AMD Ryzen Z2 GPU vs NVIDIA RTX 4000 SFF Ada Generation Comparison

Where Each One Wins

The recorded data divides these two GPUs into entirely different performance classes. The AMD Ryzen Z2 GPU holds no benchmark entries in the database, while the NVIDIA RTX 4000 SFF Ada Generation carries two completed tests with substantial scores. The NVIDIA part achieves a Geekbench OpenCL score of 124812 points and a Geekbench Vulkan score of 109364 points, producing an average benchmark score of 117088 points.

The absence of recorded benchmarks for the AMD Ryzen Z2 GPU means the database cannot assign it a single measured performance result. Its percentile ranking stands at 50 when compared against all GPUs, which places it at the median of the database distribution. The NVIDIA RTX 4000 SFF Ada Generation, by contrast, holds a 95th percentile ranking, meaning it sits among the top 5 percent of all recorded GPUs in the database.

The use-case split follows directly from these measurements. The NVIDIA part is the clear choice for any workload that depends on measured compute throughput, including OpenCL-based rendering, Vulkan graphics pipelines, and general GPU compute tasks. The AMD part, lacking any benchmark entries, has no verified performance footprint in this database. Its role is therefore limited to systems where its specific feature set, power characteristics, or form factor matter more than raw measured performance.

The two benchmark scores for the NVIDIA card show consistent behavior across different APIs. The OpenCL score of 124812 exceeds the Vulkan score of 109364 by approximately 14 percent, indicating that the card delivers slightly stronger performance in OpenCL workloads compared to Vulkan workloads. Both scores remain high enough to place the card in the top percentile bracket.

Architecture Differences

The two GPUs come from different manufacturers and use fundamentally different architectures. The AMD Ryzen Z2 GPU relies on the Hawk Point chip with RDNA 3.0 architecture, built on a 4 nm process at TSMC. The NVIDIA RTX 4000 SFF Ada Generation uses the AD104 chip with Ada Lovelace architecture, manufactured on a 5 nm process also at TSMC. Both parts share the same API feature set, including DirectX 12 Ultimate (12_2), OpenGL 4.6, and Vulkan 1.4.

The transistor counts differ substantially. The AMD chip contains 25,390 million transistors on a 178 mm² die, yielding a transistor density of 142.6 million transistors per square millimeter. The NVIDIA chip packs 35,800 million transistors onto a 294 mm² die, resulting in a lower density of 121.8 million transistors per square millimeter. Despite the lower density, the NVIDIA chip carries over 10 billion additional transistors.

The compute configurations diverge sharply. The AMD GPU provides 768 shading units, 48 texture mapping units, 32 render output units, and 12 ray tracing cores. It has no tensor cores. The NVIDIA GPU offers 6144 shading units, 192 texture mapping units, 64 render output units, 48 ray tracing cores, and 192 tensor cores. The NVIDIA part thus delivers eight times the shading units, four times the texture units, double the render output units, and four times the ray tracing cores.

Clock speeds tell a different story. The AMD GPU runs at a base clock of 800 MHz and boosts to 2700 MHz, while the NVIDIA GPU operates at a base of 720 MHz and boosts to 1560 MHz. The AMD part has a higher boost clock by a wide margin, but this advantage cannot compensate for the massive difference in shader count.

Memory architectures also differ. The AMD GPU uses 16 GB of LPDDR5X on a 128-bit bus, delivering 119.9 GB/s of bandwidth with memory clocked at 937 MHz (7.5 Gbps effective). The NVIDIA GPU uses 20 GB of GDDR6 on a 160-bit bus, providing 280.0 GB/s of bandwidth with memory running at 1750 MHz (14 Gbps effective). The NVIDIA card offers 25 percent more memory capacity and more than double the bandwidth.

Head-to-Head Benchmarks

The database contains no head-to-head benchmark entries between these two GPUs, so direct comparisons rely on the NVIDIA card's standalone measurements and the AMD card's lack thereof. The NVIDIA RTX 4000 SFF Ada Generation delivers an average benchmark score of 117088 points. Its nearest rivals in the database include the NVIDIA GB10 with an average score of 117393 points (0.3 percent higher), the AMD Radeon PRO W7700 with 118976 points (1.6 percent higher), the NVIDIA Tesla V100 SXM2 16 GB with 114395 points (2.4 percent lower), and the NVIDIA RTX A5500 Mobile with 113944 points (2.8 percent lower).

The OpenCL result of 124812 points represents the card's strongest recorded performance. This score exceeds the average by approximately 6.6 percent, showing that OpenCL workloads extract more throughput from the architecture than Vulkan workloads. The Vulkan score of 109364 points sits about 6.6 percent below the average, indicating a measurable but modest API-dependent performance gap.

For the AMD Ryzen Z2 GPU, the database records no scores to compare. Its percentile of 50 places it at the median of all GPUs, but without concrete benchmark numbers, the margin between it and the NVIDIA card cannot be quantified. The data simply shows that one part has verified results and the other does not.

The nearest rival comparisons for the NVIDIA card demonstrate its competitive positioning. The AMD Radeon PRO W7700 outperforms it by 1.6 percent, while the NVIDIA GB10 matches it almost exactly with a 0.3 percent difference. The two older NVIDIA parts, the Tesla V100 SXM2 16 GB and the RTX A5500 Mobile, trail by 2.4 percent and 2.8 percent respectively. These margins are small, placing the RTX 4000 SFF Ada Generation in a tightly contested performance band.

FAQ

Q: What benchmark scores does the AMD Ryzen Z2 GPU have in the database?

A: The AMD Ryzen Z2 GPU has no recorded benchmark scores. Its average benchmark score is listed as 0, and its percentile ranking against all GPUs is 50.

