RTX 6000 Ada Generation vs Radeon RX Vega 56

Place in the ranking	153	16
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	23.79	7.19
Power efficiency	11.24	16.75
Architecture	GCN 5.0 (2017−2020)	Ada Lovelace (2022−2024)
GPU code name	Vega 10	AD102
Market segment	Desktop	Workstation
Release date	14 August 2017 (7 years ago)	3 December 2022 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$399	$6,799

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

RX Vega 56 has 231% better value for money than RTX 6000 Ada Generation.

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 cores	3584	18176
Core clock speed	1156 MHz	915 MHz
Boost clock speed	1471 MHz	2505 MHz
Number of transistors	12,500 million	76,300 million
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	210 Watt	300 Watt
Texture fill rate	329.5	1,423
Floating-point processing power	10.54 TFLOPS	91.06 TFLOPS
ROPs	64	192
TMUs	224	568
Tensor Cores	no data	568
Ray Tracing Cores	no data	142

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).

Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	PCIe 4.0 x16
Length	267 mm	267 mm
Width	2-slot	2-slot
Supplementary power connectors	2x 8-pin	1x 16-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 type	HBM2	GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount	8 GB	48 GB
Memory bus width	2048 Bit	384 Bit
Memory clock speed	800 MHz	2500 MHz
Memory bandwidth	409.6 GB/s	960.0 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 Connectors	1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort	4x DisplayPort 1.4a
HDMI	+	-

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 (12_1)	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	6.4	6.8
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	2.0	3.0
Vulkan	1.1.125	1.3
CUDA	-	8.9

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 34.28

RTX 6000 Ada Generation 73.00
+113%

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 13178

RTX 6000 Ada Generation 28066
+113%

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

RTX 6000 Ada Generation 70850
+144%

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 6000 Ada Generation 126448
+132%

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 6000 Ada Generation 36679
+76.7%

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 HD	115 −64.3%	189 +64.3%
1440p	74 −114%	158 +114%
4K	48 −146%	118 +146%

Cost per frame, $

1080p	3.47 +937%	35.97 −937%
1440p	5.39 +698%	43.03 −698%
4K	8.31 +593%	57.62 −593%

RX Vega 56 has 937% lower cost per frame in 1080p
RX Vega 56 has 698% lower cost per frame in 1440p
RX Vega 56 has 593% lower cost per frame in 4K

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2	65−70 −138%	164 +138%
Cyberpunk 2077	70−75 −108%	150−160 +108%
Elden Ring	110−120 −141%	280−290 +141%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	88 −33%	110−120 +33%
Counter-Strike 2	65−70 −136%	163 +136%
Cyberpunk 2077	70−75 −108%	150−160 +108%
Forza Horizon 4	160−170 −157%	400−450 +157%
Metro Exodus	96 −17.7%	113 +17.7%
Red Dead Redemption 2	65−70 −94.2%	130−140 +94.2%
Valorant	130−140 −179%	350−400 +179%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	156 +33.3%	110−120 −33.3%
Counter-Strike 2	65−70 −125%	155 +125%
Cyberpunk 2077	70−75 −108%	150−160 +108%
Dota 2	63 −168%	160−170 +168%
Elden Ring	110−120 −141%	280−290 +141%
Far Cry 5	90−95 −35.2%	123 +35.2%
Fortnite	140 −107%	290−300 +107%
Forza Horizon 4	160−170 −157%	400−450 +157%
Grand Theft Auto V	94 −79.8%	160−170 +79.8%
Metro Exodus	73 −45.2%	106 +45.2%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	180−190 −13.8%	210−220 +13.8%
Red Dead Redemption 2	65−70 −94.2%	130−140 +94.2%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	110−120 −47.5%	170−180 +47.5%
Valorant	130−140 −179%	350−400 +179%
World of Tanks	270−280 −0.4%	270−280 +0.4%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	80 −46.3%	110−120 +46.3%
Counter-Strike 2	65−70 −113%	147 +113%
Cyberpunk 2077	70−75 −108%	150−160 +108%
Dota 2	110−120 −107%	230−240 +107%
Far Cry 5	90−95 −50.5%	130−140 +50.5%
Forza Horizon 4	160−170 −157%	400−450 +157%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	112 −92%	210−220 +92%
Valorant	130−140 −179%	350−400 +179%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2	60−65 −127%	140−150 +127%
Elden Ring	65−70 −194%	190−200 +194%
Grand Theft Auto V	60−65 −127%	140−150 +127%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	170−180 +0%	170−180 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	30−35 −182%	90−95 +182%
World of Tanks	210−220 −136%	500−550 +136%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	67 −29.9%	85−90 +29.9%
Counter-Strike 2	30−35 −309%	131 +309%
Cyberpunk 2077	30−35 −112%	70−75 +112%
Far Cry 5	100−110 −46.8%	160−170 +46.8%
Forza Horizon 4	95−100 −184%	270−280 +184%
Metro Exodus	74 −33.8%	99 +33.8%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	55−60 −291%	219 +291%
Valorant	100−110 −222%	300−350 +222%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	30−35 −17.6%	40 +17.6%
Dota 2	50 −228%	160−170 +228%
Elden Ring	30−35 −242%	100−110 +242%
Grand Theft Auto V	50 −228%	160−170 +228%
Metro Exodus	27 −233%	90 +233%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	100−110 −91.7%	200−210 +91.7%
Red Dead Redemption 2	21−24 −191%	60−65 +191%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	50 −228%	160−170 +228%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	35 −160%	90−95 +160%
Counter-Strike 2	30−35 −171%	90−95 +171%
Cyberpunk 2077	14−16 −92.9%	27−30 +92.9%
Dota 2	65−70 −100%	130−140 +100%
Far Cry 5	45−50 −114%	100−110 +114%
Fortnite	45−50 −109%	95−100 +109%
Forza Horizon 4	55−60 −171%	140−150 +171%
Valorant	50−55 −265%	190−200 +265%

This is how RX Vega 56 and RTX 6000 Ada Generation compete in popular games:

RTX 6000 Ada Generation is 64% faster in 1080p
RTX 6000 Ada Generation is 114% faster in 1440p
RTX 6000 Ada Generation is 146% faster in 4K

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

in Battlefield 5, with 1080p resolution and the High Preset, the RX Vega 56 is 33% faster.
in Counter-Strike 2, with 1440p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the RTX 6000 Ada Generation is 309% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

RX Vega 56 is ahead in 1 test (2%)
RTX 6000 Ada Generation is ahead in 53 tests (96%)
there's a draw in 1 test (2%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	34.28	73.00
Recency	14 August 2017	3 December 2022
Maximum RAM amount	8 GB	48 GB
Chip lithography	14 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	210 Watt	300 Watt

RX Vega 56 has 42.9% lower power consumption.

RTX 6000 Ada Generation, on the other hand, has a 113% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 5 years, a 500% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 180% more advanced lithography process.

The RTX 6000 Ada Generation is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon RX Vega 56 in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon RX Vega 56 is a desktop card while RTX 6000 Ada Generation is a workstation one.

Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.