G3D Mark is a standard benchmark that measures graphics performance in real-world gaming scenarios. It simplifies comparing cards from different brands, where higher scores directly correlate with better fps and smoother gaming experiences.

Head-to-Head Verdict, Benchmarks, Value & Long-Term Outlook

This comparison brings together gaming FPS, raw graphics performance, VRAM, feature set, power efficiency, pricing context, and long-term value so you can see which GPU actually makes more sense.

Radeon Pro Vega II

2019

Why buy it

✅Competitive enough if your priority is price, power, or specific feature preference.

Trade-offs

❌Lower average FPS than RTX 2000E Ada Generation across 14 tracked games in our benchmark data.
❌Less VRAM, with Unknown vs 16 GB for high-resolution textures and newer games.
❌No DLSS support; it relies on FSR Upscaling / FSR 4 (2025) instead.
❌Poor future-proofing: 2019-era hardware with Unknown of VRAM is already a legacy-tier option for modern games.
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120.1% HIGHER MSRP
$2,199 MSRPvs$999 MSRP

RTX 2000E Ada Generation

2024

Why buy it

✅34.4% more average FPS across 14 tracked games in our benchmark data.
✅Costs $1,200 less on MSRP ($999 MSRP vs $2,199 MSRP).
✅Delivers 115.3% more G3D Mark for each dollar spent, at 15.3 vs 7.1 G3D/$ ($999 MSRP vs $2,199 MSRP).
✅Access to DLSS 2 Super Resolution (2020).
✅100+% more VRAM for high-resolution textures and newer games (16 GB vs Unknown).

Trade-offs

❌Fewer clear downsides in this head-to-head, aside from the usual pricing and availability swings.

Radeon Pro Vega II

2019

RTX 2000E Ada Generation

2024

Why buy it

✅Competitive enough if your priority is price, power, or specific feature preference.

Why buy it

✅34.4% more average FPS across 14 tracked games in our benchmark data.
✅Costs $1,200 less on MSRP ($999 MSRP vs $2,199 MSRP).
✅Delivers 115.3% more G3D Mark for each dollar spent, at 15.3 vs 7.1 G3D/$ ($999 MSRP vs $2,199 MSRP).
✅Access to DLSS 2 Super Resolution (2020).
✅100+% more VRAM for high-resolution textures and newer games (16 GB vs Unknown).

Trade-offs

❌Lower average FPS than RTX 2000E Ada Generation across 14 tracked games in our benchmark data.
❌Less VRAM, with Unknown vs 16 GB for high-resolution textures and newer games.
❌No DLSS support; it relies on FSR Upscaling / FSR 4 (2025) instead.
❌Poor future-proofing: 2019-era hardware with Unknown of VRAM is already a legacy-tier option for modern games.
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120.1% HIGHER MSRP
$2,199 MSRPvs$999 MSRP

Trade-offs

❌Fewer clear downsides in this head-to-head, aside from the usual pricing and availability swings.

Quick Answers

So, is RTX 2000E Ada Generation better than Radeon Pro Vega II?

Yes. RTX 2000E Ada Generation is clearly the better overall GPU here. RTX 2000E Ada Generation averages 34.4% more FPS across 14 tracked games in our benchmark data. You are also looking at 15,252 vs 15,597 in G3D Mark. On top of that, RTX 2000E Ada Generation is a 2024 card with DLSS Super Resolution, while Radeon Pro Vega II is a 2019 model from an older generation with FSR upscaling. So this is not really a tight same-tier comparison. It is more a modern card against an older, weaker alternative.

Which one is more future-proof for 2026 and beyond?

RTX 2000E Ada Generation is the more future-proof choice for 2026 and beyond. You are getting a newer 2024 generation instead of 2019, more VRAM at 16 GB instead of Unknown, the stronger feature stack with DLSS Super Resolution instead of FSR upscaling, and a 5nm process instead of 7nm. That extra memory headroom makes it the safer pick for newer games, heavier textures, and higher settings over time.

Which one is the smarter buy today, not just the cheaper card?

RTX 2000E Ada Generation is the smarter buy today, but it is not as lopsided as a simple winner label makes it sound. RTX 2000E Ada Generation is about $1,200 cheaper on MSRP at $999 MSRP versus $2,199 MSRP, and you are getting 34.4% more estimated average FPS across 14 tracked games in our benchmark data and a lower G3D Mark (15,252 vs 15,597). It also leads G3D-per-dollar by 115.3%. That is why the better overall card still comes out as the smarter buy today, not just the faster one.

Is Radeon Pro Vega II still worth buying for gaming in 2026?

Yes. Radeon Pro Vega II is still a strong modern gaming GPU: it is very strong for 1080p, good for 1440p, and more limited at 4K. It remains a good buy when you can get it meaningfully cheaper than the alternative around $2,199 MSRP, even if RTX 2000E Ada Generation is still the cleaner recommendation on overall value today.

