RTX 4000 Ada Generation Mobile vs GeForce RTX 4090 Mobile

Place in the ranking	18	33
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Power efficiency	41.62	27.65
Architecture	Ada Lovelace (2022−2024)	Ada Lovelace (2022−2024)
GPU code name	AD103	no data
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
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	9728	7424
Core clock speed	1335 MHz	no data
Boost clock speed	1695 MHz	no data
Number of transistors	45,900 million	no data
Manufacturing process technology	4 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	120 Watt	150 Watt (60 - 150 Watt TGP)
Texture fill rate	515.3	no data
Floating-point processing power	32.98 TFLOPS	no data
ROPs	112	no data
TMUs	304	no data
Tensor Cores	304	no data
Ray Tracing Cores	76	no data

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	large
Interface	PCIe 4.0 x16	no 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 type	GDDR6	GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount	16 GB	12 GB
Memory bus width	256 Bit	192 Bit
Memory clock speed	2250 MHz	16000 MHz
Memory bandwidth	576.0 GB/s	no data
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

no data

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 Ultimate (12_2)	12 Ultimate
Shader Model	6.7	no data
OpenGL	4.6	no data
OpenCL	3.0	no data
Vulkan	1.3	-
CUDA	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 4090 Mobile 71.82
+20.4%

RTX 4000 Ada Generation Mobile 59.64

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 27715
+20.4%

RTX 4000 Ada Generation Mobile 23015

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	178 +27.1%	140−150 −27.1%
1440p	136 +23.6%	110−120 −23.6%
4K	83 +27.7%	65−70 −27.7%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

156
+30%

120−130

−30%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	110−120 +26.7%	90−95 −26.7%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	95−100 +26.7%	75−80 −26.7%
Battlefield 5	170−180 +24.3%	140−150 −24.3%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	100−110 +23.5%	85−90 −23.5%
Cyberpunk 2077	142 +29.1%	110−120 −29.1%
Far Cry 5	100−110 +24.7%	85−90 −24.7%
Far Cry New Dawn	130−140 +32%	100−105 −32%
Forza Horizon 4	220−230 +22.2%	180−190 −22.2%
Hitman 3	168 +29.2%	130−140 −29.2%
Horizon Zero Dawn	210−220 +23.5%	170−180 −23.5%
Metro Exodus	150−160 +25.8%	120−130 −25.8%
Red Dead Redemption 2	110−120 +23.3%	90−95 −23.3%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	210−220 +27.1%	170−180 −27.1%
Watch Dogs: Legion	140−150 +20.8%	120−130 −20.8%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	110−120 +26.7%	90−95 −26.7%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	187 +24.7%	150−160 −24.7%
Battlefield 5	170−180 +24.3%	140−150 −24.3%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	100−110 +23.5%	85−90 −23.5%
Cyberpunk 2077	136 +23.6%	110−120 −23.6%
Far Cry 5	100−110 +24.7%	85−90 −24.7%
Far Cry New Dawn	130−140 +32%	100−105 −32%
Forza Horizon 4	220−230 +22.2%	180−190 −22.2%
Hitman 3	167 +28.5%	130−140 −28.5%
Horizon Zero Dawn	210−220 +23.5%	170−180 −23.5%
Metro Exodus	150−160 +25.8%	120−130 −25.8%
Red Dead Redemption 2	110−120 +23.3%	90−95 −23.3%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	387 +29%	300−310 −29%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	110−120 +25.6%	90−95 −25.6%
Watch Dogs: Legion	140−150 +20.8%	120−130 −20.8%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	110−120 +26.7%	90−95 −26.7%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	161 +23.8%	130−140 −23.8%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	100−110 +23.5%	85−90 −23.5%
Cyberpunk 2077	125 +25%	100−105 −25%
Far Cry 5	100−110 +24.7%	85−90 −24.7%
Forza Horizon 4	220−230 +22.2%	180−190 −22.2%
Hitman 3	152 +26.7%	120−130 −26.7%
Horizon Zero Dawn	305 +22%	250−260 −22%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	370 +23.3%	300−310 −23.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	204 +27.5%	160−170 −27.5%
Watch Dogs: Legion	120 +26.3%	95−100 −26.3%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

110−120

+23.3%

90−95
−23.3%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	110−120 +26.7%	90−95 −26.7%
Far Cry New Dawn	85−90 +21.4%	70−75 −21.4%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	60−65 +24%	50−55 −24%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	128 +28%	100−105 −28%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	65−70 +30%	50−55 −30%
Cyberpunk 2077	95 +26.7%	75−80 −26.7%
Far Cry 5	60−65 +28%	50−55 −28%
Forza Horizon 4	260−270 +21.4%	220−230 −21.4%
Hitman 3	138 +25.5%	110−120 −25.5%
Horizon Zero Dawn	253 +20.5%	210−220 −20.5%
Metro Exodus	128 +28%	100−105 −28%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	294 +22.5%	240−250 −22.5%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	164 +26.2%	130−140 −26.2%
Watch Dogs: Legion	220−230 +25%	180−190 −25%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

90−95
+25.3%

75−80

−25.3%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	60−65 +33.3%	45−50 −33.3%
Far Cry New Dawn	50−55 +25%	40−45 −25%
Hitman 3	45−50 +31.4%	35−40 −31.4%
Horizon Zero Dawn	65 +30%	50−55 −30%
Metro Exodus	75−80 +30%	60−65 −30%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	150 +25%	120−130 −25%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	40−45 +36.7%	30−33 −36.7%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	78 +30%	60−65 −30%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	35−40 +26.7%	30−33 −26.7%
Cyberpunk 2077	48 +37.1%	35−40 −37.1%
Far Cry 5	35−40 +29.6%	27−30 −29.6%
Forza Horizon 4	80−85 +26.2%	65−70 −26.2%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	156 +30%	120−130 −30%
Watch Dogs: Legion	69 +25.5%	55−60 −25.5%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

50−55
+32.5%

40−45

−32.5%

This is how RTX 4090 Mobile and RTX 4000 Ada Generation Mobile compete in popular games:

RTX 4090 Mobile is 27% faster in 1080p
RTX 4090 Mobile is 24% faster in 1440p
RTX 4090 Mobile is 28% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	71.82	59.64
Recency	3 January 2023	21 March 2023
Maximum RAM amount	16 GB	12 GB
Chip lithography	4 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	120 Watt	150 Watt

RTX 4090 Mobile has a 20.4% higher aggregate performance score, a 33.3% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 25% more advanced lithography process, and 25% lower power consumption.

RTX 4000 Ada Generation Mobile, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 2 months.

The GeForce RTX 4090 Mobile is our recommended choice as it beats the RTX 4000 Ada Generation Mobile in performance tests.

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