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

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 AMD RX Vega 56
• Execution Units
  28 56
• GPU Chip
  GA106-300-A1 Vega 10 XL
• Render Output Units
  64 64
• Shader
  3584 3584
• Texture Units
  112 256

Video memory capacity, type, bus width and bandwidth describe different properties. These values alone do not determine graphics performance.

• Memory Bandwidth
  360 GB/s 410 GB/s
• Memory Bus
  192 bit 2048 bit
• Memory Size
  12 GB 8 GB
• Memory Speed (legacy frequency label)
  1875 MHz 800 MHz
• Memory Type
  GDDR6 HBM2

Published GPU clock frequencies describe different operating modes. Clock speed alone does not determine graphics performance.

• Base Clock
  1320 MHz 1208 MHz + 4%
• Boost Clock
  1777 MHz 1512 MHz + 3%
• Game Clock
  - -
• Overclocking
  Yes Yes

Graphics card power limits and recommended system power supply describe different specifications.

• Maximum Junction Temperature
  - -
• TDP
  170 W 280 W+ 33 %
• TDP (up)
  170 W -

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

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

Connectivity and connections.

• DisplayPort Ports
  3 × DisplayPort 1.4a 3 × DisplayPort 1.4
• DVI Ports
  - -
• HDCP Version
  2.3 -
• HDMI Ports
  1 × HDMI 2.1 1 × HDMI 2.0b
• Max. Displays
  4 4
• PCIe Interface
  PCIe 4.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
• Power Connectors
  1 x 8-Pin 2 x 8-Pin
• USB-C Ports
  - -
• VGA Ports
  - -

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

• DirectX
  12_2 12_1
• DLSS / FSR
  Yes No
• LED
  Addressable LED No LED lighting
• Max. resolution
  7680 × 4320 7680 × 4320
• Raytracing
  Yes No

Built-in support for video and image compression standards.

• AV1
  Decode No
• h264
  Decode / Encode Decode / Encode
• h265 / HEVC
  Decode / Encode Decode / Encode
• VP8
  Decode Decode
• VP9
  Decode Decode / Encode

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

• Height
  119 mm 125 mm
• Length
  245 mm 282 mm
• Slot Size
  2 PCIe-Slots 3 PCIe-Slots
• Weight
  - -
• Width
  40 mm 50 mm

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

• Documents
  data sheet data sheet
• Launch Price (historical)
  439 $ -
• Part Number
  NE63060019K9-190AD 11276-01-40G
• Process Technology
  8 nm 14 nm
• Release date
  Q1/2021 Q3/2017