GeForce RTX 4090 vs Radeon Pro Vega 20

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon Pro Vega 20 with GeForce RTX 4090, including specs and performance data.

Pro Vega 20
2018
4 GB HBM2, 100 Watt
13.73

RTX 4090 outperforms Pro Vega 20 by a whopping 628% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

Place in the ranking3731
Place by popularitynot in top-1005
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data18.80
Power efficiency9.8115.87
ArchitectureGCN 5.0 (2017−2020)Ada Lovelace (2022−2024)
GPU code nameVega 12AD102
Market segmentMobile workstationDesktop
Release date14 November 2018 (5 years ago)20 September 2022 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$1,599

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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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 cores128016384
Core clock speed815 MHz2235 MHz
Boost clock speed1283 MHz2520 MHz
Number of transistorsno data76,300 million
Manufacturing process technology14 nm5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)100 Watt450 Watt
Texture fill rate102.61,290
Floating-point processing power3.284 TFLOPS82.58 TFLOPS
ROPs32176
TMUs80512
Tensor Coresno data512
Ray Tracing Coresno data128

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).

Laptop sizelargeno data
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 4.0 x16
Lengthno data304 mm
Widthno data3-slot
Supplementary power connectors1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin1x 16-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 typeHBM2GDDR6X
Maximum RAM amount4 GB24 GB
Memory bus width1024 Bit384 Bit
Memory clock speed740 MHz1313 MHz
Memory bandwidth189.4 GB/s1.01 TB/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 ConnectorsNo outputs1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a
HDMI-+

API compatibility

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX12 (12_1)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model6.36.8
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL2.03.0
Vulkan1.2.1311.3
CUDA-8.9

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.

Pro Vega 20 13.73
RTX 4090 100.00
+628%

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.

Pro Vega 20 5299
RTX 4090 38588
+628%

3DMark 11 Performance GPU

3DMark 11 is an obsolete DirectX 11 benchmark by Futuremark. It used four tests based on two scenes, one being few submarines exploring the submerged wreck of a sunken ship, the other is an abandoned temple deep in the jungle. All the tests are heavy with volumetric lighting and tessellation, and despite being done in 1280x720 resolution, are relatively taxing. Discontinued in January 2020, 3DMark 11 is now superseded by Time Spy.

Pro Vega 20 12289
RTX 4090 104598
+751%

3DMark Vantage Performance

3DMark Vantage is an outdated DirectX 10 benchmark using 1280x1024 screen resolution. It taxes the graphics card with two scenes, one depicting a girl escaping some militarized base located within a sea cave, the other displaying a space fleet attack on a defenseless planet. It was discontinued in April 2017, and Time Spy benchmark is now recommended to be used instead.

Pro Vega 20 33590
RTX 4090 137609
+310%

3DMark Fire Strike Graphics

Fire Strike is a DirectX 11 benchmark for gaming PCs. It features two separate tests displaying a fight between a humanoid and a fiery creature made of lava. Using 1920x1080 resolution, Fire Strike shows off some realistic graphics and is quite taxing on hardware.

Pro Vega 20 9044
RTX 4090 73447
+712%

3DMark Cloud Gate GPU

Cloud Gate is an outdated DirectX 11 feature level 10 benchmark that was used for home PCs and basic notebooks. It displays a few scenes of some weird space teleportation device launching spaceships into unknown, using fixed resolution of 1280x720. Just like Ice Storm benchmark, it has been discontinued in January 2020 and replaced by 3DMark Night Raid.

Pro Vega 20 62318
RTX 4090 260357
+318%

3DMark Ice Storm GPU

Ice Storm Graphics is an obsolete benchmark, part of 3DMark suite. Ice Storm was used to measure entry level laptops and Windows-based tablets performance. It utilizes DirectX 11 feature level 9 to display a battle between two space fleets near a frozen planet in 1280x720 resolution. Discontinued in January 2020, it is now superseded by 3DMark Night Raid.

