NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 vs NVIDIA RTX A6000
71.8Rasterization43.9
68.5Ray Tracing41.8
74.6Memoryspec-based85.3
55.2Efficiencyspec-based69.5
85.5Compute60
9 spec wins — NVIDIA GeForce RTX 40902 spec wins — NVIDIA RTX A6000
InnoReviews verdict
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 wins this graphics card face-off, 71.2 to 55.9, pulling ahead mainly in rasterization (+28) and Ray Tracing (+27). NVIDIA RTX A6000 still makes sense if its price or standout specs fit your needs better.
Which would you pick?
Key differences
Reasons to pick the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090
- Stronger rasterization score: 72 vs 44
- Stronger Ray Tracing score: 69 vs 42
- Stronger compute score: 86 vs 60
- 104% higher 3DMark Time Spy: 36,298 vs 17,801
- 99% higher 3DMark Speed Way: 10,100 vs 5,081
Reasons to pick the NVIDIA RTX A6000
- 100% higher VRAM: 48 GB vs 24 GB
- 33% lower TDP: 300 W vs 450 W
General
| Spec | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 | NVIDIA RTX A6000 |
|---|---|---|
| Announced | 2022 | 2020 |
| Architecture | Ada Lovelace | Ampere |
| Process | 5 nm | — |
| TDP | 450 W | 300 W+33% |
| Power connector | 1x 16-pin | 1x 8-pin CPU |
Cores & Clocks
| Spec | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 | NVIDIA RTX A6000 |
|---|---|---|
| Shading units | 16,384+52% | 10,752 |
| RT cores | 128+52% | 84 |
| Tensor / AI cores | 512+52% | 336 |
| Base clock | 2,235 MHz | — |
| Boost clock | 2,520 MHz+40% | 1,800 MHz |
Memory
| Spec | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 | NVIDIA RTX A6000 |
|---|---|---|
| VRAM | 24 GB | 48 GB+100% |
| VRAM type | GDDR6X | GDDR6 |
| Bus width | 384 bit | 384 bit |
| Bandwidth | 1,008 GB/s+31% | 768 GB/s |
Benchmarks
| Spec | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 | NVIDIA RTX A6000 |
|---|---|---|
| 3DMark Time Spy | 36,298+104%Top 3% | 17,801Top 25% |
| 3DMark Speed Way | 10,100+99%Top 4% | 5,081Top 29% |
| PassMark G3D | 38,033+68%Top 3% | 22,606Top 33% |
| 1080p Ultra | 215 fpsTop 5% | — |
| 1440p Ultra | 172 fpsTop 5% | — |
| 4K Ultra | 106 fpsTop 5% | — |
Features
| Spec | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 | NVIDIA RTX A6000 |
|---|---|---|
| Upscaling | DLSS 4 (no MFG) | — |
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