RTX 4000 SFF Ada Generation vs Quadro RTX 3000 Mobile

Place in the ranking	214	48
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Power efficiency	22.69	53.17
Architecture	Turing (2018−2022)	Ada Lovelace (2022−2024)
GPU code name	TU106	AD104
Market segment	Mobile workstation	Workstation
Release date	27 May 2019 (5 years 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	2304	6144
Core clock speed	945 MHz	720 MHz
Boost clock speed	1380 MHz	1560 MHz
Number of transistors	10,800 million	35,800 million
Manufacturing process technology	12 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	80 Watt	70 Watt
Texture fill rate	198.7	299.5
Floating-point processing power	6.359 TFLOPS	19.17 TFLOPS
ROPs	64	80
TMUs	144	192
Tensor Cores	288	192
Ray Tracing Cores	36	48

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	no data
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	PCIe 4.0 x16
Length	no data	168 mm
Width	no data	2-slot
Supplementary power connectors	no data	None

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	6 GB	20 GB
Memory bus width	256 Bit	160 Bit
Memory clock speed	1750 MHz	1750 MHz
Memory bandwidth	448.0 GB/s	280.0 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 Connectors	No outputs	4x mini-DisplayPort 1.4a
G-SYNC support	+	-

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

VR Ready

no data

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 Ultimate (12_1)	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	6.5	6.8
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	1.2	3.0
Vulkan	1.2.131	1.3
CUDA	7.5	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 3000 Mobile 26.32

RTX 4000 SFF Ada Generation 53.97
+105%

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 3000 Mobile 10116

RTX 4000 SFF Ada Generation 20741
+105%

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	103 −104%	210−220 +104%
4K	88 −105%	180−190 +105%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2	45−50 −104%	100−105 +104%
Cyberpunk 2077	50−55 −104%	110−120 +104%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	80−85 −100%	160−170 +100%
Counter-Strike 2	45−50 −104%	100−105 +104%
Cyberpunk 2077	50−55 −104%	110−120 +104%
Forza Horizon 4	110−120 −96.6%	230−240 +96.6%
Forza Horizon 5	65−70 −103%	140−150 +103%
Metro Exodus	91 −97.8%	180−190 +97.8%
Red Dead Redemption 2	55−60 −93%	110−120 +93%
Valorant	100−110 −100%	210−220 +100%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	80−85 −100%	160−170 +100%
Counter-Strike 2	45−50 −104%	100−105 +104%
Cyberpunk 2077	50−55 −104%	110−120 +104%
Dota 2	44 −105%	90−95 +105%
Far Cry 5	86 −97.7%	170−180 +97.7%
Fortnite	130−140 −100%	260−270 +100%
Forza Horizon 4	110−120 −96.6%	230−240 +96.6%
Forza Horizon 5	65−70 −103%	140−150 +103%
Grand Theft Auto V	85−90 −102%	180−190 +102%
Metro Exodus	43 −97.7%	85−90 +97.7%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	110 −100%	220−230 +100%
Red Dead Redemption 2	55−60 −93%	110−120 +93%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	85−90 −97.7%	170−180 +97.7%
Valorant	100−110 −100%	210−220 +100%
World of Tanks	260−270 −90.1%	500−550 +90.1%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	80−85 −100%	160−170 +100%
Counter-Strike 2	45−50 −104%	100−105 +104%
Cyberpunk 2077	50−55 −104%	110−120 +104%
Dota 2	121 −98.3%	240−250 +98.3%
Far Cry 5	75−80 −103%	160−170 +103%
Forza Horizon 4	110−120 −96.6%	230−240 +96.6%
Forza Horizon 5	65−70 −103%	140−150 +103%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	160−170 −85.2%	300−310 +85.2%
Valorant	100−110 −100%	210−220 +100%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2	45−50 −100%	90−95 +100%
Grand Theft Auto V	45−50 −100%	90−95 +100%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	170−180 −100%	350−400 +100%
Red Dead Redemption 2	24−27 −87.5%	45−50 +87.5%
World of Tanks	170−180 −102%	350−400 +102%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	50−55 −88.7%	100−105 +88.7%
Counter-Strike 2	30−35 −93.5%	60−65 +93.5%
Cyberpunk 2077	21−24 −95.7%	45−50 +95.7%
Far Cry 5	75−80 −92.3%	150−160 +92.3%
Forza Horizon 4	70−75 −97.2%	140−150 +97.2%
Forza Horizon 5	40−45 −102%	85−90 +102%
Metro Exodus	60−65 −100%	120−130 +100%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	40−45 −100%	80−85 +100%
Valorant	70−75 −94.4%	140−150 +94.4%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	24−27 −87.5%	45−50 +87.5%
Dota 2	45−50 −95.7%	90−95 +95.7%
Grand Theft Auto V	45−50 −95.7%	90−95 +95.7%
Metro Exodus	20−22 −100%	40−45 +100%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	80−85 −97.5%	160−170 +97.5%
Red Dead Redemption 2	16−18 −76.5%	30−33 +76.5%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	45−50 −95.7%	90−95 +95.7%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	27−30 −96.4%	55−60 +96.4%
Counter-Strike 2	24−27 −87.5%	45−50 +87.5%
Cyberpunk 2077	9−10 −100%	18−20 +100%
Dota 2	88 −105%	180−190 +105%
Far Cry 5	35−40 −100%	70−75 +100%
Fortnite	30−35 −97%	65−70 +97%
Forza Horizon 4	40−45 −95.1%	80−85 +95.1%
Forza Horizon 5	21−24 −105%	45−50 +105%
Valorant	35−40 −100%	70−75 +100%

This is how RTX 3000 Mobile and RTX 4000 SFF Ada Generation compete in popular games:

RTX 4000 SFF Ada Generation is 104% faster in 1080p
RTX 4000 SFF Ada Generation is 105% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	26.32	53.97
Recency	27 May 2019	21 March 2023
Maximum RAM amount	6 GB	20 GB
Chip lithography	12 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	80 Watt	70 Watt

RTX 4000 SFF Ada Generation has a 105.1% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 3 years, a 233.3% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 140% more advanced lithography process, and 14.3% lower power consumption.

The RTX 4000 SFF Ada Generation is our recommended choice as it beats the Quadro RTX 3000 Mobile in performance tests.

Be aware that Quadro RTX 3000 Mobile is a mobile workstation card while RTX 4000 SFF Ada Generation is a workstation one.

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