GeForce RTX 3060 vs Radeon Pro Vega 48
Aggregated performance score
GeForce RTX 3060 outperforms Radeon Pro Vega 48 by an impressive 51% based on our aggregated benchmark results.
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in performance ranking | 179 | 73 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | 5 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 25.55 | 42.64 |
| Architecture | GCN 5.0 (2017−2020) | Ampere (2020−2022) |
| GPU code name | Vega 10 | Ampere GA106 |
| Market segment | Mobile workstation | Desktop |
| Release date | 19 March 2019 (5 years ago) | 12 January 2021 (3 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $329 |
| Current price | $671 | $317 (1x MSRP) |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.
RTX 3060 has 67% better value for money than Pro Vega 48.
Detailed specifications
General performance parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. These parameters indirectly speak of performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider their benchmark and gaming test results. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.
| Pipelines / CUDA cores | 3072 | 3584 |
| Core clock speed | 1200 MHz | 1320 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1300 MHz | 1777 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 12,500 million | 13,250 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 14 nm | 8 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | no data | 170 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 249.6 | 199.0 |
Form factor & compatibility
Information on Radeon Pro Vega 48 and GeForce RTX 3060 compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop video cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility). For notebook video cards it's notebook size, connection slot and bus, if the video card is inserted into a slot instead of being soldered to the notebook motherboard.
| Interface | PCIe 3.0 x16 | PCIe 4.0 x16 |
| Length | no data | 242 mm |
| Width | no data | 2-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | None | 1x 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 type | HBM2 | GDDR6 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 8 GB | 12 GB |
| Memory bus width | 2048 Bit | 192 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 1572 MHz | 15000 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 402.4 GB/s | 360.0 GB/s |
| Shared memory | no data | - |
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 | No outputs | 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort |
| HDMI | no data | + |
API compatibility
List of supported graphics and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (12_1) | 12 Ultimate (12_2) |
| Shader Model | 6.4 | 6.5 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| Vulkan | 1.1.125 | 1.2 |
| CUDA | no data | 8.6 |
Synthetic benchmark performance
Non-gaming benchmark performance comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.
Combined synthetic benchmark score
This is our combined benchmark performance 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.
GeForce RTX 3060 outperforms Radeon Pro Vega 48 by 51% based on our aggregated benchmark results.
Passmark
This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark, part of Passmark PerformanceTest suite. 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.
Benchmark coverage: 25%
GeForce RTX 3060 outperforms Radeon Pro Vega 48 by 51% in Passmark.
GeekBench 5 OpenCL
Geekbench 5 is a widespread graphics card benchmark combined from 11 different test scenarios. All these scenarios rely on direct usage of GPU's processing power, no 3D rendering is involved. This variation uses OpenCL API by Khronos Group.
Benchmark coverage: 9%
GeForce RTX 3060 outperforms Radeon Pro Vega 48 by 65% in GeekBench 5 OpenCL.
GeekBench 5 Vulkan
Geekbench 5 is a widespread graphics card benchmark combined from 11 different test scenarios. All these scenarios rely on direct usage of GPU's processing power, no 3D rendering is involved. This variation uses Vulkan API by AMD & Khronos Group.
Benchmark coverage: 5%
GeForce RTX 3060 outperforms Radeon Pro Vega 48 by 55% in GeekBench 5 Vulkan.
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 | 80−85
−52.5%
| 122
+52.5%
|
| 1440p | 50−55
−52%
| 76
+52%
|
| 4K | 30−35
−66.7%
| 50
+66.7%
|
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 29.20 | 44.15 |
| Recency | 19 March 2019 | 12 January 2021 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 8 GB | 12 GB |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 8 nm |
The GeForce RTX 3060 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon Pro Vega 48 in performance tests.
Be aware that Radeon Pro Vega 48 is a mobile workstation card while GeForce RTX 3060 is a desktop one.
Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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