NVIDIA RTX A5000 vs AMD Radeon Pro Vega 56

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Combined performance score

Pro Vega 56
31.87

RTX A5000 outperforms Radeon Pro Vega 56 by 86% in our combined benchmark results.

General info

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

Place in performance ranking16228
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Value for money2.900.97
ArchitectureVega (2017−2021)Ampere (2020−2022)
GPU code nameVegaGA102
Market segmentWorkstationWorkstation
Release date14 December 2017 (6 years old)12 April 2021 (2 years old)
Launch price (MSRP)$399 no data
Current price$4999 (12.5x MSRP)$3327
Value for money

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

Pro Vega 56 has 199% better value for money than RTX A5000.

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 video RAM 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 1.4a
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 Model6.46.7
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL2.03.0
Vulkan1.1.1251.3
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 A5000 59.24
+85.9%

RTX A5000 outperforms Radeon Pro Vega 56 by 86% in our combined 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 A5000 22961
+85.9%

RTX A5000 outperforms Radeon Pro Vega 56 by 86% 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 62249
RTX A5000 154648
+148%

RTX A5000 outperforms Radeon Pro Vega 56 by 148% 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 65703
RTX A5000 137002
+109%

RTX A5000 outperforms Radeon Pro Vega 56 by 109% 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 HD99
−81.8%
180−190
+81.8%
4K57
−75.4%
100−110
+75.4%

Performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 50−55
−85.2%
100−105
+85.2%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 60−65
−83.3%
110−120
+83.3%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 55−60
−78.6%
100−105
+78.6%
Battlefield 5 95−100
−83.7%
180−190
+83.7%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 85−90
−74.4%
150−160
+74.4%
Cyberpunk 2077 50−55
−85.2%
100−105
+85.2%
Far Cry 5 80−85
−80.7%
150−160
+80.7%
Far Cry New Dawn 80−85
−75%
140−150
+75%
Forza Horizon 4 100−110
−76.5%
180−190
+76.5%
Hitman 3 95−100
−81.8%
180−190
+81.8%
Horizon Zero Dawn 65−70
−73.9%
120−130
+73.9%
Red Dead Redemption 2 50−55
−76.5%
90−95
+76.5%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 70−75
−75.7%
130−140
+75.7%
Watch Dogs: Legion 60−65
−83.3%
110−120
+83.3%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 60−65
−83.3%
110−120
+83.3%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 55−60
−78.6%
100−105
+78.6%
Battlefield 5 95−100
−83.7%
180−190
+83.7%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 85−90
−74.4%
150−160
+74.4%
Cyberpunk 2077 50−55
−85.2%
100−105
+85.2%
Far Cry 5 80−85
−80.7%
150−160
+80.7%
Far Cry New Dawn 80−85
−75%
140−150
+75%
Forza Horizon 4 100−110
−76.5%
180−190
+76.5%
Hitman 3 95−100
−81.8%
180−190
+81.8%
Horizon Zero Dawn 65−70
−73.9%
120−130
+73.9%
Metro Exodus 55−60
−81.8%
100−105
+81.8%
Red Dead Redemption 2 50−55
−76.5%
90−95
+76.5%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 70−75
−75.7%
130−140
+75.7%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 116
−81%
210−220
+81%
Watch Dogs: Legion 60−65
−83.3%
110−120
+83.3%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 60−65
−83.3%
110−120
+83.3%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 55−60
−78.6%
100−105
+78.6%
Battlefield 5 95−100
−83.7%
180−190
+83.7%
Cyberpunk 2077 50−55
−85.2%
100−105
+85.2%
Far Cry 5 80−85
−80.7%
150−160
+80.7%
Far Cry New Dawn 80−85
−75%
140−150
+75%
Forza Horizon 4 100−110
−76.5%
180−190
+76.5%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 64
−71.9%
110−120
+71.9%
Watch Dogs: Legion 60−65
−83.3%
110−120
+83.3%

1440p
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 50−55
−76.5%
90−95
+76.5%
Hitman 3 55−60
−78.6%
100−105
+78.6%
Horizon Zero Dawn 40−45
−74.4%
75−80
+74.4%
Metro Exodus 30−35
−76.5%
60−65
+76.5%
Red Dead Redemption 2 24−27
−80%
45−50
+80%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 45−50
−77.8%
80−85
+77.8%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 35−40
−85.7%
65−70
+85.7%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 30−35
−76.5%
60−65
+76.5%
Battlefield 5 65−70
−73.9%
120−130
+73.9%
Cyberpunk 2077 21−24
−73.9%
40−45
+73.9%
Far Cry 5 55−60
−75.4%
100−105
+75.4%
Far Cry New Dawn 60−65
−80.3%
110−120
+80.3%
Forza Horizon 4 65−70
−81.8%
120−130
+81.8%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 40−45
−78.6%
75−80
+78.6%
Watch Dogs: Legion 27−30
−85.2%
50−55
+85.2%

4K
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 27−30
−85.2%
50−55
+85.2%
Hitman 3 30−35
−77.4%
55−60
+77.4%
Horizon Zero Dawn 21−24
−81.8%
40−45
+81.8%
Metro Exodus 21−24
−66.7%
35−40
+66.7%
Red Dead Redemption 2 16−18
−76.5%
30−33
+76.5%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 24−27
−66.7%
40−45
+66.7%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 42
−78.6%
75−80
+78.6%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 21−24
−66.7%
35−40
+66.7%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 18−20
−84.2%
35−40
+84.2%
Battlefield 5 35−40
−79.5%
70−75
+79.5%
Cyberpunk 2077 9−10
−77.8%
16−18
+77.8%
Far Cry 5 27−30
−72.4%
50−55
+72.4%
Far Cry New Dawn 30−35
−71.9%
55−60
+71.9%
Forza Horizon 4 45−50
−77.8%
80−85
+77.8%
Watch Dogs: Legion 16−18
−68.8%
27−30
+68.8%

This is how Pro Vega 56 and RTX A5000 compete in popular games:

1080p resolution:

  • RTX A5000 is 81.8% faster than Pro Vega 56

4K resolution:

  • RTX A5000 is 75.4% faster than Pro Vega 56

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance score 31.87 59.24
Recency 14 December 2017 12 April 2021
Maximum RAM amount 8 GB 24 GB
Chip lithography 14 nm 8 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 210 Watt 230 Watt

The RTX A5000 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon Pro Vega 56 in performance tests.


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