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Palit GeForce RTX 3060 Dual
Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX Vega 56

Palit GeForce RTX 3060 Dual vs Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX Vega 56. Specifications, performance, tests

Overall score
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Released
Q1/2021
Palit GeForce RTX 3060 Dual
Palit GeForce RTX 3060 Dual
Released
Q3/2017
Overall score
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Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX Vega 56
Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX Vega 56

What's the best choice Palit GeForce RTX 3060 Dual or Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX Vega 56? Which graphics card is faster?

We have prepared a comparison to help you choose the best graphics card. Compare their specifications and benchmarks.

Palit GeForce RTX 3060 Dual has a maximum frequency of 1.320 GHz. Memory size 12 GB. Memory type GDDR6. Released in Q1/2021.

Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX Vega 56 has a maximum frequency of 1.208 GHz+ 4 %. Memory size 8 GB. Memory type HBM2. Released in Q3/2017.

Differences

  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    1513 left arrow score
  • Higher clock speed

    Around 8% better clock speed

    1.320 GHz left arrow 1.208 GHz+ 4 %
  • More memory

    33% more memory

    12 GB left arrow 8 GB

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Palit GeForce RTX 3060 Dual GPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • FP32 Performance (Single-precision TFLOPS)
    991 place
  • Battlefield 5
    1551 place
  • Shadow of the Tomb Raider
    1182 place
  • Crypto-Mining Ethereum Hashrate (MH/s)
    1844 place
  • Crypto-Mining Ergo Hashrate (MH/s)
    969 place
  • Crypto-Mining Ravencoin Hashrate (MH/s)
    1444 place
  • 3DMark Benchmark
    1582 place
  • Crypto-Mining Vertcoin Hashrate (MH/s)
    1764 place
  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    1327 left arrow score

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX Vega 56 GPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • FP32 Performance (Single-precision TFLOPS)
    1268 place
  • Battlefield 5
    1573 place
  • Shadow of the Tomb Raider
    1934 place
  • Crypto-Mining Ethereum Hashrate (MH/s)
    944 place
  • Crypto-Mining Ergo Hashrate (MH/s)
    266 place
  • Crypto-Mining Ravencoin Hashrate (MH/s)
    1514 place
  • 3DMark Benchmark
    2120 place
  • Crypto-Mining Vertcoin Hashrate (MH/s)
    643 place

Specifications

Technical data
Palit GeForce RTX 3060 Dual Palit GeForce RTX 3060 Dual
Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX Vega 56 Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX Vega 56
General info

Comparison of basic technical data of graphics cards Palit GeForce RTX 3060 Dual and Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX Vega 56, chip, information processing units.

  • Based on
    NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 left arrow AMD RX Vega 56
  • GPU Chip
    GA106-300-A1 left arrow Vega 10 XL
  • Execution units
    28 left arrow 56
  • Shader
    3584 left arrow 3584
  • Render Output Units
    64 left arrow 64
  • Texture Units
    112 left arrow 256
Memory settings

Comparison of the amount of memory on board graphics cards. The more the better.

  • Memory Size
    12 GB left arrow 8 GB
  • Memory Type
    GDDR6 left arrow HBM2
  • Memory Speed
    1.875 GHz left arrow 0.8 GHz
  • Memory Bandwith
    360 GB/s left arrow 410 GB/s
  • Memory Interface
    192 bit left arrow 2048 bit
Clock frequency

Let's compare the memory frequency of graphics cards Palit GeForce RTX 3060 Dual and Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX Vega 56. The higher the better.

  • Base Clock
    1.320 GHz left arrow 1.208 GHz+ 4 %
  • Boost Clock
    1.777 GHz left arrow 1.512 GHz+ 3 %
  • Avg (Game) Clock
    left arrow
  • Overclocking
    Yes left arrow Yes
Thermal Management

Connectors, the number of thermal watts emitted in normal mode and at overclocking.

  • TDP
    170 W left arrow 280 W+ 33 %
  • TDP (up)
    170 W left arrow --
  • Tjunction max
    -- left arrow --
  • PCIe-Power
    1 x 8-Pin left arrow 2 x 8-Pin
Cooler & Fans type

Types and sizes of coolers for graphics card cooling system Palit GeForce RTX 3060 Dual and Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX Vega 56.

