GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB vs Radeon RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 4000/5000)

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 4000/5000) with GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB, including specs and performance data.

RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 4000/5000)
2020
15 Watt
5.79

RTX 3060 8 GB outperforms RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 4000/5000) by a whopping 559% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking592109
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency27.8416.18
ArchitectureVega (2017−2020)Ampere (2020−2024)
GPU code nameVega RenoirGA106
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release date7 January 2020 (5 years ago)12 October 2022 (2 years ago)

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 cores3843584
Core clock speed400 MHz1320 MHz
Boost clock speed1500 MHz1777 MHz
Number of transistorsno data12,000 million
Manufacturing process technology7 nm8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)15 Watt170 Watt
Texture fill rateno data199.0
Floating-point processing powerno data12.74 TFLOPS
ROPsno data48
TMUsno data112
Tensor Coresno data112
Ray Tracing Coresno data28

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 4.0 x16
Lengthno data242 mm
Widthno data2-slot
Supplementary power connectorsno data1x 12-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 dataGDDR6
Maximum RAM amountno data8 GB
Memory bus widthno data128 Bit
Memory clock speedno data1875 MHz
Memory bandwidthno data240.0 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 Connectorsno data1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a
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 data6.7
OpenGLno data4.6
OpenCLno data3.0
Vulkan-1.3
CUDA-8.6

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 HD21
−519%
130−140
+519%
1440p22
−536%
140−150
+536%
4K17
−547%
110−120
+547%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2 12−14
−525%
75−80
+525%
Cyberpunk 2077 11
−536%
70−75
+536%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5 18−20
−532%
120−130
+532%
Counter-Strike 2 9
−511%
55−60
+511%
Cyberpunk 2077 9
−511%
55−60
+511%
Forza Horizon 4 26
−554%
170−180
+554%
Forza Horizon 5 16
−525%
100−105
+525%
Metro Exodus 14
−543%
90−95
+543%
Red Dead Redemption 2 22
−536%
140−150
+536%
Valorant 25
−540%
160−170
+540%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5 18−20
−532%
120−130
+532%
Counter-Strike 2 8
−525%
50−55
+525%
Cyberpunk 2077 3
−500%
18−20
+500%
Dota 2 24
−525%
150−160
+525%
Far Cry 5 26
−554%
170−180
+554%
Fortnite 35−40
−539%
230−240
+539%
Forza Horizon 4 21
−519%
130−140
+519%
Forza Horizon 5 12−14
−554%
85−90
+554%
Grand Theft Auto V 15
−533%
95−100
+533%
Metro Exodus 14−16
−533%
95−100
+533%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 39
−541%
250−260
+541%
Red Dead Redemption 2 18−20
−511%
110−120
+511%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 18−20
−532%
120−130
+532%
Valorant 12
−525%
75−80
+525%
World of Tanks 56
−525%
350−400
+525%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 18−20
−532%
120−130
+532%
Counter-Strike 2 7
−543%
45−50
+543%
Cyberpunk 2077 12−14
−554%
85−90
+554%
Dota 2 40
−550%
260−270
+550%
Far Cry 5 27−30
−543%
180−190
+543%
Forza Horizon 4 18
−511%
110−120
+511%
Forza Horizon 5 12−14
−554%
85−90
+554%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 50−55
−500%
300−310
+500%
Valorant 19
−532%
120−130
+532%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2 6−7
−483%
35−40
+483%
Grand Theft Auto V 7−8
−543%
45−50
+543%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 35−40
−539%
230−240
+539%
Red Dead Redemption 2 5−6
−500%
30−33
+500%
World of Tanks 40−45
−536%
280−290
+536%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 10−11
−550%
65−70
+550%
Cyberpunk 2077 5−6
−500%
30−33
+500%
Far Cry 5 12−14
−554%
85−90
+554%
Forza Horizon 4 10−12
−536%
70−75
+536%
Forza Horizon 5 9−10
−511%
55−60
+511%
Metro Exodus 7−8
−543%
45−50
+543%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 9−10
−511%
55−60
+511%
Valorant 16−18
−525%
100−105
+525%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 10−11
−550%
65−70
+550%
Dota 2 16−18
−547%
110−120
+547%
Grand Theft Auto V 16−18
−547%
110−120
+547%
Metro Exodus 2−3
−500%
12−14
+500%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 16−18
−547%
110−120
+547%
Red Dead Redemption 2 4−5
−500%
24−27
+500%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 16−18
−547%
110−120
+547%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 5−6
−500%
30−33
+500%
Counter-Strike 2 10−11
−550%
65−70
+550%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
−500%
12−14
+500%
Dota 2 19
−532%
120−130
+532%
Far Cry 5 7−8
−543%
45−50
+543%
Fortnite 5−6
−500%
30−33
+500%
Forza Horizon 4 6−7
−483%
35−40
+483%
Forza Horizon 5 4−5
−500%
24−27
+500%
Valorant 6−7
−483%
35−40
+483%

This is how RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 4000/5000) and RTX 3060 8 GB compete in popular games:

  • RTX 3060 8 GB is 519% faster in 1080p
  • RTX 3060 8 GB is 536% faster in 1440p
  • RTX 3060 8 GB is 547% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 5.79 38.15
Recency 7 January 2020 12 October 2022
Chip lithography 7 nm 8 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 15 Watt 170 Watt

RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 4000/5000) has a 14.3% more advanced lithography process, and 1033.3% lower power consumption.

RTX 3060 8 GB, on the other hand, has a 558.9% higher aggregate performance score, and an age advantage of 2 years.

The GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 4000/5000) in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 4000/5000) is a notebook card while GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB is a desktop one.


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AMD Radeon RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 4000/5000)
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