GeForce RTX 4060 Ti vs Radeon RX Vega 56

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon RX Vega 56 and GeForce RTX 4060 Ti, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

RX Vega 56
2017
8 GB HBM2, 210 Watt
34.26

RTX 4060 Ti outperforms RX Vega 56 by an impressive 73% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking15235
Place by popularitynot in top-10016
Cost-effectiveness evaluation24.1583.15
Power efficiency11.2625.59
ArchitectureGCN 5.0 (2017−2020)Ada Lovelace (2022−2024)
GPU code nameVega 10AD106
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date14 August 2017 (7 years ago)18 May 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$399 $399

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

RTX 4060 Ti has 244% better value for money than RX Vega 56.

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 cores35844352
Core clock speed1156 MHz2310 MHz
Boost clock speed1471 MHz2535 MHz
Number of transistors12,500 million22,900 million
Manufacturing process technology14 nm5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)210 Watt160 Watt
Texture fill rate329.5344.8
Floating-point processing power10.54 TFLOPS22.06 TFLOPS
ROPs6448
TMUs224136
Tensor Coresno data136
Ray Tracing Coresno data34

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).

InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 4.0 x8
Length267 mm240 mm
Width2-slot2-slot
Supplementary power connectors2x 8-pin1x 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 typeHBM2GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount8 GB8 GB
Memory bus width2048 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed800 MHz2250 MHz
Memory bandwidth409.6 GB/s288.0 GB/s
Shared memory--

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 Connectors1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a
HDMI++

API compatibility

List of supported 3D 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
CUDA-8.9

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark results comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark 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.

RX Vega 56 34.26
RTX 4060 Ti 59.33
+73.2%

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. 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.

RX Vega 56 13175
RTX 4060 Ti 22814
+73.2%

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 HD115
−65.2%
190−200
+65.2%
1440p74
−62.2%
120−130
+62.2%
4K48
−66.7%
80−85
+66.7%

Cost per frame, $

1080p3.47
−65.2%
2.10
+65.2%
1440p5.39
−62.2%
3.33
+62.2%
4K8.31
−66.7%
4.99
+66.7%
  • RTX 4060 Ti has 65% lower cost per frame in 1080p
  • RTX 4060 Ti has 62% lower cost per frame in 1440p
  • RTX 4060 Ti has 67% lower cost per frame in 4K

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2 65−70
−59.4%
110−120
+59.4%
Cyberpunk 2077 70−75
−66.7%
120−130
+66.7%
Elden Ring 110−120
−69.5%
200−210
+69.5%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5 88
−70.5%
150−160
+70.5%
Counter-Strike 2 65−70
−59.4%
110−120
+59.4%
Cyberpunk 2077 70−75
−66.7%
120−130
+66.7%
Forza Horizon 4 160−170
−67.7%
270−280
+67.7%
Metro Exodus 96
−66.7%
160−170
+66.7%
Red Dead Redemption 2 65−70
−59.4%
110−120
+59.4%
Valorant 130−140
−67.9%
230−240
+67.9%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5 156
−73.1%
270−280
+73.1%
Counter-Strike 2 65−70
−59.4%
110−120
+59.4%
Cyberpunk 2077 70−75
−66.7%
120−130
+66.7%
Dota 2 63
−58.7%
100−105
+58.7%
Elden Ring 110−120
−69.5%
200−210
+69.5%
Far Cry 5 90−95
−64.8%
150−160
+64.8%
Fortnite 140
−71.4%
240−250
+71.4%
Forza Horizon 4 160−170
−67.7%
270−280
+67.7%
Grand Theft Auto V 94
−70.2%
160−170
+70.2%
Metro Exodus 73
−64.4%
120−130
+64.4%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 180−190
−58.7%
300−310
+58.7%
Red Dead Redemption 2 65−70
−59.4%
110−120
+59.4%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 110−120
−69.5%
200−210
+69.5%
Valorant 130−140
−67.9%
230−240
+67.9%
World of Tanks 270−280
−61.9%
450−500
+61.9%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 80
−62.5%
130−140
+62.5%
Counter-Strike 2 65−70
−59.4%
110−120
+59.4%
Cyberpunk 2077 70−75
−66.7%
120−130
+66.7%
Dota 2 110−120
−71.2%
190−200
+71.2%
Far Cry 5 90−95
−64.8%
150−160
+64.8%
Forza Horizon 4 160−170
−67.7%
270−280
+67.7%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 112
−69.6%
190−200
+69.6%
Valorant 130−140
−67.9%
230−240
+67.9%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2 60−65
−61.3%
100−105
+61.3%
Elden Ring 65−70
−64.2%
110−120
+64.2%
Grand Theft Auto V 60−65
−61.3%
100−105
+61.3%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
−71.4%
300−310
+71.4%
Red Dead Redemption 2 30−35
−66.7%
55−60
+66.7%
World of Tanks 210−220
−59.8%
350−400
+59.8%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 67
−64.2%
110−120
+64.2%
Counter-Strike 2 30−35
−71.9%
55−60
+71.9%
Cyberpunk 2077 30−35
−66.7%
55−60
+66.7%
Far Cry 5 100−110
−65.1%
180−190
+65.1%
Forza Horizon 4 95−100
−66.7%
160−170
+66.7%
Metro Exodus 74
−62.2%
120−130
+62.2%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 55−60
−69.6%
95−100
+69.6%
Valorant 100−110
−66.7%
170−180
+66.7%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 30−35
−61.8%
55−60
+61.8%
Dota 2 50
−70%
85−90
+70%
Elden Ring 30−35
−61.3%
50−55
+61.3%
Grand Theft Auto V 50
−70%
85−90
+70%
Metro Exodus 27
−66.7%
45−50
+66.7%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 100−110
−65.1%
180−190
+65.1%
Red Dead Redemption 2 21−24
−59.1%
35−40
+59.1%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 50
−70%
85−90
+70%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 35
−71.4%
60−65
+71.4%
Counter-Strike 2 30−35
−61.8%
55−60
+61.8%
Cyberpunk 2077 14−16
−71.4%
24−27
+71.4%
Dota 2 65−70
−69.2%
110−120
+69.2%
Far Cry 5 45−50
−63.3%
80−85
+63.3%
Fortnite 45−50
−63%
75−80
+63%
Forza Horizon 4 55−60
−72.7%
95−100
+72.7%
Valorant 50−55
−73.1%
90−95
+73.1%

This is how RX Vega 56 and RTX 4060 Ti compete in popular games:

  • RTX 4060 Ti is 65% faster in 1080p
  • RTX 4060 Ti is 62% faster in 1440p
  • RTX 4060 Ti is 67% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 34.26 59.33
Recency 14 August 2017 18 May 2023
Chip lithography 14 nm 5 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 210 Watt 160 Watt

RTX 4060 Ti has a 73.2% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 5 years, a 180% more advanced lithography process, and 31.3% lower power consumption.

The GeForce RTX 4060 Ti is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon RX Vega 56 in performance tests.


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