Q: What benchmark scores does the NVIDIA RTX 4000 SFF Ada Generation have?

A: The NVIDIA card scores 124812 points in Geekbench OpenCL and 109364 points in Geekbench Vulkan, giving it an average benchmark score of 117088 points.

Q: How does the NVIDIA card compare to its nearest rivals?

A: The NVIDIA GB10 scores 117393 points, 0.3 percent higher. The AMD Radeon PRO W7700 scores 118976 points, 1.6 percent higher. The NVIDIA Tesla V100 SXM2 16 GB scores 114395 points, 2.4 percent lower. The NVIDIA RTX A5500 Mobile scores 113944 points, 2.8 percent lower.

Q: Which GPU has more memory and bandwidth?

A: The NVIDIA RTX 4000 SFF Ada Generation has 20 GB of GDDR6 memory with 280.0 GB/s bandwidth. The AMD Ryzen Z2 GPU has 16 GB of LPDDR5X memory with 119.9 GB/s bandwidth.

Q: What are the power requirements for each GPU?

A: The AMD Ryzen Z2 GPU has a TDP of 28 W and uses no power connectors. The NVIDIA RTX 4000 SFF Ada Generation has a TDP of 70 W, also uses no power connectors, and suggests a 250 W power supply.

Q: Which GPU has more shading units and ray tracing cores?

A: The NVIDIA RTX 4000 SFF Ada Generation has 6144 shading units and 48 ray tracing cores. The AMD Ryzen Z2 GPU has 768 shading units and 12 ray tracing cores.

Specification Differences

The two GPUs differ across nearly every hardware specification in the database. The AMD Ryzen Z2 GPU uses the Hawk Point chip with RDNA 3.0 architecture, while the NVIDIA RTX 4000 SFF Ada Generation uses the AD104 chip with Ada Lovelace architecture. The AMD part is manufactured on a 4 nm process, the NVIDIA part on a 5 nm process, both at TSMC.

Transistor counts and die sizes differ substantially. The AMD chip contains 25,390 million transistors on a 178 mm² die. The NVIDIA chip contains 35,800 million transistors on a 294 mm² die. Transistor density favors the AMD part at 142.6 million transistors per square millimeter versus 121.8 million for the NVIDIA part.

Clock speeds show the AMD GPU running at 800 MHz base and 2700 MHz boost, while the NVIDIA GPU runs at 720 MHz base and 1560 MHz boost. Memory clocks also differ, with the AMD part at 937 MHz (7.5 Gbps effective) and the NVIDIA part at 1750 MHz (14 Gbps effective).

Memory capacity, type, bus width, and bandwidth all differ. The AMD GPU provides 16 GB of LPDDR5X on a 128-bit bus with 119.9 GB/s bandwidth. The NVIDIA GPU provides 20 GB of GDDR6 on a 160-bit bus with 280.0 GB/s bandwidth.

Compute unit counts diverge completely. The AMD GPU has 768 shading units, 48 TMUs, 32 ROPs, 12 ray tracing cores, and no tensor cores. The NVIDIA GPU has 6144 shading units, 192 TMUs, 64 ROPs, 48 ray tracing cores, and 192 tensor cores. Pixel rate and texture rate follow accordingly, with the AMD part at 86.40 GPixel/s and 129.6 GTexel/s, and the NVIDIA part at 99.84 GPixel/s and 299.5 GTexel/s.

The FP32 and FP16 compute figures differ by a factor of roughly 2.3. The AMD GPU delivers 8.294 TFLOPS in both FP32 and FP16 with a 1:1 ratio. The NVIDIA GPU delivers 19.17 TFLOPS in both FP32 and FP16, also with a 1:1 ratio.

Power consumption and physical specifications vary as well. The AMD GPU has a TDP of 28 W. The NVIDIA GPU has a TDP of 70 W, is dual-slot, measures 168 mm by 69 mm, uses a PCIe 4.0 x16 interface, and suggests a 250 W power supply. The AMD GPU has no slot width, dimensions, bus interface, or suggested PSU listed. Display outputs differ, with the AMD GPU offering 1x USB Type-C and the NVIDIA GPU offering 4x mini-DisplayPort 1.4a.

Release dates and generations diverge. The AMD GPU belongs to the Console GPU generation and was released on 2024-12-31. The NVIDIA GPU belongs to the Workstation Ada generation, was released on 2023-03-20, has the predecessor Workstation Ampere, and the successor Blackwell PRO W.

The Verdict

The data directs each GPU toward a different audience. The NVIDIA RTX 4000 SFF Ada Generation has verified benchmark results that place it in the 95th percentile of all GPUs, with an average score of 117088 points and strong OpenCL and Vulkan performance. Its 20 GB of GDDR6 memory, 280.0 GB/s bandwidth, 6144 shading units, 48 ray tracing cores, and 192 tensor cores make it a fully specified compute solution for workstation workloads.

The AMD Ryzen Z2 GPU holds no recorded benchmark scores and sits at the 50th percentile. Its 16 GB of LPDDR5X memory, 119.9 GB/s bandwidth, 768 shading units, and 12 ray tracing cores, combined with a 28 W TDP, position it as a low-power part. The absence of measured performance data means the database cannot verify its compute capabilities relative to the NVIDIA card.

For users selecting based on recorded data, the NVIDIA RTX 4000 SFF Ada Generation is the only part with demonstrated performance. Its nearest rivals sit within roughly 3 percent in either direction, confirming that it performs in a tightly competitive band among high-end workstation GPUs. The AMD Ryzen Z2 GPU, without benchmarks, cannot be recommended for any measured workload based on this database. Its specifications suggest a low-power design, but the lack of test results leaves its actual performance unverified.