Pro Vega 20 278586
RTX 4090 771257
+177%

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 HD62
−332%
268
+332%
1440p27−30
−663%
206
+663%
4K41
−254%
145
+254%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 21−24
−971%
225
+971%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 30−35
−634%
235
+634%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 21−24
−1205%
287
+1205%
Battlefield 5 40−45
−455%
240−250
+455%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 27−30
−329%
120−130
+329%
Cyberpunk 2077 21−24
−957%
222
+957%
Far Cry 5 30−35
−269%
110−120
+269%
Far Cry New Dawn 51
−294%
200−210
+294%
Forza Horizon 4 90−95
−223%
290−300
+223%
Hitman 3 24−27
−396%
120−130
+396%
Horizon Zero Dawn 70−75
−396%
350−400
+396%
Metro Exodus 45−50
−237%
150−160
+237%
Red Dead Redemption 2 35−40
−226%
120−130
+226%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 76
−508%
450−500
+508%
Watch Dogs: Legion 70−75
−108%
150−160
+108%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 30−35
−534%
200−210
+534%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 21−24
−1027%
248
+1027%
Battlefield 5 40−45
−455%
240−250
+455%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 27−30
−329%
120−130
+329%
Cyberpunk 2077 21−24
−919%
214
+919%
Far Cry 5 30−35
−269%
110−120
+269%
Far Cry New Dawn 46
−337%
200−210
+337%
Forza Horizon 4 90−95
−223%
290−300
+223%
Hitman 3 24−27
−396%
120−130
+396%
Horizon Zero Dawn 70−75
−396%
350−400
+396%
Metro Exodus 45−50
−237%
150−160
+237%
Red Dead Redemption 2 35−40
−226%
120−130
+226%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 45−50
−1118%
548
+1118%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 30−35
−630%
240−250
+630%
Watch Dogs: Legion 70−75
−108%
150−160
+108%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 30−35
−459%
179
+459%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 21−24
−900%
220
+900%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 27−30
−329%
120−130
+329%
Cyberpunk 2077 21−24
−900%
210
+900%
Far Cry 5 30−35
−269%
110−120
+269%
Forza Horizon 4 90−95
−223%
290−300
+223%
Hitman 3 24−27
−396%
120−130
+396%
Horizon Zero Dawn 70−75
−455%
394
+455%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 45−50
−1102%
541
+1102%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 31
−884%
305
+884%
Watch Dogs: Legion 70−75
−107%
153
+107%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 35−40
−226%
120−130
+226%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 27−30
−515%
160−170
+515%
Far Cry New Dawn 21−24
−433%
110−120
+433%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 14−16
−1007%
155
+1007%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 10−11
−1730%
183
+1730%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 14−16
−447%
80−85
+447%
Cyberpunk 2077 7−8
−2100%
154
+2100%
Far Cry 5 16−18
−425%
80−85
+425%
Forza Horizon 4 70−75
−287%
270−280
+287%
Hitman 3 16−18
−712%
130−140
+712%
Horizon Zero Dawn 27−30
−1286%
388
+1286%
Metro Exodus 21−24
−561%
152
+561%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 21−24
−2091%
504
+2091%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 14−16
−1814%
268
+1814%
Watch Dogs: Legion 85−90
−182%
240−250
+182%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 21−24
−486%
120−130
+486%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 12−14
−577%
85−90
+577%
Far Cry New Dawn 10−11
−590%
65−70
+590%
Hitman 3 10−11
−730%
80−85
+730%
Horizon Zero Dawn 65−70
−56.7%
105
+56.7%
Metro Exodus 12−14
−992%
140−150
+992%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 12−14
−2242%
281
+2242%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 8−9
−1400%
120
+1400%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 6−7
−1900%
120
+1900%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 7−8
−643%
50−55
+643%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
−3900%
80
+3900%
Far Cry 5 7−8
−614%
50−55
+614%
Forza Horizon 4 18−20
−1322%
250−260
+1322%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 12−14
−2069%
282
+2069%
Watch Dogs: Legion 5−6
−2240%
117
+2240%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 12−14
−825%
110−120
+825%

This is how Pro Vega 20 and RTX 4090 compete in popular games:

  • RTX 4090 is 332% faster in 1080p
  • RTX 4090 is 663% faster in 1440p
  • RTX 4090 is 254% faster in 4K

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

  • in Cyberpunk 2077, with 4K resolution and the Ultra Preset, the RTX 4090 is 3900% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • Without exception, RTX 4090 surpassed Pro Vega 20 in all 72 of our tests.

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 13.73 100.00
Recency 14 November 2018 20 September 2022
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 24 GB
Chip lithography 14 nm 5 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 100 Watt 450 Watt

Pro Vega 20 has 350% lower power consumption.

RTX 4090, on the other hand, has a 628.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 3 years, a 500% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 180% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce RTX 4090 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon Pro Vega 20 in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon Pro Vega 20 is a mobile workstation card while GeForce RTX 4090 is a desktop one.


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

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