Soldato
My Samsung HBM on the V64 doesn't go over 1060. So it is not clear cut.Now discovered, the AIB 56's now have sk hynix hbm2 which doesnt clock nearly as high as ref 56 samsung hbm
AIB 64's are still samsung.
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The RX Vega 64 Owners Thread
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Caporegime
The 16GB HBM on my Vega Frontier Liquid goes up as far as 1150Mhz without issue. I've yet to test higher, but the Frontier with 8GB extra memory has clocked higher on the memory than any other RX Vega 64 I've used.
I've seen memory usage peak at 14GB on Call of Duty World War 2 at 4K max settings. The same settings would stutter on the RX Vega 8GB, unless you enabled High Bandwidth Cache and set it to 13GB or so.
I've seen memory usage peak at 14GB on Call of Duty World War 2 at 4K max settings. The same settings would stutter on the RX Vega 8GB, unless you enabled High Bandwidth Cache and set it to 13GB or so.
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Hi Panos,
I am currently playing Destiny 2 and metro last light redux.
I have an lg ultrawide 2560x1080 144hz and I have to dial back some settings in these games to maintain the 90fps minimum I like.
I have a motherboard that has a plx chip so it is better suited to xfire plus I like the look of 2 cards.
I normally use 1 card until a new one is about to launch then get a second one that has been discounted when retailers are clearing their stock. I sometimes get second hand but with the used cards likely to have had a hard life in a mining rig I will be avoiding second hand this time around.
Works fine on Vega...
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On the most part it worked fine with my R9 290X's it was only a few games that it didn't work, Mass Effect spring to mind
Soldato
That surprises me. I'm in two mins about picking up a 1440p ultrawide and vega 64.
Soldato
@ShortWarning
Guys you both ask some miracles. Here are why.
a) Metro last light redux you will be lucky to get 50fps mininum on a Aorus GTX1080Ti Xtreme on Very High settings at 2560x1440.
Having the game I know, and is in line with all the reviews out there.
b) Destiny 2 while favours Nvidia cards, the Vega 64 performs around 15% better than the GTX1080 on average fps.
At 2560x1440 at highest settings a 77fps minimum is normal for Vega 64 considering that on the Aorus 1080ti Xtreme is around 87fps.
To put in perspective GTX1080 does less than 69fps minimum.
Get freesync running and you are fine. Stop panicking, is not issue with the Vega 64 those game perform like that.
Soldato
Haha, you're right. 60fps + the odd drop (negated by freesync) is fine for me tbh.
Soldato
Which is exactly my point. Because it is warm this summer also the ability to run the card at power save mode sipping 176W while I lose 10% fps from the 256W Turbo is fantastic.
Freesync works perfectly and none the wiser.
Lol that pos actually manages to whore up 14 gigs of vram yet still look like something 5 years out of date? Something not right there.
Soldato
Installed some heavy SweetFx stuff on the Elite Dangerous. The V64 needed 12.5GB VRAM!! At least has HBCC on and set to 13GB
Removed it and just tweaked manually the settings to use 8K textures on planets etc. Looks better and not bloatware.
Caporegime
That was the single player campaign btw, not tried MP.
Caporegime
but, but, the Frontier Edition isn't for gaming 
Soldato
you have to see some custom bios some have madebut, but, the Frontier Edition isn't for gaming
Evening. Has anyone here with a Vega 64 LC (the original AMD Liquid Cooled design) replaced the AIO cooler with a better AIO cooler? It could just be the weather but I'd like to reduce temps and I have my eye on some 1440p 144Hz monitors which means hotter compared to 1080p. I'm not interested in closed loops (yet) so really I'm wondering if products like the Alphacool Eiswolf 240 will be considerably cooler, or even possible.
Soldato
IDK why someone could replace the cooler.
I can tell you how you reduce temps with these high temps. Set the card to Balanced or Power Save mode. I have done so even if I have the Nitro+ custom water cooled.
On Balanced Power doesn't burn more than 240W and on Power Save mode 178. If you are on power save mode and play something like Elite or EVE or generally space games, Strategy (EUIV), it will automatically switch to 80W mode without losing FPS.
Personally I am running the card on Power Save mode most of the time when I do not game graphic intensive game like Far Cry 5.
On WOT the Turbo Mode (1630/945 clock, 276W) and Power Save (1430/800, 178W) is just 15% less FPS. (difference between 100 and 115-120 fps so nothing).
Also consider to replace the thermal paste with Conductonaut or at least cryonaut.
Had one of the new Nitro+ and in less than 3 weeks the paste was rock solid.
Conductonaut drop the temps on the air cooler by 12-15C. Ofc with the waterblock+Conductonaut I do not see temps higher than 43C even heavily overclocked.
Liquid metal might be worth a go. I'd like some reassurance that it is possible to remove the AMD Coolermaster AIO but it seems like no one has done that and shared the process online. I'm halfway into the warranty period.
Hopefully all of this comes out in one piece... can anyone comment on this? Thanks.
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Liquid metal might be worth a go. I'd like some reassurance that it is possible to remove the AMD Coolermaster AIO but it seems like no one has done that and shared the process online. I'm halfway into the warranty period.
Hopefully all of this comes out in one piece... can anyone comment on this? Thanks.
I do not see why you want to change the AIO. Change the damn thermal paste. I bet you will find it being hard like cement. Use Cryonaut if you do not want to use Conductonaut.
Please do not put from tube straight to the chip, use a surface area to put it and transfer it with the swabs. You need 1 tiny drop for the GPU & HBM and 1 tiny drop for the cooler. No more.
My Nitro+ (one of the new ones made after May 2018 with the 2 8-pin connectors), with stock paste at Turbo mode 1630/945 had terrible cooling performance on both HBM ram (hitting 80C) and Core temps. When removed the cooler for watercooling (see previous page), the paste was hard as cement peeling. And that was 3 weeks old GPU.
Also I assume you followed the manual and you have placed the radiator properly yes? It has to be vertical with the pipes down.
That is the rule of thumb since the 295X2 if you want for it to work properly.
If you do not follow that simple rule than that is also your issue.
FuryX & 295X2 discussions were long explaining to people how important is to set the AIO correctly for the AMD cards.
Caporegime
The LL Redux runs like crap, the original runs much better, i ran that maxed (apart from having the Physics off) @ 1440p, and i was getting 60+ nigh on all the time.
Even gave it a quick try on my new UW 3440x1440, and it seemed the same.
Even gave it a quick try on my new UW 3440x1440, and it seemed the same.
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Caporegime
I wouldn't bother changing the paste on the AIO. Why risk potentially damaging the card?Liquid metal might be worth a go. I'd like some reassurance that it is possible to remove the AMD Coolermaster AIO but it seems like no one has done that and shared the process online. I'm halfway into the warranty period.
Hopefully all of this comes out in one piece... can anyone comment on this? Thanks.
Sure if everything goes smoothly, you may or may not gain 1-2c in temps, but if you damage the card or get worse hotspot temps after changing the stock paste (as many have) you will have gained nothing.
If you want to reduce temps and or fan noise, just lower the voltage. of P6 & P7. Most RX Vega should do 1075mv P7 and 1025mv P6 at around 1602-1652Mhz core clock.