RTX 4000 Ada
The current RTX 4000 Ada price from retailers, its key specifications, and how it performs for each job.
AD104 · GPU · RTX 40
Works well for: Light Use & Efficiency, 1080p Gaming
Trade-offs: you want strong value with Balanced priorities specifically
- VRAM
- 20 GB
- Board power
- 70 W
- Interface
- PCIe 4.0 x16
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What does it cost today, and is that a good price?
Market confidence: LowAt $1700 the RTX 4000 Ada is priced in line with its $1700 representative market level. Only one retailer currently backs that price, so the level is a single data point rather than a market.
Limited market: only one retailer currently has a verified offer, so treat this price as a single data point.
Prices & availability
RTX 4000 Ada: current price and offers
Compare the offers we track for this model, across variants and retailers.
1 tracked offers · 1 retailers
| Variant | Store | Condition | Price (snapshot) | Value · Balanced | Checked | Offer link |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PNY NVIDIA RTX 4000 SFF Ada Generation 20GB | CentralComputer | New | $1,700 | 19 | 2026-11-09 | View offer → |
| RTX 4000 AdaMultiple variants available | Amazon Affiliate | Varies | Find on Amazon | Not tracked | No price snapshot | Find on Amazon → |
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Performance and where it ranks
Two different questions, side by side. Performance compares what the hardware can do; Value compares what that capability costs at today’s price. A product can rank high on one and low on the other — that gap is the point.
Performance Balanced
How much it can do. Price plays no part in this ranking.
#31 of 54 graded graphics cards
- #28 AMDRX 9060 XT 8GB 37
- #29 NVIDIARTX 5060 Ti 16GB 33
- #30 NVIDIARTX 5060 Ti 8GB 33
- #31 NVIDIARTX 4000 Ada 33
- #32 AMDRX 7700 XT 32
- #33 NVIDIARTX 3070 Ti 32
- #34 NVIDIARTX 4060 Ti 8GB 30
Value Balanced
How much of that you get for today’s price.
#46 of 56 currently priced graphics cards
- #43 NVIDIAGTX 1650 23
- #44 AMDRadeon AI Pro R9700 23
- #45 IntelIntel Arc Pro B70 21
- #46 NVIDIARTX 4000 Ada 19
- #47 NVIDIARTX A2000 18
- #48 NVIDIARTX PRO 4000 Blackwell 17
- #49 NVIDIARTX 3090 16
Performance 1080p
How much it can do. Price plays no part in this ranking.
#31 of 54 graded graphics cards
- #28 AMDRX 9060 XT 8GB 37
- #29 NVIDIARTX 5060 Ti 16GB 33
- #30 NVIDIARTX 5060 Ti 8GB 33
- #31 NVIDIARTX 4000 Ada 33
- #32 AMDRX 7700 XT 32
- #33 NVIDIARTX 3070 Ti 32
- #34 NVIDIARTX 4060 Ti 8GB 30
Performance 1440p
How much it can do. Price plays no part in this ranking.
#31 of 54 graded graphics cards
- #28 AMDRX 9060 XT 8GB 37
- #29 NVIDIARTX 5060 Ti 16GB 33
- #30 NVIDIARTX 5060 Ti 8GB 33
- #31 NVIDIARTX 4000 Ada 33
- #32 AMDRX 7700 XT 32
- #33 NVIDIARTX 3070 Ti 32
- #34 NVIDIARTX 4060 Ti 8GB 30
Value 1440p
How much of that you get for today’s price.
#48 of 56 currently priced graphics cards
- #45 IntelIntel Arc Pro B70 18
- #46 NVIDIARTX 3090 17
- #47 NVIDIARTX 5090 16
- #48 NVIDIARTX 4000 Ada 16
- #49 NVIDIARTX A2000 16
- #50 NVIDIARTX 4090 14
- #51 NVIDIARTX PRO 4000 Blackwell 14
Performance 4K
How much it can do. Price plays no part in this ranking.
