Radeon RX 7900M vs RTX A4000 Max-Q
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Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | not rated | 64 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | no data | 22.62 |
| Architecture | Ampere (2020−2025) | RDNA 3.0 (2022−2026) |
| GPU code name | GA104 | Navi 31 |
| Market segment | Mobile workstation | Laptop |
| Release date | 12 April 2021 (5 years ago) | 19 October 2023 (2 years 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 | 5120 | 4608 |
| Core clock speed | 780 MHz | 1825 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1395 MHz | 2090 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 17,400 million | 57,700 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 8 nm | 5 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 80 Watt | 180 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 223.2 | 601.9 |
| Floating-point processing power | 14.28 TFLOPS | 38.52 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 80 | 192 |
| TMUs | 160 | 288 |
| Tensor Cores | 160 | no data |
| Ray Tracing Cores | 40 | 72 |
| L0 Cache | no data | 2.3 MB |
| L1 Cache | 5 MB | 3 MB |
| L2 Cache | 4 MB | 6 MB |
| L3 Cache | no data | 64 MB |
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 | no data | large |
| Interface | PCIe 4.0 x16 | PCIe 4.0 x16 |
| Supplementary power connectors | None | 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 | 16 GB |
| Memory bus width | 256 Bit | 256 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 1375 MHz | 2250 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 352.0 GB/s | 576.0 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 | Portable Device Dependent |
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 | 6.8 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 3.0 | 2.2 |
| Vulkan | 1.3 | 1.3 |
| CUDA | 8.6 | - |
| DLSS | + | - |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 12 April 2021 | 19 October 2023 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 8 GB | 16 GB |
| Chip lithography | 8 nm | 5 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 80 Watt | 180 Watt |
RTX A4000 Max-Q has 125% lower power consumption.
RX 7900M, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 2 years, a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 60% more advanced lithography process.
We couldn't decide between RTX A4000 Max-Q and Radeon RX 7900M. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that RTX A4000 Max-Q is a mobile workstation graphics card while Radeon RX 7900M is a mobile workstation one.
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