NVIDIA RTX 4000 SFF Ada Performs Close To A RTX 3060 Ti While Consuming 63% Lower Power
NVIDIA recently launched its RTX 4000 SFF Ada graphics card, showing the incredible power efficiency gains that the Ada architecture brings to GPUs.
NVIDIA's Ada GPU Efficiency Is Showcased In These RTX 4000 SFF Ada Graphics Card Tests
The NVIDIA RTX 4000 SFF Ada is the smallest workstation-grade Ada GPU that you can buy. It does cost around the same as the RTX 4080 at $1250 US but the latter doesn't come with the Pro driver suite and extended capabilities and support associated with the workstation family. It makes use of the AD104 GPU with 6144 CUDA cores and offers 20 GB of GDDR6 memory.
Now that the card has hit store shelves & is available in abundance, especially in the Asian markets, the Japanese outlet, jisakuhibi, decided to test the graphics card through a range of tests. The card can be seen tested through a range of synthetic applications (3DMark) and games which is not the best choice for this card since it isn't optimized around gaming. But still, the graphics card is able to offer up to 90-95% of the performance of the GeForce RTX 3060 Ti graphics card.
NVIDIA RTX 4000 SFF Ada Graphics Card Synthetic Performance (Image Credits: jisakuhibi):
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NVIDIA RTX 4000 SFF Ada Graphics Card Gaming Performance (Image Credits: jisakuhibi):
This wouldn't be surprising since the NVIDIA RTX 4000 SFF Ada comes with more cores, more VRAM and a brand new graphics architecture but what makes this comparison interesting is the fact that the new graphics card consumed 63% lower power than the RTX 3060 Ti. At the same time, it was a 70% jump over its predecessor, the RTX A2000.
The RTX A2000 is its true predecessor since the RTX A4000 has twice the TDP (140W) and also a much higher price point. The RTX 4000 & RTX A2000 are more similar in terms of their SFF designs and product segmentation.
Furthermore, despite its SFF cooling solution, the NVIDIA RTX 4000 SFF Ada ran at 74C at peak load but it should be stated that at its maximum RPM which was close to 4000 RPM, the blower fan did put out a lot of noise around 34.6 dBA.
For those who want, you can also custom DIY mod the card with a passive heatsink and still get the same amount of performance minus the noise.
Pros GPU compatible with full HD/high frame rate and WQHD PC gaming
An average of 20% faster than the RTX 3060
An average of 70% faster than the RTX 3050 (≒ RTX A2000)
Supports AI double speed interpolation DLSS 3, the latest feature of GeForce RTX 40
Supports hardware encoding of next-generation codec AV1 with high compression and high image quality
Unlimited number of simultaneous encoding sessions
Supports dedicated features for professional GPUs such as NVIDIA Mosaic
Compact size with total length of 169mm and occupied 2 slots
Compatible with low profile PCIE bracket
No need for PCIE auxiliary power with TGP70W
GPU cooler that can sufficiently cool the TGP70W with a noise level of 35dB or less Cons Video output is Mini DisplayPort only (usually one DP conversion adapter is included)
Very expensive at 220,000 yen including tax (as of May 2023) Machine Translate via jisakuhibi
Considering all of this, the NVIDIA RTX 4000 SFF Ada got a really good recommendation from the outlet which stated its great AI, Gaming & Entry-level workstation efficiency while supporting the latest features such as DLSS 3, AV1 Encoding, Unlimited Simultaneous Encodes, and workstation specific optimizations and feature support such as NVIDIA Mosiac. Users can also enjoy running generative AI on this graphics card in a very efficient manner.
Source: Wccftech