#31 of 54 graded graphics cards
- #28 AMDRX 9060 XT 8GB 37
- #29 NVIDIARTX 5060 Ti 16GB 33
- #30 NVIDIARTX 5060 Ti 8GB 33
- #31 NVIDIARTX 4000 Ada 33
- #32 AMDRX 7700 XT 32
- #33 NVIDIARTX 3070 Ti 32
- #34 NVIDIARTX 4060 Ti 8GB 30
Value 4K
How much of that you get for today’s price.
#47 of 56 currently priced graphics cards
- #44 AMDRX 6600 36
- #45 IntelArc A380 34
- #46 NVIDIARTX 2000 Ada 32
- #47 NVIDIARTX 4000 Ada 32
- #48 AMDRX 6500 XT 4GB 31
- #49 AMDRX 6400 21
- #50 NVIDIAGTX 1650 19
Value Ray Tracing @ 1080p
How much of that you get for today’s price.
#48 of 56 currently priced graphics cards
- #45 NVIDIARTX 2000 Ada 10
- #46 NVIDIARTX PRO 2000 Blackwell 9
- #47 IntelIntel Arc Pro B70 8
- #48 NVIDIARTX 4000 Ada 8
- #49 AMDRadeon AI Pro R9700 8
- #50 NVIDIARTX PRO 4000 Blackwell 7
- #51 NVIDIARTX A2000 6
Value Ray Tracing @ 1440p
How much of that you get for today’s price.
#49 of 56 currently priced graphics cards
- #46 IntelIntel Arc Pro B70 10
- #47 NVIDIARTX PRO 2000 Blackwell 10
- #48 AMDRadeon AI Pro R9700 9
- #49 NVIDIARTX 4000 Ada 9
- #50 NVIDIARTX PRO 4000 Blackwell 8
- #51 NVIDIARTX A2000 6
- #52 NVIDIARTX PRO 5000 Blackwell 3
Value Ray Tracing @ 4K
How much of that you get for today’s price.
#49 of 56 currently priced graphics cards
- #46 NVIDIARTX PRO 2000 Blackwell 13
- #47 NVIDIARTX 2000 Ada 13
- #48 NVIDIARTX PRO 4000 Blackwell 13
- #49 NVIDIARTX 4000 Ada 12
- #50 NVIDIAGTX 1650 8
- #51 NVIDIARTX PRO 5000 Blackwell 7
- #52 NVIDIARTX PRO 6000 Blackwell 6
Performance AI
How much it can do. Price plays no part in this ranking.
#17 of 52 graded graphics cards
- #14 NVIDIARTX 5070 28
- #15 NVIDIARTX 3080 10GB 27
- #16 NVIDIARTX 4070 27
- #17 NVIDIARTX 4000 Ada 24
- #18 AMDRX 9070 XT 22
- #19 AMDRadeon AI Pro R9700 22
- #20 NVIDIARTX 4060 Ti 8GB 20
Value AI
How much of that you get for today’s price.
#19 of 56 currently priced graphics cards
- #16 AMDRX 9060 XT 16GB 75
- #17 AMDRX 9070 GRE 73
- #18 NVIDIARTX 3080 10GB 71
- #19 NVIDIARTX 4000 Ada 71
- #20 IntelArc A750 66
- #21 NVIDIARTX 5060 Ti 16GB 66
- #22 AMDRX 9060 XT 8GB 65
Performance Light Use
How much it can do. Price plays no part in this ranking.
#5 of 52 graded graphics cards
- #2 NVIDIARTX A2000 96
- #3 NVIDIARTX 3050 6GB 96
- #4 NVIDIARTX PRO 2000 Blackwell 96
- #5 NVIDIARTX 4000 Ada 96
- #6 NVIDIARTX 2000 Ada 96
- #7 IntelArc A380 95
- #8 NVIDIAGTX 1650 95
Value Light Use
How much of that you get for today’s price.
#33 of 56 currently priced graphics cards
- #30 NVIDIARTX 4070 Super 7
- #31 AMDRX 9070 XT 7
- #32 AMDRX 7800 XT 6
- #33 NVIDIARTX 4000 Ada 6
- #34 NVIDIARTX 3060 Ti 6
- #35 AMDRX 7900 GRE 5
- #36 IntelArc A770 5
These ladders follow the preset scenario shown above. Your own weights re-score this product, not the whole field.
