NVIDIA RTX 5000 Ada 32GB vs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 24GB
The RTX 5000 Ada delivers 58% more FP8 throughput than the GeForce RTX 4090 (522 vs 330 TFLOPS dense). The RTX 5000 Ada also carries 8 GB more memory (32 GB vs 24 GB).
NVIDIA RTX 5000 Ada 32GB
Full specs →NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 24GB
Full specs →Specifications
Performance (TFLOPS)
FLOPS by Precision
What actually differs
The RTX 5000 Ada is the newer part: Ada Lovelace, launched in 2023, against the GeForce RTX 4090's Ada Lovelace from 2022. Newer architectures typically add lower-precision formats and better throughput per watt, so check the precision rows your workload actually uses.
Dense throughput for the RTX 5000 Ada against the GeForce RTX 4090: FP32 65 vs 83 TFLOPS, FP8 522 vs 330 TFLOPS. Sparse figures, where the vendor publishes them, appear under each dense number in the performance table.
Memory is 32 GB against 24 GB, fed at 576 GB/s versus 1.0 TB/s. More memory per GPU means larger models fit before you have to shard across cards, which often matters more than raw TFLOPS for inference.
Power budgets are 250 W for the RTX 5000 Ada and 450 W for the GeForce RTX 4090. At FP32 that works out to 0.26 against 0.18 TFLOPS per watt.
For LLM training and inference, weight the FP8 and FP16 rows and memory capacity most heavily. For scientific and HPC workloads, the FP64 row is the one to read.
Frequently asked questions
Is the RTX 5000 Ada faster than the GeForce RTX 4090?
At FP8 precision the RTX 5000 Ada reaches 522 TFLOPS dense against 330 TFLOPS for the GeForce RTX 4090. The performance table on this page lists every published precision for both GPUs.
Which has more memory, the RTX 5000 Ada or the GeForce RTX 4090?
The RTX 5000 Ada carries 32 GB of VRAM versus 24 GB for the GeForce RTX 4090. Memory bandwidth is 576 GB/s for the RTX 5000 Ada and 1.0 TB/s for the GeForce RTX 4090.
How much power do the RTX 5000 Ada and the GeForce RTX 4090 draw?
The RTX 5000 Ada is rated at 250 W TDP and the GeForce RTX 4090 at 450 W. On FP32 throughput per watt, the RTX 5000 Ada is the more efficient part.
Can I rent the RTX 5000 Ada or the GeForce RTX 4090 in the cloud?
Yes. Live cloud listings tracked by Flopper start at $0.12 per GPU hour. The rental pricing section on this page lists current providers and rates for both GPUs.
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