NVIDIA RTX A5000 vs AMD Radeon Pro Vega 56

Price now 4999$

Games supported 96%

Price now 2789$

Games supported 100%

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General info

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

Place in performance ranking	128	16
Value for money	1.87	3.40
Architecture	Vega (2017−2021)	Ampere (2020−2022)
GPU code name	Vega	GA102
Market segment	Workstation	Workstation
Release date	14 December 2017 (5 years old)	12 April 2021 (2 years old)
Launch price (MSRP)	$399	no data
Current price	$4999 (12.5x MSRP)	$2789

Value for money

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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 cores	3584	8192
Core clock speed	1247 MHz	no data
Boost clock speed	1250 MHz	1695 MHz
Number of transistors	12,500 million	28,300 million
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	210 Watt	230 Watt
Texture fill rate	280.0	433.9
Floating-point performance	9,677 gflops	no 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).

Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	PCIe 4.0 x16
Length	267 mm	267 mm
Width	IGP	2-slot
Supplementary power connectors	None	1x 8-pin

Memory

Parameters of VRAM installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Integrated GPUs have no dedicated VRAM and use a shared part of system RAM.

Memory type	HBM2	GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount	8 GB	24 GB
Memory bus width	2048 Bit	384 Bit
Memory clock speed	786 MHz	16 GB/s
Memory bandwidth	402.4 GB/s	768.0 GB/s
Shared memory	-	no data

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 Connectors	1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort	4x DisplayPort
HDMI	+	no data

API support

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	6.6
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	2.0	3.0
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.

Pro Vega 56 31.98

RTX A5000 58.81
+83.9%

RTX A5000 outperforms Radeon Pro Vega 56 by 84% in our combined benchmark results.

Passmark

This is probably the most ubiquitous benchmark, part of Passmark PerformanceTest suite. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various 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: 24%

Pro Vega 56 12607

RTX A5000 23185
+83.9%

RTX A5000 outperforms Radeon Pro Vega 56 by 84% 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%

Pro Vega 56 61772

RTX A5000 154566
+150%

RTX A5000 outperforms Radeon Pro Vega 56 by 150% in GeekBench 5 OpenCL.

GeekBench 5 Vulkan

Benchmark coverage: 5%

Pro Vega 56 68254

RTX A5000 138747
+103%

RTX A5000 outperforms Radeon Pro Vega 56 by 103% 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	99	no data
4K	57	no data

Performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

55−60

no data

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	60−65	no data
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	55−60	no data
Battlefield 5	100−105	no data
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	85−90	no data
Cyberpunk 2077	55−60	no data
Far Cry 5	75−80	no data
Far Cry New Dawn	75−80	no data
Forza Horizon 4	100−110	no data
Hitman 3	100−110	no data
Horizon Zero Dawn	70−75	no data
Red Dead Redemption 2	50−55	no data
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	70−75	no data
Watch Dogs: Legion	60−65	no data

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	60−65	no data
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	55−60	no data
Battlefield 5	100−105	no data
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	85−90	no data
Cyberpunk 2077	55−60	no data
Far Cry 5	75−80	no data
Far Cry New Dawn	75−80	no data
Forza Horizon 4	100−110	no data
Hitman 3	100−110	no data
Horizon Zero Dawn	70−75	no data
Metro Exodus	55−60	no data
Red Dead Redemption 2	50−55	no data
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	70−75	no data
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	116	no data
Watch Dogs: Legion	60−65	no data

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	60−65	no data
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	55−60	no data
Battlefield 5	100−105	no data
Cyberpunk 2077	55−60	no data
Far Cry 5	75−80	no data
Far Cry New Dawn	75−80	no data
Forza Horizon 4	100−110	no data
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	64	no data
Watch Dogs: Legion	60−65	no data

1440p
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	50−55	no data
Hitman 3	55−60	no data
Horizon Zero Dawn	40−45	no data
Metro Exodus	30−35	no data
Red Dead Redemption 2	24−27	no data
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	45−50	no data

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	35−40	no data
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	30−35	no data
Battlefield 5	70−75	no data
Cyberpunk 2077	24−27	no data
Far Cry 5	55−60	no data
Far Cry New Dawn	55−60	no data
Forza Horizon 4	65−70	no data
Watch Dogs: Legion	24−27	no data

4K
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	27−30	no data
Hitman 3	30−35	no data
Horizon Zero Dawn	21−24	no data
Metro Exodus	21−24	no data
Red Dead Redemption 2	16−18	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	21−24	no data
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	18−20	no data
Battlefield 5	35−40	no data
Cyberpunk 2077	10−12	no data
Far Cry 5	30−33	no data
Far Cry New Dawn	30−35	no data
Forza Horizon 4	45−50	no data
Watch Dogs: Legion	14−16	no data

Advantages and disadvantages

Performance score	31.98	58.81
Recency	14 December 2017	12 April 2021
Memory bus width	2048	384
Pipelines / CUDA cores	3584	8192
Memory bandwidth	402.4	768
Chip lithography	14 nm	8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	210 Watt	230 Watt

Based on the results of synthetic and gaming tests, our recommendation leans towards the RTX A5000 due to its superior performance when compared to the Radeon Pro Vega 56 graphics card.

Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.