undervolt or overclock the vega 56 and tweak it to surpass the 5600 XT in performance. the vega 56 is also faster than the 1660 ti/super and comparable to the RTX 2060 but at a much cheaper price. The vega 56 also has 2 more gigabytes of vram than the 5600 XT and most other cards around the 200-280 price range. 8gbs of VRAM (and fast ram at that) is a very good sweet spot to be at in todays gaming market if you are buying this for gaming. The vega 56 can offer decent 1440p medium/high performance and fantastic 1080p ultra performance. Due to games getting more demanding this card is slowly losing relevancy at 1440p and isn't (imo) considered a 1440p ultra card. (see rtx 2070/super or 5700 XT for a good 1440p card or a used 1080 ti) TL;DR - Vega 56 is a good deal around 180dollars with 8gbs of vram which is a nice sweet spot for todays market. It is also comparable to a lot of newer products at a higher price; if you are comfortable buying used this is a good alternative to consider if you are on the green team considering a used 1070/1070ti - for this is comparable for the same reasons. P.S - buy one that doesn't have a blower-style cooler unless you plan on putting it on water.Read full review

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