Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 vs AMD Radeon Pro Vega 64X
Price now
366$
Games supported
98%
- Interface PCIe 3.0 x16
- Core clock speed 1250 MHz
- Max video memory 16 GB
- Memory type HBM2
- Memory clock speed 2000 MHz
- Maximum resolution
- Interface PCIe 4.0 x16
- Core clock speed 2235
- Max video memory 24 GB
- Memory type GDDR6X
- Memory clock speed 21000
- Maximum resolution
Price now
1787$
Games supported
100%
General info
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in performance ranking | 88 | 1 |
| Place by popularity | no data | 2 |
| Value for money | 39.17 | 14.51 |
| Architecture | GCN 5.0 (2017−2020) | Ada Lovelace |
| GPU code name | Vega 10 | AD102-300-A1 |
| Market segment | Workstation | Desktop |
| Release date | 19 March 2019 (4 years old) | 20 September 2022 (less than a year old) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $1,599 |
| Current price | $366 | $1787 (1.1x MSRP) |
Value for money
Technical specs
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 | 4096 | 16384 |
| Core clock speed | 1250 MHz | 2235 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1468 MHz | 2520 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 12,500 million | 76,300 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 14 nm | 4 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 250 Watt | 450 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 375.8 | 1,290 |
Size and 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).
| Interface | PCIe 3.0 x16 | PCIe 4.0 x16 |
| Length | no data | 304 mm |
| Width | IGP | 3-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | None | 1x 16-pin |
Memory
Parameters of VRAM installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Integrated GPUs have no dedicated VRAM and use a shared part of system RAM.
| Memory type | HBM2 | GDDR6X |
| Maximum RAM amount | 16 GB | 24 GB |
| Memory bus width | 2048 Bit | 384 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 2000 MHz | 21000 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 512.0 GB/s | 1,008 GB/s |
| Shared memory | no data | - |
Video outputs and ports
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 | No outputs | 1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a |
| HDMI | no data | + |
API support
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 | 6.6 |
| 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.
GeForce RTX 4090 outperforms Radeon Pro Vega 64X by 169% in our combined benchmark results.
Passmark
This is probably the most ubiquitous benchmark, part of Passmark PerformanceTest suite. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various 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.
Benchmark coverage: 24%
GeForce RTX 4090 outperforms Radeon Pro Vega 64X by 169% in Passmark.
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 | no data | 309 |
| 1440p | no data | 234 |
| 4K | no data | 159 |
Advantages and disadvantages
| Performance score | 37.21 | 100.00 |
| Recency | 19 March 2019 | 20 September 2022 |
| Memory bus width | 2048 | 384 |
| Memory bandwidth | 512 | 1 |
| Pipelines / CUDA cores | 4096 | 16384 |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 4 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 250 Watt | 450 Watt |
Based on the results of synthetic and gaming tests, our recommendation leans towards the GeForce RTX 4090 due to its superior performance when compared to the Radeon Pro Vega 64X graphics card.
Be aware that Radeon Pro Vega 64X is a 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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