RTX A400 vs RTX 4000 SFF Ada Generation

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared RTX 4000 SFF Ada Generation and RTX A400, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

RTX 4000 SFF Ada Generation
2023
20 GB GDDR6, 70 Watt
54.56
+406%

RTX 4000 SFF Ada Generation outperforms RTX A400 by a whopping 406% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking46423
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency53.9814.94
ArchitectureAda Lovelace (2022−2024)Ampere (2020−2024)
GPU code nameAD104GA107
Market segmentWorkstationWorkstation
Release date21 March 2023 (1 year ago)16 April 2024 (less than a 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 cores6144768
Core clock speed720 MHz727 MHz
Boost clock speed1560 MHz1762 MHz
Number of transistors35,800 million8,700 million
Manufacturing process technology5 nm8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)70 Watt50 Watt
Texture fill rate299.542.29
Floating-point processing power19.17 TFLOPS2.706 TFLOPS
ROPs8016
TMUs19224
Tensor Cores19224
Ray Tracing Cores486

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).

InterfacePCIe 4.0 x16PCIe 4.0 x8
Length168 mm163 mm
Width2-slot1-slot
Supplementary power connectorsNoneNone

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 typeGDDR6GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount20 GB4 GB
Memory bus width160 Bit64 Bit
Memory clock speed1750 MHz1500 MHz
Memory bandwidth280.0 GB/s96 GB/s

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 Connectors4x mini-DisplayPort 1.4a4x mini-DisplayPort 1.4a

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 Ultimate (12_2)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model6.86.7
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL3.03.0
Vulkan1.31.3
CUDA8.98.6

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 4000 SFF Ada Generation 54.56
+406%
RTX A400 10.79

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 4000 SFF Ada Generation 21055
+406%
RTX A400 4162

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 54.56 10.79
Recency 21 March 2023 16 April 2024
Maximum RAM amount 20 GB 4 GB
Chip lithography 5 nm 8 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 70 Watt 50 Watt

RTX 4000 SFF Ada Generation has a 405.7% higher aggregate performance score, a 400% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 60% more advanced lithography process.

RTX A400, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 1 year, and 40% lower power consumption.

The RTX 4000 SFF Ada Generation is our recommended choice as it beats the RTX A400 in performance tests.


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