GeForce RTX 3060 vs Radeon RX Vega 56

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon RX Vega 56 and GeForce RTX 3060, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

RX Vega 56
2017
8 GB HBM2, 210 Watt
34.26

RTX 3060 outperforms RX Vega 56 by a significant 29% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

Place in the ranking15183
Place by popularitynot in top-1004
Cost-effectiveness evaluation24.5170.80
Power efficiency11.1817.88
ArchitectureGCN 5.0 (2017−2020)Ampere (2020−2024)
GPU code nameVega 10GA106
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date14 August 2017 (7 years ago)12 January 2021 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$399 $329

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

RTX 3060 has 189% better value for money than RX Vega 56.

Detailed specifications

General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores35843584
Core clock speed1156 MHz1320 MHz
Boost clock speed1471 MHz1777 MHz
Number of transistors12,500 million12,000 million
Manufacturing process technology14 nm8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)210 Watt170 Watt
Texture fill rate329.5199.0
Floating-point processing power10.54 TFLOPS12.74 TFLOPS
ROPs6448
TMUs224112
Tensor Coresno data112
Ray Tracing Coresno data28

Form factor & compatibility

Information on compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop graphics cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility).

InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 4.0 x16
Length267 mm242 mm
Width2-slot2-slot
Supplementary power connectors2x 8-pin1x 12-pin

VRAM capacity and type

Parameters of VRAM installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Integrated GPUs have no dedicated video RAM and use a shared part of system RAM.

Memory typeHBM2GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount8 GB12 GB
Memory bus width2048 Bit192 Bit
Memory clock speed800 MHz1875 MHz
Memory bandwidth409.6 GB/s360.0 GB/s
Shared memory--

Connectivity and outputs

Types and number of video connectors present on the reviewed GPUs. As a rule, data in this section is precise only for desktop reference ones (so-called Founders Edition for NVIDIA chips). OEM manufacturers may change the number and type of output ports, while for notebook cards availability of certain video outputs ports depends on the laptop model rather than on the card itself.

Display Connectors1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a
HDMI++

API compatibility

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX12 (12_1)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model6.46.7
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL2.03.0
Vulkan1.1.1251.3
CUDA-8.6

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark results comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark score. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

RX Vega 56 34.26
RTX 3060 44.35
+29.5%

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.

RX Vega 56 13197
RTX 3060 17085
+29.5%

3DMark 11 Performance GPU

3DMark 11 is an obsolete DirectX 11 benchmark by Futuremark. It used four tests based on two scenes, one being few submarines exploring the submerged wreck of a sunken ship, the other is an abandoned temple deep in the jungle. All the tests are heavy with volumetric lighting and tessellation, and despite being done in 1280x720 resolution, are relatively taxing. Discontinued in January 2020, 3DMark 11 is now superseded by Time Spy.

RX Vega 56 29086
+2.5%
RTX 3060 28375

3DMark Vantage Performance

3DMark Vantage is an outdated DirectX 10 benchmark using 1280x1024 screen resolution. It taxes the graphics card with two scenes, one depicting a girl escaping some militarized base located within a sea cave, the other displaying a space fleet attack on a defenseless planet. It was discontinued in April 2017, and Time Spy benchmark is now recommended to be used instead.

RX Vega 56 54586
RTX 3060 79706
+46%

3DMark Fire Strike Graphics

Fire Strike is a DirectX 11 benchmark for gaming PCs. It features two separate tests displaying a fight between a humanoid and a fiery creature made of lava. Using 1920x1080 resolution, Fire Strike shows off some realistic graphics and is quite taxing on hardware.

RX Vega 56 20759
RTX 3060 21379
+3%

3DMark Cloud Gate GPU

Cloud Gate is an outdated DirectX 11 feature level 10 benchmark that was used for home PCs and basic notebooks. It displays a few scenes of some weird space teleportation device launching spaceships into unknown, using fixed resolution of 1280x720. Just like Ice Storm benchmark, it has been discontinued in January 2020 and replaced by 3DMark Night Raid.

RX Vega 56 125359
+3.8%
RTX 3060 120745

3DMark Ice Storm GPU

Ice Storm Graphics is an obsolete benchmark, part of 3DMark suite. Ice Storm was used to measure entry level laptops and Windows-based tablets performance. It utilizes DirectX 11 feature level 9 to display a battle between two space fleets near a frozen planet in 1280x720 resolution. Discontinued in January 2020, it is now superseded by 3DMark Night Raid.

