GPU comparison with benchmarksThe Sapphire Nitro+ Radeon RX Vega 56 LE has 3584 shader units and these clock a maximum of 1.57 GHz which results in an FP32 computing power of 11.26 TFLOPS.
The MSI GeForce RTX 3060 GAMING 12G has 3584 shader units and these clock at a maximum of 1.78 GHz and achieve an FP32 computing power of 12.72 TFLOPS. |
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GPUThe Sapphire Nitro+ Radeon RX Vega 56 LE is equipped with a graphics chip of the GCN 5 architecture, which has 56 streaming multiprocessors. The graphics card MSI GeForce RTX 3060 GAMING 12G is based on the Ampere architecture and is equipped with 28 execution units. |
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Sapphire Nitro+ Radeon RX Vega 56 LE | GPU | MSI GeForce RTX 3060 GAMING 12G |
AMD RX Vega 56 | Based on | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 |
Vega 10 XL | GPU Chip | GA106-300-A1 |
GCN 5 | Architecture | Ampere |
56 | Streaming Multiprocessors | 28 |
3584 | Shader | 3584 |
64 | Render Output Units | 48 |
256 | Texture Units | 112 |
0 | Raytracing Cores | 28 |
MemoryThe Sapphire Nitro+ Radeon RX Vega 56 LE is equipped with a 8 GB large HBM2 graphics memory, which is equipped with 0.800 GHz clocks. The MSI GeForce RTX 3060 GAMING 12G has a 12 GB large GDDR6 graphics memory and the memory clock is 1.875GHz. |
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8 GB | Memory Size | 12 GB |
HBM2 | Memory Type | GDDR6 |
0.800 GHz | Memory Clock | 1.875 GHz |
1.6 Gbps | Memory Speed | 15.0 Gbps |
410 GB/s | Memory bandwidth | 360 GB/s |
2048 bit | Memory Interface | 192 bit |
Clock SpeedsThe Sapphire Nitro+ Radeon RX Vega 56 LE has a turbo clock of 1.572 GHz. The turbo frequency of the MSI GeForce RTX 3060 GAMING 12G is 1.777 GHz. |
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1.266 GHz | Base Clock | 1.320 GHz |
1.572 GHz | Boost Clock | 1.777 GHz |
Avg (Game) Clock | ||
Yes | Overclocking | Yes |
Thermal DesignThe Sapphire Nitro+ Radeon RX Vega 56 LE has 2 x 8-Pin connectors through which it is supplied with power. The manufacturer specifies the maximum operating temperature of the graphics card as 100 °C. The MSI GeForce RTX 3060 GAMING 12G is equipped with a 1 x 6-Pin, 1 x 8-Pin PCIe power connector that supplies it with power. The maximum operating temperature of the card is 93 °C. |
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325 W | TDP | 170 W |
-- | TDP (up) | -- |
100 °C | Tjunction max | 93 °C |
2 x 8-Pin | PCIe-Power | 1 x 6-Pin, 1 x 8-Pin |
Cooler & FansThe graphics processor and graphics memory of the Sapphire Nitro+ Radeon RX Vega 56 LE are cooled with a Air cooling. The MSI GeForce RTX 3060 GAMING 12G is cooled by a Air cooling. |
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Axial | Fan-Type | Axial |
2 x 92 mm | Fan 1 | 2 x 100 mm |
1 x 80 mm | Fan 2 | -- |
Air cooling | Cooler-Type | Air cooling |
dB | Noise (Idle) | 0 dB |
-- | Noise (Load) | 36 dB |
ConnectivityThe Sapphire Nitro+ Radeon RX Vega 56 LE supports the downward compatible copy protection HDCP in version --. The MSI GeForce RTX 3060 GAMING 12G supports HDCP in version 2.3 and all previous versions. |
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4 | Max. Displays | 4 |
-- | HDCP-Version | 2.3 |
2x HDMI v2.0b | HDMI Ports | 1x HDMI v2.1 |
