GeForce RTX 4090 vs RTX A4000 Mobile

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared RTX A4000 Mobile with GeForce RTX 4090, including specs and performance data.

RTX A4000 Mobile
2021
8 GB GDDR6, 115 Watt
39.95

RTX 4090 outperforms RTX A4000 Mobile by a whopping 150% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking1061
Place by popularitynot in top-1006
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data18.82
Power efficiency23.7915.22
ArchitectureAmpere (2020−2024)Ada Lovelace (2022−2024)
GPU code nameGA104AD102
Market segmentMobile workstationDesktop
Release date12 April 2021 (3 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 cores512016384
Core clock speed1140 MHz2235 MHz
Boost clock speed1680 MHz2520 MHz
Number of transistors17,400 million76,300 million
Manufacturing process technology8 nm5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)115 Watt450 Watt
Texture fill rate268.81,290
Floating-point processing power17.2 TFLOPS82.58 TFLOPS
ROPs80176
TMUs160512
Tensor Cores160512
Ray Tracing Cores40128

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
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x16PCIe 4.0 x16
Lengthno data304 mm
Widthno data3-slot
Supplementary power connectorsno data1x 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 typeGDDR6GDDR6X
Maximum RAM amount8 GB24 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit384 Bit
Memory clock speed1500 MHz1313 MHz
Memory bandwidth384.0 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 ConnectorsPortable Device Dependent1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a
HDMI-+

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 Ultimate (12_2)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model6.76.8
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 4090 100.00
+150%

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 4090 38529
+150%

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
−159%
259
+159%
1440p75−80
−167%
200
+167%
4K55−60
−160%
143
+160%

Cost per frame, $

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

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
−11150%
225
+11150%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 3−4
−7733%
235
+7733%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2−3
−5900%
120−130
+5900%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
−11000%
222
+11000%
Hitman 3 4−5
−3125%
120−130
+3125%
Horizon Zero Dawn 8−9
−4300%
350−400
+4300%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 4−5
−11450%
450−500
+11450%
Watch Dogs: Legion 27−30
−450%
150−160
+450%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 3−4
−6667%
200−210
+6667%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2−3
−5900%
120−130
+5900%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
−10600%
214
+10600%
Hitman 3 4−5
−3125%
120−130
+3125%
Horizon Zero Dawn 8−9
−4300%
350−400
+4300%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 4−5
−13600%
548
+13600%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 9−10
−2578%
240−250
+2578%
Watch Dogs: Legion 27−30
−450%
150−160
+450%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 3−4
−5867%
179
+5867%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2−3
−5900%
120−130
+5900%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
−10400%
210
+10400%
Hitman 3 4−5
−3125%
120−130
+3125%
Horizon Zero Dawn 8−9
−4825%
394
+4825%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 4−5
−13425%
541
+13425%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 9−10
−3289%
305
+3289%
Watch Dogs: Legion 27−30
−446%
153
+446%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 0−1 154
Hitman 3 6−7
−2200%
130−140
+2200%
Horizon Zero Dawn 2−3
−19300%
388
+19300%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 2−3
−6350%
120−130
+6350%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 1−2
−11900%
120
+11900%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 0−1 120

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 2−3
−5450%
110−120
+5450%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla 287
+0%
287
+0%
Battlefield 5 240−250
+0%
240−250
+0%
Far Cry 5 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 200−210
+0%
200−210
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 290−300
+0%
290−300
+0%
Metro Exodus 150−160
+0%
150−160
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla 248
+0%
248
+0%
Battlefield 5 240−250
+0%
240−250
+0%
Far Cry 5 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 200−210
+0%
200−210
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 290−300
+0%
290−300
+0%
Metro Exodus 150−160
+0%
150−160
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla 220
+0%
220
+0%
Far Cry 5 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 290−300
+0%
290−300
+0%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 160−170
+0%
160−170
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 155
+0%
155
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 183
+0%
183
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 80−85
+0%
80−85
+0%
Far Cry 5 80−85
+0%
80−85
+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%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 268
+0%
268
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 240−250
+0%
240−250
+0%

4K
High Preset

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

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 80
+0%
80
+0%
Far Cry 5 50−55
+0%
50−55
+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 RTX A4000 Mobile and RTX 4090 compete in popular games:

  • RTX 4090 is 159% faster in 1080p
  • RTX 4090 is 167% faster in 1440p
  • RTX 4090 is 160% 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 4090 is 19300% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • RTX 4090 is ahead in 29 tests (41%)
  • there's a draw in 41 test (59%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 39.95 100.00
Recency 12 April 2021 20 September 2022
Maximum RAM amount 8 GB 24 GB
Chip lithography 8 nm 5 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 115 Watt 450 Watt

RTX A4000 Mobile has 291.3% lower power consumption.

RTX 4090, on the other hand, has a 150.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 1 year, a 200% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 60% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce RTX 4090 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 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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NVIDIA RTX A4000 Mobile
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