RTX 4000 SFF Ada Generation vs GeForce RTX 4070 Mobile

Place in the ranking	55	47
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Power efficiency	30.31	52.82
Architecture	Ada Lovelace (2022−2024)	Ada Lovelace (2022−2024)
GPU code name	AD106	AD104
Market segment	Laptop	Workstation
Release date	3 January 2023 (1 year ago)	21 March 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	4608	6144
Core clock speed	1395 MHz	720 MHz
Boost clock speed	1695 MHz	1560 MHz
Number of transistors	no data	35,800 million
Manufacturing process technology	4 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	115 Watt	70 Watt
Texture fill rate	244.1	299.5
Floating-point processing power	15.62 TFLOPS	19.17 TFLOPS
ROPs	48	80
TMUs	144	192
Tensor Cores	144	192
Ray Tracing Cores	36	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 4.0 x16	PCIe 4.0 x16
Length	no data	168 mm
Width	no data	2-slot
Supplementary power connectors	no data	None

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	128 Bit	160 Bit
Memory clock speed	2000 MHz	1750 MHz
Memory bandwidth	256.0 GB/s	280.0 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

Portable Device Dependent

4x mini-DisplayPort 1.4a

API 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	6.7	6.8
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	3.0	3.0
Vulkan	1.3	1.3
CUDA	8.9	8.9

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark results comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.

Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark score. 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.

RTX 4070 Mobile 50.87

RTX 4000 SFF Ada Generation 53.96
+6.1%

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of 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.

RTX 4070 Mobile 19605

RTX 4000 SFF Ada Generation 20796
+6.1%

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	130 +0%	130−140 +0%
1440p	75 +0%	75−80 +0%
4K	46 +2.2%	45−50 −2.2%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

133

−5.3%

140−150
+5.3%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	95−100 −5.3%	100−105 +5.3%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	75−80 −2.6%	80−85 +2.6%
Battlefield 5	140−150 −4.2%	150−160 +4.2%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	90−95 −5.6%	95−100 +5.6%
Cyberpunk 2077	116 −3.4%	120−130 +3.4%
Far Cry 5	90−95 −1.1%	95−100 +1.1%
Far Cry New Dawn	110−120 +0%	110−120 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	200−210 −2.9%	210−220 +2.9%
Hitman 3	95−100 −3.1%	100−105 +3.1%
Horizon Zero Dawn	180−190 −4.4%	190−200 +4.4%
Metro Exodus	130−140 −1.4%	140−150 +1.4%
Red Dead Redemption 2	100−105 +0%	100−105 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	170−180 −5.9%	180−190 +5.9%
Watch Dogs: Legion	130−140 −2.9%	140−150 +2.9%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	95−100 −5.3%	100−105 +5.3%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	75−80 −2.6%	80−85 +2.6%
Battlefield 5	140−150 −4.2%	150−160 +4.2%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	90−95 −5.6%	95−100 +5.6%
Cyberpunk 2077	98 −2%	100−105 +2%
Far Cry 5	90−95 −1.1%	95−100 +1.1%
Far Cry New Dawn	110−120 +0%	110−120 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	200−210 −2.9%	210−220 +2.9%
Hitman 3	95−100 −3.1%	100−105 +3.1%
Horizon Zero Dawn	180−190 −4.4%	190−200 +4.4%
Metro Exodus	130−140 −1.4%	140−150 +1.4%
Red Dead Redemption 2	100−105 +0%	100−105 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	233 −3%	240−250 +3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	90−95 −2.2%	95−100 +2.2%
Watch Dogs: Legion	130−140 −2.9%	140−150 +2.9%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	95−100 −5.3%	100−105 +5.3%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	101 +1%	100−105 −1%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	90−95 −5.6%	95−100 +5.6%
Cyberpunk 2077	87 −3.4%	90−95 +3.4%
Far Cry 5	90−95 −1.1%	95−100 +1.1%
Forza Horizon 4	200−210 −2.9%	210−220 +2.9%
Hitman 3	95−100 −3.1%	100−105 +3.1%
Horizon Zero Dawn	183 −3.8%	190−200 +3.8%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	204 −2.9%	210−220 +2.9%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	116 −3.4%	120−130 +3.4%
Watch Dogs: Legion	89 −1.1%	90−95 +1.1%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

100−105

+0%

100−105
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	85−90 −1.1%	90−95 +1.1%
Far Cry New Dawn	65−70 −1.4%	70−75 +1.4%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	50−55 +0%	50−55 +0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	75 +0%	75−80 +0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	50−55 −3.8%	55−60 +3.8%
Cyberpunk 2077	54 −1.9%	55−60 +1.9%
Far Cry 5	50−55 −5.8%	55−60 +5.8%
Forza Horizon 4	240−250 −2.5%	250−260 +2.5%
Hitman 3	60−65 +0%	60−65 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	143 −4.9%	150−160 +4.9%
Metro Exodus	105 −4.8%	110−120 +4.8%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	134 −4.5%	140−150 +4.5%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	88 −2.3%	90−95 +2.3%
Watch Dogs: Legion	200−210 −1.4%	210−220 +1.4%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

75−80

−2.6%

80−85
+2.6%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	45−50 +2.2%	45−50 −2.2%
Far Cry New Dawn	35−40 −2.6%	40−45 +2.6%
Hitman 3	35−40 +5.7%	35−40 −5.7%
Horizon Zero Dawn	190−200 −1.5%	200−210 +1.5%
Metro Exodus	60−65 +0%	60−65 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	70 +0%	70−75 +0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	30−35 +6.7%	30−33 −6.7%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	42 +5%	40−45 −5%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	30−33 +0%	30−33 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	23 −4.3%	24−27 +4.3%
Far Cry 5	27−30 +0%	27−30 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	60−65 −1.6%	65−70 +1.6%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	73 −2.7%	75−80 +2.7%
Watch Dogs: Legion	33 −6.1%	35−40 +6.1%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

40−45
+2.5%

40−45

−2.5%

This is how RTX 4070 Mobile and RTX 4000 SFF Ada Generation compete in popular games:

A tie in 1080p
A tie in 1440p
RTX 4070 Mobile is 2% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	50.87	53.96
Recency	3 January 2023	21 March 2023
Maximum RAM amount	8 GB	20 GB
Chip lithography	4 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	115 Watt	70 Watt

RTX 4070 Mobile has a 25% more advanced lithography process.

RTX 4000 SFF Ada Generation, on the other hand, has a 6.1% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 2 months, a 150% higher maximum VRAM amount, and 64.3% lower power consumption.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between GeForce RTX 4070 Mobile and RTX 4000 SFF Ada Generation.

Be aware that GeForce RTX 4070 Mobile is a notebook card while RTX 4000 SFF 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.