GeForce RTX 4090 vs Radeon Pro Vega 56

Place in the ranking	173	1
Place by popularity	not in top-100	6
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	44.70	18.83
Power efficiency	10.47	15.23
Architecture	GCN 5.0 (2017−2020)	Ada Lovelace (2022−2024)
GPU code name	Vega 10	AD102
Market segment	Mobile workstation	Desktop
Release date	14 August 2017 (7 years ago)	20 September 2022 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$399	$1,599

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

Pro Vega 56 has 137% better value for money than RTX 4090.

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	3584	16384
Core clock speed	1138 MHz	2235 MHz
Boost clock speed	1250 MHz	2520 MHz
Number of transistors	12,500 million	76,300 million
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	210 Watt	450 Watt
Texture fill rate	280.0	1,290
Floating-point processing power	8.96 TFLOPS	82.58 TFLOPS
ROPs	64	176
TMUs	224	512
Tensor Cores	no data	512
Ray Tracing Cores	no data	128

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	PCIe 3.0 x16	PCIe 4.0 x16
Length	no data	304 mm
Width	no data	3-slot
Supplementary power connectors	None	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	HBM2	GDDR6X
Maximum RAM amount	8 GB	24 GB
Memory bus width	2048 Bit	384 Bit
Memory clock speed	786 MHz	1313 MHz
Memory bandwidth	402.4 GB/s	1.01 TB/s
Shared memory	-	-

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 Connectors	1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort	1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a
HDMI	+	+

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 (12_1)	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	6.4	6.8
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	2.0	3.0
Vulkan	1.1.125	1.3
CUDA	-	8.9

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. 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.

Pro Vega 56 32.06

RTX 4090 100.00
+212%

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 56 12353

RTX 4090 38533
+212%

3DMark 11 Performance GPU

3DMark 11 is an obsolete DirectX 11 benchmark by Futuremark. It used four tests based on two scenes, one being few submarines exploring the submerged wreck of a sunken ship, the other is an abandoned temple deep in the jungle. All the tests are heavy with volumetric lighting and tessellation, and despite being done in 1280x720 resolution, are relatively taxing. Discontinued in January 2020, 3DMark 11 is now superseded by Time Spy.

Pro Vega 56 25589

RTX 4090 104598
+309%

3DMark Fire Strike Graphics

Fire Strike is a DirectX 11 benchmark for gaming PCs. It features two separate tests displaying a fight between a humanoid and a fiery creature made of lava. Using 1920x1080 resolution, Fire Strike shows off some realistic graphics and is quite taxing on hardware.

Pro Vega 56 17797

RTX 4090 73447
+313%

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	100 −159%	259 +159%
1440p	60−65 −233%	200 +233%
4K	61 −134%	143 +134%

