GeForce RTX 4090 D vs Radeon RX Vega 56

Place in the ranking	153	13
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	23.81	13.85
Power efficiency	11.24	12.09
Architecture	GCN 5.0 (2017−2020)	Ada Lovelace (2022−2024)
GPU code name	Vega 10	AD102
Market segment	Desktop	Desktop
Release date	14 August 2017 (7 years ago)	28 December 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$399	$1,599

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

RX Vega 56 has 72% better value for money than RTX 4090 D.

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	14592
Core clock speed	1156 MHz	2280 MHz
Boost clock speed	1471 MHz	2520 MHz
Number of transistors	12,500 million	76,300 million
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	210 Watt	425 Watt
Texture fill rate	329.5	1,149
Floating-point processing power	10.54 TFLOPS	73.54 TFLOPS
ROPs	64	176
TMUs	224	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	PCIe 3.0 x16	PCIe 4.0 x16
Length	267 mm	304 mm
Width	2-slot	3-slot
Supplementary power connectors	2x 8-pin	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	800 MHz	1313 MHz
Memory bandwidth	409.6 GB/s	1,008 GB/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	6.7
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.

RX Vega 56 34.28

RTX 4090 D 74.62
+118%

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.

RX Vega 56 13178

RTX 4090 D 28686
+118%

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	115 −117%	250−260 +117%
1440p	74 −116%	160−170 +116%
4K	48 −108%	100−110 +108%

Cost per frame, $

1080p	3.47 +84.3%	6.40 −84.3%
1440p	5.39 +85.3%	9.99 −85.3%
4K	8.31 +92.4%	15.99 −92.4%

RX Vega 56 has 84% lower cost per frame in 1080p
RX Vega 56 has 85% lower cost per frame in 1440p
RX Vega 56 has 92% lower cost per frame in 4K

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2	65−70 −117%	150−160 +117%
Cyberpunk 2077	70−75 −108%	150−160 +108%
Elden Ring	110−120 −112%	250−260 +112%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	88 −116%	190−200 +116%
Counter-Strike 2	65−70 −117%	150−160 +117%
Cyberpunk 2077	70−75 −108%	150−160 +108%
Forza Horizon 4	160−170 −117%	350−400 +117%
Metro Exodus	96 −108%	200−210 +108%
Red Dead Redemption 2	65−70 −117%	150−160 +117%
Valorant	130−140 −112%	290−300 +112%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	156 −92.3%	300−310 +92.3%
Counter-Strike 2	65−70 −117%	150−160 +117%
Cyberpunk 2077	70−75 −108%	150−160 +108%
Dota 2	63 −106%	130−140 +106%
Elden Ring	110−120 −112%	250−260 +112%
Far Cry 5	90−95 −109%	190−200 +109%
Fortnite	140 −114%	300−310 +114%
Forza Horizon 4	160−170 −117%	350−400 +117%
Grand Theft Auto V	94 −113%	200−210 +113%
Metro Exodus	73 −105%	150−160 +105%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	180−190 −112%	400−450 +112%
Red Dead Redemption 2	65−70 −117%	150−160 +117%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	110−120 −112%	250−260 +112%
Valorant	130−140 −112%	290−300 +112%
World of Tanks	270−280 −116%	600−650 +116%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	80 −113%	170−180 +113%
Counter-Strike 2	65−70 −117%	150−160 +117%
Cyberpunk 2077	70−75 −108%	150−160 +108%
Dota 2	110−120 −116%	240−250 +116%
Far Cry 5	90−95 −109%	190−200 +109%
Forza Horizon 4	160−170 −117%	350−400 +117%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	112 −114%	240−250 +114%
Valorant	130−140 −112%	290−300 +112%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2	60−65 −110%	130−140 +110%
Elden Ring	65−70 −109%	140−150 +109%
Grand Theft Auto V	60−65 −110%	130−140 +110%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	170−180 −100%	350−400 +100%
Red Dead Redemption 2	30−35 −112%	70−75 +112%
World of Tanks	210−220 −105%	450−500 +105%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	67 −109%	140−150 +109%
Counter-Strike 2	30−35 −103%	65−70 +103%
Cyberpunk 2077	30−35 −112%	70−75 +112%
Far Cry 5	100−110 −111%	230−240 +111%
Forza Horizon 4	95−100 −108%	200−210 +108%
Metro Exodus	74 −116%	160−170 +116%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	55−60 −114%	120−130 +114%
Valorant	100−110 −116%	220−230 +116%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	30−35 −106%	70−75 +106%
Dota 2	50 −100%	100−105 +100%
Elden Ring	30−35 −110%	65−70 +110%
Grand Theft Auto V	50 −100%	100−105 +100%
Metro Exodus	27 −104%	55−60 +104%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	100−110 −111%	230−240 +111%
Red Dead Redemption 2	21−24 −105%	45−50 +105%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	50 −100%	100−105 +100%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	35 −114%	75−80 +114%
Counter-Strike 2	30−35 −106%	70−75 +106%
Cyberpunk 2077	14−16 −114%	30−33 +114%
Dota 2	65−70 −115%	140−150 +115%
Far Cry 5	45−50 −104%	100−105 +104%
Fortnite	45−50 −117%	100−105 +117%
Forza Horizon 4	55−60 −100%	110−120 +100%
Valorant	50−55 −112%	110−120 +112%

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

RTX 4090 D is 117% faster in 1080p
RTX 4090 D is 116% faster in 1440p
RTX 4090 D is 108% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	34.28	74.62
Recency	14 August 2017	28 December 2023
Maximum RAM amount	8 GB	24 GB
Chip lithography	14 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	210 Watt	425 Watt

RX Vega 56 has 102.4% lower power consumption.

RTX 4090 D, on the other hand, has a 117.7% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 6 years, a 200% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 180% more advanced lithography process.

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

Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.