Hot delicacies for vegans: Asus RX Vega64 Strix OC in review

If we were asked for a slightly better equipped RX Vega64 and if the range of such cards were more diversified, we would probably call the Asus RX Vega64 Strix OC. Where and how exactly the map is positioned, today's test ... Board layout Like Gigabyte and Sapphire, Asus is extremely different from AMD's reference layout, which should make the use of existing full-cover water coolers impossible. Asus relies on 6 phases with Doubling, so that in... With a current BIOS and the newer drivers, the peculiarities of the benchmark results, as we were able to see during the review of the Sapphire RX Vega64 Nitro+, finally disappear completely and the maps now do exactly what you can from... The overall picture does not change much, even if the Vega cards break in a little more in a few games. But then it almost doesn't matter if reference or board partner card. Shared suffering is half suffering, although it is never a real d... Power consumption at different loads The power consumption in the gaming loop is at the measured approx. 275 watts in Balanced Mode about 5 watts below what could be measured at the reference in the default BIOS. This is all the more astonishing because ... Overclocking and undervolting The conventional overclocking by means of an even higher power limit and more clock counteracts the current cooling concept, because the rather quiet cooler gets along quite well with what it has to dismount ex works. More on the other hand... Cooling system and backplate Of course, the generated waste heat is directly related to the recorded power, for which the cooling solution is responsible for optimum dissipation. And this is precisely where we are faced with minor problems, which we are... How and where can we classify the Asus RX Vega64 Strix OC now? The map is in itself quite a solid story, apart from the hot tension converters. The quality of the workmanship is neat and the component selection is ...

Power consumption at different loads

The power consumption in the gaming loop is at the measured approx. 275 watts in Balanced Mode about 5 watts below what could be measured at the reference in the default BIOS. This is all the more astonishing because the performance is even a tick higher. So the BIOS change and the different power table seem to be working. The measured 280 watts in the Torture loop are also fine.

However, the manual OC mode with a 50% higher power limit shoots well beyond the 330 watt mark, whereby the cooler already looks overwhelmed in these performance regions if you do not push the fans at the same time. That's why we have also dispensed with overclocking in the further course and only use the balanced mode without any additional surcharges, because it gets loud and hot. How and where do we see in a while.

The corresponding voltages for both loops in the factory state are shown in the diagram below, whereby the control fury around the power limit has increased sharply.

Compliance with the standard on the motherboard slot

With a maximum of 2.5 amps (torture), the card is well below half of what the PCI SIG sets with a maximum of 5.5 amps (66 watts) for the 12 volt rail on the motherboard slot. In the Gaming Loop, you're much further below with only two amperes. Overall, the balancing has been implemented very exemplary and the mainboard lot is hardly seriously burdened.

Detailed graphics: power consumption and currents

For better illustration, we have also recorded all measurement results as detailed curves in the graphs below. Naturally, the power consumption peaks in gaming are the most important. With peaks of up to 330 watts, however, you can live well, because they occur only very briefly.