2x DP v1.4 | DP Ports | 3x DP v1.4a |
-- | DVI Ports | -- |
-- | VGA Ports | -- |
-- | USB-C Ports | -- |
FeaturesetThe Sapphire Nitro+ Radeon RX Vega 56 LE supports the DirectX standard from Microsoft in version 12_1. The MSI GeForce RTX 3060 GAMING 12G supports Microsoft's DirectX version 12_2 (Ultimate). |
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7680x4320 | Max. resolution | 7680x4320 |
12_1 | DirectX | 12_2 (Ultimate) |
No | Raytracing | Yes |
Yes | DLSS / FSR | Yes |
Addressable LED | LED | MSI Mystic Light |
Supported Video CodecsThis area lists which video codecs can be decoded or encoded by the graphics cards in hardware. As a result, the power consumption can be reduced due to a lower processor load. |
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Decode / Encode | h264 | Decode / Encode |
Decode / Encode | h265 / HEVC | Decode / Encode |
No | AV1 | Decode |
Decode | VP8 | Decode |
Decode / Encode | VP9 | Decode |
DimensionsThe Sapphire Nitro+ Radeon RX Vega 56 LE is 54 mm wide and therefore needs the space of 3 PCIe-Slots in the case. The width of the MSI GeForce RTX 3060 GAMING 12G is 54 mm and thus requires the space of 3 PCIe-Slots in the PC case. |
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310 mm | Length | 276 mm |
133 mm | Height | 131 mm |
54 mm | Width | 51 mm |
3 PCIe-Slots | Width (Slots) | 3 PCIe-Slots |
-- | Weight | 996 g |
PCIe 3.0 x 16 | GPU Interface | PCIe 4.0 x 16 |
Additional dataManufactured using the 14 nanometer process, Sapphire Nitro+ Radeon RX Vega 56 LE was released in Q3/2017. The MSI GeForce RTX 3060 GAMING 12G published in Q1/2021 is manufactured with a structure width of 8 nanometers. |
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11276-00-40G | Part-no | -- |
Q3/2017 | Release date | Q1/2021 |
399 $ (Reference) | Launch Price | 439 $ |
14 nm | Structure size | 8 nm |
data sheet | Documents | data sheet |
Sapphire Nitro+ Radeon RX Vega 56 LE
8 GB HBM2 |
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MSI GeForce RTX 3060 GAMING 12G
12 GB GDDR6 |
MSI GeForce RTX 3060 GAMING 12G
12 GB GDDR6 |
MSI GeForce RTX 3060 GAMING 12G
12 GB GDDR6 |
MSI GeForce RTX 3060 GAMING 12G
12 GB GDDR6 |
MSI GeForce RTX 3060 GAMING 12G
12 GB GDDR6 |
MSI GeForce RTX 3060 GAMING 12G
12 GB GDDR6 |
MSI GeForce RTX 3060 GAMING 12G
12 GB GDDR6 |
MSI GeForce RTX 3060 GAMING 12G
12 GB GDDR6 |
MSI GeForce RTX 3060 GAMING 12G
12 GB GDDR6 |
Sapphire Nitro+ Radeon RX Vega 56 LE
8 GB HBM2 |
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MSI GeForce RTX 3060 GAMING 12G
12 GB GDDR6 |
Sapphire Nitro+ Radeon RX Vega 56 LE
8 GB HBM2 |
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MSI GeForce RTX 3060 GAMING 12G
12 GB GDDR6 |
Sapphire Nitro+ Radeon RX Vega 56 LE
8 GB HBM2 |
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MSI GeForce RTX 3060 GAMING 12G
12 GB GDDR6 |
Sapphire Nitro+ Radeon RX Vega 56 LE
8 GB HBM2 |
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MSI GeForce RTX 3060 GAMING 12G
12 GB GDDR6 |
Sapphire Nitro+ Radeon RX Vega 56 LE
8 GB HBM2 |
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MSI GeForce RTX 3060 GAMING 12G
12 GB GDDR6 |
Sapphire Nitro+ Radeon RX Vega 56 LE
8 GB HBM2 |
Sapphire Nitro+ Radeon RX Vega 56 LE
8 GB HBM2 |
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MSI GeForce RTX 3060 GAMING 12G
12 GB GDDR6 |