amd
Brand8GB HBM2
Memory3584
Cores409.6 GB/s
BandwidthAMD Radeon RX Vega 56
VS
nvidia
Brand12GB GDDR6
Memory3584
Cores360 GB/s
BandwidthNVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
AMD Radeon RX Vega 56
8GB HBM2 210W $399 Aug 2017
Radeon RX Vega 56
$399 • Aug 2017
VS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
$329 • Jan 2021
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
12GB GDDR6 170W $329 Jan 2021
Specs Comparison
| Specification | AMD Radeon RX Vega 56 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB |
|---|---|---|
| Memory Size | 8 GB | 12 GB |
| Memory Type | HBM2 | GDDR6 |
| TDP | 210 W | 170 W |
| Core Clock | N/A | N/A |
| Boost Clock | 1471 MHz | 1777 MHz |
| Memory Bandwidth | 409.6 GB/s | 360 GB/s |
| Process Size | 14nm | 8nm |
| Architecture | GCN 5.0 | Ampere |
| Shading Units | 3584 | 3584 |
| RT Cores | N/A | 28 |
| TMUs | 224 | 112 |
| ROPs | 64 | 48 |
| Memory Bus | 2048-bit | 192-bit |
| Memory Clock | 800 MHz | 1875 MHz |
| Pixel Rate | 94.14 GPixel/s | 85.3 GPixel/s |
| Texture Rate | 409.6 GTexel/s | 360 GTexel/s |
| FP32 Performance | 10.54 GFLOPS | 12.74 GFLOPS |
| L2 Cache | 4.00 MB | 3.00 MB |
| Die Size | 495 mm² | 276 mm² |
| Transistors | 12500 Million | 12000 Million |
| Required PSU | 550 W | 450 W |
| Power Connectors | 2x 8-pin | 1x 12-pin |
| Bus Interface | PCIe 3.0 x16 | PCIe 4.0 x16 |
| DirectX | 12.1 | 12.2 |
| Vulkan | 1.3 | 1.3 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| Foundry | GlobalFoundries | Samsung |
Comparison in Synthetic Benchmarks
3DMark Time Spy
Synthetic DirectX 12 benchmark that measures GPU performance in gaming workloads
Graphics Score
6723
AMD Radeon RX Vega 56
8993 (+34%)
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
Geekbench 6
Cross-platform benchmark that measures GPU compute performance using OpenCL and Metal APIs
OpenCL Score
47815
AMD Radeon RX Vega 56
91603 (+92%)
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
GFXBench 5.0
Cross-platform 3D graphics benchmark suite that measures GPU performance across different APIs
Aztec Ruins High (FPS)
81.2 FPS
AMD Radeon RX Vega 56
109.4 FPS (+35%)
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
PassMark G2D
Comprehensive 2D graphics benchmark that measures GPU performance in various graphics operations
G2D Mark
13099
AMD Radeon RX Vega 56
16870 (+29%)
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
Game Benchmarks Comparison (93 benchmarks)
Sniper Elite 5
7 2022 • Action, Adventure Rebellion
1080p
| ultra
Radeon RX Vega 56
AVG 54 FPS
MIN 48 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB (+20%)
AVG 65 FPS
MIN 60 FPS
1440p
| ultra
Radeon RX Vega 56
AVG 41 FPS
MIN 37 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB (+17%)
AVG 48 FPS
MIN 43 FPS
2160p
| ultra
Radeon RX Vega 56
AVG 25 FPS
MIN 21 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB (+16%)
AVG 29 FPS
MIN 25 FPS
Winner
Loser
Arma Reforger
7.5 2023 • Action, Simulation, Strategy Bohemia Interactive
1080p
| ultra
Radeon RX Vega 56
AVG 39 FPS
MIN 33 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB (+56%)
AVG 61 FPS
MIN 51 FPS
1440p
| ultra
Radeon RX Vega 56
AVG 26 FPS
MIN 23 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB (+65%)
AVG 43 FPS
MIN 36 FPS
2160p
| ultra
Radeon RX Vega 56
AVG 14 FPS
MIN 12 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB (+50%)
AVG 21 FPS
MIN 18 FPS
Winner
Loser
MONSTER HUNTER RISE
7.4 2022 • Action CAPCOM Co., Ltd.
1080p
| ultra
Radeon RX Vega 56
AVG 172 FPS
MIN 154 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB (+38%)
AVG 237 FPS
MIN 209 FPS
1440p
| ultra
Radeon RX Vega 56
AVG 129 FPS
MIN 117 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB (+36%)
AVG 175 FPS
MIN 157 FPS
2160p
| ultra
Radeon RX Vega 56
AVG 75 FPS
MIN 68 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB (+36%)
AVG 102 FPS
MIN 93 FPS
Winner
Loser
Kena: Bridge of Spirits
7.8 2022 • Action, Adventure, Indie Ember Lab
1080p
| ultra
Radeon RX Vega 56
AVG 58 FPS
MIN 55 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB (+34%)
AVG 78 FPS
MIN 71 FPS
1440p
| ultra
Radeon RX Vega 56
AVG 40 FPS
MIN 37 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB (+33%)
AVG 53 FPS
MIN 48 FPS
2160p
| ultra
Radeon RX Vega 56
AVG 22 FPS
MIN 19 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB (+36%)
AVG 30 FPS
MIN 27 FPS
Winner
Loser
Resident Evil Village
8 2021 • Action CAPCOM Co., Ltd.
1080p
| ultra
Radeon RX Vega 56
AVG 99 FPS
MIN 90 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB (+43%)
AVG 142 FPS
MIN 123 FPS
1440p
| ultra
Radeon RX Vega 56
AVG 70 FPS
MIN 63 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB (+39%)
AVG 97 FPS
MIN 86 FPS
2160p
| ultra
Radeon RX Vega 56
AVG 38 FPS
MIN 33 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB (+34%)
AVG 51 FPS
MIN 46 FPS
Winner
Loser
It Takes Two
7.9 2021 • Action, Adventure Hazelight Studios
1080p
| ultra
Radeon RX Vega 56
AVG 95 FPS
MIN 80 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB (+42%)
AVG 135 FPS
MIN 117 FPS
1440p
| ultra
Radeon RX Vega 56
AVG 65 FPS
MIN 55 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB (+42%)
AVG 92 FPS
MIN 72 FPS
2160p
| ultra
Radeon RX Vega 56
AVG 33 FPS
MIN 27 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB (+48%)
AVG 49 FPS
MIN 39 FPS
Winner
Loser
No more benchmarks available for this comparison
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB Wins!
Based on 93 benchmarks across 31 games
53
Avg FPS
Radeon RX Vega 56
VS
+37.6%
74
Avg FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
AMD Radeon RX Vega 56
AMD • 8GB HBM2
1
Wins
53
Avg FPS
46
Min FPS
1%
Win Rate
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
NVIDIA • 12GB GDDR6
92
Wins
74
Avg FPS
63
Min FPS
99%
Win Rate
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