AMD Radeon RX Vega 56 vs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060
27.2Rasterization26.6
20Ray Tracing22.1
44.6Memoryspec-based39.8
74.9Efficiencyspec-based83.3
39.1Compute37.2
4 spec wins — AMD Radeon RX Vega 567 spec wins — NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060
InnoReviews verdict
This one is close to a dead heat: AMD Radeon RX Vega 56 scores 37.3 against 37.8 for NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060. Pick by the categories that matter to you — NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 edges ahead in Ray Tracing, or by price.
Which would you pick?
Key differences
Reasons to pick the AMD Radeon RX Vega 56
- 967% higher Bus width: 2,048 bit vs 192 bit
- 87% higher Shading units: 3,584 vs 1,920
- 33% higher VRAM: 8 GB vs 6 GB
- 22% higher bandwidth: 410 GB/s vs 336 GB/s
Reasons to pick the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060
- 24% lower TDP: 160 W vs 210 W
- 18% higher Base clock: 1,365 MHz vs 1,156 MHz
- 14% lower process: 12 nm vs 14 nm
- 14% higher Boost clock: 1,680 MHz vs 1,471 MHz
- 11% higher 3DMark Time Spy: 7,563 vs 6,784
- Lower launch price: $349 vs $399
General
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX Vega 56 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 |
|---|---|---|
| Announced | 2017 | 2019 |
| Architecture | Vega (GCN 5) | Turing |
| Process | 14 nm | 12 nm+14% |
| TDP | 210 W | 160 W+24% |
| Power connector | 8-pin + 6-pin | 1x 8-pin |
Cores & Clocks
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX Vega 56 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 |
|---|---|---|
| Shading units | 3,584+87% | 1,920 |
| RT cores | — | 30 |
| Tensor / AI cores | — | 240 |
| Base clock | 1,156 MHz | 1,365 MHz+18% |
| Boost clock | 1,471 MHz | 1,680 MHz+14% |
Memory
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX Vega 56 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 |
|---|---|---|
| VRAM | 8 GB+33% | 6 GB |
| VRAM type | HBM2 | GDDR6 |
| Bus width | 2,048 bit+967% | 192 bit |
| Bandwidth | 410 GB/s+22% | 336 GB/s |
Benchmarks
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX Vega 56 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 |
|---|---|---|
| 3DMark Time Spy | 6,784Bottom 29% | 7,563+11%Bottom 32% |
| 3DMark Speed Way | — | 1,399Bottom 10% |
| PassMark G3D | 12,912Bottom 28% | 14,072+9%Bottom 34% |
| 1080p Ultra | — | 51 fpsBottom 5% |
| 1440p Ultra | — | 35 fpsBottom 5% |
| 4K Ultra | — | 19 fpsBottom 5% |
Features
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX Vega 56 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 |
|---|---|---|
| Upscaling | — | DLSS 4 (no FG) |
Related comparisons
AMD Radeon RX Vega 56vs NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 TiVSAMD Radeon RX Vega 56vs NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 SuperVSAMD Radeon RX Vega 56vs NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080VSAMD Radeon RX Vega 56vs NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 TiVSNVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060vs NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080VSNVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060vs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050VSNVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060vs NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 TiVSNVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060vs NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 SuperVS