GeForce RTX 3060 vs Radeon RX Vega M GL

Place in the ranking	449	84
Place by popularity	not in top-100	5
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	70.12
Power efficiency	10.73	17.96
Architecture	GCN 4.0 (2016−2020)	Ampere (2020−2024)
GPU code name	Polaris 22	GA106
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop
Release date	1 February 2018 (7 years ago)	12 January 2021 (4 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$329

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

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

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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 cores	1280	3584
Core clock speed	931 MHz	1320 MHz
Boost clock speed	1011 MHz	1777 MHz
Number of transistors	5,000 million	12,000 million
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	170 Watt
Texture fill rate	80.88	199.0
Floating-point processing power	2.588 TFLOPS	12.74 TFLOPS
ROPs	32	48
TMUs	80	112
Tensor Cores	no data	112
Ray Tracing Cores	no data	28

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).

Interface	IGP	PCIe 4.0 x16
Length	no data	242 mm
Width	no data	2-slot
Supplementary power connectors	no data	1x 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 type	HBM2	GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	12 GB
Memory bus width	1024 Bit	192 Bit
Memory clock speed	700 MHz	1875 MHz
Memory bandwidth	179.2 GB/s	360.0 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 Connectors	No outputs	1x 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.

DirectX	12 (12_0)	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	6.4	6.7
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	2.0	3.0
Vulkan	1.2.131	1.3
CUDA	-	8.6

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 M GL 9.74

RTX 3060 42.63
+338%

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 M GL 3902

RTX 3060 17085
+338%

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 HD	27−30 −344%	120 +344%
1440p	16−18 −344%	71 +344%
4K	10−12 −380%	48 +380%

Cost per frame, $

1080p	no data	2.74
1440p	no data	4.63
4K	no data	6.85

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Medium Preset

Fortnite	55−60 −324%	250−260 +324%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	75−80 −285%	300−310 +285%

Full HD
High Preset

Dota 2	35−40 −306%	146 +306%
Fortnite	55−60 −217%	180−190 +217%
Grand Theft Auto V	35−40 −292%	141 +292%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	75−80 −168%	200−210 +168%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	30−35 −423%	160−170 +423%
World of Tanks	140−150 −91.1%	270−280 +91.1%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Dota 2	35−40 −308%	147 +308%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	75−80 −168%	200−210 +168%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	30−35 −319%	130−140 +319%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Fortnite

55−60
−324%

250−260

+324%

4K
High Preset

Grand Theft Auto V	20−22 −310%	82 +310%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	20−22 −310%	82 +310%

4K
Ultra Preset

Dota 2	20−22 −475%	115 +475%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	30−33 −333%	130−140 +333%

4K
Epic Preset

Fortnite

10−12

−309%

45−50
+309%

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2	95−100 +0%	95−100 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	79 +0%	79 +0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	110−120 +0%	110−120 +0%
Counter-Strike 2	97 +0%	97 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	77 +0%	77 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	226 +0%	226 +0%
Forza Horizon 5	124 +0%	124 +0%
Metro Exodus	120 +0%	120 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	85−90 +0%	85−90 +0%
Valorant	180−190 +0%	180−190 +0%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	110−120 +0%	110−120 +0%
Counter-Strike 2	83 +0%	83 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	72 +0%	72 +0%
Far Cry 5	105 +0%	105 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	180 +0%	180 +0%
Forza Horizon 5	96 +0%	96 +0%
Metro Exodus	87 +0%	87 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	85−90 +0%	85−90 +0%
Valorant	180−190 +0%	180−190 +0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	110−120 +0%	110−120 +0%
Counter-Strike 2	72 +0%	72 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	60 +0%	60 +0%
Far Cry 5	100−110 +0%	100−110 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	154 +0%	154 +0%
Forza Horizon 5	79 +0%	79 +0%
Valorant	180−190 +0%	180−190 +0%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2	81 +0%	81 +0%
Grand Theft Auto V	81 +0%	81 +0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	170−180 +0%	170−180 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	45−50 +0%	45−50 +0%
World of Tanks	280−290 +0%	280−290 +0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	75−80 +0%	75−80 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	37 +0%	37 +0%
Far Cry 5	140−150 +0%	140−150 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	115 +0%	115 +0%
Forza Horizon 5	62 +0%	62 +0%
Metro Exodus	89 +0%	89 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	80−85 +0%	80−85 +0%
Valorant	140−150 +0%	140−150 +0%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	21−24 +0%	21−24 +0%
Dota 2	82 +0%	82 +0%
Metro Exodus	32 +0%	32 +0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	140−150 +0%	140−150 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	30−33 +0%	30−33 +0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	50−55 +0%	50−55 +0%
Counter-Strike 2	9 +0%	9 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	17 +0%	17 +0%
Far Cry 5	65−70 +0%	65−70 +0%
Fortnite	65−70 +0%	65−70 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	67 +0%	67 +0%
Forza Horizon 5	36 +0%	36 +0%
Valorant	75−80 +0%	75−80 +0%

This is how RX Vega M GL and RTX 3060 compete in popular games:

RTX 3060 is 344% faster in 1080p
RTX 3060 is 344% faster in 1440p
RTX 3060 is 380% faster in 4K

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

in Dota 2, with 4K resolution and the Ultra Preset, the RTX 3060 is 475% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

RTX 3060 is ahead in 11 tests (17%)
there's a draw in 52 tests (83%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	9.74	42.63
Recency	1 February 2018	12 January 2021
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	12 GB
Chip lithography	14 nm	8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	170 Watt

RX Vega M GL has 161.5% lower power consumption.

RTX 3060, on the other hand, has a 337.7% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 2 years, a 200% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 75% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce RTX 3060 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon RX Vega M GL in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon RX Vega M GL is a notebook card while GeForce RTX 3060 is a desktop one.

Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.