GeForce RTX 4090 Mobile vs Radeon Pro Vega 56

Place in performance ranking	162	39
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	3.17	no data
Architecture	Vega (2017−2021)	Ada Lovelace
GPU code name	Vega	GN21-X11
Market segment	Workstation	Laptop
Release date	14 December 2017 (6 years ago)	3 January 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$399	no data
Current price	$4999 (12.5x MSRP)	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

no data

Detailed specifications

General performance parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. These parameters indirectly speak of performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider their benchmark and gaming test results. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores	3584	9728
Core clock speed	1247 MHz	no data
Boost clock speed	1250 MHz	2040 MHz
Number of transistors	12,500 million	45,900 million
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	210 Watt	150 Watt (80 - 150 Watt TGP)
Texture fill rate	280.0	515.3
Floating-point performance	9,677 gflops	no data

Form factor & compatibility

Information on Radeon Pro Vega 56 and GeForce RTX 4090 Mobile compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop video cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility). For notebook video cards it's notebook size, connection slot and bus, if the video card is inserted into a slot instead of being soldered to the notebook motherboard.

Laptop size	no data	large
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	PCIe 4.0 x16
Length	267 mm	no data
Width	IGP	no data
Supplementary power connectors	None	no data

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 type	HBM2	GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount	8 GB	16 GB
Memory bus width	2048 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	786 MHz	20000 MHz
Memory bandwidth	402.4 GB/s	576.0 GB/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 Connectors	1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort	Portable Device Dependent
HDMI	+	no data

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 (12_1)	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	6.4	6.7
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	2.0	3.0
Vulkan	1.1.125	1.3
CUDA	no data	8.9

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark performance comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.

Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance 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 56 31.99

RTX 4090 Mobile 54.62
+70.7%

GeForce RTX 4090 Mobile outperforms Radeon Pro Vega 56 by 71% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 17%

Pro Vega 56 25589

RTX 4090 Mobile 64746
+153%

GeForce RTX 4090 Mobile outperforms Radeon Pro Vega 56 by 153% in 3DMark 11 Performance GPU.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 14%

Pro Vega 56 17797

RTX 4090 Mobile 46191
+160%

GeForce RTX 4090 Mobile outperforms Radeon Pro Vega 56 by 160% in 3DMark Fire Strike Graphics.

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 HD	101 −72.3%	174 +72.3%
1440p	75−80 −78.7%	134 +78.7%
4K	65 −27.7%	83 +27.7%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

50−55

no data

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	55−60	no data
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	55−60	no data
Battlefield 5	100−110	no data
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	65−70	no data
Cyberpunk 2077	50−55	no data
Far Cry 5	70−75	no data
Far Cry New Dawn	80−85	no data
Forza Horizon 4	130−140	no data
Hitman 3	65−70	no data
Horizon Zero Dawn	120−130	no data
Metro Exodus	95−100	no data
Red Dead Redemption 2	80−85	no data
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	110−120	no data
Watch Dogs: Legion	80−85	no data

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	55−60	no data
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	55−60	no data
Battlefield 5	100−110	no data
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	65−70	no data
Cyberpunk 2077	50−55	no data
Far Cry 5	70−75	no data
Far Cry New Dawn	80−85	no data
Forza Horizon 4	130−140	no data
Hitman 3	65−70	no data
Horizon Zero Dawn	120−130	no data
Metro Exodus	95−100	no data
Red Dead Redemption 2	80−85	no data
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	110−120	no data
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	116	no data
Watch Dogs: Legion	80−85	no data

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	55−60	no data
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	55−60	no data
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	65−70	no data
Cyberpunk 2077	50−55	no data
Far Cry 5	70−75	no data
Forza Horizon 4	130−140	no data
Horizon Zero Dawn	120−130	no data
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	110−120	no data
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	64	no data
Watch Dogs: Legion	80−85	no data

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

80−85

no data

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	60−65	no data
Far Cry New Dawn	70−75	no data

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	30−35	no data
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	30−35	no data
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	45−50	no data
Cyberpunk 2077	21−24	no data
Far Cry 5	55−60	no data
Forza Horizon 4	65−70	no data
Hitman 3	40−45	no data
Horizon Zero Dawn	65−70	no data
Metro Exodus	60−65	no data
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	70−75	no data
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	40−45	no data
Watch Dogs: Legion	24−27	no data

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

50−55

no data

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	30−35	no data
Far Cry New Dawn	24−27	no data
Hitman 3	24−27	no data
Horizon Zero Dawn	35−40	no data
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	24−27	no data
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	42	no data

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	20−22	no data
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	18−20	no data
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	18−20	no data
Cyberpunk 2077	9−10	no data
Far Cry 5	18−20	no data
Forza Horizon 4	40−45	no data
Horizon Zero Dawn	35−40	no data
Metro Exodus	30−35	no data
Watch Dogs: Legion	14−16	no data

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

27−30

no data

This is how Pro Vega 56 and RTX 4090 Mobile compete in popular games:

RTX 4090 Mobile is 72% faster in 1080p
RTX 4090 Mobile is 79% faster in 1440p
RTX 4090 Mobile is 28% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	31.99	54.62
Recency	14 December 2017	3 January 2023
Maximum RAM amount	8 GB	16 GB
Chip lithography	14 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	210 Watt	150 Watt