Gaming PC build Radeon RX Vega 56 8GB, Ryzen R7 1700, 16GB performance review

According to the top 1000 recommended requirements for PC games a PC with a Ryzen R7 1700 processor, a Radeon RX Vega 56 8GB graphics card and 16GB RAM is better performing than 904 games from that list. The main hardware in this PC puts the Ryzen R7 1700 as a bottleneck component. If this was upgraded then the system could increase the number of games it could run to 904 at recommended requirement.

Lets see how well a gaming PC with these components performs on one of todays more popular games, Resident Evil 8. In summary, while some might be tempted to play Resident Evil 8 in 1440p resolution with the Radeon RX Vega 56 8GB, we feel it is best placed at running at 1080p, where you could get the following frame rates - Low setting: 116 FPS, Medium setting: 92 FPS, High setting: 62 FPS, Ultra setting: 44 FPS.

2nd most popular game: Grand Theft Auto VI - In summary, while some might be tempted to play Grand Theft Auto VI in 1440p resolution with the Radeon RX Vega 56 8GB, we feel it is best placed at running at 1080p, where you could get the following frame rates - Low setting: 116 FPS, Medium setting: 92 FPS, High setting: 62 FPS, Ultra setting: 44 FPS.

3rd most popular game: Battlefield 6 - In summary, 1440p resolution shows itself to be the optimum performance vs visuals for the Radeon RX Vega 56 8GB. While it can certainly get a strong 1080p Ultra of 60 FPS, if you want to move up to 1440p on Battlefield 6 then we can see 1440p Low setting getting 84 FPS or the Medium returning 65 FPS. Change graphics settings up to High for 57 FPS and then Ultra gets 46 FPS.