Games Benchmarks

Real-world benchmarks and performance projections based on comprehensive hardware analysis and comparative metrics. Values represent expected performance on High/Ultra settings at 1080p, 1440p, and 4K. Modeled using a Ryzen 7 9800X3D reference profile to minimize specific CPU bottlenecks.

Note: Performance behavior can vary per game. Specific architectures may perform better or worse depending on game engine optimizations and API implementation.

Radeon Pro Vega II Benchmark Check

RTX 2000E Ada Generation Benchmark Check

Path of Exile 2

Preset	Radeon Pro Vega II	RTX 2000E Ada Generation
1080p
low	145 FPS	199 FPS
medium	135 FPS	184 FPS
high	115 FPS	163 FPS
ultra	88 FPS	144 FPS
1440p
low	128 FPS	180 FPS
medium	109 FPS	155 FPS
high	93 FPS	130 FPS
ultra	73 FPS	119 FPS
4K
low	60 FPS	113 FPS
medium	53 FPS	99 FPS
high	44 FPS	75 FPS
ultra	39 FPS	68 FPS

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Path of Exile 2

Path of Exile 2

Counter-Strike 2

Preset	Radeon Pro Vega II	RTX 2000E Ada Generation
1080p
low	396 FPS	342 FPS
medium	333 FPS	285 FPS
high	263 FPS	217 FPS
ultra	215 FPS	170 FPS
1440p
low	253 FPS	212 FPS
medium	216 FPS	181 FPS
high	179 FPS	150 FPS
ultra	146 FPS	120 FPS
4K
low	118 FPS	109 FPS
medium	98 FPS	90 FPS
high	81 FPS	77 FPS
ultra	64 FPS	59 FPS

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Counter-Strike 2

Counter-Strike 2

League of Legends

Preset	Radeon Pro Vega II	RTX 2000E Ada Generation
1080p
low	687 FPS	686 FPS
medium	561 FPS	549 FPS
high	468 FPS	458 FPS
ultra	351 FPS	343 FPS
1440p
low	520 FPS	456 FPS
medium	421 FPS	385 FPS
high	351 FPS	326 FPS
ultra	263 FPS	257 FPS
4K
low	315 FPS	335 FPS
medium	270 FPS	274 FPS
high	220 FPS	211 FPS
ultra	174 FPS	163 FPS

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League of Legends

League of Legends

Valorant

Preset	Radeon Pro Vega II	RTX 2000E Ada Generation
1080p
low	387 FPS	617 FPS
medium	323 FPS	538 FPS
high	284 FPS	452 FPS
ultra	245 FPS	343 FPS
1440p
low	292 FPS	507 FPS
medium	246 FPS	412 FPS
high	207 FPS	343 FPS
ultra	180 FPS	257 FPS
4K
low	172 FPS	311 FPS
medium	153 FPS	275 FPS
high	133 FPS	229 FPS
ultra	111 FPS	172 FPS

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Valorant

Valorant

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Technical Specifications

Side-by-side comparison of Radeon Pro Vega II and RTX 2000E Ada Generation

Radeon Pro Vega II

The Radeon Pro Vega II is manufactured by AMD. It was released in June 3 2019. It features the GCN 5.1 architecture. The core clock ranges from 1574 MHz to 1720 MHz. It has 4096 shading units. The thermal design power (TDP) is 475W. Manufactured using 7 nm process technology. G3D Mark benchmark score: 15,597 points. Launch price was $2,199.

RTX 2000E Ada Generation

The RTX 2000E Ada Generation is manufactured by NVIDIA. It was released in February 12 2024. It features the Ada Lovelace architecture. The core clock ranges from 1620 MHz to 2130 MHz. It has 2816 shading units. The thermal design power (TDP) is 70W. Manufactured using 5 nm process technology. It features 22 dedicated ray tracing cores for enhanced lighting effects. G3D Mark benchmark score: 15,252 points. Launch price was $649.

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Graphics Performance

The Radeon Pro Vega II scores 15,597 and the RTX 2000E Ada Generation reaches 15,252 in the G3D Mark benchmark — just a 2.3% difference, making them near-identical in rasterization performance. The Radeon Pro Vega II is built on GCN 5.1 while the RTX 2000E Ada Generation uses Ada Lovelace, both on 7 nm vs 5 nm. Shader units: 4,096 (Radeon Pro Vega II) vs 2,816 (RTX 2000E Ada Generation). Raw compute: 14.09 TFLOPS (Radeon Pro Vega II) vs 12 TFLOPS (RTX 2000E Ada Generation). Boost clocks: 1720 MHz vs 2130 MHz.

