RTX 4000 Ada Generation vs GeForce RTX 2080 Super Mobile

Place in the ranking	115	32
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Power efficiency	18.18	33.72
Architecture	Turing (2018−2022)	Ada Lovelace (2022−2024)
GPU code name	TU104	AD104
Market segment	Laptop	Workstation
Release date	2 April 2020 (4 years ago)	9 August 2023 (1 year ago)

Detailed specifications

General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores	3072	6144
Core clock speed	1365 MHz	1500 MHz
Boost clock speed	1560 MHz	2175 MHz
Number of transistors	13,600 million	35,800 million
Manufacturing process technology	12 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	150 Watt	130 Watt
Texture fill rate	299.5	417.6
Floating-point processing power	9.585 TFLOPS	26.73 TFLOPS
ROPs	64	80
TMUs	192	192
Tensor Cores	384	192
Ray Tracing Cores	48	48

Form factor & compatibility

Information on compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop graphics cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility).

Laptop size	large	no data
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	PCIe 4.0 x16
Length	no data	245 mm
Width	no data	1-slot
Supplementary power connectors	no data	1x 16-pin

VRAM capacity and type

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

Memory type	GDDR6	GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount	8 GB	20 GB
Memory bus width	256 Bit	160 Bit
Memory clock speed	1750 MHz	2250 MHz
Memory bandwidth	448.0 GB/s	360.0 GB/s
Shared memory	-	-

Connectivity and outputs

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 Connectors	No outputs	4x DisplayPort 1.4a
G-SYNC support	+	-

Supported technologies

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

VR Ready

no data

API and SDK compatibility

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX	12 Ultimate (12_2)	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	6.5	6.8
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	1.2	3.0
Vulkan	1.2.140	1.3
CUDA	7.5	8.9

Gaming performance

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

Average FPS across all PC games

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

Full HD	136 −54.4%	210−220 +54.4%
1440p	94 −59.6%	150−160 +59.6%
4K	67 −49.3%	100−110 +49.3%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2	80−85 −58.5%	130−140 +58.5%
Cyberpunk 2077	85−90 −52.9%	130−140 +52.9%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	104 −53.8%	160−170 +53.8%
Counter-Strike 2	80−85 −58.5%	130−140 +58.5%
Cyberpunk 2077	85−90 −52.9%	130−140 +52.9%
Forza Horizon 4	265 −50.9%	400−450 +50.9%
Forza Horizon 5	100−110 −58.4%	160−170 +58.4%
Metro Exodus	116 −55.2%	180−190 +55.2%
Red Dead Redemption 2	121 −57%	190−200 +57%
Valorant	216 −38.9%	300−310 +38.9%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	100−110 −52.4%	160−170 +52.4%
Counter-Strike 2	80−85 −58.5%	130−140 +58.5%
Cyberpunk 2077	85−90 −52.9%	130−140 +52.9%
Dota 2	142 −54.9%	220−230 +54.9%
Far Cry 5	96 −56.3%	150−160 +56.3%
Fortnite	170−180 −57%	270−280 +57%
Forza Horizon 4	217 −38.2%	300−310 +38.2%
Forza Horizon 5	100−110 −58.4%	160−170 +58.4%
Grand Theft Auto V	136 −54.4%	210−220 +54.4%
Metro Exodus	92 −52.2%	140−150 +52.2%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	200−210 −49.3%	300−310 +49.3%
Red Dead Redemption 2	66 −51.5%	100−105 +51.5%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	140−150 −57.1%	220−230 +57.1%
Valorant	127 −57.5%	200−210 +57.5%
World of Tanks	270−280 −43.4%	400−450 +43.4%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	80 −50%	120−130 +50%
Counter-Strike 2	80−85 −58.5%	130−140 +58.5%
Cyberpunk 2077	85−90 −52.9%	130−140 +52.9%
Dota 2	141 −56%	220−230 +56%
Far Cry 5	95−100 −53.1%	150−160 +53.1%
Forza Horizon 4	183 −58.5%	290−300 +58.5%
Forza Horizon 5	100−110 −58.4%	160−170 +58.4%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	200−210 −49.3%	300−310 +49.3%
Valorant	205 −46.3%	300−310 +46.3%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2	90 −55.6%	140−150 +55.6%
Grand Theft Auto V	90 −55.6%	140−150 +55.6%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	170−180 −60%	280−290 +60%
Red Dead Redemption 2	43 −51.2%	65−70 +51.2%
World of Tanks	250−260 −59.4%	400−450 +59.4%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	78 −53.8%	120−130 +53.8%
Counter-Strike 2	30−35 −45.2%	45−50 +45.2%
Cyberpunk 2077	40−45 −50%	60−65 +50%
Far Cry 5	120−130 −56.3%	200−210 +56.3%
Forza Horizon 4	137 −60.6%	220−230 +60.6%
Forza Horizon 5	65−70 −51.5%	100−105 +51.5%
Metro Exodus	90 −55.6%	140−150 +55.6%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	65−70 −59.4%	110−120 +59.4%
Valorant	162 −60.5%	260−270 +60.5%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	18−20 −50%	27−30 +50%
Dota 2	97 −54.6%	150−160 +54.6%
Grand Theft Auto V	97 −54.6%	150−160 +54.6%
Metro Exodus	35 −57.1%	55−60 +57.1%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	120−130 −56.3%	200−210 +56.3%
Red Dead Redemption 2	28 −60.7%	45−50 +60.7%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	97 −54.6%	150−160 +54.6%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	48 −56.3%	75−80 +56.3%
Counter-Strike 2	18−20 −50%	27−30 +50%
Cyberpunk 2077	16−18 −58.8%	27−30 +58.8%
Dota 2	141 −56%	220−230 +56%
Far Cry 5	55−60 −52.5%	90−95 +52.5%
Fortnite	55−60 −60.7%	90−95 +60.7%
Forza Horizon 4	78 −53.8%	120−130 +53.8%
Forza Horizon 5	35−40 −48.6%	55−60 +48.6%
Valorant	89 −57.3%	140−150 +57.3%

This is how RTX 2080 Super Mobile and RTX 4000 Ada Generation compete in popular games:

RTX 4000 Ada Generation is 54% faster in 1080p
RTX 4000 Ada Generation is 60% faster in 1440p
RTX 4000 Ada Generation is 49% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	38.16	61.35
Recency	2 April 2020	9 August 2023
Maximum RAM amount	8 GB	20 GB
Chip lithography	12 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	150 Watt	130 Watt

RTX 4000 Ada Generation has a 60.8% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 3 years, a 150% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 140% more advanced lithography process, and 15.4% lower power consumption.

The RTX 4000 Ada Generation is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce RTX 2080 Super Mobile in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce RTX 2080 Super Mobile is a notebook card while RTX 4000 Ada Generation is a workstation one.

Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.