Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 vs AMD Radeon RX Vega M GL
Combined performance score
GeForce RTX 4090 outperforms Radeon RX Vega M GL by 972% in our combined benchmark results.
General info
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
Place in performance ranking | 435 | 1 |
Place by popularity | not in top-100 | 7 |
Value for money | 2.60 | 10.69 |
Architecture | GCN 4.0 (2016−2020) | Ada Lovelace |
GPU code name | Polaris 22 | AD102-300-A1 |
Market segment | Laptop | Desktop |
Release date | 1 February 2018 (6 years old) | 20 September 2022 (1 year old) |
Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $1,599 |
Current price | $1307 | $1756 (1.1x MSRP) |
RTX 4090 has 311% better value for money than RX Vega M GL.
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 | 1280 | 16384 |
Core clock speed | 931 MHz | 2235 MHz |
Boost clock speed | 1011 MHz | 2520 MHz |
Number of transistors | 5,000 million | 76,300 million |
Manufacturing process technology | 14 nm | 5 nm |
Power consumption (TDP) | 65 Watt | 450 Watt |
Texture fill rate | 80.88 | 1,290 |
Floating-point performance | 2,588 gflops | no data |
Size and compatibility
Information on Radeon RX Vega M GL and GeForce RTX 4090 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.
Interface | IGP | PCIe 4.0 x16 |
Length | no data | 304 mm |
Width | no data | 3-slot |
Supplementary power connectors | no data | 1x 16-pin |
Memory
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 | HBM2 | GDDR6X |
Maximum RAM amount | 4 GB | 24 GB |
Memory bus width | 1024 Bit | 384 Bit |
Memory clock speed | 1400 MHz | 21000 MHz |
Memory bandwidth | 179.2 GB/s | 1,008 GB/s |
Shared memory | - | - |
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_0) | 12 Ultimate (12_2) |
Shader Model | 6.4 | 6.6 |
OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
OpenCL | 2.0 | 3.0 |
Vulkan | 1.2.131 | 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 RX Vega M GL by 972% in our combined benchmark results.
Passmark
This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark, part of Passmark PerformanceTest suite. 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.
Benchmark coverage: 25%
GeForce RTX 4090 outperforms Radeon RX Vega M GL by 972% 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 | 24−27
−1004%
| 265
+1004%
|
1440p | 18−20
−1078%
| 212
+1078%
|
4K | 12−14
−1150%
| 150
+1150%
|
Performance in popular games
Full HD
High Preset
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 18−20
−2916%
|
573
+2916%
|
Full HD
Ultra Preset
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 18−20
−1505%
|
305
+1505%
|
4K
High Preset
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 7−8
−3900%
|
280
+3900%
|
This is how RX Vega M GL and RTX 4090 compete in popular games:
1080p resolution:
- RTX 4090 is 1004% faster than RX Vega M GL
1440p resolution:
- RTX 4090 is 1078% faster than RX Vega M GL
4K resolution:
- RTX 4090 is 1150% faster than RX Vega M GL
Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:
- in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, with 4K resolution and the High Preset, the RTX 4090 is 3900% faster than the RX Vega M GL.
All in all, in popular games:
- Without exception, RTX 4090 surpassed RX Vega M GL in all 3 of our tests.
Advantages and disadvantages
Performance score | 9.33 | 100.00 |
Recency | 1 February 2018 | 20 September 2022 |
Maximum RAM amount | 4 GB | 24 GB |
Chip lithography | 14 nm | 5 nm |
Power consumption (TDP) | 65 Watt | 450 Watt |
The GeForce RTX 4090 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon RX Vega M GL in performance tests.
Be aware that Radeon RX Vega M GL is a notebook 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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