GeForce RTX 4090 vs Radeon Vega Frontier Edition

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon Vega Frontier Edition with GeForce RTX 4090, including specs and performance data.

Vega Frontier Edition
2017
16 GB HBM2, 300 Watt
33.85

RTX 4090 outperforms Vega Frontier Edition by a whopping 195% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking1561
Place by popularitynot in top-1006
Cost-effectiveness evaluation19.2118.82
Power efficiency7.7315.23
ArchitectureGCN 5.0 (2017−2020)Ada Lovelace (2022−2024)
GPU code nameVega 10AD102
Market segmentWorkstationDesktop
Release date27 June 2017 (7 years ago)20 September 2022 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$999 $1,599

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

Vega Frontier Edition has 2% 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 cores409616384
Core clock speed1382 MHz2235 MHz
Boost clock speed1600 MHz2520 MHz
Number of transistors12,500 million76,300 million
Manufacturing process technology14 nm5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)300 Watt450 Watt
Texture fill rate409.61,290
Floating-point processing power13.11 TFLOPS82.58 TFLOPS
ROPs64176
TMUs256512
Tensor Coresno data512
Ray Tracing Coresno data128

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).

InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 4.0 x16
Length267 mm304 mm
Width2-slot3-slot
Supplementary power connectors2x 8-pin1x 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 typeHBM2GDDR6X
Maximum RAM amount16 GB24 GB
Memory bus width2048 Bit384 Bit
Memory clock speed945 MHz1313 MHz
Memory bandwidth483.8 GB/s1.01 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 Connectors1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a
HDMI++

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (12_1)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model6.46.8
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL2.03.0
Vulkan1.1.1251.3
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.

Vega Frontier Edition 33.85
RTX 4090 100.00
+195%

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.

Vega Frontier Edition 13039
RTX 4090 38524
+195%

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 HD85−90
−205%
259
+205%
1440p65−70
−208%
200
+208%
4K45−50
−218%
143
+218%

Cost per frame, $

1080p11.756.17
1440p15.378.00
4K22.2011.18

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 225
+0%
225
+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 235
+0%
235
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 287
+0%
287
+0%
Battlefield 5 240−250
+0%
240−250
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 222
+0%
222
+0%
Far Cry 5 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 200−210
+0%
200−210
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 290−300
+0%
290−300
+0%
Hitman 3 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 350−400
+0%
350−400
+0%
Metro Exodus 150−160
+0%
150−160
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 450−500
+0%
450−500
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 150−160
+0%
150−160
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 200−210
+0%
200−210
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 248
+0%
248
+0%
Battlefield 5 240−250
+0%
240−250
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 214
+0%
214
+0%
Far Cry 5 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 200−210
+0%
200−210
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 290−300
+0%
290−300
+0%
Hitman 3 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 350−400
+0%
350−400
+0%
Metro Exodus 150−160
+0%
150−160
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 548
+0%
548
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 240−250
+0%
240−250
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 150−160
+0%
150−160
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 179
+0%
179
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 220
+0%
220
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 210
+0%
210
+0%
Far Cry 5 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 290−300
+0%
290−300
+0%
Hitman 3 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 394
+0%
394
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 541
+0%
541
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 305
+0%
305
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 153
+0%
153
+0%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 160−170
+0%
160−170
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 155
+0%
155
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 183
+0%
183
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 80−85
+0%
80−85
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 154
+0%
154
+0%
Far Cry 5 80−85
+0%
80−85
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 270−280
+0%
270−280
+0%
Hitman 3 130−140
+0%
130−140
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 388
+0%
388
+0%
Metro Exodus 152
+0%
152
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 504
+0%
504
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 268
+0%
268
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 240−250
+0%
240−250
+0%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 85−90
+0%
85−90
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 65−70
+0%
65−70
+0%
Hitman 3 80−85
+0%
80−85
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 105
+0%
105
+0%
Metro Exodus 140−150
+0%
140−150
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 281
+0%
281
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 120
+0%
120
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 120
+0%
120
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 80
+0%
80
+0%
Far Cry 5 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 250−260
+0%
250−260
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 282
+0%
282
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 117
+0%
117
+0%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%

This is how Vega Frontier Edition and RTX 4090 compete in popular games:

  • RTX 4090 is 205% faster in 1080p
  • RTX 4090 is 208% faster in 1440p
  • RTX 4090 is 218% faster in 4K

All in all, in popular games:

  • there's a draw in 72 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 33.85 100.00
Recency 27 June 2017 20 September 2022
Maximum RAM amount 16 GB 24 GB
Chip lithography 14 nm 5 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 300 Watt 450 Watt

Vega Frontier Edition has 50% lower power consumption.

RTX 4090, on the other hand, has a 195.4% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 5 years, a 50% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 180% more advanced lithography process.

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

Be aware that Radeon Vega Frontier Edition is a workstation graphics 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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