RTX PRO 4000 Blackwell vs GeForce RTX 4090 D

Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce RTX 4090 D with RTX PRO 4000 Blackwell, including specs and performance data.

RTX 4090 D
2023
24 GB GDDR6X, 425 Watt
72.95

PRO 4000 Blackwell outperforms 4090 D by a significant 20% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking157
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation26.41no data
Power efficiency13.8250.24
ArchitectureAda Lovelace (2022−2024)Blackwell 2.0 (2025)
GPU code nameAD102GB203
Market segmentDesktopWorkstation
Release date28 December 2023 (1 year ago)18 March 2025 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$1,599 no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

The higher the ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices.

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Performance to price scatter graph

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 cores145928960
Core clock speed2280 MHz1590 MHz
Boost clock speed2520 MHz2617 MHz
Number of transistors76,300 million45,600 million
Manufacturing process technology5 nm5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)425 Watt140 Watt
Texture fill rate1,149732.8
Floating-point processing power73.54 TFLOPS46.9 TFLOPS
ROPs17696
TMUs456280
Tensor Cores456280
Ray Tracing Cores11470
L1 Cache14.3 MB8.8 MB
L2 Cache72 MB48 MB

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).

InterfacePCIe 4.0 x16PCIe 5.0 x16
Length304 mm241 mm
Width3-slot1-slot
Supplementary power connectors1x 16-pin1x 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 typeGDDR6XGDDR7
Maximum RAM amount24 GB24 GB
Memory bus width384 Bit192 Bit
Memory clock speed1313 MHz1750 MHz
Memory bandwidth1,008 GB/s672.0 GB/s
Resizable BAR++

Connectivity and outputs

This section shows the types and number of video connectors on each GPU. The data applies specifically to desktop reference models (for example, NVIDIA’s Founders Edition). OEM partners often modify both the number and types of ports. On notebook GPUs, video‐output options are determined by the laptop’s design rather than the graphics chip itself.

Display Connectors1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a4x DisplayPort 2.1b
HDMI+-

API and SDK support

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

DirectX12 Ultimate (12_2)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model6.76.8
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL3.03.0
Vulkan1.31.4
CUDA8.912.0
DLSS++

Synthetic benchmarks

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.

RTX 4090 D 72.95
RTX PRO 4000 Blackwell 87.36
+19.8%

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 4090 D 32259
Samples: 16
RTX PRO 4000 Blackwell 38635
+19.8%
Samples: 1

Gaming performance

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

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 72.95 87.36
Recency 28 December 2023 18 March 2025
Power consumption (TDP) 425 Watt 140 Watt

RTX PRO 4000 Blackwell has a 19.8% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 1 year, and 203.6% lower power consumption.

The RTX PRO 4000 Blackwell is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce RTX 4090 D in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce RTX 4090 D is a desktop graphics card while RTX PRO 4000 Blackwell is a workstation one.

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