GeForce RTX 2070 Super vs Radeon Pro Vega 56

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon Pro Vega 56 with GeForce RTX 2070 Super, including specs and performance data.

Pro Vega 56
2017
8 GB HBM2, 210 Watt
31.99

RTX 2070 Super outperforms Pro Vega 56 by a considerable 48% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in performance ranking16261
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation3.1546.59
ArchitectureVega (2017−2021)Turing (2018−2021)
GPU code nameVegaTuring TU104
Market segmentWorkstationDesktop
Release date14 December 2017 (6 years ago)2 July 2019 (4 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$399 $499
Current price$4999 (12.5x MSRP)$261 (0.5x MSRP)

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

RTX 2070 Super has 1379% better value for money than Pro Vega 56.

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 cores35842560
Core clock speed1247 MHz1605 MHz
Boost clock speed1250 MHz1770 MHz
Number of transistors12,500 million13,600 million
Manufacturing process technology14 nm12 nm
Power consumption (TDP)210 Watt215 Watt
Texture fill rate280.0283.2
Floating-point performance9,677 gflopsno data

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 3.0 x16
Length267 mm267 mm
WidthIGP2-slot
Supplementary power connectorsNone1x 6-pin + 1x 8-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 GB8 GB
Memory bus width2048 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed786 MHz14000 MHz
Memory bandwidth402.4 GB/s448.0 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, 3x DisplayPort, 1x USB Type-C
HDMI++
G-SYNC supportno data+

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

VR Readyno data+

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (12_1)12 Ultimate (12_1)
Shader Model6.46.5
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL2.01.2
Vulkan1.1.1251.2.131
CUDAno data7.5

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.

Pro Vega 56 31.99
RTX 2070 Super 47.26
+47.7%

GeForce RTX 2070 Super outperforms Radeon Pro Vega 56 by 48% based on our aggregate 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%

Pro Vega 56 12353
RTX 2070 Super 18251
+47.7%

GeForce RTX 2070 Super outperforms Radeon Pro Vega 56 by 48% in Passmark.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 17%

Pro Vega 56 25589
RTX 2070 Super 35032
+36.9%

GeForce RTX 2070 Super outperforms Radeon Pro Vega 56 by 37% in 3DMark 11 Performance GPU.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 14%

Pro Vega 56 17797
RTX 2070 Super 24639
+38.4%

GeForce RTX 2070 Super outperforms Radeon Pro Vega 56 by 38% in 3DMark Fire Strike Graphics.

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%

Pro Vega 56 62114
RTX 2070 Super 99449
+60.1%

GeForce RTX 2070 Super outperforms Radeon Pro Vega 56 by 60% 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%

Pro Vega 56 66323
RTX 2070 Super 98382
+48.3%

GeForce RTX 2070 Super outperforms Radeon Pro Vega 56 by 48% 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 HD101
−30.7%
132
+30.7%
1440p55−60
−50.9%
83
+50.9%
4K65
+20.4%
54
−20.4%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 50−55 no data

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 55−60 no data
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 55−60 no data
Battlefield 5 100−110 no data
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 65−70 no data
Cyberpunk 2077 50−55 no data
Far Cry 5 70−75 no data
Far Cry New Dawn 80−85 no data
Forza Horizon 4 130−140 no data
Hitman 3 65−70 no data
Horizon Zero Dawn 120−130 no data
Metro Exodus 95−100 no data
Red Dead Redemption 2 80−85 no data
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 110−120 no data
Watch Dogs: Legion 80−85 no data

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 55−60 no data
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 55−60 no data
Battlefield 5 100−110 no data
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 65−70 no data
Cyberpunk 2077 50−55 no data
Far Cry 5 70−75 no data
Far Cry New Dawn 80−85 no data
Forza Horizon 4 130−140 no data
Hitman 3 65−70 no data
Horizon Zero Dawn 120−130 no data
Metro Exodus 95−100 no data
Red Dead Redemption 2 80−85 no data
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 110−120 no data
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 116 no data
Watch Dogs: Legion 80−85 no data

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 55−60 no data
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 55−60 no data
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 65−70 no data
Cyberpunk 2077 50−55 no data
Far Cry 5 70−75 no data
Forza Horizon 4 130−140 no data
Horizon Zero Dawn 120−130 no data
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 110−120 no data
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 64 no data
Watch Dogs: Legion 80−85 no data

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 80−85 no data

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 60−65 no data
Far Cry New Dawn 70−75 no data

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 30−35 no data
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 30−35 no data
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 45−50 no data
Cyberpunk 2077 21−24 no data
Far Cry 5 55−60 no data
Forza Horizon 4 65−70 no data
Hitman 3 40−45 no data
Horizon Zero Dawn 65−70 no data
Metro Exodus 60−65 no data
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 70−75 no data
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 40−45 no data
Watch Dogs: Legion 24−27 no data

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 50−55 no data

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 30−35 no data
Far Cry New Dawn 24−27 no data
Hitman 3 24−27 no data
Horizon Zero Dawn 35−40 no data
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 24−27 no data
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 42 no data

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 20−22 no data
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 18−20 no data
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 18−20 no data
Cyberpunk 2077 9−10 no data
Far Cry 5 18−20 no data
Forza Horizon 4 40−45 no data
Horizon Zero Dawn 35−40 no data
Metro Exodus 30−35 no data
Watch Dogs: Legion 14−16 no data

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 27−30 no data

This is how Pro Vega 56 and RTX 2070 Super compete in popular games:

  • RTX 2070 Super is 31% faster in 1080p
  • RTX 2070 Super is 51% faster in 1440p
  • Pro Vega 56 is 20% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 31.99 47.26
Recency 14 December 2017 2 July 2019
Cost $399 $499
Chip lithography 14 nm 12 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 210 Watt 215 Watt

The GeForce RTX 2070 Super is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon Pro Vega 56 in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon Pro Vega 56 is a workstation graphics card while GeForce RTX 2070 Super 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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