Everything you need to know about Nvidia RTX 40 Series (Ada Lovelace)

Last Updated on June 19, 2024 by Team Yantra

Nvidia RTX 40 Series is based on the Ada architecture. Successor to the highly successful RTX 30 series, the new architecture has improved power efficiency, next-gen ray tracing cores and tensor cores. RTX 40 series exclusively support the Nvidia DLSS 3.

RTX 4090 (Released)

SpecsRTX 4090
GPU Name and variantAD102 / AD102-300-A1
ArchitectureAda Lovelace
ProcessTSMC 5nm
Transistors76,300 million
Density and Die Size125.5M / mm² and 608mm2
Base Clock and Boost Clock2235 MHz / 2520 MHz
Memory Clock1313 MHz21 Gbps effective
Memory Size24 GB GDDR6X
Memory Bus384 bit
PCIe Bus InterfacePCIe 4.0 x 16
RT Cores128
Tensor Cores512
Shading Units16384
TDP450 Watts
RTX 4090 specifications
Pros
  • Major architectural improvements and better efficiency
  • DLSS 3 addresses CPU bottlenecks
  • Excellent for content creation
  • AV1 support and dual NVENC
Cons
  • Really expensive!

RTX 4090 is the most powerful GPU in the market right now but it is expensive. It offers 63% more performance than the previous-gen RTX 3090 which marks a great architectural improvement.

With significant improvements to all core hardware and significantly greater clock speeds, exclusive DLSS3, RTX 4090 is a 4K gaming beast.

While it may not have the best value if you want the fastest card on the market, RTX 4090 is the way to go!

Pros

  1. Major architectural improvements and better efficiency
  2. DLSS 3 addresses CPU bottlenecks
  3. Excellent for content creation
  4. AV1 support and dual NVENC

Cons

  1. Really expensive!

RTX 4080 (Released)

RTX 4080 was launched on November 17 2022, with a launch price of ₹1,19,000 ($1199). It is based on the new Ada Architecture (AD-104 GPU) with 16GB of GDDR6X memory. This is a less expensive 4K gaming card.

SpecsRTX 4080
GPU Name and variantAD103 / AD103-300-A1
ArchitectureAda Lovelace
ProcessTSMC 5nm
Transistors45,900 million
Density and Die Size121.1M/mm² and 379mm2
Base Clock and Boost Clock2205 MHz / 2505 MHz
Memory Clock1400 MHz (22.4 Gbps effective)
Memory Size16 GB GDDR6X
Memory Bus256 bit
PCIe Bus InterfacePCIe 4.0 x 16
RT Cores76
Tensor Cores304
Shading Units9728
TDP320 Watts
RTX 4080 specifications
Pros
  • Major architectural improvements and better efficiency
  • DLSS 3 enables high-refresh-rate 4K gaming
  • AV1 support and dual NVENC
Cons
  • Expensive

Read the full review here.

RTX 4070 Ti (Released)

RTX 4070Ti was launched on January 5 2023, with a launch price of ₹80,000 ($799). It is based on the new Ada Architecture (AD-104 GPU) with 12GB of GDDR6X memory. Marketed as a 1440p gaming card, it is capable of even 4K gaming.

SpecsRTX 4070 Ti
GPU Name and variantAD104 / AD104-400-A1
ArchitectureAda Lovelace
ProcessTSMC 5nm
Transistors35,800 million
Density and Die Size121.4M / mm² and 295 mm2
Base Clock and Boost Clock2310 MHz / 2610 MHz
Memory Clock1313 MHz (21 Gbps effective)
Memory Size12 GB GDDR6X
Memory Bus192 bit
PCIe Bus InterfacePCIe 4.0 x 16
RT Cores60
Tensor Cores240
Shading Units7680
TDP285 Watts
RTX 4070 Ti specifications
Pros
  • DLSS 3 support
  • AV1 support and dual NVENC
  • The inexpensive choice for 4K gaming
Cons
  • Price is expensive for a -70 class GPU

Brief Review

RTX 4070Ti is surprisingly good. Despite not being marketed as the 4K gaming card, it is the best value 4K capable card. It is on par with RTX 3090 in performance and is comparatively much cheaper. RTX 4070 Ti is a surprisingly good choice for 4K gaming.

