The RX Vega 64 Owners Thread

[badgeruk]

Open Wattman and make it look like this (values wise).
Let me know how it goes.

Thanks.

Just tried those settings and this is what I had after 5 mins.



Much nicer temperatures and fan speed. What I don't get is your profile is using higher voltages then my quick test one. Yours is also hitting a higher clock speed due to that. I had State 6 as 950, state 7 as 1000 and the HBM as 1000. But I it does seem like its taking quiet a bit less power using your profile which might explain the temperatures.


Once I have painted the shed I will give it a longer test and see how it goes.

 

[Davedree]

It is really good to see so many new Vega owners, the cards are great value compared to the other alternatives.

If you bought at the two right moments in time then the value today is no better than having the card for a year or 1.5 years. But I agree compared to competition it's a great eol deal.

 

[TonyTurbo78]

If you bought at the two right moments in time then the value today is no better than having the card for a year or 1.5 years. But I agree compared to competition it's a great eol deal.

They launched at 449, soared to 800-1k highs now are back under 400 with 3 free games. With the much anticipated new driver structure next month and the excellent performance in games today even at 1440p and some 4k, they are excellently priced now in today's market.

 

[Panos]

Thanks.

Just tried those settings and this is what I had after 5 mins.



Much nicer temperatures and fan speed. What I don't get is your profile is using higher voltages then my quick test one. Yours is also hitting a higher clock speed due to that. I had State 6 as 950, state 7 as 1000 and the HBM as 1000. But I it does seem like its taking quiet a bit less power using your profile which might explain the temperatures.


Once I have painted the shed I will give it a longer test and see how it goes.

Thanks.

Just tried those settings and this is what I had after 5 mins.



Much nicer temperatures and fan speed. What I don't get is your profile is using higher voltages then my quick test one. Yours is also hitting a higher clock speed due to that. I had State 6 as 950, state 7 as 1000 and the HBM as 1000. But I it does seem like its taking quiet a bit less power using your profile which might explain the temperatures.


Once I have painted the shed I will give it a longer test and see how it goes.

The settings gave you are cutting 42W. Almost 20% less power consumption and heat.
You can try cut more power. Try P6 at 1060mv and P7 at 1080mv. Leave everything else intact and let me know how it goes.
Btw those 10C drop from hotspot would allow more balanced clock speeds and less bouncing.

Vega is a fascinating card when comes to overclocking and tweaking.
I need to find the time next few weeks to experiment with some things having in mind to see how it performs.

Also when I had the Nitro on air (during the hot summer), a great thermal improvement was putting a fan blowing air directly towards the heatsink (upwards).
It helps with the airflow a lot, keeping the fans at much lower max speed

 

[Davedree]

They launched at 449, soared to 800-1k highs now are back under 400 with 3 free games. With the much anticipated new driver structure next month and the excellent performance in games today even at 1440p and some 4k, they are excellently priced now in today's market.

Yeah exactly you was one of the first very limited stock, then gibbo did a deal in November, mine was 449 with 2x games in that November. Once these Vegas are gone that's it AMD are then in dead man's land.

 

[Phixsator]

Open Wattman and make it look like this (values wise).
Let me know how it goes.

Spoiler

Tried your settings as well and everything just worked.. it just works.. dropped to around 250 watts power consumption when full tilt, 65 degree full load on the core, with hot spot temp of no more than 80. Sustained 1600mhz core 1000mhz hbm.. Pretty darn sweet and performance is up around 5-10%(only tested 1 spot in witcher 3 so take it with a grain of salt)

 

[TonyTurbo78]

Yeah exactly you was one of the first very limited stock, then gibbo did a deal in November, mine was 449 with 2x games in that November. Once these Vegas are gone that's it AMD are then in dead man's land.

Indeed.

They should shift loads and loads of Vega 64 under 400 notes. I sure hope so anyway because it's a bloody fantastic gpu, its what I call a true gamers and overclockers gpu.

AMD won't be dead in the water, not sure about that. They'll be making lots of cash mid range and on 7nm in the consoles. For the extreme high end GPU though, I think we'll be waiting a long time to get something which is a worthwhile upgrade from V64.

 

[Davedree]

Indeed.

They should shift loads and loads of Vega 64 under 400 notes. I sure hope so anyway because it's a bloody fantastic gpu, its what I call a true gamers and overclockers gpu.

AMD won't be dead in the water, not sure about that. They'll be making lots of cash mid range and on 7nm in the consoles. For the extreme high end GPU though, I think we'll be waiting a long time to get something which is a worthwhile upgrade from V64.

It is a brilliant gpu, at 1440p and a years worth of mining and gaming it has paid for itself.
I should try cf just for curiosity, last time I tried was when I had 7950cf.

