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NVIDIA RTX 4000 Ada Generation vs NVIDIA RTX 4000 SFF Ada Generation: Comparison
NVIDIA RTX 4000 Ada Generation and NVIDIA RTX 4000 SFF Ada Generation separate most on tdp: NVIDIA RTX 4000 Ada Generation at 130 W, NVIDIA RTX 4000 SFF Ada Generation at 70 W, 86% in favour of NVIDIA RTX 4000 SFF Ada Generation. Card Length splits them by another 43%, again favouring NVIDIA RTX 4000 SFF Ada Generation. They match on 17 other specifications, including gpu brand, board partner and vram. In Blender Cycles (GPU) the NVIDIA RTX 4000 Ada Generation scores 4,446 against 3,674 for the NVIDIA RTX 4000 SFF Ada Generation, a lead of 17%.
Specs
| Specification |  |  |
|---|---|---|
| GPU Brand | NVIDIA | NVIDIA |
| Series | RTX Ada Generation | RTX Ada Generation |
| Board Partner | NVIDIA Reference (workstation, no AIB partners) | NVIDIA Reference (workstation, no AIB partners) |
| VRAM | 20 GB | 20 GB |
| Tier | Mainstream | Mainstream |
| Memory Type | GDDR6 | GDDR6 |
| Boost Clock | 2175 MHz | 1565 MHz-28% |
| Ray Tracing Support | true | true |
| TDP | 130 W-86% | 70 W |
| Architecture | Ada Lovelace | Ada Lovelace |
| Process Node | TSMC 4N | TSMC 4N |
| Card Length | 241 mm-43% | 169 mm |
| Slot Width | 1 | 1 |
| Memory Bus Width | 160 bit | 160 bit |
| Memory Bandwidth | 360 GB/s | 360 GB/s |
| Recommended PSU | 380 W-19% | 320 W |
| Power Connector | None (slot powered) | None (slot powered) |
| MSRP | 1250 | 1250 |
| Launch Date | 2023-04 | 2023-04 |
| Base / Game Clock | 735 MHz | 915 MHz |
| PCIe Interface | PCIe 4.0 x16 | PCIe 4.0 x16 |
| CUDA Cores | 6144 | 6144 |
| Display Outputs | 4x DisplayPort 1.4a | 4x Mini DisplayPort 1.4a |
| Media Engine | 2x NVENC (8th gen), 2x NVDEC, AV1 encode/decode | 2x NVENC (8th gen), 2x NVDEC, AV1 encode/decode |
Benchmarks
Measured results, not specifications. Percentages are the gap to the leading product in each test.
Blender Cycles (GPU)
Blender 4.5, Blender Open Data (CC0). Median of monster + junkshop + classroom, combined samples/min.
Blender renders 3D scenes by tracing light through them, which loads every shader unit on the card at once. The score measures sustained render throughput, so it tells you what a card does in Cycles and similar renderers rather than what it does in a game. Figures come from Blender's Open Data project, which places no restriction on reuse, and we publish the median of every submission for that card on the same Blender version.
Verdict
NVIDIA RTX 4000 Ada Generation
7.5 / 10 Expert Rating
A dependable mainstream Ada workstation card, now best bought at a discount against the newer RTX PRO 4000 Blackwell.
NVIDIA RTX 4000 SFF Ada Generation
7.3 / 10 Expert Rating
A useful niche card for small chassis - now a value pick against the newer RTX PRO 4000 Blackwell SFF.
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