Read the full review here.

RTX 4070 (Released)

RTX 4070 was launched on April 13 2023, with a launch price of ₹62,000 ($599). It is based on the new Ada Architecture (AD-104 GPU) with 12GB of GDDR6X memory. Marketed as a 1440p gaming card, it is capable of even 4K gaming.

SpecsRTX 4070
GPU Name and variantAD104 / AD104-250-A1
ArchitectureAda Lovelace
ProcessTSMC 5nm
CUDA Cores5888
Base Clock and Boost Clock1920 MHz / 2475 MHz
Memory Size12 GB GDDR6X
Memory Bus192 bit
PCIe Bus InterfacePCIe 4.0 x 16
RT Cores46
Tensor Cores184
TDP200 Watts
RTX 4070 specifications
Pros
  • DLSS 3 support
  • AV1 support and dual NVENC
  • The inexpensive choice for 4K gaming
Cons
  • Price is expensive for a -70 class GPU

Brief Review

RTX 4070 is a surprisingly good value card for 1440p gaming. While there are no major complaints regarding its performance, its price has been unacceptable to gamers. Among all the new-generation cards, RTX 4070 is the best value card in the Indian market, as of now.

Read the full review here.

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RTX 4060 Ti (8GB Released, 16GB launched)

RTX 4060Ti is based on the AD106 GPU, -350-A1 variant. It will have a die area of 190 mm2 and features 128 tensor cores, and 32 raytracing cores and will be paired with 8GB of GDDR6 memory. It has a maximum rated power of 160 W.

SpecsRTX 4060 Ti
GPU Name and variantAD106 / AD106-350-A1
ArchitectureAda Lovelace
ProcessTSMC 5nm
CUDA Cores4352
Base Clock and Boost Clock2310 MHz / 2535 MHz
Memory Size8 GB GDDR6 / 16GB GDDR6
Memory Bus128 bit
PCIe Bus InterfacePCIe 4.0 x 8
RT Cores32
Tensor Cores128
TDP160 Watts
RTX 4060 Ti specifications (not officially confirmed)

RTX 4060 Ti latest price, news and leaks

RTX 4060Ti 8GB is now available but the 16GB version will be available later in July.

According to the latest report by Videocardz, Nvidia is set to launch the RTX 4060 Ti 8GB graphics card on May 24th. The RTX 4060Ti 16GB will be announced on the same day but will be launched in the second half of July.

According to the leaker @MEGAsizeGPU, the RTX -60 class will be RTX 4060Ti 8GB, RTX 4060Ti 16GB and RTX 4060 8GB. All these three will be announced in May but only RTX 4060Ti 8GB will be released at the time.

A leaked embargo document reported by VideoCardz shows the release timeline for RTX 4060Ti and RTX 4060. According to the leak, the RTX 4060Ti launch process has already begun with influencer list seeding and shipping of the cards is supposed to be on May 5. However, the date for the announcement is listed as ‘End of May’.

According to a recent claim from MyDrivers and RedGamingTech, NVIDIA is considering pricing the RTX 4060 Ti at $399 (approx. ₹38,900) to appeal to PC gamers.

The NVIDIA RTX 4060 Ti has been visually confirmed as AD106-350 GPU, a scaled-down model with 4352 CUDA cores (the complete chip has 4608 cores) via a 128-bit memory bus, which is a clear drop from the RTX 3060 Ti’s 256-bit bus. It is also said to be limited to PCIe Gen4x8, which is common on low-end GPUs. This combined with a small memory bus, may have a negative impact on performance.

RTX 4060Ti AD106-350 GPU. Source

The latest leaks from the packaging template for RTX 4060Ti have surfaced but it doesn’t confirm any specifications. NVIDIA offers the box and logo design templates in advance to all board partners.

Various reports and @kopite7kimi have suggested that the performance of RTX 4060Ti will be similar to RTX 3070 which was priced at $499 at the launch (₹51,000).

