Nvidia announces RTX 4000 Ada workstation GPUs for laptops: Specs, launch date, and more

Nvidia unveiled the workstation RTX 4000 Ada GPUs at GTC 2023 on March 21, 2023. The company's numerous advancements in AI and the new RTX 4000 SFF Ada desktop cards accompanied the launch. Laptops powered by the Ada Lovelace mobile GPUs will hit shelves later this month.

Team Green has announced five SKUs in the mobile professional GPU lineup. A glance at the on-paper specs reveals that the cards are equivalent to the RTX 40 series laptop graphics processors revealed earlier this year at CES.

In this article, we will go over the latest launches in the RTX 4000 Ada workstation laptop GPU lineup.

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The RTX 4000 Ada workstation GPUs look promising for professionals and creators

Multiple new RTX 4000 Ada workstation GPUs for laptops were announced on March 21, 2023. These processors will bring high performance to portable computers for maximum convenience.

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Specs

The new lineup packs five GPUs. The list includes the RTX 5000 Ada, the RTX 4000 Ada, the RTX 3500 Ada, the RTX 3000 Ada, and the RTX 2000 Ada GPUs.

The highest-end graphics processor, the RTX 5000 Ada, is pretty identical to the RTX 4090 laptop GPU that was unveiled earlier this year. It packs a similar CUDA core count and is based on the same AD103 GPU as the desktop RTX 4080 and the 4090 laptop cards.

However, the main difference lies in power efficiency gains. All of the new Ada Lovelace cards have lower power draw ratings compared to the previously launched gaming GPUs. They also support error correction code (ECC) memory. However, whether laptops will pack the feature depends on the manufacturer.

Both RTX 5000 Ada and RTX 4000 Ada GPUs can draw up to 175W power and deliver over 30 TFLOPs of single precision performance. They can replace some powerful and pricey desktop consumer-grade graphics cards while packing a more portable form factor.

	RTX 5000Ada Laptop	RTX 4000Ada Laptop	RTX 3500Ada Laptop	RTX 3000Ada Laptop	RTX 2000Ada Laptop
CUDA Cores	9728	7424	5120	4608	3072
Tensor Cores	304	232	160	144	96
Boost Clock	~2.19GHz	~2.26GHz	~2.25GHz	~2.16GHz	~2.36GHz
Memory Clock	18Gbps GDDR6	18Gbps GDDR6	18Gbps GDDR6	16Gbps GDDR6	16Gbps GDDR6
Memory Bus Width	256-bit	192-bit	192-bit	128-bit	128-bit
VRAM	16GB	12GB	12GB	8GB	8GB
ECC	Partial (DRAM)	Partial (DRAM)	Partial (DRAM)	Partial (DRAM)	No
Single Precision	42.6 TFLOPS	33.6 TFLOPS	23 TFLOPS	19.9 TFLOPS	14.5 TFLOPS
Tensor Performance(FP8, Sparse)	681.8 TFLOPS	538.0 TFLOPS	368.6 TFLOPS	318.6 TFLOPS	231.6 TFLOPS
NVENC/NVDEC	2 / 2	2 / 2	2 / 1	1 / 1	1 / 1
Max TGP	80-175W	80-175W	60-140W	35-140W	35-140W
GPU	AD103	AD104	AD104	AD106	AD106
Architecture	Ada Lovelace	Ada Lovelace	Ada Lovelace	Ada Lovelace	Ada Lovelace
Manufacturing Process	TSMC 4N	TSMC 4N	TSMC 4N	TSMC 4N	TSMC 4N
Launch Date	03/2023	03/2023	03/2023	03/2023	03/2023

The RTX 3500 and RTX 3000 Ada GPUs are more basic hardware for low-power professional tasks. The cards are significantly slower than their high-end counterparts and pack far fewer CUDA cores. Video encoding capabilities have also been cut down, with the 3000 Ada offering a single NVENC and NVDEC block.

The RTX 2000 Ada is at the bottom of the stack. It is specifically built for ultrathin notebooks and is nearly equivalent to the RTX 4060 laptop GPU. The card can draw as little as 35W, which will allow laptop manufacturers to fit in the lightest professional computers possible.

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When will the Ada workstation GPUs launch?

According to Nvidia, laptops powered by the RTX 4000 Ada workstation GPUs will start shipping later this month. This might mark the shortest gap between the launch of consumer-grade laptop GPUs and their professional counterparts.

The company hasn't outlined the pricing for the upcoming cards. This might be left at the laptop manufacturers' discretion. Thus, unless the devices hit shelves, we can't confirm how much creators and professionals will have to spend to get their hands on the latest technology.