Cost per frame, $

1080p	3.99	6.17
1440p	6.65	8.00
4K	6.54	11.18

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

50−55

−317%

225
+317%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	65−70 −241%	235 +241%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	55−60 −422%	287 +422%
Battlefield 5	100−110 −135%	240−250 +135%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	65−70 −84.6%	120−130 +84.6%
Cyberpunk 2077	50−55 −311%	222 +311%
Far Cry 5	70−75 −63.9%	110−120 +63.9%
Far Cry New Dawn	80−85 −148%	200−210 +148%
Forza Horizon 4	170−180 −70.2%	290−300 +70.2%
Hitman 3	65−70 −92.5%	120−130 +92.5%
Horizon Zero Dawn	140−150 −151%	350−400 +151%
Metro Exodus	100−110 −44.9%	150−160 +44.9%
Red Dead Redemption 2	75−80 −57%	120−130 +57%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	110−120 −309%	450−500 +309%
Watch Dogs: Legion	110−120 −31.6%	150−160 +31.6%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	65−70 −194%	200−210 +194%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	55−60 −351%	248 +351%
Battlefield 5	100−110 −135%	240−250 +135%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	65−70 −84.6%	120−130 +84.6%
Cyberpunk 2077	50−55 −296%	214 +296%
Far Cry 5	70−75 −63.9%	110−120 +63.9%
Far Cry New Dawn	80−85 −148%	200−210 +148%
Forza Horizon 4	170−180 −70.2%	290−300 +70.2%
Hitman 3	65−70 −92.5%	120−130 +92.5%
Horizon Zero Dawn	140−150 −151%	350−400 +151%
Metro Exodus	100−110 −44.9%	150−160 +44.9%
Red Dead Redemption 2	75−80 −57%	120−130 +57%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	110−120 −385%	548 +385%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	65−70 −260%	240−250 +260%
Watch Dogs: Legion	110−120 −31.6%	150−160 +31.6%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	65−70 −159%	179 +159%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	55−60 −300%	220 +300%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	65−70 −84.6%	120−130 +84.6%
Cyberpunk 2077	50−55 −289%	210 +289%
Far Cry 5	70−75 −63.9%	110−120 +63.9%
Forza Horizon 4	170−180 −70.2%	290−300 +70.2%
Hitman 3	65−70 −92.5%	120−130 +92.5%
Horizon Zero Dawn	140−150 −181%	394 +181%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	110−120 −379%	541 +379%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	64 −377%	305 +377%
Watch Dogs: Legion	110−120 −30.8%	153 +30.8%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

75−80

−57%

120−130
+57%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	60−65 −172%	160−170 +172%
Far Cry New Dawn	45−50 −129%	110−120 +129%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	30−35 −356%	155 +356%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	30−35 −438%	183 +438%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	35−40 −122%	80−85 +122%
Cyberpunk 2077	21−24 −570%	154 +570%
Far Cry 5	35−40 −127%	80−85 +127%
Forza Horizon 4	180−190 −47.3%	270−280 +47.3%
Hitman 3	40−45 −245%	130−140 +245%
Horizon Zero Dawn	65−70 −471%	388 +471%
Metro Exodus	60−65 −149%	152 +149%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	70−75 −581%	504 +581%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	40−45 −523%	268 +523%
Watch Dogs: Legion	160−170 −42%	240−250 +42%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

50−55

−139%

120−130
+139%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	30−35 −175%	85−90 +175%
Far Cry New Dawn	24−27 −165%	65−70 +165%
Hitman 3	24−27 −219%	80−85 +219%
Horizon Zero Dawn	150−160 +50.5%	105 −50.5%
Metro Exodus	35−40 −264%	140−150 +264%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	42 −569%	281 +569%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	21−24 −471%	120 +471%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	18−20 −532%	120 +532%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	18−20 −174%	50−55 +174%
Cyberpunk 2077	9−10 −789%	80 +789%
Far Cry 5	18−20 −178%	50−55 +178%
Forza Horizon 4	40−45 −482%	250−260 +482%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	40−45 −571%	282 +571%
Watch Dogs: Legion	14−16 −680%	117 +680%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

27−30

−296%

110−120
+296%

This is how Pro Vega 56 and RTX 4090 compete in popular games:

RTX 4090 is 159% faster in 1080p
RTX 4090 is 233% faster in 1440p
RTX 4090 is 134% faster in 4K

Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:

in Horizon Zero Dawn, with 4K resolution and the High Preset, the Pro Vega 56 is 50% faster.
in Cyberpunk 2077, with 4K resolution and the Ultra Preset, the RTX 4090 is 789% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

Pro Vega 56 is ahead in 1 test (1%)
RTX 4090 is ahead in 71 test (99%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	32.06	100.00
Recency	14 August 2017	20 September 2022
Maximum RAM amount	8 GB	24 GB
Chip lithography	14 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	210 Watt	450 Watt

Pro Vega 56 has 114.3% lower power consumption.

RTX 4090, on the other hand, has a 211.9% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 5 years, a 200% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 180% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce RTX 4090 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon Pro Vega 56 in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon Pro Vega 56 is a mobile workstation 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.