RTX 4000 Ada Generation Mobile vs RTX A3000 Mobile

Place in the ranking	168	35
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Power efficiency	32.12	27.46
Architecture	Ampere (2020−2024)	Ada Lovelace (2022−2024)
GPU code name	GA104	no data
Market segment	Mobile workstation	Mobile workstation
Release date	12 April 2021 (3 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	4096	7424
Core clock speed	600 MHz	no data
Boost clock speed	1230 MHz	no data
Number of transistors	17,400 million	no data
Manufacturing process technology	8 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	70 Watt	150 Watt (60 - 150 Watt TGP)
Texture fill rate	157.4	no data
Floating-point processing power	10.08 TFLOPS	no data
ROPs	64	no data
TMUs	128	no data
Tensor Cores	128	no data
Ray Tracing Cores	32	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	large
Interface	PCIe 4.0 x16	no data

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	12 GB
Memory bus width	192 Bit	192 Bit
Memory clock speed	1375 MHz	16000 MHz
Memory bandwidth	264.0 GB/s	no data
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

Portable Device Dependent

no data

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 Ultimate (12_2)	12 Ultimate
Shader Model	6.7	no data
OpenGL	4.6	no data
OpenCL	3.0	no data
Vulkan	1.3	-
CUDA	8.6	-

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 A3000 Mobile 32.35

RTX 4000 Ada Generation Mobile 59.26
+83.2%

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 A3000 Mobile 12480

RTX 4000 Ada Generation Mobile 22862
+83.2%

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	105 −81%	190−200 +81%
1440p	51 −76.5%	90−95 +76.5%
4K	44 −81.8%	80−85 +81.8%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

77
−81.8%

140−150

+81.8%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	70−75 −71.4%	120−130 +71.4%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	79 −77.2%	140−150 +77.2%
Battlefield 5	100−110 −79.2%	190−200 +79.2%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	65−70 −79.1%	120−130 +79.1%
Cyberpunk 2077	66 −81.8%	120−130 +81.8%
Far Cry 5	70−75 −78.1%	130−140 +78.1%
Far Cry New Dawn	80−85 −80.7%	150−160 +80.7%
Forza Horizon 4	170−180 −73.4%	300−310 +73.4%
Hitman 3	65−70 −76.5%	120−130 +76.5%
Horizon Zero Dawn	140−150 −83.1%	260−270 +83.1%
Metro Exodus	100−110 −74.3%	190−200 +74.3%
Red Dead Redemption 2	80−85 −75%	140−150 +75%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	110−120 −82.6%	210−220 +82.6%
Watch Dogs: Legion	110−120 −78%	210−220 +78%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	70−75 −71.4%	120−130 +71.4%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	68 −76.5%	120−130 +76.5%
Battlefield 5	100−110 −79.2%	190−200 +79.2%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	65−70 −79.1%	120−130 +79.1%
Cyberpunk 2077	53 −79.2%	95−100 +79.2%
Far Cry 5	70−75 −78.1%	130−140 +78.1%
Far Cry New Dawn	80−85 −80.7%	150−160 +80.7%
Forza Horizon 4	170−180 −73.4%	300−310 +73.4%
Hitman 3	65−70 −76.5%	120−130 +76.5%
Horizon Zero Dawn	140−150 −83.1%	260−270 +83.1%
Metro Exodus	100−110 −74.3%	190−200 +74.3%
Red Dead Redemption 2	80−85 −75%	140−150 +75%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	134 −79.1%	240−250 +79.1%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	65−70 −76.5%	120−130 +76.5%
Watch Dogs: Legion	110−120 −78%	210−220 +78%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	70−75 −71.4%	120−130 +71.4%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	51 −76.5%	90−95 +76.5%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	65−70 −79.1%	120−130 +79.1%
Cyberpunk 2077	43 −74.4%	75−80 +74.4%
Far Cry 5	70−75 −78.1%	130−140 +78.1%
Forza Horizon 4	170−180 −73.4%	300−310 +73.4%
Hitman 3	65−70 −76.5%	120−130 +76.5%
Horizon Zero Dawn	114 −75.4%	200−210 +75.4%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	114 −75.4%	200−210 +75.4%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	61 −80.3%	110−120 +80.3%
Watch Dogs: Legion	39 −79.5%	70−75 +79.5%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

80−85
−75%

140−150

+75%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	60−65 −77.4%	110−120 +77.4%
Far Cry New Dawn	50−55 −80%	90−95 +80%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	35−40 −71.4%	60−65 +71.4%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	30−35 −76.5%	60−65 +76.5%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	35−40 −71.1%	65−70 +71.1%
Cyberpunk 2077	27 −66.7%	45−50 +66.7%
Far Cry 5	35−40 −71.1%	65−70 +71.1%
Forza Horizon 4	180−190 −59.6%	300−310 +59.6%
Hitman 3	40−45 −82.9%	75−80 +82.9%
Horizon Zero Dawn	65−70 −73.9%	120−130 +73.9%
Metro Exodus	60−65 −77.4%	110−120 +77.4%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	86 −74.4%	150−160 +74.4%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	40−45 −81.8%	80−85 +81.8%
Watch Dogs: Legion	170−180 −75.4%	300−310 +75.4%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

55−60
−78.6%

100−105

+78.6%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	30−35 −71.9%	55−60 +71.9%
Far Cry New Dawn	27−30 −66.7%	45−50 +66.7%
Hitman 3	24−27 −73.1%	45−50 +73.1%
Horizon Zero Dawn	160−170 −81.3%	290−300 +81.3%
Metro Exodus	40−45 −75%	70−75 +75%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	45 −77.8%	80−85 +77.8%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	21−24 −66.7%	35−40 +66.7%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	18−20 −57.9%	30−33 +57.9%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	20−22 −75%	35−40 +75%
Cyberpunk 2077	10−11 −80%	18−20 +80%
Far Cry 5	18−20 −57.9%	30−33 +57.9%
Forza Horizon 4	45−50 −77.8%	80−85 +77.8%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	51 −76.5%	90−95 +76.5%
Watch Dogs: Legion	16−18 −68.8%	27−30 +68.8%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

27−30

−78.6%

50−55
+78.6%

This is how RTX A3000 Mobile and RTX 4000 Ada Generation Mobile compete in popular games:

RTX 4000 Ada Generation Mobile is 81% faster in 1080p
RTX 4000 Ada Generation Mobile is 76% faster in 1440p
RTX 4000 Ada Generation Mobile is 82% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	32.35	59.26
Recency	12 April 2021	21 March 2023
Maximum RAM amount	6 GB	12 GB
Chip lithography	8 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	70 Watt	150 Watt

RTX A3000 Mobile has 114.3% lower power consumption.

RTX 4000 Ada Generation Mobile, on the other hand, has a 83.2% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 1 year, a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 60% more advanced lithography process.

The RTX 4000 Ada Generation Mobile is our recommended choice as it beats the RTX A3000 Mobile in performance tests.

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