GeForce RTX 5060 vs Radeon Pro Vega 56

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon Pro Vega 56 with GeForce RTX 5060, including specs and performance data.

Pro Vega 56
2017
8 GB HBM2, 210 Watt
30.90
+52.1%

Pro Vega 56 outperforms RTX 5060 by an impressive 52% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking187276
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation45.76no data
Power efficiency10.419.58
ArchitectureGCN 5.0 (2017−2020)Blackwell 2.0 (2025)
GPU code nameVega 10GB206
Market segmentMobile workstationDesktop
Release date14 August 2017 (7 years ago)March 2025 (recently)
Launch price (MSRP)$399 no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

The higher the performance-to-price ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices for comparison.

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Detailed specifications

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

Pipelines / CUDA cores35843840
Core clock speed1138 MHz2280 MHz
Boost clock speed1250 MHz2497 MHz
Number of transistors12,500 millionno data
Manufacturing process technology14 nm5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)210 Watt150 Watt
Texture fill rate280.0299.6
Floating-point processing power8.96 TFLOPS19.18 TFLOPS
ROPs6448
TMUs224120
Tensor Coresno data120
Ray Tracing Coresno data30

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 5.0 x16
Widthno data2-slot
Supplementary power connectorsNone1x 16-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 typeHBM2GDDR7
Maximum RAM amount8 GB8 GB
Memory bus width2048 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed786 MHz1750 MHz
Memory bandwidth402.4 GB/s448.0 GB/s
Shared memory--
Resizable BAR-+

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 2.1b, 3x DisplayPort 2.1b
HDMI++

API and SDK compatibility

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

DirectX12 (12_1)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model6.46.8
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL2.03.0
Vulkan1.1.1251.4
CUDA-12.0
DLSS-+

Synthetic benchmark performance

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.

Pro Vega 56 30.90
+52.1%
RTX 5060 20.32

  • Passmark

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.

Pro Vega 56 12353
+52%
RTX 5060 8125

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 HD96
+60%
60−65
−60%
4K57
+62.9%
35−40
−62.9%

Cost per frame, $

1080p4.16no data
4K7.00no data

FPS performance in popular games

  • Full HD
    Low Preset
  • Full HD
    Medium Preset
  • Full HD
    High Preset
  • Full HD
    Ultra Preset
  • Full HD
    Epic Preset
  • 1440p
    High Preset
  • 1440p
    Ultra Preset
  • 1440p
    Epic Preset
  • 4K
    High Preset
  • 4K
    Ultra Preset
  • 4K
    Epic Preset
Counter-Strike 2 170−180
+51.8%
110−120
−51.8%
Cyberpunk 2077 65−70
+59.5%
40−45
−59.5%
Hogwarts Legacy 65−70
+69.2%
35−40
−69.2%
Battlefield 5 110−120
+36.6%
80−85
−36.6%
Counter-Strike 2 170−180
+51.8%
110−120
−51.8%
Cyberpunk 2077 65−70
+59.5%
40−45
−59.5%
Far Cry 5 95−100
+48.5%
65−70
−48.5%
Fortnite 130−140
+32.7%
100−110
−32.7%
Forza Horizon 4 110−120
+46.3%
80−85
−46.3%
Forza Horizon 5 95−100
+50.8%
60−65
−50.8%
Hogwarts Legacy 65−70
+69.2%
35−40
−69.2%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 120−130
+60%
75−80
−60%
Valorant 190−200
+30.1%
140−150
−30.1%
Battlefield 5 110−120
+36.6%
80−85
−36.6%
Counter-Strike 2 170−180
+51.8%
110−120
−51.8%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 270−280
+16.6%
230−240
−16.6%
Cyberpunk 2077 65−70
+59.5%
40−45
−59.5%
Dota 2 107
+52.9%
70−75
−52.9%
Far Cry 5 95−100
+48.5%
65−70
−48.5%
Fortnite 130−140
+32.7%
100−110
−32.7%
Forza Horizon 4 110−120
+46.3%
80−85
−46.3%
Forza Horizon 5 95−100
+50.8%
60−65
−50.8%
Grand Theft Auto V 100−110
+41.9%
70−75
−41.9%
Hogwarts Legacy 65−70
+69.2%
35−40
−69.2%
Metro Exodus 65−70
+58.1%
40−45
−58.1%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 120−130
+60%
75−80
−60%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 116
+107%
55−60
−107%
Valorant 190−200
+30.1%
140−150
−30.1%
Battlefield 5 110−120
+36.6%
80−85
−36.6%
Cyberpunk 2077 65−70
+59.5%
40−45
−59.5%
Dota 2 102
+56.9%
65−70
−56.9%
Far Cry 5 95−100
+48.5%
65−70
−48.5%
Forza Horizon 4 110−120
+46.3%
80−85
−46.3%
Hogwarts Legacy 65−70
+69.2%
35−40
−69.2%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 120−130
+60%
75−80
−60%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 64
+14.3%
55−60
−14.3%
Valorant 190−200
+30.1%
140−150
−30.1%
Fortnite 130−140
+32.7%
100−110
−32.7%
Counter-Strike 2 70−75
+69%
40−45
−69%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 200−210
+45.5%
140−150
−45.5%
Grand Theft Auto V 55−60
+67.6%
30−35
−67.6%
Metro Exodus 40−45
+61.5%
24−27
−61.5%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
+1.2%
170−180
−1.2%
Valorant 220−230
+23.9%
180−190
−23.9%
Battlefield 5 80−85
+44.6%
55−60
−44.6%
Cyberpunk 2077 30−35
+68.4%
18−20
−68.4%
Far Cry 5 70−75
+62.8%
40−45
−62.8%
Forza Horizon 4 80−85
+62%
50−55
−62%
Hogwarts Legacy 30−35
+54.5%
21−24
−54.5%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 50−55
+71%
30−35
−71%
Fortnite 75−80
+63%
45−50
−63%
Counter-Strike 2 30−35
+83.3%
18−20
−83.3%
Grand Theft Auto V 55−60
+63.9%
35−40
−63.9%
Hogwarts Legacy 18−20
+46.2%
12−14
−46.2%
Metro Exodus 24−27
+62.5%
16−18
−62.5%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 42
+44.8%
27−30
−44.8%
Valorant 180−190
+59.3%
110−120
−59.3%
Battlefield 5 45−50
+56.7%
30−33
−56.7%
Counter-Strike 2 30−35
+83.3%
18−20
−83.3%
Cyberpunk 2077 14−16
+75%
8−9
−75%
Dota 2 96
+60%
60−65
−60%
Far Cry 5 35−40
+71.4%
21−24
−71.4%
Forza Horizon 4 50−55
+54.3%
35−40
−54.3%
Hogwarts Legacy 18−20
+46.2%
12−14
−46.2%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 35−40
+75%
20−22
−75%
Fortnite 35−40
+75%
20−22
−75%

This is how Pro Vega 56 and RTX 5060 compete in popular games:

  • Pro Vega 56 is 60% faster in 1080p
  • Pro Vega 56 is 63% 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 Pro Vega 56 is 107% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • Without exception, Pro Vega 56 surpassed RTX 5060 in all 63 of our tests.

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 30.90 20.32
Chip lithography 14 nm 5 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 210 Watt 150 Watt

Pro Vega 56 has a 52.1% higher aggregate performance score.

RTX 5060, on the other hand, has a 180% more advanced lithography process, and 40% lower power consumption.

The Radeon Pro Vega 56 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce RTX 5060 in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon Pro Vega 56 is a mobile workstation card while GeForce RTX 5060 is a desktop one.

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