GeForce RTX 5060 vs Radeon RX Vega 5

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon RX Vega 5 with GeForce RTX 5060, including specs and performance data.

RX Vega 5
2020
15 Watt
4.23

RTX 5060 outperforms RX Vega 5 by a whopping 356% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking670277
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency20.939.54
ArchitectureVega (2017−2020)Blackwell 2.0 (2025)
GPU code nameVegaGB206
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release date7 January 2020 (5 years ago)March 2025 (recently)

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 cores3203840
Core clock speedno data2280 MHz
Boost clock speed1400 MHz2497 MHz
Manufacturing process technology7 nm5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)15 Watt150 Watt
Texture fill rateno data299.6
Floating-point processing powerno data19.18 TFLOPS
ROPsno data48
TMUsno data120
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).

Interfaceno dataPCIe 5.0 x16
Widthno data2-slot
Supplementary power connectorsno data1x 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 typeno dataGDDR7
Maximum RAM amountno data8 GB
Memory bus widthno data128 Bit
Memory clock speedno data1750 MHz
Memory bandwidthno data448.0 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 Connectorsno data1x 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_112 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Modelno data6.8
OpenGLno data4.6
OpenCLno data3.0
Vulkan-1.4
CUDA-12.0
DLSS-+

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 HD19
−347%
85−90
+347%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2 43
−165%
110−120
+165%
Cyberpunk 2077 9
−367%
40−45
+367%
Hogwarts Legacy 11
−255%
35−40
+255%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5 22
−273%
80−85
+273%
Counter-Strike 2 29
−293%
110−120
+293%
Cyberpunk 2077 9−10
−367%
40−45
+367%
Far Cry 5 15
−340%
65−70
+340%
Fortnite 52
−100%
100−110
+100%
Forza Horizon 4 20−22
−300%
80−85
+300%
Forza Horizon 5 17
−271%
60−65
+271%
Hogwarts Legacy 8
−388%
35−40
+388%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 16−18
−341%
75−80
+341%
Valorant 55−60
−161%
140−150
+161%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5 18
−356%
80−85
+356%
Counter-Strike 2 7
−1529%
110−120
+1529%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 50
−370%
230−240
+370%
Cyberpunk 2077 9−10
−367%
40−45
+367%
Dota 2 39
−336%
170−180
+336%
Far Cry 5 12
−450%
65−70
+450%
Fortnite 21
−395%
100−110
+395%
Forza Horizon 4 20−22
−300%
80−85
+300%
Forza Horizon 5 15
−320%
60−65
+320%
Grand Theft Auto V 13
−469%
70−75
+469%
Hogwarts Legacy 9−10
−333%
35−40
+333%
Metro Exodus 4
−975%
40−45
+975%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 16−18
−341%
75−80
+341%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 14
−300%
55−60
+300%
Valorant 55−60
−161%
140−150
+161%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 16
−413%
80−85
+413%
Cyberpunk 2077 9−10
−367%
40−45
+367%
Dota 2 37
−332%
160−170
+332%
Far Cry 5 12−14
−450%
65−70
+450%
Forza Horizon 4 20−22
−300%
80−85
+300%
Hogwarts Legacy 9−10
−333%
35−40
+333%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 16−18
−341%
75−80
+341%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 9
−522%
55−60
+522%
Valorant 55−60
−161%
140−150
+161%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Fortnite 12
−767%
100−110
+767%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 6−7
−600%
40−45
+600%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 30−35
−333%
140−150
+333%
Grand Theft Auto V 4−5
−750%
30−35
+750%
Metro Exodus 3−4
−767%
24−27
+767%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 30−35
−406%
170−180
+406%
Valorant 45−50
−291%
180−190
+291%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 2−3
−2700%
55−60
+2700%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−533%
18−20
+533%
Far Cry 5 10−11
−330%
40−45
+330%
Forza Horizon 4 10−11
−400%
50−55
+400%
Hogwarts Legacy 5−6
−340%
21−24
+340%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 6−7
−417%
30−35
+417%

1440p
Epic Preset

Fortnite 8−9
−475%
45−50
+475%

4K
High Preset

Grand Theft Auto V 16−18
−125%
35−40
+125%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 0−1 27−30
Valorant 21−24
−414%
110−120
+414%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 1−2
−2900%
30−33
+2900%
Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
−700%
8−9
+700%
Dota 2 14−16
−329%
60−65
+329%
Far Cry 5 6−7
−250%
21−24
+250%
Forza Horizon 4 5−6
−600%
35−40
+600%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 5−6
−300%
20−22
+300%

4K
Epic Preset

Fortnite 5−6
−300%
20−22
+300%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 18−20
+0%
18−20
+0%
Hogwarts Legacy 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%
Metro Exodus 16−18
+0%
16−18
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Counter-Strike 2 18−20
+0%
18−20
+0%
Hogwarts Legacy 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%

This is how RX Vega 5 and RTX 5060 compete in popular games:

  • RTX 5060 is 347% faster in 1080p

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

  • in Battlefield 5, with 4K resolution and the Ultra Preset, the RTX 5060 is 2900% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • RTX 5060 is ahead in 57 tests (92%)
  • there's a draw in 5 tests (8%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 4.23 19.28
Chip lithography 7 nm 5 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 15 Watt 150 Watt

RX Vega 5 has 900% lower power consumption.

RTX 5060, on the other hand, has a 355.8% higher aggregate performance score, and a 40% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce RTX 5060 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon RX Vega 5 in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon RX Vega 5 is a notebook card while GeForce RTX 5060 is a desktop one.

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