RTX 4000 Ada Generation — Benchmarks & Specs
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Bottom line: how fast is the RTX 4000 Ada Generation?
At 1440p (Ultra), the RTX 4000 Ada Generation averages 120 fps in Horizon Forbidden West, per CpuTronic. For local LLM inference it generates 189.0 tokens/sec running llama3.2:1b at q4_K_M under ollama, per LocalScore.ai. In Geekbench 5 OpenCL it scores 144,947 points, per Technical.city.
Every figure above is a row in the tables below, and each row links out to the review or public benchmark database the number was taken from. SpecPicks aggregates published measurements; it does not report first-party benchmark runs.
The RTX 4000 Ada Generation is a graphics card from the Ada Lovelace family from NVIDIA. Data on this page draws on 2+ Amazon listings, 10 synthetic benchmark results, 12 community AI inference reports, 9 measured game frame-rate results, aggregated from public benchmark databases (TechPowerUp, PassMark, Geekbench, Cinebench) and the LocalLLaMA community. Read this page when shopping the RTX 4000 Ada Generation, comparing it against other graphics cards in your build, or sizing it for a specific workload (gaming at 1080p/1440p/4K, productivity benchmarks, or local LLM inference).
Gaming Performance (measured FPS)
Average and 1% low frame rates by game, resolution, and quality preset. Bars are scaled against the fastest result on this page.
| Game | Resolution | Settings | Relative | Avg FPS | 1% low | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 4K | Ultra | 240 fps | — | CpuTronic 2025-04-01 | |
| Horizon Forbidden West | 1440p | Ultra | 120 fps | — | CpuTronic 2025-04-01 | |
| Alan Wake 2 | 1440p | RT Ultra RT on | 94 fps | — | CpuTronic 2025-04-01 | |
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 4K | Overdrive (Path Traced) RT on DLSS Quality | 68 fps | — | CpuTronic 2025-04-01 | |
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 4K | Overdrive RT on DLSS Quality | 68 fps | — | CpuTronic 2025-04-01 | |
| Unreal Engine 4.26 (Audi Car Configurator) | 4K | Ultra | 30 fps | — | Develop3D 2023-10-01 | |
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 4K | Overdrive RT on | 24 fps | — | CpuTronic 2025-04-01 | |
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 4K | Overdrive (Path Traced) RT on | 24 fps | — | CpuTronic 2025-04-01 | |
| Unreal Engine 4.26 (Audi Car Configurator) | 4K | RT Ultra RT on | 18 fps | — | Develop3D 2023-10-01 |
AI Inference Performance
Tokens per second under each model + quantization. Higher = faster generation. Bars compare runs across the same model.
| Model | Quantization | Relative | Tokens/sec | VRAM used | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| llama3.2:1b | q4_K_M ollama | 189.0 tok/s | — | LocalScore.ai 2024-01-01 | |
| llama3.2:1b | q4_K_M llama.cpp | 189.0 tok/s | — | LocalScore 2024-06-01 | |
| deepseekr1:32b | — ollama | 100.0 tok/s | — | LocalLLaMA 2026-04-18 | |
| llama2:7b | q4_K_M llama.cpp | 61.8 tok/s | — | KnightLi (llama.cpp CUDA scoreboard) 2026-04-23 | |
| llama3:8b | q4_K_M llama.cpp | 58.6 tok/s | — | XiongjieDai/GPU-Benchmarks-on-LLM-Inference (GitHub) 2024-05-01 | |
| llama3.1:8b | q4_K_M llama.cpp | 58.6 tok/s | — | GitHub: GPU-Benchmarks-on-LLM-Inference 2024-06-01 | |
| llama3:8b | q4_K_M llama.cpp | 58.6 tok/s | — | XiongjieDai/GPU-Benchmarks-on-LLM-Inference (GitHub) 2024-07-01 | |
| llama3:8b | q4_K_M llama.cpp | 58.6 tok/s | — | GPU-Benchmarks-on-LLM-Inference (GitHub) 2024-05-01 | |
| llama3.1:8b | q4_K_M llama.cpp | 53.5 tok/s | — | LocalScore.ai 2025-01-01 | |
| llama3.1:8b | q4_K_M ollama | 44.4 tok/s | — | LocalScore.ai 2024-01-01 | |
| llama3.1:8b | q4_K_M llama.cpp | 44.4 tok/s | — | LocalScore 2024-06-01 | |
| qwen2.5:14b | q4_K_M llama.cpp | 24.7 tok/s | — | LocalScore 2024-06-01 |
Synthetic Benchmarks
Higher is better. Bars are scaled within each benchmark family (multi-thread, single-thread, etc.) so you can compare like-with-like at a glance.
| Benchmark | Relative | Score | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Geekbench 5 OpenCL | 144,947 points | Technical.city 2023-08-01 | |
| Geekbench 5 Vulkan | 126,474 points | Technical.city 2023-08-01 | |
| PassMark G3D Mark | 23,710 points | PassMark (VideoCardBenchmark) 2026-01-01 | |
| PassMark G3D Mark | 23,697 pts | PassMark 2026-04-20 | |
| PassMark G3D Mark | 23,672 points | PassMark Software 2025-01-01 | |
| 3DMark Time Spy | 14,340 points | TopCPU (3DMark database aggregate) 2026-05-01 | |
| 3DMark Time Spy | 14,340 points | TopCPU (3DMark aggregator) 2023-08-01 | |
| 3DMark Time Spy | 14,340 points | topcpu.net 2026-05-01 | |
| 3DMark Time Spy | 14,340 points | TopCPU.net (3DMark aggregated) 2026-05-01 | |
| 3DMark Time Spy Extreme | 6,708 points | TopCPU (3DMark database aggregate) 2026-05-01 |
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