What it is good for
| Scenario | this productCapability grade · Value at current price | Higher capability | Higher Value with current priorities |
|---|---|---|---|
| Balanced (all-round)Weighted all-round view | GradeNo grade Value19 | Higher capability RTX 5080 30 +99% capability · +18% price | Higher Value with current priorities RX 9060 XT 8GB 79 +12% capability · -73% price |
| 1080p GamingRaster performance · 1080p | GradeA Value23 | Higher capability RTX 5080 S 32 +99% capability · +18% price | Higher Value with current priorities RX 9060 XT 8GB A 86 +12% capability · -73% price |
| 1440p GamingRaster performance · 1440p | GradeB Value16 | Higher capability RTX 5080 S 31 +99% capability · +18% price | Higher Value with current priorities RX 9060 XT 8GB B 77 +12% capability · -73% price |
| 4K / VRRaster performance · 4K / VR | GradeC Value32 | Higher capability RTX 5080 S 77 +99% capability · +18% price | Higher Value with current priorities RX 9070 XT A 100 +67% capability |
| Ray Tracing @ 1080pRay tracing capability · 1080p | GradeF Value8 | — | Higher Value with current priorities RX 9070 XT A 100 capability |
| Ray Tracing @ 1440pRay tracing capability · 1440p | GradeF Value9 | — | Higher Value with current priorities RX 9070 XT B 100 capability |
| Ray Tracing @ 4KRay tracing capability · 4K | GradeF Value12 | — | Higher Value with current priorities RX 9070 XT C 90 capability |
| AI / Local LLMAI compute · memory and ecosystem fit | GradeB Value71 | Higher capability RTX 5080 A 89 +111% capability · +18% price | Higher Value with current priorities RTX 5070 Ti A 98 +64% capability · -24% price |
| Light Use & EfficiencyEfficiency · lighter workloads | GradeS Value6 | — | Higher Value with current priorities Arc A380 S 100 -1% capability · -89% price |
Balanced has no letter: it is a weighting preset, not a capability rubric. A grade answers “how well does this handle that job?” — price is never part of it. Relative Value puts the current market price back in.
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Trade-offs
Works well if
- Light Use & Efficiency is your main prioritygraded S for Light Use & Efficiency on the same rubric as the tier list
- You want memory headroom — memory is not what limits it hereno memory cap applies to this grade — the raster index sets it, not the frame buffer
- DLSS 4.5 with frame generation matters to yousecond-generation transformer upscaler + frame generation — derived from the ada architecture, not from a scraped feature flag
Consider other options if
- You want strong value with Balanced priorities specificallycompeting products deliver so much more per dollar that no price this model realistically trades at reaches the strong-value mark for this job
- Value for money matters more to you than this exact modelRX 9060 XT 8GB holds Relative Value 79 against its 19 with Balanced priorities, at $460
- Not the pick if Ray Tracing @ 2K (1440p) is your main useit grades only F there
Works well if
- 1080p is your main priority — A here means confident 90–120 fps at high settingsgraded A for 1080p on the same rubric as the tier list
- You want memory headroom — memory is not what limits it hereno memory cap applies to this grade for 1080p — the raster index sets it, not the frame buffer
- DLSS 4.5 with frame generation matters to yousecond-generation transformer upscaler + frame generation — derived from the ada architecture, not from a scraped feature flag
Consider other options if
- You want strong value for 1080p specificallyat today's market no realistic price for this model reaches strong value for 1080p — the calculation only gets there near $489, against a cheapest tracked $1700
- Value for money matters more to you than this exact modelRX 9060 XT 8GB holds Relative Value 86 against its 23 for 1080p, at $460
- Not the pick if Ray Tracing @ 2K (1440p) is your main useit grades only F there
Works well if
- 1440p is your main priority — B here means solid 60 fps at high settingsgraded B for 1440p on the same rubric as the tier list
- You want memory headroom — 20 GB is above what this job needsthe same card with 6 GB grades C for 1440p; this one has 20 GB and hits no memory cap
- DLSS 4.5 with frame generation matters to yousecond-generation transformer upscaler + frame generation — derived from the ada architecture, not from a scraped feature flag
Consider other options if
- You want strong value for 1440p specificallycompeting products deliver so much more for 1440p per dollar that no price this model realistically trades at reaches the strong-value mark for this job
- Value for money matters more to you than this exact modelRX 9060 XT 8GB holds Relative Value 77 against its 16 for 1440p, at $460
- Not the pick if Ray Tracing @ 2K (1440p) is your main useit grades only F there
For the selected scenario this is not a strong fit — the grade above is the reason, and the models below suit it better.
