GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile vs Radeon RX Vega M GL

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Aggregate performance score

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

RX Vega M GL
2018
4 GB HBM2, 65 Watt
9.46

RTX 3060 Mobile outperforms M GL by a whopping 218% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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Primary details

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

Place in the ranking512215
Place by popularitynot in top-10089
Power efficiency11.2629.14
ArchitectureGCN 4.0 (2016−2020)Ampere (2020−2025)
GPU code namePolaris 22GA106
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date1 February 2018 (8 years ago)12 January 2021 (5 years ago)

Detailed specifications

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

Pipelines / CUDA cores12803840
Core clock speed931 MHz900 MHz
Boost clock speed1011 MHz1425 MHz
Number of transistors5,000 million13,250 million
Manufacturing process technology14 nm8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt80 Watt
Texture fill rate80.88171.0
Floating-point processing power2.588 TFLOPS10.94 TFLOPS
ROPs3248
TMUs80120
Tensor Coresno data120
Ray Tracing Coresno data30
L1 Cache320 KB3.8 MB
L2 Cache1024 KB3 MB

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).

Laptop sizeno datalarge
InterfaceIGPPCIe 4.0 x16

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 amount4 GB6 GB
Memory bus width1024 Bit192 Bit
Memory clock speed700 MHz1750 MHz
Memory bandwidth179.2 GB/s336.0 GB/s
Shared memory--
Resizable BAR-+

Connectivity and outputs

This section shows the types and number of video connectors on each GPU. The data applies specifically to desktop reference models (for example, NVIDIA’s Founders Edition). OEM partners often modify both the number and types of ports. On notebook GPUs, video‐output options are determined by the laptop’s design rather than the graphics chip itself.

Display ConnectorsNo outputsNo outputs

API and SDK support

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

DirectX12 (12_0)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model6.46.5
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL2.02.0
Vulkan1.2.1311.2
CUDA-8.6
DLSS-+

Synthetic benchmarks

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.

RX Vega M GL 9.46
RTX 3060 Mobile 30.12
+218%

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 M GL 3940
Samples: 339
RTX 3060 Mobile 12550
+219%
Samples: 21173

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 HD27−30
−241%
92
+241%
1440p18−20
−233%
60
+233%
4K10−12
−280%
38
+280%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Medium

Fortnite 55−60
−146%
140−150
+146%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 30−35
−262%
120−130
+262%

Full HD
High

Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 140−150
−91%
270−280
+91%
Dota 2 65−70
−89.9%
131
+89.9%
Fortnite 55−60
−146%
140−150
+146%
Grand Theft Auto V 35−40
−246%
121
+246%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 30−35
−262%
120−130
+262%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 24−27
−468%
142
+468%

Full HD
Ultra

Dota 2 65−70
−79.7%
124
+79.7%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 30−35
−262%
120−130
+262%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 24−27
−212%
78
+212%

Full HD
Epic

Fortnite 55−60
−146%
140−150
+146%

4K
High

Grand Theft Auto V 20−22
−265%
73
+265%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 10−12
−400%
55
+400%

4K
Ultra

Dota 2 35−40
−171%
95
+171%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 9−10
−300%
35−40
+300%

4K
Epic

Fortnite 9−10
−300%
35−40
+300%

Full HD
Low

Counter-Strike 2 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 103
+0%
103
+0%
Resident Evil 4 Remake 124
+0%
124
+0%

Full HD
Medium

Battlefield 5 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 86
+0%
86
+0%
Escape from Tarkov 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%
Far Cry 5 112
+0%
112
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%
Valorant 190−200
+0%
190−200
+0%

Full HD
High

Battlefield 5 141
+0%
141
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 61
+0%
61
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 69
+0%
69
+0%
Escape from Tarkov 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%
Far Cry 5 106
+0%
106
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%
Metro Exodus 81
+0%
81
+0%
Valorant 189
+0%
189
+0%

Full HD
Ultra

Battlefield 5 131
+0%
131
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 62
+0%
62
+0%
Escape from Tarkov 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%
Far Cry 5 101
+0%
101
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%
Valorant 172
+0%
172
+0%

1440p
High

Counter-Strike 2 82
+0%
82
+0%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 210−220
+0%
210−220
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 75
+0%
75
+0%
Metro Exodus 50
+0%
50
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
Valorant 304
+0%
304
+0%

1440p
Ultra

Battlefield 5 104
+0%
104
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 39
+0%
39
+0%
Escape from Tarkov 70−75
+0%
70−75
+0%
Far Cry 5 84
+0%
84
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 80−85
+0%
80−85
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%

1440p
Epic

Fortnite 75−80
+0%
75−80
+0%

4K
High

Counter-Strike 2 25
+0%
25
+0%
Metro Exodus 31
+0%
31
+0%
Valorant 180−190
+0%
180−190
+0%

4K
Ultra

Battlefield 5 63
+0%
63
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 15
+0%
15
+0%
Escape from Tarkov 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%
Far Cry 5 40
+0%
40
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 55−60
+0%
55−60
+0%

This is how RX Vega M GL and RTX 3060 Mobile compete in popular games:

  • RTX 3060 Mobile is 241% faster in 1080p
  • RTX 3060 Mobile is 233% faster in 1440p
  • RTX 3060 Mobile is 280% faster in 4K

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

  • in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, with 1080p resolution and the High Preset, the RTX 3060 Mobile is 468% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • RTX 3060 Mobile performs better in 17 tests (27%)
  • there's a draw in 46 tests (73%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score 9.46 30.12
Recency 1 February 2018 12 January 2021
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 6 GB
Chip lithography 14 nm 8 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 80 Watt

RX Vega M GL has 23% lower power consumption.

RTX 3060 Mobile, on the other hand, has a 218% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 2 years, a 50% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 75% more advanced lithography process.

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

Other comparisons

We selected several comparisons of graphics cards with performance close to those reviewed, providing you with more options to consider.

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RTX 3060 Mobile GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
vs
RTX 2070 Mobile GeForce RTX 2070 Mobile
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GTX 1050 Max-Q GeForce GTX 1050 Max-Q
TITAN V TITAN V
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RTX 4000 Mobile 4000 Mobile
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RTX 3080 12 GB 3080 12 GB
UHD Graphics 605 Intel Graphics 605
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Quadro P520 P520
UHD Graphics 600 Intel Graphics 600
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Vega 3 Embedded 3 Embedded
RX Vega M GH Vega M GH
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RX 6650 XT 6650 XT
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RX 6750 GRE 10 GB 6750 GRE 10 GB
GTX 1050 Max-Q NVIDIA 1050 Max-Q
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RX 5700 5700
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Graphics 384SP Mobile 384SP Mobile
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Community ratings

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