Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop vs Nvidia GeForce RTX 4080 Laptop
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Compared 2 processors: Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop, vs Nvidia GeForce RTX 4080 Laptop. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device
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Games
Performance in DirectX, OpenCL, Vulkan
AI/ML
AI workload testing
Professional Apps
3D modeling, video editing, rendering
Energy Efficiency
Power usage in various scenarios
Tests & specs
Specs & test comparisonGames
| Game title | 1080p (High) 1080p (Ultra) 1440p (Ultra) 4K (Ultra) | |
 Forza Horizon 5 | 192 132 123 94 | 177 117 109 80 |
 The Witcher 3 | 212 182 128 68 | 198 164 117 63 |
 Counter-Strike 2 | 278 215 153 84 | 274 206 149 81 |
 Far Cry 6 | 156 143 127 77 | 151 139 118 74 |
 Hogwarts Legacy | 133 109 89 50 | 122 98 78 44 |
 COD Modern Warfare 3 | 177 168 129 88 | 161 151 113 75 |
 Ghost of Tsushima | 125 104 88 53 | 109 91 75 43 |
 Cyberpunk 2077 | 155 137 95 45 | 136 122 81 36 |
 Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 250 233 181 95 | 218 203 156 84 |
| 1080p High | 186 | 172 |
| 1080p Ultra | 158 | 143 |
| 1440p Ultra | 124 | 111 |
| 4K Ultra | 73 | 64 |
| Deviation | Low | Low |
Benchmarks
| Time Spy | 21485 | 18871 |
| Solar Bay | 96951 | 85594 |
| Port Royal | 13755 | 11826 |
| Fire Strike | 45288 | 41295 |
| Night Raid | 148942 | 148912 |
| Background Blur | 264 frames/s | 328.9 frames/s |
| Face Detection | 134.3 frames/s | 192.3 frames/s |
| Horizon Detection | 9.27 Gpix/sec | 6.51 Gpix/sec |
| Edge Detection | 12.7 Gpix/sec | 9.11 Gpix/sec |
| Gaussian Blur | 13.2 Gpix/sec | 10.1 Gpix/sec |
| Feature Matching | 1.92 Gpix/sec | 1.56 Gpix/sec |
| Stereo Matching | 1060 Gpix/sec | 660.7 Gpix/sec |
| Particle Physics | 29225.1 fps | 20765.5 fps |
| API | OpenCL | OpenCL |
| G2D Mark | 980 | 929 |
| DirectX 11 | 264 fps | 246 fps |
| DirectX 12 | 107 fps | 96 fps |
| GPU Compute | 12395 Ops/s | 11246 Ops/s |
| Aztec Ruins (Normal) | 1214.2 fps | 1101.6 fps |
| Car Chase | 1057.1 fps | 936.7 fps |
| Manhattan 3.1.1 (1440p) | 937.1 fps | 792.3 fps |
| T-Rex | 4618.7 fps | 4060.5 fps |
| ALU 2 | 7621.1 fps | 6712.4 fps |
| Driver Overhead 2 | 295.6 fps | 289.2 fps |
| API | OpenGL | OpenGL |
| OS | Windows | Windows |
| Tessellation | 7941 | 7042.8 |
Tech Specs
Specs & test comparisonGeneral Info
| Manufacturer | Nvidia | Nvidia |
| Build | Discrete | Discrete |
| Announced | February, 8, 2023 | February, 8, 2023 |
| Form Factor | Laptop use | Laptop use |
| Use case | Gaming | Gaming |
| Segment | High-end | High-end |
| Architecture | Ada Lovelace | Ada Lovelace |
| Codename | AD103 (GN21-X11) | AD104 (GN21-X9) |
GPU
| GPU Frequency | 930-1620 MHz | 1290-1860 MHz |
| Boost GPU Frequency | 1455-2040 MHz | 1665-2280 MHz |
| Shader Units | 9728 | 7424 |
| TMUs | 304 | 232 |
| ROPs | 112 | 80 |
| Execution Units | 76 | 58 |
| Ray Tracing Cores | 76 | 58 |
| Tensor Cores | 304 | 232 |
| L1 cache | 128 KB/core | 128 KB/core |
| L2 cache | 64 KB/core | 48000 KB/core |
| Instructions per Clock | 2 IPC | 2 IPC |
Performance
| Pixel Fill Rate | 163-228 Gpix/sec | 133-182 Gpix/sec |
| Texture Fill Rate | 442-620 GTex/s | 386-529 GTex/s |
| FLOPS | 28.3-39.7 TFLOPS | 24.7-33.9 TFLOPS |
Process
| Interface | PCIe 4.0 x16 | PCIe 4.0 x16 |
| TGP | 80-175 W | 60-175 W |
| Process | TSMC | TSMC |
| Process tech. | 5 nm | 5 nm |
| Transistor Size | 379 mm² | 295 mm² |
| Transistor count | 45.9 billion | 35.8 billion |
| Transistor density | 121.11 MTr/mm² | 121.36 MTr/mm² |
Memory
| Interface | GDDR6 | GDDR6 |
| Memory Frequency | 2000 MHz | 2250 MHz |
| Bus | 256 bit | 192 bit |
| ECC support | No | No |
| Effective Memory Speed | 16000 MB/s | 18000 MB/s |
| Memory Size | 16 GB | 12 GB |
Max Throughput
API
| DirectX | 12 | 12 |
| Vulkan | 1.3 | 1.3 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| CUDA | 8.9 | 8.9 |
| DisplayPort | 1.4a | 1.4a |
| Ray Tracing | Yes | Yes |
| DLSS | DLSS 3 | DLSS 3 |
Results
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