RX Vega 56 412820
RTX 3060 537787
+30.3%

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

Average FPS across all PC games

Here are the average frames per second in a large set of popular games across different resolutions:

Full HD114
−9.6%
125
+9.6%
1440p78
+0%
78
+0%
4K45
−11.1%
50
+11.1%

Cost per frame, $

1080p3.502.63
1440p5.124.22
4K8.876.58

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 55−60
−33.9%
79
+33.9%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 77
−20.8%
90−95
+20.8%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 55−60
−72.9%
102
+72.9%
Battlefield 5 164
+15.5%
140−150
−15.5%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 70−75
−27.1%
85−90
+27.1%
Cyberpunk 2077 55−60
−32.2%
78
+32.2%
Far Cry 5 115
+23.7%
90−95
−23.7%
Far Cry New Dawn 114
+5.6%
100−110
−5.6%
Forza Horizon 4 293
+44.3%
200−210
−44.3%
Hitman 3 70−75
−66.7%
120
+66.7%
Horizon Zero Dawn 140−150
−20.9%
170−180
+20.9%
Metro Exodus 144
+5.9%
130−140
−5.9%
Red Dead Redemption 2 80−85
−19.3%
95−100
+19.3%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 184
+10.8%
160−170
−10.8%
Watch Dogs: Legion 120−130
−11.6%
130−140
+11.6%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 134
+44.1%
90−95
−44.1%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 55−60
−44.1%
85
+44.1%
Battlefield 5 153
+7.7%
140−150
−7.7%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 70−75
−27.1%
85−90
+27.1%
Cyberpunk 2077 55−60
−27.1%
75
+27.1%
Far Cry 5 92
−1.1%
90−95
+1.1%
Far Cry New Dawn 88
−22.7%
100−110
+22.7%
Forza Horizon 4 272
+34%
200−210
−34%
Hitman 3 70−75
−61.1%
116
+61.1%
Horizon Zero Dawn 140−150
−20.9%
170−180
+20.9%
Metro Exodus 119
−14.3%
130−140
+14.3%
Red Dead Redemption 2 80−85
−19.3%
95−100
+19.3%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 120−130
−47.5%
180
+47.5%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 70−75
−26.4%
90−95
+26.4%
Watch Dogs: Legion 120−130
−11.6%
130−140
+11.6%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 52
−78.8%
90−95
+78.8%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 55−60
−27.1%
75
+27.1%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 70−75
−27.1%
85−90
+27.1%
Cyberpunk 2077 55−60
−8.5%
64
+8.5%
Far Cry 5 69
−34.8%
90−95
+34.8%
Forza Horizon 4 109
−86.2%
200−210
+86.2%
Hitman 3 70−75
−40.3%
101
+40.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn 140−150
+4.2%
142
−4.2%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 120−130
−26.2%
154
+26.2%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 74
+1.4%
73
−1.4%
Watch Dogs: Legion 120−130
+105%
59
−105%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 80−85
−19.3%
95−100
+19.3%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 98
+12.6%
85−90
−12.6%
Far Cry New Dawn 60
−13.3%
65−70
+13.3%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 44
−11.4%
45−50
+11.4%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 35−40
−62.2%
60
+62.2%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 40−45
−30%
50−55
+30%
Cyberpunk 2077 24−27
−56%
39
+56%
Far Cry 5 46
−10.9%
50−55
+10.9%
Forza Horizon 4 268
+11.2%
240−250
−11.2%
Hitman 3 40−45
−58.1%
68
+58.1%
Horizon Zero Dawn 70−75
−45.2%
106
+45.2%
Metro Exodus 74
−20.3%
89
+20.3%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 80−85
−42%
115
+42%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 45−50
−42.6%
65−70
+42.6%
Watch Dogs: Legion 170−180
−15.8%
200−210
+15.8%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 55−60
−28.8%
75−80
+28.8%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 46
+2.2%
45−50
−2.2%
Far Cry New Dawn 32
−18.8%
35−40
+18.8%
Hitman 3 27−30
−60.7%
45
+60.7%
Horizon Zero Dawn 160−170
−17.5%
190−200
+17.5%
Metro Exodus 46
−28.3%
55−60
+28.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 44
−43.2%
63
+43.2%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 27
−14.8%
30−35
+14.8%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 20−22
−90%
38
+90%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 21−24
−38.1%
27−30
+38.1%
Cyberpunk 2077 10−11
−80%
18
+80%
Far Cry 5 23
−17.4%
27−30
+17.4%
Forza Horizon 4 59
−6.8%
60−65
+6.8%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 45−50
−45.7%
67
+45.7%
Watch Dogs: Legion 16−18
−58.8%
27
+58.8%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 30−33
−33.3%
40−45
+33.3%

This is how RX Vega 56 and RTX 3060 compete in popular games:

  • RTX 3060 is 10% faster in 1080p
  • A tie in 1440p
  • RTX 3060 is 11% faster in 4K

Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:

  • in Watch Dogs: Legion, with 1080p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the RX Vega 56 is 105% faster.
  • in Assassin's Creed Valhalla, with 4K resolution and the Ultra Preset, the RTX 3060 is 90% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • RX Vega 56 is ahead in 15 tests (21%)
  • RTX 3060 is ahead in 57 tests (79%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 34.26 44.35
Recency 14 August 2017 12 January 2021
Maximum RAM amount 8 GB 12 GB
Chip lithography 14 nm 8 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 210 Watt 170 Watt

RTX 3060 has a 29.5% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 3 years, a 50% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 75% more advanced lithography process, and 23.5% lower power consumption.

The GeForce RTX 3060 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon RX Vega 56 in performance tests.


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