RTX 4090 vs 825M

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NVIDIA GeForce 825M
NVIDIA GeForce 825M
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  • Interface PCIe 3.0 x8
  • Core clock speed 850
  • Max video memory 2048 MB
  • Memory type DDR3
  • Memory clock speed 1800
  • Maximum resolution
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090
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  • Interface PCIe 4.0 x16
  • Core clock speed 2235
  • Max video memory 24 GB
  • Memory type GDDR6X
  • Memory clock speed 21000
  • Maximum resolution
Price now 2318$
Games supported 100%

General info

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

Place in performance rating7811
Place by popularityno data2
Value for money0.2512.07
ArchitectureKepler (2012−2018)Ada Lovelace
GPU code nameGK208AD102-300-A1
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release date27 January 2014 (9 years old)20 September 2022 (less than a year old)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$1,599
Current price$160 $2318 (1.4x MSRP)
Value for money

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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Technical specs

General performance parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. These parameters indirectly speak of performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider their benchmark and gaming test results. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores38416384
Core clock speed850 MHz2235 MHz
Boost clock speed941 MHz2520 MHz
Number of transistors915 million76,300 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm4 nm
Thermal design power (TDP)33 Watt450 Watt
Texture fill rate30.111,290
Floating-point performance722.7 gflopsno data

Dimensions and compatibility

Information on GeForce 825M and GeForce RTX 4090 compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop video cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility). For notebook video cards it's notebook size, connection slot and bus, if the video card is inserted into a slot instead of being soldered to the notebook motherboard.

Laptop sizemedium sizedno data
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x8PCIe 4.0 x16
Lengthno data304 mm
Widthno data3-slot
Supplementary power connectorsNone1x 16-pin

Memory

Parameters of VRAM installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Integrated GPUs have no dedicated VRAM and use a shared part of system RAM.

Memory typeDDR3GDDR6X
Maximum RAM amount2 GB24 GB
Memory bus width64 Bit384 Bit
Memory clock speed1800 MHz21000 MHz
Memory bandwidth14.4 GB/s1,008 GB/s
Shared memory--

Video outputs and ports

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 ConnectorsNo outputs1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a
HDMIno data+

Technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

Optimus+no data

API support

APIs supported, including particular versions of those APIs.

DirectX12 (11_0)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model5.16.6
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL1.23.0
Vulkan1.1.1261.3
CUDA+8.9

Benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark performance comparison. Note that overall benchmark performance is measured in points in 0-100 range.


Overall score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. 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.

GeForce 825M 1.98
RTX 4090 100.00
+4951%
  • Passmark
  • 3DMark Vantage Performance
  • 3DMark 11 Performance GPU
  • 3DMark Cloud Gate GPU
  • 3DMark Fire Strike Score
  • 3DMark Fire Strike Graphics

Passmark

This is probably the most ubiquitous benchmark, part of Passmark PerformanceTest suite. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various 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.

Benchmark coverage: 24%

GeForce 825M 783
RTX 4090 39537
+4949%

GeForce RTX 4090 outperforms GeForce 825M by 4949% in Passmark.

3DMark Vantage Performance

3DMark Vantage is an outdated DirectX 10 benchmark using 1280x1024 screen resolution. It taxes the graphics card with two scenes, one depicting a girl escaping some militarized base located within a sea cave, the other displaying a space fleet attack on a defenseless planet. It was discontinued in April 2017, and Time Spy benchmark is now recommended to be used instead.

Benchmark coverage: 16%

GeForce 825M 6000
RTX 4090 131556
+2093%

GeForce RTX 4090 outperforms GeForce 825M by 2093% in 3DMark Vantage Performance.

3DMark 11 Performance GPU

3DMark 11 is an obsolete DirectX 11 benchmark by Futuremark. It used four tests based on two scenes, one being few submarines exploring the submerged wreck of a sunken ship, the other is an abandoned temple deep in the jungle. All the tests are heavy with volumetric lighting and tessellation, and despite being done in 1280x720 resolution, are relatively taxing. Discontinued in January 2020, 3DMark 11 is now superseded by Time Spy.

Benchmark coverage: 16%

GeForce 825M 1757
RTX 4090 104876
+5871%

GeForce RTX 4090 outperforms GeForce 825M by 5871% in 3DMark 11 Performance GPU.

3DMark Cloud Gate GPU

Cloud Gate is an outdated DirectX 11 feature level 10 benchmark that was used for home PCs and basic notebooks. It displays a few scenes of some weird space teleportation device launching spaceships into unknown, using fixed resolution of 1280x720. Just like Ice Storm benchmark, it has been discontinued in January 2020 and replaced by 3DMark Night Raid.

Benchmark coverage: 13%

GeForce 825M 7416
RTX 4090 248433
+3250%

GeForce RTX 4090 outperforms GeForce 825M by 3250% in 3DMark Cloud Gate GPU.

3DMark Fire Strike Score

Benchmark coverage: 13%

GeForce 825M 1050
RTX 4090 47404
+4415%

GeForce RTX 4090 outperforms GeForce 825M by 4415% in 3DMark Fire Strike Score.