  • Fan-Type
    Axial left arrow Axial
  • Cooler-Type
    Air cooling left arrow Air cooling
  • Fan 1
    2 x 90 mm left arrow 2 x 100 mm
  • Noise (Idle)
    0 dB / Silent left arrow --
  • Fan 2
    -- left arrow --
  • Noise (Load)
    36 dB left arrow --
Interfaces

Connectivity and connections.

  • Max. Displays
    4 left arrow 4
  • HDCP-Version
    2.3 left arrow --
  • HDMI Ports
    1x HDMI v2.1 left arrow 1x HDMI v2.0b
  • DP Ports
    3x DP v1.4a left arrow 3x DP v1.4
  • DVI Ports
    -- left arrow --
  • VGA Ports
    -- left arrow --
  • USB-C Ports
    -- left arrow --
Technical data

Technical data that is used to its full potential in computer games.

  • Max. resolution
    7680x4320 left arrow 7680x4320
  • DirectX
    12_2 left arrow 12_1
  • Raytracing
    Yes left arrow No
  • DLSS / FSR
    Yes left arrow No
  • LED
    Addressable LED left arrow No LED lighting
Supported Video Codecs

Built-in support for video and image compression standards.

  • h264
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VP8
    Decode left arrow Decode
  • h265 / HEVC
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VP9
    Decode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • AV1
    Decode left arrow No
Dimensions

The difference in size, weight and slot of the compared devices

  • Length
    245 mm left arrow 282 mm
  • Height
    119 mm left arrow 125 mm
  • Width
    40 mm left arrow 50 mm
  • Width (Slots)
    2 PCIe-Slots left arrow 3 PCIe-Slots
  • Weight
    -- left arrow --
More information

Comparison of interfaces and release dates for GPU Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX Vega 56 and Palit GeForce RTX 3060 Dual.

  • GPU Interface
    PCIe 4.0 x 16 left arrow PCIe 3.0 x 16
  • Release date
    Q1/2021 left arrow Q3/2017
  • Release price
    439 $ left arrow --
  • Structure size
    8 nm left arrow 14 nm
  • Part-no
    NE63060019K9-190AD left arrow 11276-01-40G
  • Documents
    data sheet left arrow data sheet

Benchmarks

Performance tests GPUs

Based on the results of several popular benchmarks, you can more accurately estimate the performance difference between Palit GeForce RTX 3060 Dual and Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX Vega 56.

Compare synthetic benchmarks and choose the best graphics card for you!

FP32 Performance (Single-precision TFLOPS)
Benchmark FP32 is a 32-bit floating point calculation for the GPU which is required for 3D gaming
12.74
Palit GeForce RTX 3060 Dual
10.84
Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX Vega 56
3DMark Benchmark
3DMark is designed for gamers, overclockers and system builders who want to get the most out of their hardware
8816
Palit GeForce RTX 3060 Dual
6906
Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX Vega 56
Battlefield 5
Battlefield 5 is a realistic game, with a built-in benchmark, very suitable as a test for graphics cards
54 fps (avg)
Palit GeForce RTX 3060 Dual
53 fps (avg)
Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX Vega 56
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
Shadow of the Tomb Raider has a built-in benchmark, based on the Crystal Dynamics Foundation engine
43 fps (avg)
Palit GeForce RTX 3060 Dual
30 fps (avg)
Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX Vega 56
Crypto-Mining Ethereum Hashrate (MH/s)
Ethash is an algorithm for mining Ethereum cryptocurrency that makes the most of the GPU
36 MH/s
Palit GeForce RTX 3060 Dual
47 MH/s
Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX Vega 56
Crypto-Mining Ergo Hashrate (MH/s)
The Autolykos algorithm, on which Ergo cryptocurrency is based, allows not only modern GPUs to be used for mining, but also the past generation of GPUs
108 MH/s
Palit GeForce RTX 3060 Dual
182 MH/s
Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX Vega 56
Crypto-Mining Ravencoin Hashrate (MH/s)
Hashrate mining Ravencoin cryptocurrency on the KawPoW algorithm is fastest on modern video cards
21 MH/s
Palit GeForce RTX 3060 Dual
20 MH/s
Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX Vega 56
Crypto-Mining Vertcoin Hashrate (MH/s)
VertCoin cryptocurrency can be mined on both Nvidia and AMD and is interesting because it mines perfectly on old GPUs like GTX1050, R9 290 and even GTX970
0.4 MH/s
Palit GeForce RTX 3060 Dual
0.75 MH/s
Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX Vega 56
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