Works well if
- 4K is not actually your main job — Light Use & Efficiency isit grades C for 4K, but S for Light Use & Efficiency
Consider other options if
- Not the pick if 4K is your main useit grades C there; RTX 5080 grades S at $2000
- You want strong value for 4K specificallycompeting products deliver so much more for 4K per dollar that no price this model realistically trades at reaches the strong-value mark for this job
- Value for money matters more to you than this exact modelRX 9070 XT holds Relative Value 100 against its 32 for 4K. Check on Amazon.
For the selected scenario this is not a strong fit — the grade above is the reason, and the models below suit it better.
Works well if
- Ray Tracing @ 1080p is not actually your main job — Light Use & Efficiency isit grades F for Ray Tracing @ 1080p, but S for Light Use & Efficiency
Consider other options if
- Not the pick if Ray Tracing @ 1080p is your main useit grades F there; RTX 4070 Ti Super grades A at $1779
- You want strong value for Ray Tracing @ 1080p specificallycompeting products deliver so much more for Ray Tracing @ 1080p per dollar that no price this model realistically trades at reaches the strong-value mark for this job
- Value for money matters more to you than this exact modelRX 9070 XT holds Relative Value 100 against its 8 for Ray Tracing @ 1080p. Check on Amazon.
For the selected scenario this is not a strong fit — the grade above is the reason, and the models below suit it better.
Works well if
- Ray Tracing @ 1440p is not actually your main job — Light Use & Efficiency isit grades F for Ray Tracing @ 1440p, but S for Light Use & Efficiency
Consider other options if
- Not the pick if Ray Tracing @ 1440p is your main useit grades F there; RTX 4070 Ti Super grades A at $1779
- You want strong value for Ray Tracing @ 1440p specificallycompeting products deliver so much more for Ray Tracing @ 1440p per dollar that no price this model realistically trades at reaches the strong-value mark for this job
- Value for money matters more to you than this exact modelRX 9070 XT holds Relative Value 100 against its 9 for Ray Tracing @ 1440p. Check on Amazon.
For the selected scenario this is not a strong fit — the grade above is the reason, and the models below suit it better.
Works well if
- Ray Tracing @ 4K is not actually your main job — Light Use & Efficiency isit grades F for Ray Tracing @ 4K, but S for Light Use & Efficiency
Consider other options if
- Not the pick if Ray Tracing @ 4K is your main useit grades F there; RTX 4070 Ti Super grades C at $1779
- You want strong value for Ray Tracing @ 4K specificallycompeting products deliver so much more for Ray Tracing @ 4K per dollar that no price this model realistically trades at reaches the strong-value mark for this job
- Value for money matters more to you than this exact modelRX 9070 XT holds Relative Value 90 against its 12 for Ray Tracing @ 4K. Check on Amazon.
Works well if
- AI is your main prioritygraded B for AI on the same rubric as the tier list
- Strong-value threshold: ~$1354$1354 is where Relative Value reaches 80 for AI, in the 2026-11-02–2026-11-09 offer frame
- You want memory headroom — 20 GB is above what this job needsthe same card with 10 GB grades C for AI; this one has 20 GB and hits no memory cap
Consider other options if
- Current price sits $346 above the strong-value threshold (~$1354)cheapest tracked $1700 against a $1354 calculated threshold for AI
- Value for money matters more to you than this exact modelRTX 5070 Ti holds Relative Value 98 against its 71 for AI, at $1300
- Not the pick if Ray Tracing @ 2K (1440p) is your main useit grades only F there
Works well if
- Light Use is your main prioritygraded S for Light Use on the same rubric as the tier list
- You want memory headroom — memory is not what limits it hereno memory cap applies to this grade for Light Use — the raster index sets it, not the frame buffer
- DLSS 4.5 with frame generation matters to yousecond-generation transformer upscaler + frame generation — derived from the ada architecture, not from a scraped feature flag
Consider other options if
- You want strong value for Light Use specificallycompeting products deliver so much more for Light Use per dollar that no price this model realistically trades at reaches the strong-value mark for this job
- Value for money matters more to you than this exact modelArc A380 holds Relative Value 100 against its 6 for Light Use, at $190
- Not the pick if Ray Tracing @ 2K (1440p) is your main useit grades only F there
Every line states the fact it was derived from, for the scenario selected above. Thresholds are calculated points on our value curve — information about where the maths turns, not instructions about what to pay.
