GeForce RTX 4090 Mobile vs Radeon VII

Place in performance ranking	74	39
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	66.02	no data
Architecture	Vega (2017−2021)	Ada Lovelace
GPU code name	Vega 20	GN21-X11
Market segment	Desktop	Laptop
Release date	7 February 2019 (5 years ago)	3 January 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$699	no data
Current price	$160 (0.2x MSRP)	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

no data

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 cores	3840	9728
Core clock speed	1400 MHz	no data
Boost clock speed	1750 MHz	2040 MHz
Number of transistors	13,230 million	45,900 million
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	295 Watt	150 Watt (80 - 150 Watt TGP)
Texture fill rate	420.0	515.3

Form factor & compatibility

Information on Radeon VII and GeForce RTX 4090 Mobile 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.

Laptop size	no data	large
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	PCIe 4.0 x16
Length	305 mm	no data
Width	2-slot	no data
Supplementary power connectors	2x 8-pin	no data

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	GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount	16 GB	16 GB
Memory bus width	4096 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	1000 MHz	20000 MHz
Memory bandwidth	1024 GB/s	576.0 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 Connectors	1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort	Portable Device Dependent
HDMI	+	no data

API compatibility

List of supported graphics 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	1.2.131	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.

Radeon VII 43.20

RTX 4090 Mobile 54.61
+26.4%

GeForce RTX 4090 Mobile outperforms Radeon VII by 26% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 17%

Radeon VII 37881

RTX 4090 Mobile 64746
+70.9%

GeForce RTX 4090 Mobile outperforms Radeon VII by 71% in 3DMark 11 Performance GPU.

3DMark Vantage Performance

3DMark Vantage is an outdated DirectX 10 benchmark using 1280x1024 screen resolution. It taxes the graphics card with two scenes, one depicting a girl escaping some militarized base located within a sea cave, the other displaying a space fleet attack on a defenseless planet. It was discontinued in April 2017, and Time Spy benchmark is now recommended to be used instead.

Benchmark coverage: 17%

Radeon VII 62128

RTX 4090 Mobile 113387
+82.5%

GeForce RTX 4090 Mobile outperforms Radeon VII by 83% in 3DMark Vantage Performance.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 14%

Radeon VII 27449

RTX 4090 Mobile 46191
+68.3%

GeForce RTX 4090 Mobile outperforms Radeon VII by 68% in 3DMark Fire Strike Graphics.

3DMark Cloud Gate GPU

Cloud Gate is an outdated DirectX 11 feature level 10 benchmark that was used for home PCs and basic notebooks. It displays a few scenes of some weird space teleportation device launching spaceships into unknown, using fixed resolution of 1280x720. Just like Ice Storm benchmark, it has been discontinued in January 2020 and replaced by 3DMark Night Raid.

Benchmark coverage: 14%

Radeon VII 146094
+1.6%

RTX 4090 Mobile 143771

Radeon VII outperforms GeForce RTX 4090 Mobile by 2% in 3DMark Cloud Gate GPU.

3DMark Ice Storm GPU

Ice Storm Graphics is an obsolete benchmark, part of 3DMark suite. Ice Storm was used to measure entry level laptops and Windows-based tablets performance. It utilizes DirectX 11 feature level 9 to display a battle between two space fleets near a frozen planet in 1280x720 resolution. Discontinued in January 2020, it is now superseded by 3DMark Night Raid.

Benchmark coverage: 8%

Radeon VII 430170

RTX 4090 Mobile 554375
+28.9%

GeForce RTX 4090 Mobile outperforms Radeon VII by 29% in 3DMark Ice Storm GPU.

