GeForce RTX 5090 D V2 vs Radeon RX Vega 5

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon RX Vega 5 with GeForce RTX 5090 D V2, including specs and performance data.

RX Vega 5
2020
15 Watt
4.03

5090 D V2 outperforms 5 by a whopping 1319% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking70942
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data13.60
Power efficiency21.648.01
ArchitectureVega (2017−2020)Blackwell 2.0 (2025)
GPU code nameVegaGB202
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release date7 January 2020 (5 years ago)15 August 2025 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$2,299

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

The higher the ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices.

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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 cores32021760
Core clock speedno data2017 MHz
Boost clock speed1400 MHz2407 MHz
Number of transistorsno data92,200 million
Manufacturing process technology7 nm5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)15 Watt575 Watt
Texture fill rateno data1,636.8
Floating-point processing powerno data104.8 TFLOPS
ROPsno data176
TMUsno data680
Tensor Coresno data680
Ray Tracing Coresno data170
L1 Cacheno data21.3 MB
L2 Cacheno data96 MB

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).

Interfaceno dataPCIe 5.0 x16
Lengthno data304 mm
Widthno data2-slot
Supplementary power connectorsno data1x 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 typeno dataGDDR7
Maximum RAM amountno data24 GB
Memory bus widthno data384 Bit
Memory clock speedno data1750 MHz
Memory bandwidthno data1.34 TB/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 Connectorsno data1x HDMI 2.1b, 3x DisplayPort 2.1b
HDMI-+

API and SDK support

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

DirectX12_112 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Modelno data6.8
OpenGLno data4.6
OpenCLno data3.0
Vulkan-1.4
CUDA-12.0
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 HD19
−1268%
260−270
+1268%

Cost per frame, $

1080pno data8.84

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low

Counter-Strike 2 43
−1295%
600−650
+1295%
Cyberpunk 2077 9
−1233%
120−130
+1233%
Hogwarts Legacy 11
−1264%
150−160
+1264%

Full HD
Medium

Battlefield 5 22
−1264%
300−310
+1264%
Counter-Strike 2 29
−1279%
400−450
+1279%
Cyberpunk 2077 9−10
−1233%
120−130
+1233%
Far Cry 5 15
−1300%
210−220
+1300%
Fortnite 52
−1246%
700−750
+1246%
Forza Horizon 4 20−22
−1300%
280−290
+1300%
Forza Horizon 5 17
−1312%
240−250
+1312%
Hogwarts Legacy 8
−1275%
110−120
+1275%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 16−18
−1312%
240−250
+1312%
Valorant 55−60
−1304%
800−850
+1304%

Full HD
High

Battlefield 5 18
−1289%
250−260
+1289%
Counter-Strike 2 7
−1257%
95−100
+1257%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 50
−1300%
700−750
+1300%
Cyberpunk 2077 9−10
−1233%
120−130
+1233%
Dota 2 39
−1310%
550−600
+1310%
Far Cry 5 12
−1317%
170−180
+1317%
Fortnite 21
−1281%
290−300
+1281%
Forza Horizon 4 20−22
−1300%
280−290
+1300%
Forza Horizon 5 15
−1300%
210−220
+1300%
Grand Theft Auto V 13
−1285%
180−190
+1285%
Hogwarts Legacy 10−11
−1300%
140−150
+1300%
Metro Exodus 4
−1275%
55−60
+1275%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 16−18
−1312%
240−250
+1312%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 14
−1257%
190−200
+1257%
Valorant 55−60
−1304%
800−850
+1304%

Full HD
Ultra

Battlefield 5 16
−1275%
220−230
+1275%
Cyberpunk 2077 9−10
−1233%
120−130
+1233%
Dota 2 37
−1251%
500−550
+1251%
Far Cry 5 12−14
−1285%
180−190
+1285%
Forza Horizon 4 20−22
−1300%
280−290
+1300%
Hogwarts Legacy 10−11
−1300%
140−150
+1300%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 16−18
−1312%
240−250
+1312%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 9
−1233%
120−130
+1233%
Valorant 55−60
−1304%
800−850
+1304%

Full HD
Epic

Fortnite 12
−1317%
170−180
+1317%

1440p
High

Counter-Strike 2 9−10
−1233%
120−130
+1233%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 30−35
−1264%
450−500
+1264%
Grand Theft Auto V 4−5
−1275%
55−60
+1275%
Metro Exodus 3−4
−1233%
40−45
+1233%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 30−35
−1264%
450−500
+1264%
Valorant 45−50
−1313%
650−700
+1313%

1440p
Ultra

Battlefield 5 2−3
−1250%
27−30
+1250%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−1233%
40−45
+1233%
Far Cry 5 8−9
−1275%
110−120
+1275%
Forza Horizon 4 10−11
−1300%
140−150
+1300%
Hogwarts Legacy 4−5
−1275%
55−60
+1275%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 6−7
−1317%
85−90
+1317%

1440p
Epic

Fortnite 8−9
−1275%
110−120
+1275%

4K
High

Grand Theft Auto V 16−18
−1275%
220−230
+1275%
Valorant 21−24
−1281%
290−300
+1281%

4K
Ultra

Battlefield 5 1−2
−1300%
14−16
+1300%
Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
−1300%
14−16
+1300%
Dota 2 14−16
−1257%
190−200
+1257%
Far Cry 5 3−4
−1233%
40−45
+1233%
Forza Horizon 4 5−6
−1300%
70−75
+1300%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 5−6
−1300%
70−75
+1300%

4K
Epic

Fortnite 5−6
−1300%
70−75
+1300%

This is how RX Vega 5 and RTX 5090 D V2 compete in popular games:

  • RTX 5090 D V2 is 1268% faster in 1080p

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 4.03 57.18
Recency 7 January 2020 15 August 2025
Chip lithography 7 nm 5 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 15 Watt 575 Watt

RX Vega 5 has 3733.3% lower power consumption.

RTX 5090 D V2, on the other hand, has a 1318.9% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 5 years, and a 40% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce RTX 5090 D V2 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 5090 D V2 is a desktop one.

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