RTX 1000 Mobile Ada Generation vs GeForce RTX 4090 Max-Q

Primary details

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

Place in performance rankingnot ratednot rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
ArchitectureAda LovelaceAda Lovelace
GPU code nameAD103AD107
Market segmentDesktopLaptop
Release date3 January 2023 (1 year ago)26 February 2024 (less than a year ago)

Detailed specifications

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 cores97282560
Boost clock speed1455 MHz2025 MHz
Number of transistors45,900 million18,900 million
Manufacturing process technology4 nm5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)80 Watt35 Watt
Texture fill rate442.3162.0

Form factor & compatibility

Information on GeForce RTX 4090 Max-Q and RTX 1000 Mobile Ada Generation 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.

InterfacePCIe 4.0 x16PCIe 4.0 x8
WidthIGPno data
Supplementary power connectorsNoneno data

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 typeGDDR6GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount16 GB6 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit96 Bit
Memory clock speed14 GB/s16 GB/s
Memory bandwidth448.0 GB/s192.0 GB/s

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 ConnectorsPortable Device DependentPortable Device Dependent

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 Ultimate (12_2)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model6.76.7
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL3.03.0
Vulkan1.31.3
CUDA8.98.9

Pros & cons summary


Recency 3 January 2023 26 February 2024
Maximum RAM amount 16 GB 6 GB
Chip lithography 4 nm 5 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 80 Watt 35 Watt

We couldn't decide between GeForce RTX 4090 Max-Q and RTX 1000 Mobile Ada Generation. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that GeForce RTX 4090 Max-Q is a desktop card while RTX 1000 Mobile Ada Generation is a notebook one.


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NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Max-Q
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