GPU Comparison

NVIDIA
GEFORCE

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Mobile

CORE STATE AD103
VRAM 16 GB
CLOCK SPEED 1695 MHz
TDP 120 W
BUS WIDTH 256 bit
ARCHITECTURE Ada Lovelace
nm
PROCESS 5 nm
LAUNCH DATE 2023
VS
NVIDIA
GEFORCE

RTX A6000

CORE STATE GA102
VRAM 48 GB
CLOCK SPEED 1800 MHz
TDP 300 W
BUS WIDTH 384 bit
ARCHITECTURE Ampere
nm
PROCESS 8 nm
LAUNCH DATE 2020

PERFORMANCE BENCHMARKS

geekbench_opencl
180,831
193,937
geekbench_vulkan
170,774
164,462
passmark_directx_10
173
155
passmark_directx_11
262
191
passmark_directx_12
107
87
passmark_directx_9
310
245
passmark_g2d
984
913
passmark_g3d
27,212
22,577
passmark_gpu_compute
12,347
14,110

Analysis: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Mobile vs NVIDIA RTX A6000

RTX 4090 and the NVIDIA NVIDIA RTX A6000 achieve almost equal graphics performance in our head-to-head evaluation. The frame rate variations between these two typically remain within single digits, making any a good choice. This balance renders the choice complex. Other variables get more critical. Cost often affects the scales.

Based on a specification perspective, RTX 4090 and the NVIDIA NVIDIA RTX A6000 possess equivalent capabilities. Video memory capacity, processing units, and interface speed are nearly aligned. The spec equivalence supports the similar test figures. Not one has a notable specification advantage. The matchup is fair.

Instead of focusing on marginal performance gains, potential users might evaluate additional elements. TDP, cooling, design, and service options usually matter larger than marginal frame rate differences. The considerations should influence the decision. Evaluate past simply frame rates. This whole package counts.

Finally, builders could choose based on ecosystem preference as opposed to pure scores only. Each RTX 4090 and the NVIDIA NVIDIA RTX A6000 deliver strong rendering performance for the target segments. This choice hinges on particular priorities. Each option is reasonable. Users shouldn't go astray here.

DETAILED SPECIFICATIONS

SPECIFICATION
RTX 4090 Mobile
RTX A6000
Core Specs
Shading Units
9,728
10,752 +10.5%
Shaders
9,728
10,752 +10.5%
TMUs
304
336 +10.5%
ROPs
112
112 0.0%
SM Count
76
84 +10.5%
Clocks
Base Clock
1335 MHz
1410 MHz
Boost Clock
1695 MHz
1800 MHz
Memory Clock
2250 MHz 18 Gbps effective
2000 MHz 16 Gbps effective
Memory
Memory Size
16 GB
48 GB
VRAM (MB)
16,384
49,152 +200.0%
Memory Type
GDDR6
GDDR6
Memory Bus
256 bit
384 bit
Bandwidth
576.0 GB/s
768.0 GB/s
Cache
L1 Cache
128 KB (per SM)
128 KB (per SM)
L2 Cache
64 MB
6 MB
Performance
Pixel Rate
189.8 GPixel/s
201.6 GPixel/s
Texture Rate
515.3 GTexel/s
604.8 GTexel/s
FP32 (TFLOPS)
32.98 TFLOPS
38.71 TFLOPS
FP64 (TFLOPS)
515.3 GFLOPS (1:64)
604.8 GFLOPS (1:64)
FP16 (TFLOPS)
32.98 TFLOPS (1:1)
38.71 TFLOPS (1:1)
AI/RT
RT Cores
76
84 +10.5%
Tensor Cores
304
336 +10.5%
Power
TDP
120 W
300 W
TDP (W)
120
300 +150.0%
Suggested PSU
700 W
Power Connectors
None
8-pin EPS
Architecture
Architecture
Ada Lovelace
Ampere
GPU Name
AD103
GA102
Generation
GeForce 40 Mobile
Workstation Ampere (Ax000)
Process Size
5 nm
8 nm
Transistors
45,900 million
28,300 million
Die Size
379 mm²
628 mm²
Foundry
TSMC
Samsung
Density
121.1M / mm²
45.1M / mm²
API Support
DirectX
12 Ultimate (12_2)
12 Ultimate (12_2)
OpenGL
4.6
4.6
Vulkan
1.4
1.4
OpenCL
3.0
3.0
CUDA
8.9
8.6
Shader Model
6.8
6.8
Physical
Slot Width
IGP
Dual-slot
Length
267 mm 10.5 inches
Height
112 mm 4.4 inches
Outputs
Portable Device Dependent
4x DisplayPort 1.4a
Bus Interface
PCIe 4.0 x16
PCIe 4.0 x16
Other
Launch Price
4,649 USD
Production
Active
End-of-life
Predecessor
GeForce 30 Mobile
Quadro Turing
Successor
GeForce 50 Mobile
Workstation Ada
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