GeForce RTX 4090 D vs RTX 4090 Mobile

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Aggregate performance score

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

RTX 4090 Mobile
2023
16 GB GDDR6, 120 Watt
71.85

RTX 4090 D outperforms RTX 4090 Mobile by a substantial 36% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking182
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data18.33
Power efficiency41.5815.93
ArchitectureAda Lovelace (2022−2024)Ada Lovelace (2022−2024)
GPU code nameAD103AD102
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release date3 January 2023 (1 year ago)28 December 2023 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$1,599

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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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 cores972814592
Core clock speed1335 MHz2280 MHz
Boost clock speed1695 MHz2520 MHz
Number of transistors45,900 million76,300 million
Manufacturing process technology4 nm5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)120 Watt425 Watt
Texture fill rate515.31,149
Floating-point processing power32.98 TFLOPS73.54 TFLOPS
ROPs112176
TMUs304456
Tensor Cores304456
Ray Tracing Cores76114

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 sizelargeno data
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x16PCIe 4.0 x16
Lengthno data304 mm
Widthno data3-slot
Supplementary power connectorsno data1x 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 typeGDDR6GDDR6X
Maximum RAM amount16 GB24 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit384 Bit
Memory clock speed2250 MHz1313 MHz
Memory bandwidth576.0 GB/s1,008 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 ConnectorsPortable Device Dependent1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a
HDMI-+

API compatibility

List of supported 3D 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

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 4090 Mobile 71.85
RTX 4090 D 97.52
+35.7%

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 Mobile 27724
RTX 4090 D 37631
+35.7%

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 HD178
−34.8%
240−250
+34.8%
1440p136
−32.4%
180−190
+32.4%
4K83
−32.5%
110−120
+32.5%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 156
−34.6%
210−220
+34.6%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 110−120
−31.6%
150−160
+31.6%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 95−100
−26.3%
120−130
+26.3%
Battlefield 5 170−180
−32.2%
230−240
+32.2%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 100−110
−33.3%
140−150
+33.3%
Cyberpunk 2077 142
−33.8%
190−200
+33.8%
Far Cry 5 100−110
−32.1%
140−150
+32.1%
Far Cry New Dawn 130−140
−28.8%
170−180
+28.8%
Forza Horizon 4 220−230
−31.8%
290−300
+31.8%
Hitman 3 168
−31%
220−230
+31%
Horizon Zero Dawn 210−220
−33.3%
280−290
+33.3%
Metro Exodus 150−160
−32.5%
200−210
+32.5%
Red Dead Redemption 2 110−120
−35.1%
150−160
+35.1%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 210−220
−34.3%
290−300
+34.3%
Watch Dogs: Legion 140−150
−31%
190−200
+31%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 110−120
−31.6%
150−160
+31.6%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 187
−33.7%
250−260
+33.7%
Battlefield 5 170−180
−32.2%
230−240
+32.2%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 100−110
−33.3%
140−150
+33.3%
Cyberpunk 2077 136
−32.4%
180−190
+32.4%
Far Cry 5 100−110
−32.1%
140−150
+32.1%
Far Cry New Dawn 130−140
−28.8%
170−180
+28.8%
Forza Horizon 4 220−230
−31.8%
290−300
+31.8%
Hitman 3 167
−31.7%
220−230
+31.7%
Horizon Zero Dawn 210−220
−33.3%
280−290
+33.3%
Metro Exodus 150−160
−32.5%
200−210
+32.5%
Red Dead Redemption 2 110−120
−35.1%
150−160
+35.1%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 387
−29.2%
500−550
+29.2%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 110−120
−32.7%
150−160
+32.7%
Watch Dogs: Legion 140−150
−31%
190−200
+31%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 110−120
−31.6%
150−160
+31.6%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 161
−30.4%
210−220
+30.4%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 100−110
−33.3%
140−150
+33.3%
Cyberpunk 2077 125
−28%
160−170
+28%
Far Cry 5 100−110
−32.1%
140−150
+32.1%
Forza Horizon 4 220−230
−31.8%
290−300
+31.8%
Hitman 3 152
−31.6%
200−210
+31.6%
Horizon Zero Dawn 305
−31.1%
400−450
+31.1%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 370
−35.1%
500−550
+35.1%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 204
−32.4%
270−280
+32.4%
Watch Dogs: Legion 120
−33.3%
160−170
+33.3%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 110−120
−35.1%
150−160
+35.1%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 110−120
−31.6%
150−160
+31.6%
Far Cry New Dawn 85−90
−29.4%
110−120
+29.4%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 60−65
−29%
80−85
+29%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 128
−32.8%
170−180
+32.8%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 65−70
−30.8%
85−90
+30.8%
Cyberpunk 2077 95
−26.3%
120−130
+26.3%
Far Cry 5 60−65
−32.8%
85−90
+32.8%
Forza Horizon 4 260−270
−31.1%
350−400
+31.1%
Hitman 3 138
−30.4%
180−190
+30.4%
Horizon Zero Dawn 253
−18.6%
300−310
+18.6%
Metro Exodus 128
−32.8%
170−180
+32.8%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 294
−19%
350−400
+19%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 164
−34.1%
220−230
+34.1%
Watch Dogs: Legion 220−230
−33.3%
300−310
+33.3%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 90−95
−27.7%
120−130
+27.7%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 60−65
−33.3%
80−85
+33.3%
Far Cry New Dawn 50−55
−30%
65−70
+30%
Hitman 3 45−50
−30.4%
60−65
+30.4%
Horizon Zero Dawn 65
−30.8%
85−90
+30.8%
Metro Exodus 75−80
−28.2%
100−105
+28.2%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 150
−33.3%
200−210
+33.3%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 40−45
−34.1%
55−60
+34.1%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 78
−28.2%
100−105
+28.2%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 35−40
−31.6%
50−55
+31.6%
Cyberpunk 2077 48
−35.4%
65−70
+35.4%
Far Cry 5 35−40
−28.6%
45−50
+28.6%
Forza Horizon 4 80−85
−34.1%
110−120
+34.1%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 156
−34.6%
210−220
+34.6%
Watch Dogs: Legion 69
−30.4%
90−95
+30.4%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 50−55
−32.1%
70−75
+32.1%

This is how RTX 4090 Mobile and RTX 4090 D compete in popular games:

  • RTX 4090 D is 35% faster in 1080p
  • RTX 4090 D is 32% faster in 1440p
  • RTX 4090 D is 33% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 71.85 97.52
Recency 3 January 2023 28 December 2023
Maximum RAM amount 16 GB 24 GB
Chip lithography 4 nm 5 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 120 Watt 425 Watt

RTX 4090 Mobile has a 25% more advanced lithography process, and 254.2% lower power consumption.

RTX 4090 D, on the other hand, has a 35.7% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 11 months, and a 50% higher maximum VRAM amount.

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

Be aware that GeForce RTX 4090 Mobile is a notebook card while GeForce RTX 4090 D is a desktop one.


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