RTX A400 vs RTX 6000 Ada Generation

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared RTX 6000 Ada Generation and RTX A400, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

RTX 6000 Ada Generation
2022
48 GB GDDR6, 300 Watt
72.09
+568%

RTX 6000 Ada Generation outperforms RTX A400 by a whopping 568% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking17423
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation6.77no data
Power efficiency16.6414.94
ArchitectureAda Lovelace (2022−2024)Ampere (2020−2024)
GPU code nameAD102GA107
Market segmentWorkstationWorkstation
Release date3 December 2022 (1 year ago)16 April 2024 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$6,799 no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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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 cores18176768
Core clock speed915 MHz727 MHz
Boost clock speed2505 MHz1762 MHz
Number of transistors76,300 million8,700 million
Manufacturing process technology5 nm8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)300 Watt50 Watt
Texture fill rate1,42342.29
Floating-point processing power91.06 TFLOPS2.706 TFLOPS
ROPs19216
TMUs56824
Tensor Cores56824
Ray Tracing Cores1426

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).

InterfacePCIe 4.0 x16PCIe 4.0 x8
Length267 mm163 mm
Width2-slot1-slot
Supplementary power connectors1x 16-pinNone

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 typeGDDR6GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount48 GB4 GB
Memory bus width384 Bit64 Bit
Memory clock speed2500 MHz1500 MHz
Memory bandwidth960.0 GB/s96 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 Connectors4x DisplayPort 1.4a4x mini-DisplayPort 1.4a

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 Ultimate (12_2)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model6.86.7
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL3.03.0
Vulkan1.31.3
CUDA8.98.6

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 6000 Ada Generation 72.09
+568%
RTX A400 10.79

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 6000 Ada Generation 27821
+568%
RTX A400 4162

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 HD183
+578%
27−30
−578%
1440p158
+652%
21−24
−652%
4K113
+606%
16−18
−606%

Cost per frame, $

1080p37.15no data
1440p43.03no data
4K60.17no data

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 150−160
+614%
21−24
−614%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 130−140
+633%
18−20
−633%
Battlefield 5 230−240
+571%
35−40
−571%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 120−130
+650%
16−18
−650%
Far Cry 5 110−120
+631%
16−18
−631%
Far Cry New Dawn 180−190
+650%
24−27
−650%
Forza Horizon 4 240−250
+591%
35−40
−591%
Hitman 3 120−130
+617%
18−20
−617%
Horizon Zero Dawn 260−270
+654%
35−40
−654%
Metro Exodus 150−160
+638%
21−24
−638%
Red Dead Redemption 2 120−130
+583%
18−20
−583%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 300−350
+593%
45−50
−593%
Watch Dogs: Legion 150−160
+629%
21−24
−629%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 150−160
+614%
21−24
−614%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 130−140
+633%
18−20
−633%
Battlefield 5 230−240
+571%
35−40
−571%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 120−130
+650%
16−18
−650%
Far Cry 5 110−120
+631%
16−18
−631%
Far Cry New Dawn 180−190
+650%
24−27
−650%
Forza Horizon 4 240−250
+591%
35−40
−591%
Hitman 3 120−130
+617%
18−20
−617%
Horizon Zero Dawn 260−270
+654%
35−40
−654%
Metro Exodus 150−160
+638%
21−24
−638%
Red Dead Redemption 2 120−130
+583%
18−20
−583%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 300−350
+593%
45−50
−593%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 150−160
+657%
21−24
−657%
Watch Dogs: Legion 150−160
+629%
21−24
−629%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 150−160
+614%
21−24
−614%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 130−140
+633%
18−20
−633%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 120−130
+650%
16−18
−650%
Far Cry 5 110−120
+631%
16−18
−631%
Forza Horizon 4 240−250
+591%
35−40
−591%
Hitman 3 120−130
+617%
18−20
−617%
Horizon Zero Dawn 260−270
+654%
35−40
−654%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 300−350
+593%
45−50
−593%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 260
+643%
35−40
−643%
Watch Dogs: Legion 150−160
+629%
21−24
−629%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 120−130
+583%
18−20
−583%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 160−170
+592%
24−27
−592%
Far Cry New Dawn 110−120
+600%
16−18
−600%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 85−90
+625%
12−14
−625%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 90−95
+571%
14−16
−571%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 80−85
+583%
12−14
−583%
Far Cry 5 80−85
+600%
12−14
−600%
Forza Horizon 4 270−280
+578%
40−45
−578%
Hitman 3 100−110
+569%
16−18
−569%
Horizon Zero Dawn 180−190
+600%
27−30
−600%
Metro Exodus 99
+607%
14−16
−607%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 210−220
+607%
30−33
−607%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 219
+630%
30−33
−630%
Watch Dogs: Legion 240−250
+586%
35−40
−586%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 110−120
+638%
16−18
−638%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 85−90
+633%
12−14
−633%
Far Cry New Dawn 65−70
+590%
10−11
−590%
Hitman 3 65−70
+622%
9−10
−622%
Horizon Zero Dawn 87
+625%
12−14
−625%
Metro Exodus 110−120
+644%
16−18
−644%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 184
+581%
27−30
−581%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 60−65
+578%
9−10
−578%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 55−60
+638%
8−9
−638%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 50−55
+643%
7−8
−643%
Far Cry 5 50−55
+614%
7−8
−614%
Forza Horizon 4 130−140
+633%
18−20
−633%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 110−120
+638%
16−18
−638%
Watch Dogs: Legion 45−50
+586%
7−8
−586%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 80−85
+583%
12−14
−583%

This is how RTX 6000 Ada Generation and RTX A400 compete in popular games:

  • RTX 6000 Ada Generation is 578% faster in 1080p
  • RTX 6000 Ada Generation is 652% faster in 1440p
  • RTX 6000 Ada Generation is 606% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 72.09 10.79
Recency 3 December 2022 16 April 2024
Maximum RAM amount 48 GB 4 GB
Chip lithography 5 nm 8 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 300 Watt 50 Watt

RTX 6000 Ada Generation has a 568.1% higher aggregate performance score, a 1100% 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 500% lower power consumption.

The RTX 6000 Ada Generation is our recommended choice as it beats the RTX A400 in performance tests.


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