GeForce RTX 4090 vs Quadro NVS 120M
Aggregate performance score
We've compared Quadro NVS 120M with GeForce RTX 4090, including specs and performance data.
RTX 4090 outperforms NVS 120M by a whopping 83025% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 1449 | 2 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | 8 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | no data | 18.86 |
| Power efficiency | 0.82 | 15.22 |
| Architecture | Curie (2003−2013) | Ada Lovelace (2022−2024) |
| GPU code name | G72 | AD102 |
| Market segment | Mobile workstation | Desktop |
| Release date | 1 June 2006 (18 years ago) | 20 September 2022 (2 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $1,599 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
The higher the performance-to-price ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices for comparison.
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 | 7 | 16384 |
| Core clock speed | 450 MHz | 2235 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 450 MHz | 2520 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 112 million | 76,300 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 90 nm | 5 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 10 Watt | 450 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 1.800 | 1,290 |
| Floating-point processing power | no data | 82.58 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 2 | 176 |
| TMUs | 4 | 512 |
| Tensor Cores | no data | 512 |
| Ray Tracing Cores | no data | 128 |
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).
| Interface | MXM-III | PCIe 4.0 x16 |
| Length | no data | 304 mm |
| Width | no data | 3-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | no data | 1x 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 type | DDR2 | GDDR6X |
| Maximum RAM amount | 512 MB | 24 GB |
| Memory bus width | 64 Bit | 384 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 700 MHz | 1313 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 11.2 GB/s | 1.01 TB/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 Connectors | No outputs | 1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a |
| HDMI | - | + |
API and SDK compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 9.0c (9_3) | 12 Ultimate (12_2) |
| Shader Model | 3.0 | 6.8 |
| OpenGL | 2.1 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | N/A | 3.0 |
| Vulkan | N/A | 1.3 |
| CUDA | - | 8.9 |
| 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.
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.
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 | -0−1 | 259 |
| 1440p | -0−1 | 198 |
| 4K | -0−1 | 142 |
Cost per frame, $
| 1080p | no data | 6.17 |
| 1440p | no data | 8.08 |
| 4K | no data | 11.26 |
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low Preset
| Atomic Heart | 1−2
−32300%
|
324
+32300%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 7−8
−2929%
|
212
+2929%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 1−2
−22600%
|
227
+22600%
|
Full HD
Medium Preset
| Atomic Heart | 1−2
−26400%
|
265
+26400%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 7−8
−2971%
|
215
+2971%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 1−2
−22300%
|
224
+22300%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 2−3
−17100%
|
300−350
+17100%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 6−7
−2850%
|
170−180
+2850%
|
| Valorant | 24−27
−2608%
|
650−700
+2608%
|
Full HD
High Preset
| Atomic Heart | 1−2
−23300%
|
234
+23300%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 7−8
−2743%
|
199
+2743%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 10−11
−2680%
|
270−280
+2680%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 1−2
−21400%
|
215
+21400%
|
| Dota 2 | 8−9
−3063%
|
253
+3063%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 2−3
−17100%
|
300−350
+17100%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 6−7
−2850%
|
170−180
+2850%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 3−4
−19200%
|
579
+19200%
|
| Valorant | 24−27
−2608%
|
650−700
+2608%
|
Full HD
Ultra Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 7−8
−2543%
|
185
+2543%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 1−2
−21000%
|
211
+21000%
|
| Dota 2 | 8−9
−2700%
|
224
+2700%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 2−3
−17100%
|
300−350
+17100%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 6−7
−2850%
|
170−180
+2850%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 3−4
−10067%
|
305
+10067%
|
| Valorant | 24−27
−2620%
|
680
+2620%
|
1440p
High Preset
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 1−2
−17400%
|
170−180
+17400%
|
1440p
Ultra Preset
| Forza Horizon 4 | 0−1 | 300−350 |
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 1−2
−25800%
|
259
+25800%
|
4K
High Preset
| Atomic Heart | 0−1 | 102 |
| Grand Theft Auto V | 14−16
−1147%
|
187
+1147%
|
| Valorant | 1−2
−33100%
|
300−350
+33100%
|
4K
Ultra Preset
| Far Cry 5 | 1−2
−16900%
|
170
+16900%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 2−3
−4700%
|
95−100
+4700%
|
4K
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 2−3
−3850%
|
75−80
+3850%
|
Full HD
Medium Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 190−200
+0%
|
190−200
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 209
+0%
|
209
+0%
|
| Fortnite | 300−350
+0%
|
300−350
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 281
+0%
|
281
+0%
|
Full HD
High Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 190−200
+0%
|
190−200
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 201
+0%
|
201
+0%
|
| Fortnite | 300−350
+0%
|
300−350
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 275
+0%
|
275
+0%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 174
+0%
|
174
+0%
|
| Metro Exodus | 229
+0%
|
229
+0%
|
Full HD
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 190−200
+0%
|
190−200
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 187
+0%
|
187
+0%
|
Full HD
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 300−350
+0%
|
300−350
+0%
|
1440p
High Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 180−190
+0%
|
180−190
+0%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 500−550
+0%
|
500−550
+0%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 162
+0%
|
162
+0%
|
| Metro Exodus | 180
+0%
|
180
+0%
|
| Valorant | 450−500
+0%
|
450−500
+0%
|
1440p
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 190−200
+0%
|
190−200
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 159
+0%
|
159
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 187
+0%
|
187
+0%
|
1440p
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 150−160
+0%
|
150−160
+0%
|
4K
High Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 130
+0%
|
130
+0%
|
| Metro Exodus | 137
+0%
|
137
+0%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 280
+0%
|
280
+0%
|
4K
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 130−140
+0%
|
130−140
+0%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 38
+0%
|
38
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 81
+0%
|
81
+0%
|
| Dota 2 | 227
+0%
|
227
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 300−350
+0%
|
300−350
+0%
|
Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:
- in Valorant, with 4K resolution and the High Preset, the RTX 4090 is 33100% faster.
All in all, in popular games:
- RTX 4090 is ahead in 32 tests (52%)
- there's a draw in 30 tests (48%)
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.12 | 99.75 |
| Recency | 1 June 2006 | 20 September 2022 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 512 MB | 24 GB |
| Chip lithography | 90 nm | 5 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 10 Watt | 450 Watt |
NVS 120M has 4400% lower power consumption.
RTX 4090, on the other hand, has a 83025% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 16 years, a 4700% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 1700% more advanced lithography process.
The GeForce RTX 4090 is our recommended choice as it beats the Quadro NVS 120M in performance tests.
Be aware that Quadro NVS 120M is a mobile workstation card while GeForce RTX 4090 is a desktop one.
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