FX 4000 vs RTX 4000

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General info

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

Place in performance ranking99not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Value for money27.39no data
ArchitectureTuring (2018−2021)Curie (2003−2013)
GPU code nameTU104NV40
Market segmentWorkstationWorkstation
Release date13 November 2018 (5 years old)1 April 2004 (19 years old)
Launch price (MSRP)$899 $2,199
Current price$974 (1.1x MSRP)$168 (0.1x MSRP)
Value for money

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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Technical specs

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 cores2304no data
Core clock speed1005 MHz375 MHz
Boost clock speed1545 MHzno data
Number of transistors13,600 million222 million
Manufacturing process technology12 nm130 nm
Power consumption (TDP)160 Watt142 Watt
Texture fill rate222.54.500

Size and 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).

InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16AGP 8x
Length241 mmno data
Width1-slot2-slot
Supplementary power connectors1x 8-pin2x Molex

Memory

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 typeGDDR6GDDR3
Maximum RAM amount8 GB256 MB
Memory bus width256 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed13000 MHz1000 MHz
Memory bandwidth416.0 GB/s32 GB/s

Video outputs and ports

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 Connectors3x DisplayPort, 1x USB Type-C2x DVI, 1x S-Video

API support

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

DirectX12 Ultimate (12_1)9.0c (9_3)
Shader Model6.53.0
OpenGL4.62.1
OpenCL1.2N/A
Vulkan1.2.131N/A
CUDA7.5no data

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark performance comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.


Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark, part of Passmark PerformanceTest suite. 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.

Benchmark coverage: 25%

RTX 4000 15415
+15162%
FX 4000 101

RTX 4000 outperforms FX 4000 by 15162% in Passmark.

Advantages and disadvantages


Recency 13 November 2018 1 April 2004
Cost $899 $2199
Maximum RAM amount 8 GB 256 MB
Chip lithography 12 nm 130 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 160 Watt 142 Watt

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