GPU Showdown

Radeon Vega Frontier EditionvsGeForce RTX 4090

The GeForce RTX 4090 is a top-tier gaming and creative GPU for enthusiasts who want the fastest possible performance today, while the Radeon Vega Frontier Edition is an older workstation card aimed at professionals needing high-bandwidth memory for compute tasks.

AMD Radeon Vega Frontier Edition
16 GB · 300W
VS
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090
24 GB · 450W
AMD

Radeon Vega Frontier Edition

GCN 5.0 · TSMC 14 nm · 2017

31score
3.5/ 5
0 votes
VRAM
16 GB
TDP
300W
CUDA Cores
4,096
Boost Clock
1600 MHz

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NVIDIA

GeForce RTX 4090

Ada Lovelace · TSMC 5 nm · 2022

92score
3.8/ 5
0 votes
VRAM
24 GB
TDP
450W
Shaders
16,384
Boost Clock
2520 MHz

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Aggregate Performance

Overall Performance Score

A unified score from combined synthetic and real-world benchmarks. 100 represents the fastest consumer GPU available.

Vega Frontier Edition
31
RTX 4090Winner
92
RTX 4090 leads by 196.8% in aggregate performance.
Where they rank overall
#2RTX 509094
#3RTX 409092
#4RTX 508086
#86RX Vega 5631
#87Vega Frontier Edition31
#88GTX 1660 Super30
Technical Specifications

Side-by-Side Specs

Every detail compared. Highlighted cells indicate the leading value for that metric.

SpecsVega Frontier EditionRTX 4090
General
Process Node14 nm5 nm
Memory
VRAM16 GB24 GB
Memory TypeHBM2GDDR6X
Memory Bus2048-bit384-bit
Bandwidth483.8 GB/s1010 GB/s
Compute
CUDA Cores4,09616,384
TMUs256512
ROPs64176
Boost Clock1600 MHz2520 MHz
FP3213.11 TF82.58 TF
Power
TDP300450
Power Connectors2x 8-pin1x 16-pin
Display
Max Resolution7680×43207680×4320
Display Outputs1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a
Verdict

Which should you buy?

Winner overall

The GeForce RTX 4090 wins overall, offering far faster performance and more memory for modern gaming and creative work.

Best value

For budget-minded buyers, the Radeon Vega Frontier Edition is the smarter pick due to its lower power draw and cost.

When the other wins

The Radeon Vega Frontier Edition is the right choice if you need stable professional compute in a legacy workstation with limited power delivery.

FAQ

Frequently asked questions

Is the Vega Frontier Edition better than the RTX 4090?

Overall the RTX 4090 is the stronger graphics card: it ranks higher in our aggregate performance score (92 vs 31 out of 100), so it leads the Vega Frontier Edition in most workloads.

How much faster is the RTX 4090 than the Vega Frontier Edition?

Based on our aggregated benchmark scores the RTX 4090 is roughly 197% faster than the Vega Frontier Edition overall. The real-world gap varies by game, resolution and settings.

Which should you buy, the Vega Frontier Edition or the RTX 4090?

If you want the most performance, pick the RTX 4090. If the Vega Frontier Edition is meaningfully cheaper where you shop, it can be the better value for similar real-world results — check current prices and the full spec comparison above before deciding.