GeForce RTX 4090 vs G 105M

Place in the ranking	1419	1
Place by popularity	not in top-100	6
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	18.56
Power efficiency	0.79	15.30
Architecture	G9x (2007−2010)	Ada Lovelace (2022−2024)
GPU code name	N10M-GE1	AD102
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop
Release date	8 January 2009 (16 years ago)	20 September 2022 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$1,599

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

no data

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	8	16384
Core clock speed	640 MHz	2235 MHz
Boost clock speed	no data	2520 MHz
Number of transistors	no data	76,300 million
Manufacturing process technology	65 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	14 Watt	450 Watt
Texture fill rate	no data	1,290
Floating-point processing power	no data	82.58 TFLOPS
ROPs	no data	176
TMUs	no data	512
Tensor Cores	no data	512
Ray Tracing Cores	no data	128

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	no data	304 mm
Width	no data	3-slot
Supplementary power connectors	no data	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	GDDR2, GDDR3	GDDR6X
Maximum RAM amount	512 MB	24 GB
Memory bus width	64 Bit	384 Bit
Memory clock speed	700 MHz	1313 MHz
Memory bandwidth	no data	1.01 TB/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 Connectors	no data	1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a
HDMI	-	+

API compatibility

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

DirectX	10	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	no data	6.8
OpenGL	no data	4.6
OpenCL	no data	3.0
Vulkan	-	1.3
CUDA	-	8.9

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.

G 105M 0.16

RTX 4090 100.00
+62400%

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.

G 105M 62

RTX 4090 38443
+61905%

3DMark Vantage Performance

3DMark Vantage is an outdated DirectX 10 benchmark using 1280x1024 screen resolution. It taxes the graphics card with two scenes, one depicting a girl escaping some militarized base located within a sea cave, the other displaying a space fleet attack on a defenseless planet. It was discontinued in April 2017, and Time Spy benchmark is now recommended to be used instead.

G 105M 788

RTX 4090 137609
+17363%

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	-0−1	258
1440p	-0−1	197
4K	-0−1	143

Cost per frame, $

1080p	no data	6.20
1440p	no data	8.12
4K	no data	11.18

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2	8−9 −2550%	212 +2550%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 −11150%	225 +11150%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Counter-Strike 2	8−9 −2588%	215 +2588%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 −5450%	111 +5450%
Forza Horizon 4	5−6 −11000%	555 +11000%
Red Dead Redemption 2	4−5 −3800%	150−160 +3800%

Full HD
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	8−9 −2388%	199 +2388%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 −5250%	107 +5250%
Far Cry 5	6−7 −2383%	149 +2383%
Forza Horizon 4	5−6 −10860%	548 +10860%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	5−6 −4200%	210−220 +4200%
Red Dead Redemption 2	4−5 −3800%	150−160 +3800%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	4−5 −4250%	170−180 +4250%
World of Tanks	10−11 −2690%	270−280 +2690%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Counter-Strike 2	8−9 −2213%	185 +2213%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 −5150%	105 +5150%
Far Cry 5	6−7 −3467%	210−220 +3467%
Forza Horizon 4	5−6 −10780%	544 +10780%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	5−6 −4200%	210−220 +4200%

1440p
High Preset

PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS

1−2

−17400%

170−180
+17400%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Counter-Strike 2	9−10 −1589%	152 +1589%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 −3750%	77 +3750%
Far Cry 5	4−5 −3900%	160−170 +3900%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	1−2 −26100%	262 +26100%
Valorant	4−5 −14200%	572 +14200%

4K
High Preset

Dota 2	14−16 −1147%	187 +1147%
Grand Theft Auto V	14−16 −1147%	187 +1147%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	0−1	200−210
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	14−16 −1147%	187 +1147%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	0−1	90−95
Cyberpunk 2077	1−2 −3900%	40 +3900%
Dota 2	14−16 −1413%	227 +1413%
Valorant	0−1	364

Full HD
Low Preset

Elden Ring

249

+0%

249

+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	110−120 +0%	110−120 +0%
Metro Exodus	178 +0%	178 +0%
Valorant	826 +0%	826 +0%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	110−120 +0%	110−120 +0%
Dota 2	200 +0%	200 +0%
Elden Ring	468 +0%	468 +0%
Fortnite	300−350 +0%	300−350 +0%
Grand Theft Auto V	174 +0%	174 +0%
Metro Exodus	183 +0%	183 +0%
Valorant	750−800 +0%	750−800 +0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	110−120 +0%	110−120 +0%
Dota 2	224 +0%	224 +0%
Valorant	680 +0%	680 +0%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2	162 +0%	162 +0%
Elden Ring	343 +0%	343 +0%
Grand Theft Auto V	161 +0%	161 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	90−95 +0%	90−95 +0%
World of Tanks	500−550 +0%	500−550 +0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	85−90 +0%	85−90 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	507 +0%	507 +0%
Metro Exodus	152 +0%	152 +0%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	166 +0%	166 +0%
Elden Ring	198 +0%	198 +0%
Metro Exodus	137 +0%	137 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	60−65 +0%	60−65 +0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Counter-Strike 2	150−160 +0%	150−160 +0%
Far Cry 5	100−110 +0%	100−110 +0%
Fortnite	95−100 +0%	95−100 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	284 +0%	284 +0%

Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:

in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, with 1440p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the RTX 4090 is 26100% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

RTX 4090 is ahead in 30 tests (50%)
there's a draw in 30 tests (50%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	0.16	100.00
Recency	8 January 2009	20 September 2022
Maximum RAM amount	512 MB	24 GB
Chip lithography	65 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	14 Watt	450 Watt

G 105M has 3114.3% lower power consumption.

RTX 4090, on the other hand, has a 62400% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 13 years, a 4700% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 1200% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce RTX 4090 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce G 105M in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce G 105M is a notebook card while GeForce RTX 4090 is a desktop one.

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