GeForce RTX 5090 vs Radeon Pro Vega 48

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon Pro Vega 48 with GeForce RTX 5090, including specs and performance data.

Pro Vega 48
2019
8 GB HBM2
27.19

RTX 5090 outperforms Pro Vega 48 by a whopping 255% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking2082
Place by popularitynot in top-1009
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data11.26
Power efficiencyno data12.29
ArchitectureGCN 5.0 (2017−2020)Blackwell 2.0 (2025)
GPU code nameVega 10GB202
Market segmentMobile workstationDesktop
Release date19 March 2019 (6 years ago)30 January 2025 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$1,999

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

The higher the performance-to-price ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices for comparison.

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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 cores307221760
Core clock speed1200 MHz2017 MHz
Boost clock speed1300 MHz2407 MHz
Number of transistors12,500 million92,200 million
Manufacturing process technology14 nm5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)no data575 Watt
Texture fill rate249.61,637
Floating-point processing power7.987 TFLOPS104.8 TFLOPS
ROPs64176
TMUs192680
Tensor Coresno data680
Ray Tracing Coresno data170

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).

InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 5.0 x16
Lengthno data304 mm
Widthno data2-slot
Supplementary power connectorsNone1x 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 typeHBM2GDDR7
Maximum RAM amount8 GB32 GB
Memory bus width2048 Bit512 Bit
Memory clock speed786 MHz1750 MHz
Memory bandwidth402.4 GB/s1.79 TB/s
Resizable BAR-+

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 2.1b, 3x DisplayPort 2.1b
HDMI-+

API and SDK compatibility

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

DirectX12 (12_1)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model6.46.8
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL2.03.0
Vulkan1.1.1251.4
CUDA-12.0
DLSS-+

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.

Pro Vega 48 27.19
RTX 5090 96.54
+255%

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 48 11289
RTX 5090 40167
+256%

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 HD65−70
−266%
238
+266%
1440p55−60
−267%
202
+267%
4K40−45
−293%
157
+293%

Cost per frame, $

1080pno data8.40
1440pno data9.90
4Kno data12.73

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2 300−350
+0%
300−350
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 250−260
+0%
250−260
+0%
Hogwarts Legacy 160−170
+0%
160−170
+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5 190−200
+0%
190−200
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 300−350
+0%
300−350
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 250−260
+0%
250−260
+0%
Far Cry 5 210−220
+0%
210−220
+0%
Fortnite 300−350
+0%
300−350
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 300−350
+0%
300−350
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 260−270
+0%
260−270
+0%
Hogwarts Legacy 160−170
+0%
160−170
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
Valorant 650−700
+0%
650−700
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5 190−200
+0%
190−200
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 300−350
+0%
300−350
+0%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 270−280
+0%
270−280
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 250−260
+0%
250−260
+0%
Far Cry 5 210−220
+0%
210−220
+0%
Fortnite 300−350
+0%
300−350
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 300−350
+0%
300−350
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 260−270
+0%
260−270
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
Hogwarts Legacy 160−170
+0%
160−170
+0%
Metro Exodus 69
+0%
69
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 400−450
+0%
400−450
+0%
Valorant 650−700
+0%
650−700
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 190−200
+0%
190−200
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 250−260
+0%
250−260
+0%
Far Cry 5 210−220
+0%
210−220
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 300−350
+0%
300−350
+0%
Hogwarts Legacy 166
+0%
166
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 358
+0%
358
+0%
Valorant 650−700
+0%
650−700
+0%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Fortnite 300−350
+0%
300−350
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 300−350
+0%
300−350
+0%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 500−550
+0%
500−550
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 160−170
+0%
160−170
+0%
Metro Exodus 202
+0%
202
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
Valorant 450−500
+0%
450−500
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 190−200
+0%
190−200
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 150−160
+0%
150−160
+0%
Far Cry 5 200−210
+0%
200−210
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 300−350
+0%
300−350
+0%
Hogwarts Legacy 160
+0%
160
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 327
+0%
327
+0%

1440p
Epic Preset

Fortnite 150−160
+0%
150−160
+0%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 87
+0%
87
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 180−190
+0%
180−190
+0%
Hogwarts Legacy 136
+0%
136
+0%
Metro Exodus 167
+0%
167
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 386
+0%
386
+0%
Valorant 300−350
+0%
300−350
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 130−140
+0%
130−140
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 160−170
+0%
160−170
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 80−85
+0%
80−85
+0%
Far Cry 5 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 300−350
+0%
300−350
+0%
Hogwarts Legacy 102
+0%
102
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 95−100
+0%
95−100
+0%

4K
Epic Preset

Fortnite 75−80
+0%
75−80
+0%

This is how Pro Vega 48 and RTX 5090 compete in popular games:

  • RTX 5090 is 266% faster in 1080p
  • RTX 5090 is 267% faster in 1440p
  • RTX 5090 is 293% faster in 4K

All in all, in popular games:

  • there's a draw in 63 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 27.19 96.54
Recency 19 March 2019 30 January 2025
Maximum RAM amount 8 GB 32 GB
Chip lithography 14 nm 5 nm

RTX 5090 has a 255.1% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 5 years, a 300% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 180% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce RTX 5090 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon Pro Vega 48 in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon Pro Vega 48 is a mobile workstation card while GeForce RTX 5090 is a desktop one.

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AMD Radeon Pro Vega 48
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