GeForce RTX 4090 D vs Radeon RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 4000/5000)

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Aggregate performance score

RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 4000/5000)
2020
15 Watt
6.26

GeForce RTX 4090 D outperforms Radeon RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 4000/5000) by a whopping 1438% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in performance ranking5472
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data9.15
ArchitectureVega (2017−2021)Ada Lovelace
GPU code nameVega RenoirAD102
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release date7 January 2020 (4 years ago)28 December 2023 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$1,599
Current priceno data$2537 (1.6x MSRP)

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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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 cores38414592
Core clock speed400 MHzno data
Boost clock speed1500 MHz2520 MHz
Number of transistorsno data76,300 million
Manufacturing process technology7 nm5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)15 Watt425 Watt
Texture fill rateno data1,149

Form factor & compatibility

Information on Radeon RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 4000/5000) and GeForce RTX 4090 D 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.

Interfaceno dataPCIe 4.0 x16
Lengthno data304 mm
Widthno data3-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 dataGDDR6X
Maximum RAM amountno data24 GB
Memory bus widthno data384 Bit
Memory clock speedno data21 GB/s
Memory bandwidthno data1,008 GB/s
Shared memory+no data

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 Connectorsno data1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a
HDMIno data+

API compatibility

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

DirectX12_112 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Modelno data6.7
OpenGLno data4.6
OpenCLno data3.0
Vulkanno data1.3
CUDAno data8.9

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 HD20
−1400%
300−350
+1400%
1440p28
−1329%
400−450
+1329%
4K17
−1429%
260−270
+1429%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 0−1 11

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 1−2
−1500%
16
+1500%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 0−1 7−8
Battlefield 5 1−2
−1600%
16−18
+1600%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 0−1 14
Cyberpunk 2077 0−1 9
Far Cry 5 0−1 14−16
Far Cry New Dawn 1−2
−1700%
18−20
+1700%
Forza Horizon 4 1−2
−2900%
30−33
+2900%
Hitman 3 0−1 11
Horizon Zero Dawn 1−2
−2400%
25
+2400%
Metro Exodus 1−2
−2200%
23
+2200%
Red Dead Redemption 2 1−2
−2100%
22
+2100%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 1−2
−2500%
26
+2500%
Watch Dogs: Legion 0−1 14

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 0−1 13
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 0−1 7−8
Battlefield 5 1−2
−1600%
16−18
+1600%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 0−1 12
Cyberpunk 2077 0−1 6
Far Cry 5 0−1 14−16
Far Cry New Dawn 1−2
−1700%
18−20
+1700%
Forza Horizon 4 1−2
−2900%
30−33
+2900%
Hitman 3 0−1 12−14
Horizon Zero Dawn 4−5
−1725%
73
+1725%
Metro Exodus 0−1 9
Red Dead Redemption 2 1−2
−1600%
17
+1600%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 1−2
−2000%
21
+2000%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 1−2
−1500%
16
+1500%
Watch Dogs: Legion 3−4
−1567%
50
+1567%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 0−1 12−14
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 0−1 7−8
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 0−1 12−14
Cyberpunk 2077 0−1 10−11
Far Cry 5 0−1 14−16
Forza Horizon 4 1−2
−2900%
30−33
+2900%
Horizon Zero Dawn 1−2
−1600%
17
+1600%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 1−2
−1700%
18
+1700%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 0−1 11
Watch Dogs: Legion 1−2
−2500%
24−27
+2500%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 0−1 14

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 0−1 12−14
Far Cry New Dawn 0−1 9−10

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 0−1 6−7
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 0−1 1−2
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 0−1 8−9
Cyberpunk 2077 0−1 3−4
Far Cry 5 0−1 10−11
Forza Horizon 4 0−1 10−12
Hitman 3 0−1 10−11
Horizon Zero Dawn 0−1 14−16
Metro Exodus 0−1 6−7
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 0−1 2−3
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 0−1 5−6
Watch Dogs: Legion 0−1 3−4

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 0−1 10−12

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 0−1 5−6
Far Cry New Dawn 0−1 4−5
Hitman 3 0−1 2−3
Horizon Zero Dawn 0−1 6−7
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 0−1 2−3
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 0−1 3−4

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 0−1 4−5
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 0−1 2−3
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 0−1 3−4
Cyberpunk 2077 0−1 0−1
Far Cry 5 0−1 3−4
Forza Horizon 4 0−1 6−7
Horizon Zero Dawn 0−1 6−7
Metro Exodus 0−1 7−8
Watch Dogs: Legion 0−1 2−3

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 0−1 7−8

This is how RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 4000/5000) and RTX 4090 D compete in popular games:

  • RTX 4090 D is 1400% faster in 1080p
  • RTX 4090 D is 1329% faster in 1440p
  • RTX 4090 D is 1429% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 6.26 96.27
Recency 7 January 2020 28 December 2023
Chip lithography 7 nm 5 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 15 Watt 425 Watt

The GeForce RTX 4090 D is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 4000/5000) in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 4000/5000) is a notebook card while GeForce RTX 4090 D is a desktop one.


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