NVIDIA RTX A5000 vs AMD Radeon Pro Vega 56

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Games supported 96%
Pro Vega 56
Radeon Pro Vega 56
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  • Interface PCIe 3.0 x16
  • Core clock speed 1247
  • Max video memory 8 GB
  • Memory type HBM2
  • Memory clock speed 786
  • Maximum resolution
RTX A5000
NVIDIA RTX A5000
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  • Interface PCIe 4.0 x16
  • Core clock speed
  • Max video memory 24 GB
  • Memory type GDDR6
  • Memory clock speed 16 Gbps
  • Maximum resolution
Price now 2789$
Games supported 100%

General info

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

Place in performance ranking12816
Value for money1.873.40
ArchitectureVega (2017−2021)Ampere (2020−2022)
GPU code nameVegaGA102
Market segmentWorkstationWorkstation
Release date14 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 cores35848192
Core clock speed1247 MHzno data
Boost clock speed1250 MHz1695 MHz
Number of transistors12,500 million28,300 million
Manufacturing process technology14 nm8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)210 Watt230 Watt
Texture fill rate280.0433.9
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 connectorsNone1x 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 typeHBM2GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount8 GB24 GB
Memory bus width2048 Bit384 Bit
Memory clock speed786 MHz16 GB/s
Memory bandwidth402.4 GB/s768.0 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 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 Model6.46.6
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL2.03.0
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 31.98
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

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 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 HD99no data
4K57no 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.


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