That's going to be the problem with Navi, it's only going to be a cheaper to produce Vega. Whilst Nvidia pushes further onwards, ignoring this rtx money grab (trying to sell a failed architecture).
AMD's mid range will be Nvidia's entry level whilst pricing of the tiers will not improve for a 5th year in a row.

 

[Panos]

It is a brilliant gpu, at 1440p and a years worth of mining and gaming it has paid for itself.
I should try cf just for curiosity, last time I tried was when I had 7950cf.

That's going to be the problem with Navi, it's only going to be a cheaper to produce Vega. Whilst Nvidia pushes further onwards, ignoring this rtx money grab (trying to sell a failed architecture).
AMD's mid range will be Nvidia's entry level whilst pricing of the tiers will not improve for a 5th year in a row.

CF works out of the box on 80% of the games.
Some are peculiar, like Wolfenstein, where if you turn off CF, somehow both GPUs are utilized via Async compute!!!!!

 

[TrixX]

Tried your settings as well and everything just worked.. it just works.. dropped to around 250 watts power consumption when full tilt, 65 degree full load on the core, with hot spot temp of no more than 80. Sustained 1600mhz core 1000mhz hbm.. Pretty darn sweet and performance is up around 5-10%(only tested 1 spot in witcher 3 so take it with a grain of salt)

Hotspot temp is irrelevant, just ignore it.

The reduction in voltage prevents it hitting the power limits and temp throttle limits a lot better too. One of the reasons why Vega loves water cooling is that you remove the temp throttling and with a good PSU the power throttling too. Then you can focus on performance via the voltage

 

[Davedree]

CF works out of the box on 80% of the games.
Some are peculiar, like Wolfenstein, where if you turn off CF, somehow both GPUs are utilized via Async compute!!!!!

Thanks man, if it scales then I'll keep both my v64

 

[shankly1985]

Here are my settings for anyone new and old would like to use. This is for a Ref design card and its aim is to keep the GPU locked at its maximum P7 state. My GPU max's out around 1550/945
GPU temps core is around 70c and memory is around 80c with fan speed 60/70% noise level is ok for me I game with headphones on also.

Spoiler: Wattman

 

[Phixsator]

I think what impresses me the most of the frametimes is on nitro+ vega 64.. Jensen huang should really sit down and give this a try before he goes on stage the next time to utter the words "smooth".

 

[ltron]

I think what impresses me the most of the frametimes is on nitro+ vega 64.. Jensen huang should really sit down and give this a try before he goes on stage the next time to utter the words "smooth".

People have put up comparisons of AMD cards vs Nvidia cards on YouTube and the MSI Afterburner frametime graph often looks much smoother on AMD even if Nvidia are getting more FPS on a 1080 Ti.

 

[Lokken86]

People have put up comparisons of AMD cards vs Nvidia cards on YouTube and the MSI Afterburner frametime graph often looks much smoother on AMD even if Nvidia are getting more FPS on a 1080 Ti.

I wouldn't even put any thought into what the 1080ti is doing. It's a much more expensive card. If Vega can play the game at the settings you want then that's good enough for me

 

[Goose]

Could someone with a Sapphire Vega64 Nitro+ tell me what sort of noise the cooler makes? On mine the motor noise is really quite audible and I dont know if thats normal or not. On my previous card (a GTX970) there was no motor noise just the whooshing of the fans.

 

[EloquentParadox]

@TonyTurbo78 what is this upcoming "driver structure" you speak of?

 

[Lokken86]

@TonyTurbo78 what is this upcoming "driver structure" you speak of?

I think he's talking about the big bang driver that's coming next month which is meant to be bringing some nice performance gains.

 

[badgeruk]

The settings gave you are cutting 42W. Almost 20% less power consumption and heat.
You can try cut more power. Try P6 at 1060mv and P7 at 1080mv. Leave everything else intact and let me know how it goes.
Btw those 10C drop from hotspot would allow more balanced clock speeds and less bouncing.

Vega is a fascinating card when comes to overclocking and tweaking.
I need to find the time next few weeks to experiment with some things having in mind to see how it performs.

Also when I had the Nitro on air (during the hot summer), a great thermal improvement was putting a fan blowing air directly towards the heatsink (upwards).
It helps with the airflow a lot, keeping the fans at much lower max speed

Played a few hours today. Max fan speed was 2400 with a max temp of 69. That's much better, thanks. Ill carry on tweaking that now to see if I can shave any more power off.

 

[TonyTurbo78]

@TonyTurbo78 what is this upcoming "driver structure" you speak of?

Didn't quite word it great, apologies. Basically there's a much anticipated driver coming in December which is bringing some new features and possibly unlocking more of Vega untapped performance.