NVIDIA Quadro RTX A6000 vs AMD Radeon Pro Vega 56

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Combined performance score

Pro Vega 56
31.87

Quadro RTX A6000 outperforms Radeon Pro Vega 56 by 31% in our combined benchmark results.

General info

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

Place in performance ranking16283
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Value for money2.900.46
ArchitectureVega (2017−2021)Ampere (2020−2022)
GPU code nameVegaAmpere
Market segmentWorkstationWorkstation
Release date14 December 2017 (6 years old)5 October 2020 (3 years old)
Launch price (MSRP)$399 $4,649
Current price$4999 (12.5x MSRP)$8932 (1.9x MSRP)
Value for money

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

Pro Vega 56 has 530% better value for money than RTX A6000.

Technical specs

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 cores358410752
Core clock speed1247 MHz1410 MHz
Boost clock speed1250 MHz1800 MHz
Number of transistors12,500 million28,300 million
Manufacturing process technology14 nm8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)210 Watt300 Watt
Texture fill rate280.0625.0
Floating-point performance9,677 gflopsno data

Size and 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 x16
Length267 mm267 mm
WidthIGP2-slot
Supplementary power connectorsNone8-pin EPS

Memory

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 GB48 GB
Memory bus width2048 Bit384 Bit
Memory clock speed786 MHz16000 MHz
Memory bandwidth402.4 GB/s768.0 GB/s
Shared memory--

Video outputs and ports

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 DisplayPort4x DisplayPort
HDMI+no data

API support

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

DirectX12 (12_1)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model6.46.5
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL2.02.0
Vulkan1.1.1251.2
CUDAno data8.6

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.

Pro Vega 56 31.87
RTX A6000 41.88
+31.4%

Quadro RTX A6000 outperforms Radeon Pro Vega 56 by 31% in our combined benchmark results.


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 A6000 50957
+99.1%

Quadro RTX A6000 outperforms Radeon Pro Vega 56 by 99% 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 A6000 27511
+54.6%

Quadro RTX A6000 outperforms Radeon Pro Vega 56 by 55% 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
−60.6%
159
+60.6%
1440p95−100
−35.8%
129
+35.8%
4K57
−86%
106
+86%

Performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 50−55
−38.9%
75−80
+38.9%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 60−65
−21.7%
70−75
+21.7%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 55−60
−30.4%
70−75
+30.4%
Battlefield 5 95−100
−21.4%
110−120
+21.4%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 85−90
−33.7%
110−120
+33.7%
Cyberpunk 2077 50−55
−38.9%
75−80
+38.9%
Far Cry 5 80−85
+59.6%
52
−59.6%
Far Cry New Dawn 80−85
+21.2%
66
−21.2%
Forza Horizon 4 100−110
−23.5%
120−130
+23.5%
Hitman 3 95−100
−35.4%
130−140
+35.4%
Horizon Zero Dawn 65−70
−31.9%
90−95
+31.9%
Red Dead Redemption 2 50−55
−31.4%
65−70
+31.4%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 70−75
−40.5%
100−110
+40.5%
Watch Dogs: Legion 60−65
−28.3%
75−80
+28.3%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 60−65
−21.7%
70−75
+21.7%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 55−60
−30.4%
70−75
+30.4%
Battlefield 5 95−100
−21.4%
110−120
+21.4%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 85−90
−33.7%
110−120
+33.7%
Cyberpunk 2077 50−55
−38.9%
75−80
+38.9%
Far Cry 5 80−85
+56.6%
53
−56.6%
Far Cry New Dawn 80−85
+17.6%
68
−17.6%
Forza Horizon 4 100−110
−23.5%
120−130
+23.5%
Hitman 3 95−100
−35.4%
130−140
+35.4%
Horizon Zero Dawn 65−70
−31.9%
90−95
+31.9%
Metro Exodus 55−60
−78.2%
98
+78.2%
Red Dead Redemption 2 50−55
−31.4%
65−70
+31.4%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 70−75
−40.5%
100−110
+40.5%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 116
−165%
307
+165%
Watch Dogs: Legion 60−65
−28.3%
75−80
+28.3%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 60−65
−21.7%
70−75
+21.7%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 55−60
−30.4%
70−75
+30.4%
Battlefield 5 95−100
−21.4%
110−120
+21.4%
Cyberpunk 2077 50−55
−38.9%
75−80
+38.9%
Far Cry 5 80−85
+59.6%
52
−59.6%
Far Cry New Dawn 80−85
+23.1%
65
−23.1%
Forza Horizon 4 100−110
−23.5%
120−130
+23.5%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 64
−181%
180
+181%
Watch Dogs: Legion 60−65
−28.3%
75−80
+28.3%

1440p
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 50−55
−37.3%
70−75
+37.3%
Hitman 3 55−60
−41.1%
75−80
+41.1%
Horizon Zero Dawn 40−45
−39.5%
60−65
+39.5%
Metro Exodus 30−35
−147%
84
+147%
Red Dead Redemption 2 24−27
−36%
30−35
+36%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 45−50
−44.4%
65−70
+44.4%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 35−40
−31.4%
45−50
+31.4%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 30−35
−38.2%
45−50
+38.2%
Battlefield 5 65−70
−26.1%
85−90
+26.1%
Cyberpunk 2077 21−24
−47.8%
30−35
+47.8%
Far Cry 5 55−60
+9.6%
52
−9.6%
Far Cry New Dawn 60−65
−3.3%
63
+3.3%
Forza Horizon 4 65−70
−34.8%
85−90
+34.8%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 40−45
−47.6%
60−65
+47.6%
Watch Dogs: Legion 27−30
−40.7%
35−40
+40.7%

4K
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 27−30
−44.4%
35−40
+44.4%
Hitman 3 30−35
−38.7%
40−45
+38.7%
Horizon Zero Dawn 21−24
−54.5%
30−35
+54.5%
Metro Exodus 21−24
−233%
70
+233%
Red Dead Redemption 2 16−18
−29.4%
21−24
+29.4%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 24−27
−41.7%
30−35
+41.7%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 42
−248%
146
+248%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 21−24
−38.1%
27−30
+38.1%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 18−20
−42.1%
27−30
+42.1%
Battlefield 5 35−40
−30.8%
50−55
+30.8%
Cyberpunk 2077 9−10
−66.7%
14−16
+66.7%
Far Cry 5 27−30
−72.4%
50
+72.4%
Far Cry New Dawn 30−35
−96.9%
63
+96.9%
Forza Horizon 4 45−50
−31.1%
55−60
+31.1%
Watch Dogs: Legion 16−18
−37.5%
21−24
+37.5%

This is how Pro Vega 56 and RTX A6000 compete in popular games:

1080p resolution:

  • RTX A6000 is 60.6% faster than Pro Vega 56

1440p resolution:

  • RTX A6000 is 35.8% faster than Pro Vega 56

4K resolution:

  • RTX A6000 is 86% faster than Pro Vega 56

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

  • in Far Cry 5, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the Pro Vega 56 is 59.6% faster than the RTX A6000.
  • in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, with 4K resolution and the High Preset, the RTX A6000 is 248% faster than the Pro Vega 56.

All in all, in popular games:

  • Pro Vega 56 is ahead in 7 tests (10%)
  • RTX A6000 is ahead in 61 test (90%)

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance score 31.87 41.88
Recency 14 December 2017 5 October 2020
Cost $399 $4649
Maximum RAM amount 8 GB 48 GB
Chip lithography 14 nm 8 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 210 Watt 300 Watt

The Quadro RTX A6000 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon Pro Vega 56 in performance tests.


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