GeForce RTX 4090 Max-Q vs GeForce4 Ti 4800 SE

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
ArchitectureKelvin (2001−2003)Ada Lovelace (2022−2024)
GPU code nameNV28 A2AD103
Market segmentDesktopLaptop
Release date16 February 2003 (21 year ago)3 January 2023 (1 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 coresno data9728
Core clock speed275 MHzno data
Boost clock speedno data1455 MHz
Number of transistors36 million45,900 million
Manufacturing process technology150 nm4 nm
Power consumption (TDP)no data80 Watt
Texture fill rate2.200442.3

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).

InterfaceAGP 8xPCIe 4.0 x16
Length216 mmno data
Width1-slotno data
Supplementary power connectorsNoneNone

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 typeSDRGDDR6
Maximum RAM amount128 MB16 GB
Memory bus width128 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed275 MHz14 GB/s
Memory bandwidth4.4 GB/s448.0 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 Connectors1x DVI, 1x VGA, 1x S-VideoPortable Device Dependent

API compatibility

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

DirectX8.112 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Modelno data6.7
OpenGL1.34.6
OpenCLN/A3.0
VulkanN/A1.3
CUDA-8.9

Pros & cons summary


Recency 16 February 2003 3 January 2023
Maximum RAM amount 128 MB 16 GB
Chip lithography 150 nm 4 nm

RTX 4090 Max-Q has an age advantage of 19 years, a 12700% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 3650% more advanced lithography process.

We couldn't decide between GeForce4 Ti 4800 SE and GeForce RTX 4090 Max-Q. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that GeForce4 Ti 4800 SE is a desktop card while GeForce RTX 4090 Max-Q is a notebook one.


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