Tenstorrent Wormhole n150s vs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 24GB

The GeForce RTX 4090 delivers 26% more FP8 throughput than the Wormhole (330 vs 262 TFLOPS dense). The GeForce RTX 4090 also carries 12 GB more memory (24 GB vs 12 GB).

Wormhole: Wormhole, 2024 GeForce RTX 4090: Ada Lovelace, 2022

FP8 dense lead

+26%

GeForce RTX 4090: 330 vs 262 TFLOPS

Memory

12 vs 24 GB

12 GB more for the GeForce RTX 4090

Bandwidth

288 GB/s vs 1.0 TB/s

GeForce RTX 4090 moves data faster

TDP

160 W vs 450 W

Wormhole draws 290 W less

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Tenstorrent Wormhole n150s

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What is the Tenstorrent Wormhole?

The Wormhole is an ASIC from Tenstorrent on the Wormhole architecture, an accelerator built for AI workloads. It is a PCIe add-in card, so it fits standard servers and workstations. Wormhole full specifications →

Can I rent the Wormhole in the cloud?

Flopper is not tracking any live rental listings for the Wormhole yet. The provider directory lists the clouds that rent comparable accelerators on demand. GPU cloud providers →

How does the Wormhole compare with other accelerators?

This page sets the Wormhole against the GeForce RTX 4090. The Wormhole is the newer generation of the two. This is a cross-vendor matchup, Tenstorrent against NVIDIA, and both ship as a PCIe card, so they fit the same class of system. The compare tool builds the same comparison for any two parts in the catalogue. All GPU comparisons →

Where do the Wormhole figures come from?

Every Wormhole figure on this page traces to Tenstorrent's own datasheet or specification table. How Flopper verifies specifications →

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 24GB

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What is the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090?

The GeForce RTX 4090 is a GPU from NVIDIA on the Ada Lovelace architecture, an accelerator for AI training, inference and high-performance computing. It is a PCIe add-in card, so it fits standard servers and workstations. GeForce RTX 4090 full specifications →

Can I rent the GeForce RTX 4090 in the cloud?

Yes. Cloud providers tracked by Flopper rent the GeForce RTX 4090 by the hour, and the pricing page compares their current rates and the price history side by side. GeForce RTX 4090 rental prices →

How does the GeForce RTX 4090 compare with other accelerators?

This page sets the GeForce RTX 4090 against the Wormhole. The GeForce RTX 4090 is the older generation of the two. This is a cross-vendor matchup, NVIDIA against Tenstorrent, and both ship as a PCIe card, so they fit the same class of system. The compare tool builds the same comparison for any two parts in the catalogue. All GPU comparisons →

Where do the GeForce RTX 4090 figures come from?

NVIDIA published the GeForce RTX 4090 figures in marketing material rather than a datasheet, and Flopper has no independent confirmation of them. How Flopper verifies specifications →

Specifications

Wormhole

GeForce RTX 4090

Architecture

WormholeAda Lovelace

Launch Year

20242022

Form Factor

PCIePCIe

Memory

12 GB24 GB

Memory Bandwidth

288 GB/s1.0 TB/s

TDP

160 W450 W

Process Node

—4nm

Spec

Wormhole

GeForce RTX 4090

Architecture WormholeAda Lovelace

Launch Year 20242022

Form Factor PCIePCIe

Memory 12 GB24 GB

Memory Bandwidth 288 GB/s1.0 TB/s

TDP 160 W450 W

Process Node —4nm

Performance (TFLOPS)

Wormhole

GeForce RTX 4090

1.3 TFLOPS

83 TFLOPS

sparse not published

165 TFLOPS

sparse not published

74 TFLOPS 165 TFLOPS

sparse not published

262 TFLOPS 330 TFLOPS

sparse not published

FP6

661 TOPS

1,321 TOPS sparse

Precision

Wormhole

GeForce RTX 4090

1.3 TFLOPS

83 TFLOPS

sparse not published

165 TFLOPS

sparse not published

74 TFLOPS 165 TFLOPS

sparse not published

262 TFLOPS 330 TFLOPS

sparse not published

FP6

661 TOPS

1,321 TOPS sparse

Figures are dense. Where a vendor publishes a figure it sits under the dense one and never decides a winner. Hover any precision for its definition, or read the GPU glossary.

FLOPS by Precision

What actually differs

The Wormhole is the newer part: Wormhole (2024) against the GeForce RTX 4090's Ada Lovelace (2022).

The GeForce RTX 4090 carries 12 GB more memory (24 GB against 12 GB), so larger models fit on one GPU before you shard. Bandwidth is 288 GB/s against 1.0 TB/s, which sets the ceiling on decode speed.

Power is 160 W against 450 W, and at FP32 the GeForce RTX 4090 does more work per watt. Weight the FP8 and FP16 rows for LLM work and the FP64 row for HPC.

New to the terms? The glossary explains FP64, FP32, TF32, BF16, FP16, FP8, INT8, Sparsity and TFLOPS. For how the generations relate, see NVIDIA architectures explained.

Frequently asked questions

Is the Wormhole faster than the GeForce RTX 4090?

At FP8 precision the GeForce RTX 4090 reaches 330 TFLOPS dense against 262 TFLOPS for the Wormhole. The performance table on this page lists every published precision for both GPUs.

Which should you choose, the Wormhole or the GeForce RTX 4090?

Choose the GeForce RTX 4090 for training and high-throughput inference: it has 26% more FP8 throughput than the Wormhole. It also carries 12 GB more memory, so larger models fit on one GPU before you shard. The GeForce RTX 4090 draws 290 W more power, so budget for cooling and power delivery before you commit.

Which has more memory, the Wormhole or the GeForce RTX 4090?

The GeForce RTX 4090 carries 24 GB of memory versus 12 GB for the Wormhole. Memory bandwidth is 288 GB/s for the Wormhole and 1.0 TB/s for the GeForce RTX 4090.

How much power do the Wormhole and the GeForce RTX 4090 draw?

The Wormhole is rated at 160 W TDP and the GeForce RTX 4090 at 450 W. On FP32 throughput per watt, the GeForce RTX 4090 is the more efficient part.

How much do the Wormhole and the GeForce RTX 4090 cost to rent?

Live cloud listings tracked by Flopper price no live listings yet for the Wormhole, and the GeForce RTX 4090 from $0.34 per GPU-hour across 8 providers. The rental section on this page links to every provider, rate and the price history for each GPU.

Where to Rent

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Tenstorrent Wormhole n150s vs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 24GB

Tenstorrent Wormhole n150s

What is the Tenstorrent Wormhole?

Can I rent the Wormhole in the cloud?

How does the Wormhole compare with other accelerators?

Where do the Wormhole figures come from?

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 24GB

What is the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090?

Can I rent the GeForce RTX 4090 in the cloud?

How does the GeForce RTX 4090 compare with other accelerators?

Where do the GeForce RTX 4090 figures come from?

Specifications

Performance (TFLOPS)

FLOPS by Precision

What actually differs

Frequently asked questions

Is the Wormhole faster than the GeForce RTX 4090?

Which should you choose, the Wormhole or the GeForce RTX 4090?

Which has more memory, the Wormhole or the GeForce RTX 4090?

How much power do the Wormhole and the GeForce RTX 4090 draw?

How much do the Wormhole and the GeForce RTX 4090 cost to rent?

Where to Rent

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