RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell vs Radeon RX Vega 56

Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon RX Vega 56 with RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell, including specs and performance data.

RX Vega 56
2017
8 GB HBM2, 210 Watt
31.29

RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell outperforms RX Vega 56 by a whopping 128% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking19317
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation19.155.19
Power efficiency11.178.90
ArchitectureGCN 5.0 (2017−2020)Blackwell 2.0 (2025)
GPU code nameVega 10GB202
Market segmentDesktopWorkstation
Release date14 August 2017 (7 years ago)18 March 2025 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$399 $8,565

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

The higher the performance-to-price ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices for comparison.

RX Vega 56 has 269% better value for money than RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell.

Performance to price scatter graph

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 cores358424064
Core clock speed1156 MHz1590 MHz
Boost clock speed1471 MHz2617 MHz
Number of transistors12,500 million92,200 million
Manufacturing process technology14 nm5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)210 Watt600 Watt
Texture fill rate329.51,968
Floating-point processing power10.54 TFLOPS126 TFLOPS
ROPs64192
TMUs224752
Tensor Coresno data752
Ray Tracing Coresno data188

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 5.0 x16
Length267 mm304 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 typeHBM2GDDR7
Maximum RAM amount8 GB96 GB
Memory bus width2048 Bit512 Bit
Memory clock speed800 MHz1750 MHz
Memory bandwidth409.6 GB/s1.79 TB/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 Connectors1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort4x DisplayPort 2.1b
HDMI+-

API and SDK compatibility

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX12 (12_1)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model6.46.8
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL2.03.0
Vulkan1.1.1251.4
CUDA-12.0
DLSS-+

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.

RX Vega 56 31.29
RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell 71.23
+128%

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 13077
RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell 29772
+128%

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
−126%
260−270
+126%
1440p77
−121%
170−180
+121%
4K50
−120%
110−120
+120%

Cost per frame, $

1080p3.47
+849%
32.94
−849%
1440p5.18
+872%
50.38
−872%
4K7.98
+876%
77.86
−876%
  • RX Vega 56 has 849% lower cost per frame in 1080p
  • RX Vega 56 has 872% lower cost per frame in 1440p
  • RX Vega 56 has 876% lower cost per frame in 4K

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2 180−190
−122%
400−450
+122%
Cyberpunk 2077 70−75
−122%
160−170
+122%
HELLDIVERS 2 70−75
−119%
160−170
+119%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5 151
−98.7%
300−310
+98.7%
Counter-Strike 2 180−190
−122%
400−450
+122%
Cyberpunk 2077 70−75
−122%
160−170
+122%
Far Cry 5 98
−124%
220−230
+124%
Fortnite 150
−100%
300−310
+100%
Forza Horizon 4 141
−113%
300−310
+113%
Forza Horizon 5 95−100
−122%
220−230
+122%
HELLDIVERS 2 70−75
−119%
160−170
+119%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 153
−96.1%
300−310
+96.1%
Valorant 190−200
−103%
400−450
+103%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5 140
−114%
300−310
+114%
Counter-Strike 2 180−190
−122%
400−450
+122%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 270−280
−117%
600−650
+117%
Cyberpunk 2077 70−75
−122%
160−170
+122%
Dota 2 130−140
−121%
300−310
+121%
Far Cry 5 93
−126%
210−220
+126%
Fortnite 139
−116%
300−310
+116%
Forza Horizon 4 134
−124%
300−310
+124%
Forza Horizon 5 95−100
−122%
220−230
+122%
Grand Theft Auto V 94
−123%
210−220
+123%
HELLDIVERS 2 70−75
−119%
160−170
+119%
Metro Exodus 70
−114%
150−160
+114%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 137
−119%
300−310
+119%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 124
−126%
280−290
+126%
Valorant 190−200
−103%
400−450
+103%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 131
−121%
290−300
+121%
Cyberpunk 2077 70−75
−122%
160−170
+122%
Dota 2 130−140
−121%
300−310
+121%
Far Cry 5 89
−125%
200−210
+125%
Forza Horizon 4 109
−120%
240−250
+120%
HELLDIVERS 2 70−75
−119%
160−170
+119%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 120
−125%
270−280
+125%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 74
−116%
160−170
+116%
Valorant 190−200
−103%
400−450
+103%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Fortnite 108
−122%
240−250
+122%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 75−80
−127%
170−180
+127%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 220−230
−127%
500−550
+127%
Grand Theft Auto V 60−65
−113%
130−140
+113%
Metro Exodus 42
−126%
95−100
+126%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
−100%
350−400
+100%
Valorant 230−240
−115%
500−550
+115%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 99
−122%
220−230
+122%
Cyberpunk 2077 30−35
−121%
75−80
+121%
Far Cry 5 74
−116%
160−170
+116%
Forza Horizon 4 88
−127%
200−210
+127%
HELLDIVERS 2 45−50
−117%
100−105
+117%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 55−60
−114%
120−130
+114%

1440p
Epic Preset

Fortnite 74
−116%
160−170
+116%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 35−40
−114%
75−80
+114%
Grand Theft Auto V 50
−120%
110−120
+120%
HELLDIVERS 2 21−24
−117%
50−55
+117%
Metro Exodus 27
−122%
60−65
+122%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 44
−127%
100−105
+127%
Valorant 190−200
−109%
400−450
+109%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 55
−118%
120−130
+118%
Counter-Strike 2 35−40
−114%
75−80
+114%
Cyberpunk 2077 14−16
−100%
30−33
+100%
Dota 2 95−100
−119%
210−220
+119%
Far Cry 5 39
−118%
85−90
+118%
Forza Horizon 4 59
−120%
130−140
+120%
HELLDIVERS 2 21−24
−117%
50−55
+117%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 44
−127%
100−105
+127%

4K
Epic Preset

Fortnite 37
−116%
80−85
+116%

This is how RX Vega 56 and RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell compete in popular games:

  • RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell is 126% faster in 1080p
  • RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell is 121% faster in 1440p
  • RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell is 120% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 31.29 71.23
Recency 14 August 2017 18 March 2025
Maximum RAM amount 8 GB 96 GB
Chip lithography 14 nm 5 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 210 Watt 600 Watt

RX Vega 56 has 185.7% lower power consumption.

RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell, on the other hand, has a 127.6% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 7 years, a 1100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 180% more advanced lithography process.

The RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon RX Vega 56 in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon RX Vega 56 is a desktop graphics card while RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell is a workstation one.

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