RTX 4000 Ada Generation Mobile vs Quadro CX

Aggregate performance score

We've compared Quadro CX with RTX 4000 Ada Generation Mobile, including specs and performance data.

Quadro CX
2008
1536 MB GDDR3, 150 Watt
2.24

RTX 4000 Ada Generation Mobile outperforms CX by a whopping 2251% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking88460
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.05no data
Power efficiency1.1336.38
ArchitectureTesla 2.0 (2007−2013)Ada Lovelace (2022−2024)
GPU code nameGT200BAD104
Market segmentWorkstationMobile workstation
Release date11 November 2008 (16 years ago)21 March 2023 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$1,999 no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

The higher the performance-to-price ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices for comparison.

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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 cores1927424
Core clock speed602 MHz1290 MHz
Boost clock speedno data1665 MHz
Number of transistors1,400 million35,800 million
Manufacturing process technology55 nm5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)150 Watt110 Watt
Texture fill rate38.53386.3
Floating-point processing power0.4623 TFLOPS24.72 TFLOPS
ROPs2480
TMUs64232
Tensor Coresno data232
Ray Tracing Coresno data58

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 sizeno datalarge
InterfacePCIe 2.0 x16PCIe 4.0 x16
Length267 mmno data
Width2-slotno data
Supplementary power connectors1x 6-pinno 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 typeGDDR3GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount1536 MB12 GB
Memory bus width384 Bit192 Bit
Memory clock speed800 MHz2250 MHz
Memory bandwidth76.8 GB/s432.0 GB/s
Shared memory--
Resizable BAR-+

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, 2x DisplayPort, 1x S-VideoPortable Device Dependent

API and SDK compatibility

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

DirectX11.1 (10_0)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model4.06.8
OpenGL3.34.6
OpenCL1.13.0
VulkanN/A1.3
CUDA1.38.9
DLSS-+

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.

Quadro CX 2.24
RTX 4000 Ada Generation Mobile 52.67
+2251%

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.

Quadro CX 947
RTX 4000 Ada Generation Mobile 22313
+2256%

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 2.24 52.67
Recency 11 November 2008 21 March 2023
Maximum RAM amount 1536 MB 12 GB
Chip lithography 55 nm 5 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 150 Watt 110 Watt

RTX 4000 Ada Generation Mobile has a 2251.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 14 years, a 700% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 1000% more advanced lithography process, and 36.4% lower power consumption.

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

Be aware that Quadro CX is a workstation graphics card while RTX 4000 Ada Generation Mobile is a mobile workstation one.

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