RTX A400 vs RTX 3000 Ada Generation Mobile
Aggregate performance score
We've compared RTX 3000 Ada Generation Mobile with RTX A400, including specs and performance data.
RTX 3000 Ada Generation Mobile outperforms RTX A400 by a whopping 165% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
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Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 134 | 397 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | 25.30 | 21.96 |
| Architecture | Ada Lovelace (2022−2024) | Ampere (2020−2025) |
| GPU code name | AD106 | GA107 |
| Market segment | Mobile workstation | Workstation |
| Release date | 21 March 2023 (2 years ago) | 16 April 2024 (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 | 4608 | 768 |
| Core clock speed | 1395 MHz | 727 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1695 MHz | 1762 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 22,900 million | 8,700 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 5 nm | 8 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 115 Watt | 50 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 244.1 | 42.29 |
| Floating-point processing power | 15.62 TFLOPS | 2.706 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 48 | 16 |
| TMUs | 144 | 24 |
| Tensor Cores | 144 | 24 |
| Ray Tracing Cores | 36 | 6 |
| L1 Cache | 4.5 MB | no data |
| L2 Cache | 32 MB | no data |
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 4.0 x16 | PCIe 4.0 x8 |
| Length | no data | 163 mm |
| Width | no data | 1-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 | 8 GB | 4 GB |
| Memory bus width | 128 Bit | 64 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 2000 MHz | 1500 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 256.0 GB/s | 96 GB/s |
| Shared memory | - | - |
| Resizable BAR | + | + |
Connectivity and outputs
This section shows the types and number of video connectors on each GPU. The data applies specifically to desktop reference models (for example, NVIDIA’s Founders Edition). OEM partners often modify both the number and types of ports. On notebook GPUs, video‐output options are determined by the laptop’s design rather than the graphics chip itself.
| Display Connectors | Portable Device Dependent | 4x mini-DisplayPort 1.4a |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 Ultimate (12_2) | 12 Ultimate (12_2) |
| Shader Model | 6.8 | 6.7 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| Vulkan | 1.3 | 1.3 |
| CUDA | 8.9 | 8.6 |
| DLSS | + | + |
Synthetic benchmarks
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.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 37.73 | 14.24 |
| Recency | 21 March 2023 | 16 April 2024 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 8 GB | 4 GB |
| Chip lithography | 5 nm | 8 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 115 Watt | 50 Watt |
RTX 3000 Ada Generation Mobile has a 165% higher aggregate performance score, a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 60% more advanced lithography process.
RTX A400, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 1 year, and 130% lower power consumption.
The RTX 3000 Ada Generation Mobile is our recommended choice as it beats the RTX A400 in performance tests.
Be aware that RTX 3000 Ada Generation Mobile is a mobile workstation graphics card while RTX A400 is a workstation one.
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