GeForce RTX 5090 vs Radeon Pro Vega II Duo

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Aggregate performance score

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

Pro Vega II Duo
2019
32 GB HBM2, 475 Watt
33.26

RTX 5090 outperforms Pro Vega II Duo by a whopping 186% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking1462
Place by popularitynot in top-1009
Cost-effectiveness evaluation7.2311.26
Power efficiency5.1912.28
ArchitectureGCN 5.1 (2018−2022)Blackwell 2.0 (2025)
GPU code nameVega 20GB202
Market segmentWorkstationDesktop
Release date3 June 2019 (5 years ago)30 January 2025 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$4,399 $1,999

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

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

RTX 5090 has 56% better value for money than Pro Vega II Duo.

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 cores4096 ×221760
Core clock speed1400 MHz2017 MHz
Boost clock speed1720 MHz2407 MHz
Number of transistors13,230 million92,200 million
Manufacturing process technology7 nm5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)475 Watt575 Watt
Texture fill rate440.3 ×21,637
Floating-point processing power14.09 TFLOPS ×2104.8 TFLOPS
ROPs64 ×2176
TMUs256 ×2680
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).

InterfaceApple MPXPCIe 5.0 x16
Lengthno data304 mm
WidthQuad-slot2-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 amount32 GB ×232 GB
Memory bus width4096 Bit ×2512 Bit
Memory clock speed1000 MHz1750 MHz
Memory bandwidth1.02 TB/s ×21.79 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 Connectors1x HDMI 2.0b, 4x Thunderbolt1x 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 Model6.76.8
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL2.13.0
Vulkan1.31.4
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 II Duo 33.26
RTX 5090 95.19
+186%

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 II Duo 14018
RTX 5090 40206
+187%

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 HD80−85
−195%
236
+195%
1440p65−70
−208%
200
+208%
4K50−55
−214%
157
+214%

Cost per frame, $

1080p54.99
−549%
8.47
+549%
1440p67.68
−577%
10.00
+577%
4K87.98
−591%
12.73
+591%
  • RTX 5090 has 549% lower cost per frame in 1080p
  • RTX 5090 has 577% lower cost per frame in 1440p
  • RTX 5090 has 591% lower cost per frame in 4K

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 170−180
+0%
170−180
+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 5 250−260
+0%
250−260
+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 170−180
+0%
170−180
+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 5 250−260
+0%
250−260
+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 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
Metro Exodus 69
+0%
69
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 450−500
+0%
450−500
+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 5 309
+0%
309
+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 5 304
+0%
304
+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 5 231
+0%
231
+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 II Duo and RTX 5090 compete in popular games:

  • RTX 5090 is 195% faster in 1080p
  • RTX 5090 is 208% faster in 1440p
  • RTX 5090 is 214% faster in 4K

All in all, in popular games:

  • there's a draw in 63 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 33.26 95.19
Recency 3 June 2019 30 January 2025
Chip lithography 7 nm 5 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 475 Watt 575 Watt

Pro Vega II Duo has 21.1% lower power consumption.

RTX 5090, on the other hand, has a 186.2% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 5 years, and a 40% more advanced lithography process.

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

Be aware that Radeon Pro Vega II Duo is a workstation graphics card while GeForce RTX 5090 is a desktop one.

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