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	123 −41.5%	174 +41.5%
1440p	76 −76.3%	134 +76.3%
4K	58 −43.1%	83 +43.1%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

120−130

−30%

156
+30%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	70−75 −28.6%	90−95 +28.6%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	70−75 −34.3%	90−95 +34.3%
Battlefield 5	130−140 −33.8%	170−180 +33.8%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	80−85 −31.3%	100−110 +31.3%
Cyberpunk 2077	110−120 −29.1%	142 +29.1%
Far Cry 5	80−85 −32.5%	100−110 +32.5%
Far Cry New Dawn	100−105 −32%	130−140 +32%
Forza Horizon 4	140−150 −31.4%	180−190 +31.4%
Hitman 3	130−140 −29.2%	168 +29.2%
Horizon Zero Dawn	280−290 −26.4%	354 +26.4%
Metro Exodus	100−105 −33%	130−140 +33%
Red Dead Redemption 2	90−95 −27.8%	110−120 +27.8%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	300−310 −33.7%	401 +33.7%
Watch Dogs: Legion	110−120 −30.9%	144 +30.9%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	70−75 −28.6%	90−95 +28.6%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	140−150 −33.6%	187 +33.6%
Battlefield 5	130−140 −33.8%	170−180 +33.8%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	80−85 −31.3%	100−110 +31.3%
Cyberpunk 2077	100−105 −36%	136 +36%
Far Cry 5	80−85 −32.5%	100−110 +32.5%
Far Cry New Dawn	100−105 −32%	130−140 +32%
Forza Horizon 4	140−150 −31.4%	180−190 +31.4%
Hitman 3	65−70 −27.7%	83 +27.7%
Horizon Zero Dawn	170−180 −33.5%	220−230 +33.5%
Metro Exodus	55−60 −32.7%	73 +32.7%
Red Dead Redemption 2	90−95 −27.8%	110−120 +27.8%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	300−310 −29%	387 +29%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	300−310 −31.3%	394 +31.3%
Watch Dogs: Legion	90−95 −31.1%	110−120 +31.1%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	70−75 −28.6%	90−95 +28.6%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	120−130 −34.2%	161 +34.2%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	80−85 −31.3%	100−110 +31.3%
Cyberpunk 2077	95−100 −31.6%	125 +31.6%
Far Cry 5	80−85 −32.5%	100−110 +32.5%
Forza Horizon 4	140−150 −31.4%	180−190 +31.4%
Horizon Zero Dawn	240−250 −27.1%	305 +27.1%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	290−300 −27.9%	371 +27.9%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	160−170 −27.5%	204 +27.5%
Watch Dogs: Legion	90−95 −33.3%	120 +33.3%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

90−95
−27.8%

110−120

+27.8%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	90−95 −26.7%	110−120 +26.7%
Far Cry New Dawn	100−105 −27%	120−130 +27%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	45−50 −35.6%	60−65 +35.6%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	100−105 −28%	128 +28%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	65−70 −33.8%	85−90 +33.8%
Cyberpunk 2077	75−80 −26.7%	95 +26.7%
Far Cry 5	120−130 −26.7%	152 +26.7%
Forza Horizon 4	95−100 −28.4%	120−130 +28.4%
Hitman 3	100−105 −38%	138 +38%
Horizon Zero Dawn	200−210 −26.5%	253 +26.5%
Metro Exodus	100−105 −28%	128 +28%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	230−240 −29.1%	297 +29.1%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	120−130 −36.7%	164 +36.7%
Watch Dogs: Legion	85−90 −28.2%	109 +28.2%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

70−75

−34.3%

90−95
+34.3%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	45−50 −33.3%	60−65 +33.3%
Far Cry New Dawn	35−40 −42.9%	50−55 +42.9%
Hitman 3	35−40 −31.4%	45−50 +31.4%
Horizon Zero Dawn	100−105 −29%	129 +29%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	80−85 −27.5%	102 +27.5%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	110−120 −36.4%	150 +36.4%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	30−33 −36.7%	40−45 +36.7%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	60−65 −30%	78 +30%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	30−33 −26.7%	35−40 +26.7%
Cyberpunk 2077	35−40 −37.1%	48 +37.1%
Far Cry 5	27−30 −29.6%	35−40 +29.6%
Forza Horizon 4	60−65 −36.7%	80−85 +36.7%
Horizon Zero Dawn	110−120 −35.5%	149 +35.5%
Metro Exodus	80−85 −27.5%	102 +27.5%
Watch Dogs: Legion	50−55 −38%	69 +38%