GeForce RTX 4090 D vs Radeon RX Vega 5
Aggregate performance score
We've compared Radeon RX Vega 5 with GeForce RTX 4090 D, including specs and performance data.
RTX 4090 D outperforms RX Vega 5 by a whopping 1711% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 699 | 8 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | no data | 25.85 |
| Power efficiency | 21.62 | 13.82 |
| Architecture | Vega (2017−2020) | Ada Lovelace (2022−2024) |
| GPU code name | Vega | AD102 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop |
| Release date | 7 January 2020 (5 years ago) | 28 December 2023 (1 year ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $1,599 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
The higher the performance-to-price ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices for comparison.
Performance to price scatter graph
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 cores | 320 | 14592 |
| Core clock speed | no data | 2280 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1400 MHz | 2520 MHz |
| Number of transistors | no data | 76,300 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 7 nm | 5 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 15 Watt | 425 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | no data | 1,149 |
| Floating-point processing power | no data | 73.54 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | no data | 176 |
| TMUs | no data | 456 |
| Tensor Cores | no data | 456 |
| Ray Tracing Cores | no data | 114 |
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).
| Interface | no data | PCIe 4.0 x16 |
| Length | no data | 304 mm |
| Width | no data | 3-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | no data | 1x 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 type | no data | GDDR6X |
| Maximum RAM amount | no data | 24 GB |
| Memory bus width | no data | 384 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | no data | 1313 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | no data | 1,008 GB/s |
| Shared memory | - | - |
| Resizable BAR | - | + |
Connectivity and outputs
This section shows the types and number of video connectors on each GPU. The data applies specifically to desktop reference models (for example, NVIDIA’s Founders Edition). OEM partners often modify both the number and types of ports. On notebook GPUs, video‐output options are determined by the laptop’s design rather than the graphics chip itself.
| Display Connectors | no data | 1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a |
| HDMI | - | + |
API and SDK compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12_1 | 12 Ultimate (12_2) |
| Shader Model | no data | 6.7 |
| OpenGL | no data | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | no data | 3.0 |
| Vulkan | - | 1.3 |
| CUDA | - | 8.9 |
| DLSS | - | + |
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 | 19
−1479%
| 300−350
+1479%
|
Cost per frame, $
| 1080p | no data | 5.33 |
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 43
−1644%
|
750−800
+1644%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 9
−1678%
|
160−170
+1678%
|
| God of War | 11
−1627%
|
190−200
+1627%
|
Full HD
Medium Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 22
−1491%
|
350−400
+1491%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 29
−1624%
|
500−550
+1624%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 9−10
−1678%
|
160−170
+1678%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 15
−1700%
|
270−280
+1700%
|
| Fortnite | 52
−1631%
|
900−950
+1631%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 20−22
−1650%
|
350−400
+1650%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 17
−1665%
|
300−310
+1665%
|
| God of War | 10−11
−1700%
|
180−190
+1700%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 16−18
−1665%
|
300−310
+1665%
|
| Valorant | 55−60
−1686%
|
1000−1050
+1686%
|
Full HD
High Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 18
−1567%
|
300−310
+1567%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 7
−1614%
|
120−130
+1614%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 50
−1700%
|
900−950
+1700%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 9−10
−1678%
|
160−170
+1678%
|
| Dota 2 | 39
−1695%
|
700−750
+1695%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 12
−1650%
|
210−220
+1650%
|
| Fortnite | 21
−1567%
|
350−400
+1567%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 20−22
−1650%
|
350−400
+1650%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 15
−1700%
|
270−280
+1700%
|
| God of War | 10−11
−1700%
|
180−190
+1700%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 13
−1669%
|
230−240
+1669%
|
| Metro Exodus | 4
−1650%
|
70−75
+1650%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 16−18
−1665%
|
300−310
+1665%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 14
−1686%
|
250−260
+1686%
|
| Valorant | 55−60
−1686%
|
1000−1050
+1686%
|
Full HD
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 16
−1650%
|
280−290
+1650%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 9−10
−1678%
|
160−170
+1678%
|
| Dota 2 | 37
−1657%
|
650−700
+1657%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 12−14
−1669%
|
230−240
+1669%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 20−22
−1650%
|
350−400
+1650%
|
| God of War | 10−11
−1700%
|
180−190
+1700%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 16−18
−1665%
|
300−310
+1665%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 9
−1678%
|
160−170
+1678%
|
| Valorant | 55−60
−1686%
|
1000−1050
+1686%
|
Full HD
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 12
−1650%
|
210−220
+1650%
|
1440p
High Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 8−9
−1650%
|
140−150
+1650%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 30−35
−1567%
|
550−600
+1567%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 4−5
−1650%
|
70−75
+1650%
|
| Metro Exodus | 3−4
−1567%
|
50−55
+1567%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 30−35
−1567%
|
550−600
+1567%
|
| Valorant | 45−50
−1639%
|
800−850
+1639%
|
1440p
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 2−3
−1650%
|
35−40
+1650%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 3−4
−1567%
|
50−55
+1567%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 8−9
−1650%
|
140−150
+1650%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 10−11
−1700%
|
180−190
+1700%
|
| God of War | 3−4
−1567%
|
50−55
+1567%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 5−6
−1700%
|
90−95
+1700%
|
1440p
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 8−9
−1650%
|
140−150
+1650%
|
4K
High Preset
| Grand Theft Auto V | 16−18
−1650%
|
280−290
+1650%
|
| Valorant | 21−24
−1567%
|
350−400
+1567%
|
4K
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 1−2
−1700%
|
18−20
+1700%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 1−2
−1700%
|
18−20
+1700%
|
| Dota 2 | 14−16
−1686%
|
250−260
+1686%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 3−4
−1567%
|
50−55
+1567%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 6−7
−1567%
|
100−105
+1567%
|
| God of War | 3−4
−1567%
|
50−55
+1567%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 5−6
−1700%
|
90−95
+1700%
|
4K
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 5−6
−1700%
|
90−95
+1700%
|
This is how RX Vega 5 and RTX 4090 D compete in popular games:
- RTX 4090 D is 1479% faster in 1080p
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 4.25 | 76.98 |
| Recency | 7 January 2020 | 28 December 2023 |
| Chip lithography | 7 nm | 5 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 15 Watt | 425 Watt |
RX Vega 5 has 2733.3% lower power consumption.
RTX 4090 D, on the other hand, has a 1711.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 3 years, and a 40% more advanced lithography process.
The GeForce RTX 4090 D is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon RX Vega 5 in performance tests.
Be aware that Radeon RX Vega 5 is a notebook graphics card while GeForce RTX 4090 D is a desktop one.
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