RTX 6000 Ada Generation vs Steam Deck GPU
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Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | not rated | 23 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | no data | 3.27 |
| Power efficiency | no data | 17.43 |
| Architecture | RDNA 2.0 (2020−2025) | Ada Lovelace (2022−2024) |
| GPU code name | Van Gogh | AD102 |
| Market segment | Desktop | Workstation |
| Release date | 25 February 2022 (3 years ago) | 3 December 2022 (3 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $6,799 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
The higher the ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices.
Performance to price scatter graph
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 | 512 | 18176 |
| Core clock speed | 1000 MHz | 915 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1600 MHz | 2505 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 2,400 million | 76,300 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 7 nm | 5 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 15 Watt | 300 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 51.20 | 1,423 |
| Floating-point processing power | 1.638 TFLOPS | 91.06 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 16 | 192 |
| TMUs | 32 | 568 |
| Tensor Cores | no data | 568 |
| Ray Tracing Cores | 8 | 142 |
| L0 Cache | 128 KB | no data |
| L1 Cache | 128 KB | 17.8 MB |
| L2 Cache | 1024 KB | 96 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).
| Interface | no data | PCIe 4.0 x16 |
| Length | 298 mm | 267 mm |
| Width | no data | 2-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | None | 1x 16-pin |
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 | LPDDR5 | GDDR6 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 16 GB | 48 GB |
| Memory bus width | 128 Bit | 384 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 1375 MHz | 2500 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 88 GB/s | 960.0 GB/s |
| Shared memory | no data | - |
| 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 | 1x USB Type-C | 4x 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 | 6.8 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 2.0 | 3.0 |
| Vulkan | 1.3 | 1.3 |
| CUDA | - | 8.9 |
| DLSS | - | + |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 25 February 2022 | 3 December 2022 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 16 GB | 48 GB |
| Chip lithography | 7 nm | 5 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 15 Watt | 300 Watt |
Steam Deck GPU has 1900% lower power consumption.
RTX 6000 Ada Generation, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 9 months, a 200% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 40% more advanced lithography process.
We couldn't decide between Steam Deck GPU and RTX 6000 Ada Generation. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Steam Deck GPU is a desktop graphics card while RTX 6000 Ada Generation is a workstation one.
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