Nvidia rolls out Ada Generation laptop and desktop Nvidia RTX workstation GPUs

Nvidia has launched five Nvidia RTX Ada Lovelace GPUs for laptops / mobile workstations and the Nvidia RTX 4000 Small Form Factor (SFF) Ada Generation (20 GB) GPU for compact desktop workstations. For mobile workstations, the Nvidia RTX 5000 (16 GB), 4000 (12 GB), 3500 (12 GB), 3000 (8 GB) and 2000 (8 GB) Ada Generation laptop GPUs cover all bases from entry-level to high-end, rendering, viz, and simulation. They are said to deliver twice the performance and power efficiency of the previous generation.

In addition, with Deep Learning Super Sampling 3 (DLSS 3), which uses AI for rendering and viz, Nvidia says it is seeing up to a four times improvement in its Nvidia Omniverse benchmarks.

NVIDIA RTX laptop GPUs will be available starting this month in mobile workstations from global manufacturer partners.

Nvidia RTX 4000 SFF

Nvidia is having a staggered roll out of its Nvidia RTX Ada Lovelace GPUs for desktop workstations. Following on from the launch of the ultra-high-end Nvidia RTX 6000, Nvidia has now released a second desktop GPU designed specifically for compact workstations. It will likely be of interest to users of CAD or BIM software who want to extend their workflows into visualisation, VR and simulation with tools like Enscape, V-Ray, Twinmotion, Lumion, Omniverse and more.

The Nvidia RTX 4000 SFF Ada Generation features 20 GB of memory, nearly double that of its predecessor, the Nvidia RTX A2000 (12 GB), and is said to offer a 2x performance improvement. The low-profile, double height graphics card takes up two slots on the motherboard and has four mini DisplayPort1.4a connectors.

The GPU is designed to operate with PCIe slot power alone and has a max power consumption of 70W. This is significantly lower than previous generation ‘4000’ class GPUs, which typically draw up to 140W. However, in the future, Nvidia will also launch a standard Nvidia RTX 4000 GPU that can take advantage of 140W in a single slot. We expect both GPUs will be share the same silicon, but the Nvidia RTX 4000 SFF will be clocked lower.

The Nvidia RTX 4000 SFF GPU will be available next month from PNY and other partners for around $1,250, and from workstation manufacturers later this year.

■ www.nvidia.com