RTX 4060 (Released)

NVIDIA will use the AD107-400-A1 GPU, the fully functional AD107 Ada die, for the GeForce RTX 4060. It is reported to have 3072 CUDA cores and 8 GB of GDDR6 memory with memory rates of 18 Gbps through a 128-bit bus interface. This gives the card 288 GB/s bandwidth while remaining within a 110W – 115W standard TDP. The GPU is also stated to have 24 MB of L2 cache.

SpecsRTX 4060
CUDA cores3072
Boost clock2.46 GHz
Base clock1.83 GHz
Memory size (VRAM)8 GB GDDR6
Memory width128-bit
Memory clock2125 MHz
Ray Tracing Core24 / 3rd generation
Tensor cores96
PCIE Gen 4 x8
L1 cache128 KB (per SM)
L2 cache24 MB
TGP115 W
DLSSDLSS 3
Pros
  • Much better power efficiency
  • AV1 support and dual NVENC
  • Software tricks like DLSS3, frame generation
Cons
  • Doesn’t beat the AMD 7600 at a much higher price
  • PCIe 4.0 x8 lanes
  • Expensive for a 1080p card

Brief Review

At the current price, there is no incentive to buy this card. There are far better options like RX 6700XT. It doesn’t even manage to beat RX 7600 in terms of value. In average 1080p gaming performance, it is just 15% faster than RTX 3060. It is still slower than RTX 3060Ti. Because of cut-down memory, it doesn’t scale well with higher resolutions.

Read the full review here.

RTX 4060 price, news and leaks

MSI displayed their upcoming RTX 4060 Gaming X graphics card at Computex 2023. Along with TorX Fan 5.0, the RTX 4060 Gaming X introduces an entirely new compact generation Gaming X Twin Frozr 9 cooling system. Given that the RTX 4060’s TGP is just 109 W, the cooler appears to be enough for the task. The company’s cost-effective RTX 4060 custom design, the RTX 4060 Ventus 2X, appears to use an aluminium monoblock heatsink and two TorX 4.0 fans to ventilate the card’s cooler.

MSI RTX 4060 showcased at Computex 2023. Source: TechPowerUp

RTX 4060 was announced alongside RTX 4060Ti 8GB and 16GB and is supposed to be available in July. The exact date is unknown.

According to the latest report by Videocardz, Nvidia is set to announce the RTX 4060 graphics card on May 24th. It will be launched in the first half of July.

RTX 4060 is expected to be announced in May and will be available in July. The images for the RTX 4060 Founder’s Edition card have been leaked.

GEFORCE-RTX-4060-founder-edition-leaked

Gigabyte leaks RTX 4060 models by including the unannounced card in their Gigabyte Control Center software.

Gigabyte-leaked-RTX-4070-RTX-4060-SKUs

According to the @kopite7kimi, the RTX 4060 would have 8GB GDDR6 memory spread across a 128-bit memory bus. This means that the RTX 4060 Ti and RTX 4060 have the same 288 GB/s memory bandwidth. The desktop version would employ the same AD107 GPU as the mobile version, with a total of 3072 CUDA cores.

RTX 4050 (Not Released)

Very little is known about this GPU. Given that, RTX 3050 launched much later compared to its other brothers, the RTX 4050 has come under the rumour radar very recently. There aren’t a lot of details available apart from the fact that it will be based on AD107 GPU and that it is expected to launch after RTX 4060, most probably in Q3 2023.

SpecsRTX 4050
GPU Name and variantAD107
ArchitectureAda Lovelace
ProcessTSMC 5m (4N)
CUDA CoresTBC
Base Clock and Boost ClockTBC
Memory Size6 GB GDDR6
Memory BusTBC
PCIe Bus InterfaceTBC
RT CoresTBC
Tensor CoresTBC
TDPTBC
RTX 4050 specifications (not officially confirmed)

RTX 4050 latest price, news and leaks

The RTX 4050 desktop may share the same GPU specifications as the laptop edition (2560 CUDA cores). The leaker also mentioned the memory specifications for RTX 4050. It is said to have 6GB of RAM, much like the laptop SKU.

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