GeForce RTX 4070 Mobile vs RTX A4000 Mobile

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared RTX A4000 Mobile with GeForce RTX 4070 Mobile, including specs and performance data.

RTX A4000 Mobile
2021
8 GB GDDR6, 115 Watt
39.95

RTX 4070 Mobile outperforms RTX A4000 Mobile by a significant 27% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking10654
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency23.8230.34
ArchitectureAmpere (2020−2024)Ada Lovelace (2022−2024)
GPU code nameGA104AD106
Market segmentMobile workstationLaptop
Release date12 April 2021 (3 years ago)3 January 2023 (1 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 cores51204608
Core clock speed1140 MHz1395 MHz
Boost clock speed1680 MHz1695 MHz
Number of transistors17,400 millionno data
Manufacturing process technology8 nm4 nm
Power consumption (TDP)115 Watt115 Watt
Texture fill rate268.8244.1
Floating-point processing power17.2 TFLOPS15.62 TFLOPS
ROPs8048
TMUs160144
Tensor Cores160144
Ray Tracing Cores4036

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 sizelargelarge
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x16PCIe 4.0 x16

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 amount8 GB8 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed1500 MHz2000 MHz
Memory bandwidth384.0 GB/s256.0 GB/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 ConnectorsPortable Device DependentPortable Device Dependent

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 Ultimate (12_2)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model6.76.7
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL3.03.0
Vulkan1.31.3
CUDA8.68.9

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.

RTX A4000 Mobile 39.95
RTX 4070 Mobile 50.90
+27.4%

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 A4000 Mobile 15394
RTX 4070 Mobile 19614
+27.4%

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 HD100−110
−30%
130
+30%
1440p55−60
−36.4%
75
+36.4%
4K35−40
−31.4%
46
+31.4%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
−6550%
133
+6550%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 3−4
−3067%
95−100
+3067%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2−3
−4400%
90−95
+4400%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
−5700%
116
+5700%
Hitman 3 4−5
−2325%
95−100
+2325%
Horizon Zero Dawn 8−9
−2175%
180−190
+2175%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 4−5
−4150%
170−180
+4150%
Watch Dogs: Legion 27−30
−386%
130−140
+386%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 3−4
−3067%
95−100
+3067%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2−3
−4400%
90−95
+4400%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
−4800%
98
+4800%
Hitman 3 4−5
−2325%
95−100
+2325%
Horizon Zero Dawn 8−9
−2175%
180−190
+2175%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 4−5
−5725%
233
+5725%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 9−10
−933%
90−95
+933%
Watch Dogs: Legion 27−30
−386%
130−140
+386%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 3−4
−3067%
95−100
+3067%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2−3
−4400%
90−95
+4400%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
−4250%
87
+4250%
Hitman 3 4−5
−2325%
95−100
+2325%
Horizon Zero Dawn 8−9
−2188%
183
+2188%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 4−5
−5000%
204
+5000%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 9−10
−1189%
116
+1189%
Watch Dogs: Legion 27−30
−218%
89
+218%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 0−1 54
Hitman 3 6−7
−900%
60−65
+900%
Horizon Zero Dawn 2−3
−7050%
143
+7050%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 2−3
−3800%
75−80
+3800%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 1−2
−3100%
30−35
+3100%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 0−1 42

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 2−3
−1950%
40−45
+1950%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla 75−80
+0%
75−80
+0%
Battlefield 5 140−150
+0%
140−150
+0%
Far Cry 5 90−95
+0%
90−95
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 200−210
+0%
200−210
+0%
Metro Exodus 130−140
+0%
130−140
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 100−105
+0%
100−105
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla 75−80
+0%
75−80
+0%
Battlefield 5 140−150
+0%
140−150
+0%
Far Cry 5 90−95
+0%
90−95
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 200−210
+0%
200−210
+0%
Metro Exodus 130−140
+0%
130−140
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 100−105
+0%
100−105
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla 101
+0%
101
+0%
Far Cry 5 90−95
+0%
90−95
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 200−210
+0%
200−210
+0%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 100−105
+0%
100−105
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 85−90
+0%
85−90
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 65−70
+0%
65−70
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 75
+0%
75
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%
Far Cry 5 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 240−250
+0%
240−250
+0%
Metro Exodus 105
+0%
105
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 134
+0%
134
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 88
+0%
88
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 200−210
+0%
200−210
+0%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%
Hitman 3 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 190−200
+0%
190−200
+0%
Metro Exodus 60−65
+0%
60−65
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 70
+0%
70
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 30−33
+0%
30−33
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 23
+0%
23
+0%
Far Cry 5 27−30
+0%
27−30
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 60−65
+0%
60−65
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 73
+0%
73
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 33
+0%
33
+0%

This is how RTX A4000 Mobile and RTX 4070 Mobile compete in popular games:

  • RTX 4070 Mobile is 30% faster in 1080p
  • RTX 4070 Mobile is 36% faster in 1440p
  • RTX 4070 Mobile is 31% faster in 4K

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

  • in Horizon Zero Dawn, with 1440p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the RTX 4070 Mobile is 7050% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • RTX 4070 Mobile is ahead in 29 tests (41%)
  • there's a draw in 41 test (59%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 39.95 50.90
Recency 12 April 2021 3 January 2023
Chip lithography 8 nm 4 nm

RTX 4070 Mobile has a 27.4% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 1 year, and a 100% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce RTX 4070 Mobile is our recommended choice as it beats the RTX A4000 Mobile in performance tests.

Be aware that RTX A4000 Mobile is a mobile workstation card while GeForce RTX 4070 Mobile is a mobile workstation one.


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NVIDIA RTX A4000 Mobile
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