GeForce RTX 4090 vs GTS 150M

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GTS 150M with GeForce RTX 4090, including specs and performance data.

GTS 150M
2009
1 GB GDDR3, 45 Watt
1.31

RTX 4090 outperforms GTS 150M by a whopping 7534% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking10311
Place by popularitynot in top-1006
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data18.83
Power efficiency2.0015.23
ArchitectureTesla (2006−2010)Ada Lovelace (2022−2024)
GPU code nameG94AD102
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release date3 March 2009 (15 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.

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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 cores6416384
Core clock speed400 MHz2235 MHz
Boost clock speedno data2520 MHz
Number of transistors505 million76,300 million
Manufacturing process technology65 nm5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)45 Watt450 Watt
Texture fill rate12.801,290
Floating-point processing power0.128 TFLOPS82.58 TFLOPS
Gigaflops192no data
ROPs16176
TMUs32512
Tensor Coresno data512
Ray Tracing Coresno data128

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 sizelargeno data
Bus supportPCI-E 2.0no data
InterfacePCIe 2.0 x16PCIe 4.0 x16
Lengthno data304 mm
Widthno data3-slot
Supplementary power connectorsno data1x 16-pin
SLI options2-way-
MXM TypeMXM 3.0 Type-Bno 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 typeGDDR3GDDR6X
Maximum RAM amount1 GB24 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit384 Bit
Memory clock speedUp to 800 MHz1313 MHz
Memory bandwidth51 GB/s1.01 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 ConnectorsDisplayPortHDMIDual Link DVILVDSSingle Link DVIVGA1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a
HDMI++
Maximum VGA resolution2048x1536no data
Audio input for HDMIS/PDIFno data

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

Power management8.0no data

API compatibility

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

DirectX11.1 (10_0)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model4.06.8
OpenGL2.14.6
OpenCL1.13.0
VulkanN/A1.3
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.

GTS 150M 1.31
RTX 4090 100.00
+7534%

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.

GTS 150M 504
RTX 4090 38533
+7545%

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 HD3−4
−8533%
259
+8533%
1440p2−3
−9900%
200
+9900%
4K1−2
−14200%
143
+14200%

Cost per frame, $

1080pno data6.17
1440pno data8.00
4Kno data11.18

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
−5525%
225
+5525%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 6−7
−3817%
235
+3817%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4−5
−2900%
120−130
+2900%
Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
−5450%
222
+5450%
Far Cry 5 1−2
−11700%
110−120
+11700%
Far Cry New Dawn 3−4
−6600%
200−210
+6600%
Forza Horizon 4 2−3
−14450%
290−300
+14450%
Hitman 3 6−7
−2050%
120−130
+2050%
Horizon Zero Dawn 14−16
−2414%
350−400
+2414%
Red Dead Redemption 2 2−3
−6100%
120−130
+6100%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 8−9
−5675%
450−500
+5675%
Watch Dogs: Legion 30−35
−367%
150−160
+367%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 6−7
−3283%
200−210
+3283%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4−5
−2900%
120−130
+2900%
Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
−5250%
214
+5250%
Far Cry 5 1−2
−11700%
110−120
+11700%
Far Cry New Dawn 3−4
−6600%
200−210
+6600%
Forza Horizon 4 2−3
−14450%
290−300
+14450%
Hitman 3 6−7
−2050%
120−130
+2050%
Horizon Zero Dawn 14−16
−2414%
350−400
+2414%
Red Dead Redemption 2 2−3
−6100%
120−130
+6100%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 8−9
−6750%
548
+6750%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 10−12
−2091%
240−250
+2091%
Watch Dogs: Legion 30−35
−367%
150−160
+367%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 6−7
−2883%
179
+2883%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4−5
−2900%
120−130
+2900%
Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
−5150%
210
+5150%
Far Cry 5 1−2
−11700%
110−120
+11700%
Forza Horizon 4 2−3
−14450%
290−300
+14450%
Hitman 3 6−7
−2050%
120−130
+2050%
Horizon Zero Dawn 14−16
−2714%
394
+2714%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 8−9
−6663%
541
+6663%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 10−12
−2673%
305
+2673%
Watch Dogs: Legion 30−35
−364%
153
+364%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 2−3
−6100%
120−130
+6100%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 1−2
−16500%
160−170
+16500%
Far Cry New Dawn 2−3
−5500%
110−120
+5500%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 1−2
−15400%
155
+15400%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 0−1 80−85
Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
−15300%
154
+15300%
Far Cry 5 1−2
−8300%
80−85
+8300%
Hitman 3 7−8
−1871%
130−140
+1871%
Horizon Zero Dawn 5−6
−7660%
388
+7660%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 1−2
−26700%
268
+26700%
Watch Dogs: Legion 6−7
−3900%
240−250
+3900%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 4−5
−3125%
120−130
+3125%

4K
High Preset

Far Cry New Dawn 0−1 65−70

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 1−2
−11900%
120
+11900%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 1−2
−11900%
120
+11900%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 0−1 50−55
Far Cry 5 0−1 50−55

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 3−4
−3600%
110−120
+3600%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla 287
+0%
287
+0%
Battlefield 5 240−250
+0%
240−250
+0%
Metro Exodus 150−160
+0%
150−160
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla 248
+0%
248
+0%
Battlefield 5 240−250
+0%
240−250
+0%
Metro Exodus 150−160
+0%
150−160
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla 220
+0%
220
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla 183
+0%
183
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 270−280
+0%
270−280
+0%
Metro Exodus 152
+0%
152
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 504
+0%
504
+0%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 85−90
+0%
85−90
+0%
Hitman 3 80−85
+0%
80−85
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 105
+0%
105
+0%
Metro Exodus 140−150
+0%
140−150
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 281
+0%
281
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 80
+0%
80
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 250−260
+0%
250−260
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 282
+0%
282
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 117
+0%
117
+0%

This is how GTS 150M and RTX 4090 compete in popular games:

  • RTX 4090 is 8533% faster in 1080p
  • RTX 4090 is 9900% faster in 1440p
  • RTX 4090 is 14200% faster in 4K

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 26700% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • RTX 4090 is ahead in 48 tests (71%)
  • there's a draw in 20 tests (29%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.31 100.00
Recency 3 March 2009 20 September 2022
Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 24 GB
Chip lithography 65 nm 5 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 45 Watt 450 Watt

GTS 150M has 900% lower power consumption.

RTX 4090, on the other hand, has a 7533.6% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 13 years, a 2300% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 1200% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce RTX 4090 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTS 150M in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce GTS 150M 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.

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