Similar options to the RTX 4000 Ada
Chosen for Balanced
Chosen for 1080p
Chosen for 1440p
Chosen for 4K
Chosen for Ray Tracing @ 1080p
Chosen for Ray Tracing @ 1440p
Chosen for Ray Tracing @ 4K
Chosen for AI
This scenario carries a requirement candidates are checked against first: CUDA — Many local-LLM and diffusion toolchains are CUDA-only. ROCm and Vulkan builds exist and work, but they are not drop-in — check your toolchain before treating a non-NVIDIA card as an equivalent swap.
Chosen for Light Use
Alternatives stay near this product’s price range. Step-up options may exceed the standard budget envelope when the capability gain is meaningful.
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Specifications and compatibility
What this product is, and what to check before it goes into your build.
Memory
- Capacity
- 20 GB
- Type
- GDDR6
- Bus width
- 160 bit
Power / Interface
- Board power (TBP)
- 70 W
- Bus interface
- PCIe 4.0 x16
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Features
- Upscaling
- DLSS 4.5
- Frame generation
- frame generation
Warranty & release
- Release year
- 2023
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Summary
RTX 4000 Ada offers a balanced view across an all-round mix of priorities. It ranks #31 by capability in the current modelled field. Its clearest measured strength is raster index 850. RX 9060 XT 8GB currently clears the same practical bar with stronger Relative Value.
RTX 4000 Ada offers A-grade capability for 1080p. It ranks #31 by capability in the current modelled field. Its clearest measured strength is raster index 850. RX 9060 XT 8GB currently clears the same practical bar with stronger Relative Value.
RTX 4000 Ada offers B-grade capability for 1440p. It ranks #31 by capability in the current modelled field. Its clearest measured strength is raster index 850. RX 9060 XT 8GB currently clears the same practical bar with stronger Relative Value.
RTX 4000 Ada offers C-grade capability for 4K. It ranks #31 by capability in the current modelled field. Its clearest measured strength is raster index 850. The C grade is the decisive limitation for this workload.
RTX 4000 Ada offers F-grade capability for Ray Tracing @ 1080p. The F grade is the decisive limitation for this workload.
RTX 4000 Ada offers F-grade capability for Ray Tracing @ 1440p. The F grade is the decisive limitation for this workload.
RTX 4000 Ada offers F-grade capability for Ray Tracing @ 4K. The F grade is the decisive limitation for this workload.
RTX 4000 Ada offers B-grade capability for AI. It ranks #17 by capability in the current modelled field. Its clearest measured strength is ai compute index 917. RTX 5070 currently clears the same practical bar with stronger Relative Value.
RTX 4000 Ada offers S-grade capability for Light Use. It ranks #5 by capability in the current modelled field. Its clearest measured strength is raster index 850. RTX 3050 6GB currently clears the same practical bar with stronger Relative Value.
FAQ
Why does Relative Value change when I choose another scenario?
Each scenario changes the weights applied to capability, price and the other published factors. The hardware facts stay fixed, but the value question changes, so its score and rank can change too.
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Useful links & sources
offer frame 2026-11-02–2026-11-09 · formula gpu-value-v6.1 · facts facts-2026-11-09 · Relative Value is an estimate from our current dataset, the selected weights and dated market prices — not an official product rating and not a price forecast. Target prices are calculation thresholds, not predictions. Methodology We are not a shop. Affiliate links may earn us a commission; they never change the calculations or the ranking.