GeForce RTX 4060 vs Radeon Pro Vega 56

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Aggregated performance score

Pro Vega 56
2017
8 GB HBM2
31.92

GeForce RTX 4060 outperforms Radeon Pro Vega 56 by 58% based on our aggregated benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in performance ranking16451
Place by popularitynot in top-1004
Cost-effectiveness evaluation2.9746.81
ArchitectureVega (2017−2021)Ada Lovelace
GPU code nameVegaAD107
Market segmentWorkstationDesktop
Release date14 December 2017 (6 years ago)18 May 2023 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$399 $299
Current price$4999 (12.5x MSRP)$340 (1.1x MSRP)

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

RTX 4060 has 1476% 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 cores35843072
Core clock speed1247 MHz1830 MHz
Boost clock speed1250 MHz2460 MHz
Number of transistors12,500 million35,800 million
Manufacturing process technology14 nm5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)210 Watt115 Watt
Texture fill rate280.0236.2
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 4.0 x8
Length267 mm240 mm
WidthIGP2-slot
Supplementary power connectorsNone1x 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 typeHBM2GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount8 GB8 GB
Memory bus width2048 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed786 MHz17000 MHz
Memory bandwidth402.4 GB/s272.0 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 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a
HDMI++

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (12_1)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model6.46.7
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL2.03.0
Vulkan1.1.1251.3
CUDAno data8.9

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 31.92
RTX 4060 50.58
+58.5%

GeForce RTX 4060 outperforms Radeon Pro Vega 56 by 58% 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%

Pro Vega 56 12353
RTX 4060 19578
+58.5%

GeForce RTX 4060 outperforms Radeon Pro Vega 56 by 58% 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 4060 38191
+49.2%

GeForce RTX 4060 outperforms Radeon Pro Vega 56 by 49% 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 4060 28111
+58%

GeForce RTX 4060 outperforms Radeon Pro Vega 56 by 58% in 3DMark Fire Strike Graphics.

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 HD99
−46.5%
145
+46.5%
1440p45−50
−62.2%
73
+62.2%
4K57
+29.5%
44
−29.5%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 50−55
−157%
139
+157%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 60−65
−38.3%
80−85
+38.3%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 55−60
−57.1%
85−90
+57.1%
Battlefield 5 95−100
−35.7%
130−140
+35.7%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 85−90
−60.5%
130−140
+60.5%
Cyberpunk 2077 50−55
−98.1%
107
+98.1%
Far Cry 5 80−85
−126%
185
+126%
Far Cry New Dawn 80−85
−106%
165
+106%
Forza Horizon 4 100−110
−44.1%
140−150
+44.1%
Hitman 3 95−100
−63.6%
160−170
+63.6%
Horizon Zero Dawn 65−70
−59.4%
110−120
+59.4%
Red Dead Redemption 2 50−55
−60.8%
80−85
+60.8%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 70−75
−147%
183
+147%
Watch Dogs: Legion 60−65
−50%
90−95
+50%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 60−65
−38.3%
80−85
+38.3%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 55−60
−57.1%
85−90
+57.1%
Battlefield 5 95−100
−35.7%
130−140
+35.7%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 85−90
−60.5%
130−140
+60.5%
Cyberpunk 2077 50−55
−66.7%
90
+66.7%
Far Cry 5 80−85
−110%
172
+110%
Far Cry New Dawn 80−85
−95%
156
+95%
Forza Horizon 4 100−110
−44.1%
140−150
+44.1%
Hitman 3 95−100
−63.6%
160−170
+63.6%
Horizon Zero Dawn 65−70
−59.4%
110−120
+59.4%
Metro Exodus 55−60
−94.5%
107
+94.5%
Red Dead Redemption 2 50−55
−60.8%
80−85
+60.8%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 70−75
−111%
156
+111%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 116
−85.3%
215
+85.3%
Watch Dogs: Legion 60−65
−50%
90−95
+50%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 60−65
−38.3%
80−85
+38.3%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 55−60
−57.1%
85−90
+57.1%
Battlefield 5 95−100
−35.7%
130−140
+35.7%
Cyberpunk 2077 50−55
−48.1%
80
+48.1%
Far Cry 5 80−85
−97.6%
162
+97.6%
Far Cry New Dawn 80−85
−73.8%
139
+73.8%
Forza Horizon 4 100−110
−44.1%
140−150
+44.1%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 64
−75%
112
+75%
Watch Dogs: Legion 60−65
−50%
90−95
+50%

1440p
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 50−55
−72.5%
85−90
+72.5%
Hitman 3 55−60
−82.1%
100−110
+82.1%
Horizon Zero Dawn 40−45
−76.7%
75−80
+76.7%
Metro Exodus 30−35
−85.3%
63
+85.3%
Red Dead Redemption 2 24−27
−72%
40−45
+72%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 45−50
−113%
96
+113%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 35−40
−57.1%
55−60
+57.1%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 30−35
−73.5%
55−60
+73.5%
Battlefield 5 65−70
−44.9%
100−105
+44.9%
Cyberpunk 2077 21−24
−109%
48
+109%
Far Cry 5 55−60
−93%
110
+93%
Far Cry New Dawn 60−65
−82%
111
+82%
Forza Horizon 4 65−70
−66.7%
110−120
+66.7%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 40−45
−92.9%
80−85
+92.9%
Watch Dogs: Legion 27−30
−81.5%
45−50
+81.5%

4K
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 27−30
−88.9%
50−55
+88.9%
Hitman 3 30−35
−77.4%
55−60
+77.4%
Horizon Zero Dawn 21−24
−105%
45−50
+105%
Metro Exodus 21−24
−81%
38
+81%
Red Dead Redemption 2 16−18
−64.7%
27−30
+64.7%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 24−27
−91.7%
46
+91.7%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 42
−61.9%
68
+61.9%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 21−24
−71.4%
35−40
+71.4%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 18−20
−84.2%
35−40
+84.2%
Battlefield 5 35−40
−59%
60−65
+59%
Cyberpunk 2077 9−10
−122%
20
+122%
Far Cry 5 27−30
−89.7%
55
+89.7%
Far Cry New Dawn 30−35
−81.3%
58
+81.3%
Forza Horizon 4 45−50
−62.2%
70−75
+62.2%
Watch Dogs: Legion 16−18
−75%
27−30
+75%

This is how Pro Vega 56 and RTX 4060 compete in popular games:

  • RTX 4060 is 46.5% faster than Pro Vega 56 in 1080p
  • RTX 4060 is 62.2% faster than Pro Vega 56 in 1440p
  • Pro Vega 56 is 29.5% faster than RTX 4060 in 4K

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

  • in Cyberpunk 2077, with 1080p resolution and the Low Preset, the RTX 4060 is 157% faster than the Pro Vega 56.

All in all, in popular games:

  • Without exception, RTX 4060 surpassed Pro Vega 56 in all 68 of our tests.

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 31.92 50.58
Recency 14 December 2017 18 May 2023
Cost $399 $299
Chip lithography 14 nm 5 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 210 Watt 115 Watt

The GeForce RTX 4060 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 4060 is a desktop one.


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