Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090 vs Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop

Compared 2 processors: Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090, vs Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Review

Key Specs Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090 and Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop
Games
Performance in DirectX, OpenCL, Vulkan
Professional Apps
3D modeling, video editing, rendering
Energy Efficiency
Power usage in various scenarios
NanoReview Score
Overall score by NanoReview

Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison

Games

FPS Table
Game title
1080p (High)
1080p (Ultra)
1440p (Ultra)
4K (Ultra)
Forza Horizon 5
277
199
191
154
192
132
123
94
The Witcher 3
288
265
187
100
212
182
128
68
Counter-Strike 2
329
244
185
91
278
215
153
84
Far Cry 6
203
182
167
104
156
143
127
77
Hogwarts Legacy
201
164
132
76
133
109
89
50
COD Modern Warfare 3
274
258
221
149
177
168
129
88
Ghost of Tsushima
183
154
137
91
125
104
88
53
Cyberpunk 2077
227
208
143
68
155
137
95
45
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
304
277
215
119
250
233
181
95
Avg FPS
1080p High254186
1080p Ultra217158
1440p Ultra175124
4K Ultra10673
DeviationLowLow

Benchmarks

CPU performance comparison across tasks
3DMark
Steel Nomad Lite Score
Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090
42191
Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop
22762
Time Spy3632221485
Solar Bay18693096951
Port Royal2611513755
Fire Strike7225345288
Night Raid195300148942
GeekBench v6
GB6 Compute Score
Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090
316301
Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop
203263
Background Blur318.9 frames/s264 frames/s
Face Detection222.8 frames/s134.3 frames/s
Horizon Detection14.2 Gpix/sec9.27 Gpix/sec
Edge Detection21 Gpix/sec12.7 Gpix/sec
Gaussian Blur23.9 Gpix/sec13.2 Gpix/sec
Feature Matching2.38 Gpix/sec1.92 Gpix/sec
Stereo Matching1950 Gpix/sec1060 Gpix/sec
Particle Physics48090.4 fps29225.1 fps
APIOpenCLOpenCL
PassMark
PassMark Graphics
Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090
38303
Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop
27415
G2D Mark1297980
DirectX 11329 fps264 fps
DirectX 12150 fps107 fps
GPU Compute27111 Ops/s12395 Ops/s
GFXBench 5
Aztec Ruins (High 4K)
Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090
615.9 fps
Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop
254.9 fps
Aztec Ruins (Normal)1617.6 fps1214.2 fps
Car Chase1228.6 fps1057.1 fps
Manhattan 3.1.1 (1440p)1234.6 fps937.1 fps
T-Rex6286 fps4618.7 fps
ALU 215073.4 fps7621.1 fps
Driver Overhead 2303.7 fps295.6 fps
APIOpenGLOpenGL
OSWindowsWindows
Tessellation12119.17941

Tech Specs

Specs & test comparison

General Info

Manufacturer Nvidia Nvidia
Build Discrete Discrete
Announced September, 20, 2022 February, 8, 2023
Form Factor PC use Laptop use
Use case Gaming Gaming
Segment High-end High-end
Architecture Ada Lovelace Ada Lovelace
Codename AD102 AD103 (GN21-X11)
Price 1599 n/a

GPU

GPU Frequency 2235 MHz 930-1620 MHz
Boost GPU Frequency 2520 MHz 1455-2040 MHz
Shader Units 16384 9728
TMUs 512 304
ROPs 176 112
Execution Units 128 76
Ray Tracing Cores 128 76
Tensor Cores 512 304
L1 cache 128 KB/core 128 KB/core
L2 cache 72 KB/core 64 KB/core
Instructions per Clock 2 IPC 2 IPC

Performance

Pixel Fill Rate 444 Gpix/sec 163-228 Gpix/sec
Texture Fill Rate 1290 GTex/s 442-620 GTex/s
FLOPS 82.6 TFLOPS 28.3-39.7 TFLOPS

Process

Interface PCIe 4.0 x16 PCIe 4.0 x16
TGP 450 W 80-175 W
Process TSMC TSMC
Process tech. 5 nm 5 nm
Transistor Size 609 mm² 379 mm²
Transistor count 76.3 billion 45.9 billion
Transistor density 125.29 MTr/mm² 121.11 MTr/mm²

Memory

Interface GDDR6X GDDR6
Memory Frequency 2625 MHz 2000 MHz
Bus 384 bit 256 bit
ECC support No No
Effective Memory Speed 21000 MB/s 16000 MB/s
Memory Size 24 GB 16 GB
Max Throughput
Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090
1010 GB/s
Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop
512 GB/s

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

After analyzing the data, we consider Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090 the clear winner in this comparison.

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