Nvidia RTX 6000 Ada vs Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090

Compared 2 processors: Nvidia RTX 6000 Ada, vs Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Review

Key Specs Nvidia RTX 6000 Ada and Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090
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
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
235
169
153
126
277
199
191
154
The Witcher 3
248
215
152
80
288
265
187
100
Counter-Strike 2
313
227
173
84
329
244
185
91
Far Cry 6
175
164
145
92
203
182
167
104
Hogwarts Legacy
161
133
108
60
201
164
132
76
COD Modern Warfare 3
215
208
167
115
274
258
221
149
Ghost of Tsushima
147
126
109
68
183
154
137
91
Cyberpunk 2077
200
179
120
57
227
208
143
68
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
283
266
200
108
304
277
215
119
Avg FPS
1080p High220254
1080p Ultra187217
1440p Ultra147175
4K Ultra88106
DeviationHighLow

Benchmarks

CPU performance comparison across tasks
3DMark
Steel Nomad Lite Score
Nvidia RTX 6000 Ada
32929
Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090
42191
Time Spy2595036322
Solar Bay140262186930
Port Royal1952126115
Fire Strike5357872253
Night Raid187162195300
GeekBench v6
GB6 Compute Score
Nvidia RTX 6000 Ada
389848
Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090
316301
Background Blur618.3 frames/s318.9 frames/s
Face Detection399.9 frames/s222.8 frames/s
Horizon Detection15.1 Gpix/sec14.2 Gpix/sec
Edge Detection22.1 Gpix/sec21 Gpix/sec
Gaussian Blur26.3 Gpix/sec23.9 Gpix/sec
Feature Matching2.33 Gpix/sec2.38 Gpix/sec
Stereo Matching2210 Gpix/sec1950 Gpix/sec
Particle Physics53494.5 fps48090.4 fps
APIOpenCLOpenCL
PassMark
PassMark Graphics
Nvidia RTX 6000 Ada
28651
Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090
38303
G2D Mark9711297
DirectX 11278 fps329 fps
DirectX 12102 fps150 fps
GPU Compute23249 Ops/s27111 Ops/s
GFXBench 5
Aztec Ruins (High 4K)
Nvidia RTX 6000 Ada
326.2 fps
Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090
615.9 fps
Aztec Ruins (Normal)770.7 fps1617.6 fps
Car Chase1010.6 fps1228.6 fps
Manhattan 3.1.1 (1440p)1007.2 fps1234.6 fps
T-Rex2335.4 fps6286 fps
ALU 210509.2 fps15073.4 fps
Driver Overhead 2202.9 fps303.7 fps
APIOpenGLOpenGL
OSWindowsWindows
Tessellation10030.712119.1

Tech Specs

Specs & test comparison

General Info

Manufacturer Nvidia Nvidia
Build Discrete Discrete
Announced December, 3, 2022 September, 20, 2022
Form Factor PC use PC use
Use case Professional Gaming
Segment High-end High-end
Architecture Ada Lovelace Ada Lovelace
Codename AD102 AD102
Price 6800 1599

GPU

GPU Frequency 915 MHz 2235 MHz
Boost GPU Frequency 2505 MHz 2520 MHz
Shader Units 18176 16384
TMUs 568 512
ROPs 192 176
Execution Units 142 128
Ray Tracing Cores 142 128
Tensor Cores 568 512
L1 cache 128 KB/core 128 KB/core
L2 cache 96 KB/core 72 KB/core
Instructions per Clock 2 IPC 2 IPC

Performance

Pixel Fill Rate 481 Gpix/sec 444 Gpix/sec
Texture Fill Rate 1423 GTex/s 1290 GTex/s
FLOPS 91.1 TFLOPS 82.6 TFLOPS

Process

Interface PCIe 4.0 x16 PCIe 4.0 x16
TGP 300 W 450 W
Process TSMC TSMC
Process tech. 5 nm 5 nm
Transistor Size 609 mm² 609 mm²
Transistor count 76 billion 76.3 billion
Transistor density 124.79 MTr/mm² 125.29 MTr/mm²

Memory

Interface GDDR6 GDDR6X
Memory Frequency 2500 MHz 2625 MHz
Bus 384 bit 384 bit
ECC support No No
Effective Memory Speed 20000 MB/s 21000 MB/s
Memory Size 48 GB 24 GB
Max Throughput
Nvidia RTX 6000 Ada
960 GB/s
Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090
1010 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

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