NVIDIA
RTX 4000 Ada
Ada · 20 GB GDDR6 ECC · 130 W
88
/ 100
From $1,250
VS
GeForce RTX 5090 Super wins by 11
NVIDIA
GeForce RTX 5090 Super
Blackwell · 32 GB GDDR7 · 620 W
99
/ 100
From $2,199
Specdex verdict
GeForce RTX 5090 Super takes it — here’s why.
In our weighted Specdex score, RTX 4000 Ada lands at 88 and GeForce RTX 5090 Super at 99. That puts GeForce RTX 5090 Super ahead by 11 points — a decisive margin driven mostly by its strengths in the categories below.
Pick RTX 4000 Ada if…
- ✓ECC VRAM for professional workloads
- ✓ISV certifications
- ✓Huge framebuffer
Pick GeForce RTX 5090 Super if…
- ✓Fastest consumer GPU ever
- ✓DLSS 4.5 Multi-Frame Gen
- ✓Hardware ray-tracing cores 5th-gen
Score breakdown
RTX 4000 Ada
88 raster 83
rt 88
ai 89
efficiency 85
GeForce RTX 5090 Super
99 raster 100
rt 100
ai 100
efficiency 74
Specs side-by-side
Spec
RTX 4000 Ada
GeForce RTX 5090 Super
Architecture
Ada
Blackwell
VRAM
20 GB GDDR6 ECC
32 GB GDDR7
TBP
130 W
620 W
Release year
2023
2025
CUDA cores
—
23,040
Memory bus
—
512-bit
RTX 4000 Ada
Pros
- +ECC VRAM for professional workloads
- +ISV certifications
- +Huge framebuffer
Cons
- −Expensive per-frame vs consumer
- −Lower gaming clocks
- −Driver optimized for CAD/DCC not games
GeForce RTX 5090 Super
Pros
- +Fastest consumer GPU ever
- +DLSS 4.5 Multi-Frame Gen
- +Hardware ray-tracing cores 5th-gen
Cons
- −620 W peak power draw
- −PSU requirements extreme
- −Supply allocation tight
FAQ: RTX 4000 Ada vs GeForce RTX 5090 Super
Which is better, RTX 4000 Ada or GeForce RTX 5090 Super? +
GeForce RTX 5090 Super scores 99 on our weighted rubric — ahead by 11. Your best pick depends on the sub-scores above.
Is RTX 4000 Ada worth the price? +
At $1,250, RTX 4000 Ada delivers a Specdex score of 88 — strongest in ai.
Is GeForce RTX 5090 Super worth the price? +
At $2,199, GeForce RTX 5090 Super delivers a Specdex score of 99 — strongest in raster.
Does RTX 4000 Ada or GeForce RTX 5090 Super last longer? +
Based on our long-term update and support ratings, both ship with multi-year support. Battery and reliability scores are visible in the breakdown above.