Ada Lovelace Architecture — 13 Graphics Cards Compared

Decision table

Ada Lovelace Architecture: which one for what?

The 13 models on this page are scored only against each other, for the use you pick. Scores come from the spec sheets; no price and no advertising go in.

What will you use it for? Gaming Content Creation Quiet operation Films & Video

Leads for Gaming: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 409080%

Leads for Content Creation: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 409084%

Leads for Quiet operation: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 406066%

Leads for Films & Video: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 406078%

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NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090NVIDIA
24 GB · Ada Lovelace · 2520 MHz
80% 84% 50% 58%
Why it ranks here
- Editorial tag: Gaming
- 24 GB of memory
Why it ranks here
- Editorial tag: Content Creation
- 24 GB of memory
- AV1 encoder
Why it ranks here
Nothing stands out for this use; the score comes from overall balance.
Why it ranks here
- AV1 decoder
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NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070NVIDIA
12 GB · Ada Lovelace · 2480 MHz
69% 72% 62% 64%
Why it ranks here
- Editorial tag: Gaming
Why it ranks here
- Editorial tag: Content Creation
- AV1 encoder
Why it ranks here
- 200 W — among the frugal ones here
Why it ranks here
- AV1 decoder
- 200 W — among the frugal ones here
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NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080NVIDIA
16 GB · Ada Lovelace · 2510 MHz
74% 77% 52% 59%
Why it ranks here
- Editorial tag: Gaming
Why it ranks here
- Editorial tag: Content Creation
- AV1 encoder
Why it ranks here
Nothing stands out for this use; the score comes from overall balance.
Why it ranks here
- AV1 decoder
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NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 TiNVIDIA
12 GB · Ada Lovelace · 2610 MHz
69% 72% 56% 61%
Why it ranks here
- Editorial tag: Gaming
Why it ranks here
- Editorial tag: Content Creation
- AV1 encoder
Why it ranks here
Nothing stands out for this use; the score comes from overall balance.
Why it ranks here
- AV1 decoder
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NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 SUPERNVIDIA
12 GB · Ada Lovelace · 2480 MHz
69% 72% 60% 63%
Why it ranks here
- Editorial tag: Gaming
Why it ranks here
- Editorial tag: Content Creation
- AV1 encoder
Why it ranks here
- 220 W — among the frugal ones here
Why it ranks here
- AV1 decoder
- 220 W — among the frugal ones here
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NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 SUPERNVIDIA
16 GB · Ada Lovelace · 2550 MHz
74% 77% 52% 59%
Why it ranks here
- Editorial tag: Gaming
Why it ranks here
- Editorial tag: Content Creation
- AV1 encoder
Why it ranks here
Nothing stands out for this use; the score comes from overall balance.
Why it ranks here
- AV1 decoder
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NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti SUPERNVIDIA
16 GB · Ada Lovelace · 2610 MHz
74% 77% 56% 61%
Why it ranks here
- Editorial tag: Gaming
Why it ranks here
- Editorial tag: Content Creation
- AV1 encoder
Why it ranks here
Nothing stands out for this use; the score comes from overall balance.
Why it ranks here
- AV1 decoder
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NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 TiNVIDIA
16 GB · Ada Lovelace · 2540 MHz
68% 65% 64% 77%
Why it ranks here
- Editorial tag: Gaming
Why it ranks here
- AV1 encoder
Why it ranks here
- 165 W — among the frugal ones here
Why it ranks here
- Editorial tag: Films & Video
- AV1 decoder
- 165 W — among the frugal ones here
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NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060NVIDIA
8 GB · Ada Lovelace · 2460 MHz
65% 58% 66% 78%
Why it ranks here
- Editorial tag: Gaming
Why it ranks here
- AV1 encoder
Why it ranks here
- 115 W — among the frugal ones here
Why it ranks here
- Editorial tag: Films & Video
- AV1 decoder
- 115 W — among the frugal ones here
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NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4050 Laptop GPUNVIDIA
6 GB · Ada Lovelace · 35-115 W
66% 57% 45% 45%
Why it ranks here
- Editorial tag: Gaming
- 43 months on the market — a successor may be near
Why it ranks here
- Editorial tag: Content Creation
- 43 months on the market — a successor may be near
Why it ranks here
- 43 months on the market — a successor may be near
Why it ranks here
- 43 months on the market — a successor may be near
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NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPUNVIDIA
8 GB · Ada Lovelace · 35-115 W
68% 62% 45% 45%
Why it ranks here
- Editorial tag: Gaming
- 44 months on the market — a successor may be near
Why it ranks here
- Editorial tag: Content Creation
- 44 months on the market — a successor may be near
Why it ranks here
- 44 months on the market — a successor may be near
Why it ranks here
- 44 months on the market — a successor may be near
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NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPUNVIDIA
8 GB · Ada Lovelace · 35-115 W
68% 62% 45% 45%
Why it ranks here
- Editorial tag: Gaming
- 44 months on the market — a successor may be near
Why it ranks here
- Editorial tag: Content Creation
- 44 months on the market — a successor may be near
Why it ranks here
- 44 months on the market — a successor may be near
Why it ranks here
- 44 months on the market — a successor may be near
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NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Laptop GPUNVIDIA
12 GB · Ada Lovelace · 60-150 W
72% 71% 45% 45%
Why it ranks here
- Editorial tag: Gaming
- 12 GB of memory
- 44 months on the market — a successor may be near
Why it ranks here
- Editorial tag: Content Creation
- 12 GB of memory
- 44 months on the market — a successor may be near
Why it ranks here
- 44 months on the market — a successor may be near
Why it ranks here
- 44 months on the market — a successor may be near