3DMark Fire Strike Graphics

Fire Strike is a DirectX 11 benchmark for gaming PCs. It features two separate tests displaying a fight between a humanoid and a fiery creature seemingly made of lava. Using 1920x1080 resolution, Fire Strike shows off some realistic enough graphics and is quite taxing on hardware.

Benchmark coverage: 13%

GeForce 825M 1150
RTX 4090 77224
+6615%

GeForce RTX 4090 outperforms GeForce 825M by 6615% in 3DMark Fire Strike Graphics.

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

Average FPS

Here are the average frames per second in a large set of popular games across different resolutions:

Full HD35
−689%
276
+689%
1440pno data220
4Kno data163

Popular games

  • Full HD
    Low Preset
  • Full HD
    Medium Preset
  • Full HD
    High Preset
  • Full HD
    Ultra Preset
  • 1440p
    High Preset
  • 1440p
    Ultra Preset
  • 4K
    High Preset
  • 4K
    Ultra Preset
Cyberpunk 2077 5−6
−4400%
225
+4400%
Assassin's Creed Odyssey 3−4
−4300%
130−140
+4300%
Battlefield 5 3−4
−6467%
190−200
+6467%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 10−12
−1518%
170−180
+1518%
Cyberpunk 2077 5−6
−4340%
222
+4340%
Far Cry 5 2−3
−10350%
209
+10350%
Far Cry New Dawn 2−3
−8700%
176
+8700%
Forza Horizon 4 4−5
−6700%
270−280
+6700%
Hitman 3 2−3
−10850%
210−220
+10850%
Red Dead Redemption 2 5−6
−3680%
180−190
+3680%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 8−9
−3500%
288
+3500%
Watch Dogs: Legion 1−2
−18200%
183
+18200%
Assassin's Creed Odyssey 3−4
−4300%
130−140
+4300%
Battlefield 5 3−4
−6467%
190−200
+6467%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 10−12
−1518%
170−180
+1518%
Cyberpunk 2077 5−6
−4180%
214
+4180%
Far Cry 5 2−3
−9950%
201
+9950%
Far Cry New Dawn 2−3
−8400%
170
+8400%
Forza Horizon 4 4−5
−6700%
270−280
+6700%
Hitman 3 2−3
−10850%
210−220
+10850%
Metro Exodus 4−5
−5125%
209
+5125%
Red Dead Redemption 2 5−6
−3680%
180−190
+3680%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 8−9
−3450%
284
+3450%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 5−6
−11600%
585
+11600%
Watch Dogs: Legion 1−2
−16500%
166
+16500%
Assassin's Creed Odyssey 3−4
−4300%
130−140
+4300%
Battlefield 5 3−4
−6467%
190−200
+6467%
Cyberpunk 2077 5−6
−4100%
210
+4100%
Far Cry 5 2−3
−9250%
187
+9250%
Far Cry New Dawn 2−3
−7550%
153
+7550%
Forza Horizon 4 4−5
−6700%
270−280
+6700%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 5−6
−6020%
306
+6020%
Watch Dogs: Legion 1−2
−15400%
155
+15400%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 5−6
−2880%
140−150
+2880%
Hitman 3 4−5
−5225%
210−220
+5225%
Horizon Zero Dawn 5−6
−3280%
160−170
+3280%
Metro Exodus 4−5
−4200%
172
+4200%
Red Dead Redemption 2 1−2
−9200%
90−95
+9200%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 5−6
−5280%
269
+5280%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−4933%
151
+4933%
Far Cry 5 4−5
−4525%
185
+4525%
Far Cry New Dawn 1−2
−15100%
152
+15100%
Watch Dogs: Legion 0−1 149
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2−3
−4700%
95−100
+4700%
Hitman 3 2−3
−6300%
120−130
+6300%
Horizon Zero Dawn 4−5
−2725%
110−120
+2725%
Red Dead Redemption 2 1−2
−6300%
60−65
+6300%
Assassin's Creed Odyssey 0−1 65−70
Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
−7800%
79
+7800%
Far Cry 5 4−5
−4225%
173
+4225%
Far Cry New Dawn 6−7
−2317%
145
+2317%
Forza Horizon 4 1−2
−16100%
160−170
+16100%
Watch Dogs: Legion 0−1 114

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance rating 1.98 100.00
Recency 27 January 2014 20 September 2022
Memory bus width 64 384
Memory bandwidth 14.4 1
Pipelines / CUDA cores 384 16384
Chip lithography 28 nm 4 nm
Thermal design power (TDP) 33 Watt 450 Watt

Judging by the results of synthetic and gaming tests, Technical City recommends

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090
GeForce RTX 4090

since it shows better performance.

Be aware that GeForce 825M is a notebook card while GeForce RTX 4090 is a desktop one.


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Competitors of GeForce 825M by AMD

The nearest GeForce 825M's AMD equivalent is Radeon 520, which is faster by 1% and higher by 4 positions in our performance rating.

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Competitors of GeForce RTX 4090 by AMD

According to our data, the closest equivalent to GeForce RTX 4090 by AMD is Radeon RX 7900 XTX, which is slower by 19% and lower by 3 positions in our rating.

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