Feature	Radeon Pro Vega II	RTX 2000E Ada Generation
G3D Mark Score	15,597+2%	15,252
Architecture	GCN 5.1	Ada Lovelace
Process Node	7 nm	5 nm
Shading Units	4096+45%	2816
Compute (TFLOPS)	14.09 TFLOPS+17%	12 TFLOPS
Boost Clock	1720 MHz	2130 MHz+24%
ROPs	64+33%	48
TMUs	256+191%	88
L1 Cache	1 MB	2.8 MB+180%
L2 Cache	4 MB	12 MB+200%

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Advanced Features (DLSS/FSR)

The RTX 2000E Ada Generation gives access to NVIDIA DLSS (Deep Learning Super Sampling), widely regarding as the superior upscaling method for image quality. The Radeon Pro Vega II relies on FSR (FidelityFX Super Resolution), which is capable but generally slightly noisier than DLSS in motion.

Feature	Radeon Pro Vega II	RTX 2000E Ada Generation
Upscaling Tech	FSR Upscaling / FSR 4	DLSS 2 Super Resolution
Frame Generation	Not Supported	Not Supported
Ray Reconstruction	No	No
Low Latency	AMD Anti-Lag	NVIDIA Reflex

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Video Memory (VRAM)

The Radeon Pro Vega II comes with 0 MB of VRAM, while the RTX 2000E Ada Generation has 16 GB. The RTX 2000E Ada Generation offers 100+% more capacity, crucial for higher resolutions and texture-heavy games. Memory bandwidth: 864 GB/s (Radeon Pro Vega II) vs 224 GB/s (RTX 2000E Ada Generation) — a 285.7% advantage for the Radeon Pro Vega II. Bus width: 384-bit vs 128-bit. L2 Cache: 4 MB (Radeon Pro Vega II) vs 12 MB (RTX 2000E Ada Generation) — the RTX 2000E Ada Generation has significantly larger on-die cache to reduce VRAM reliance.

Feature	Radeon Pro Vega II	RTX 2000E Ada Generation
VRAM Capacity	Shared System RAM	16 GB
Memory Type	GDDR6	GDDR6
Memory Bandwidth	864 GB/s+286%	224 GB/s
Bus Width	384-bit+200%	128-bit
L2 Cache	4 MB	12 MB+200%

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Display & API Support

DirectX support: 12.1 (Radeon Pro Vega II) vs 12.2 (RTX 2000E Ada Generation). Vulkan: 1.3 vs 1.3. OpenGL: 4.6 vs 4.6. Maximum simultaneous displays: 6 vs 4.

Feature	Radeon Pro Vega II	RTX 2000E Ada Generation
DirectX	12.1	12.2
Vulkan	1.3	1.3
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
Max Displays	6+50%	4

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Media & Encoding

Hardware encoder: VCE 4.1 (Radeon Pro Vega II) vs 8th Gen NVENC (RTX 2000E Ada Generation). Decoder: UVD 7.2 vs 5th Gen NVDEC. Supported codecs: MPEG-2,H.264,HEVC,VP9 (Radeon Pro Vega II) vs MPEG-2,H.264,HEVC,VP9,AV1 (RTX 2000E Ada Generation).

Feature	Radeon Pro Vega II	RTX 2000E Ada Generation
Encoder	VCE 4.1	8th Gen NVENC
Decoder	UVD 7.2	5th Gen NVDEC
Codecs	MPEG-2,H.264,HEVC,VP9	MPEG-2,H.264,HEVC,VP9,AV1

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Power & Dimensions

The Radeon Pro Vega II draws 475W versus the RTX 2000E Ada Generation's 70W — a 148.6% difference. The RTX 2000E Ada Generation is more power-efficient. Recommended PSU: 1W (Radeon Pro Vega II) vs 650W (RTX 2000E Ada Generation). Power connectors: Integrated vs PCIe-powered. Card length: 267mm vs 167mm, occupying 4 vs 1 slots. Typical load temperature: 85°C vs 75°C.

Feature	Radeon Pro Vega II	RTX 2000E Ada Generation
TDP	475W	70W-85%
Recommended PSU	1W-100%	650W
Power Connector	Integrated	PCIe-powered
Length	267mm	167mm
Height	120mm	68mm
Slots	4	1-75%
Temp (Load)	85°C	75°C-12%
Perf/Watt	32.8	217.9+564%

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Value Analysis

The Radeon Pro Vega II launched at $2199 MSRP, while the RTX 2000E Ada Generation launched at $999. The RTX 2000E Ada Generation costs 54.6% less ($1200 savings) on MSRP. Performance per dollar on MSRP (G3D Mark / MSRP): 7.1 (Radeon Pro Vega II) vs 15.3 (RTX 2000E Ada Generation) — the RTX 2000E Ada Generation offers 115.5% better value. The RTX 2000E Ada Generation is the newer GPU (2024 vs 2019).