News $1,599 RTX 4090 Beats $6,800 RTX 6000 Ada in Content Creation Review

[Admin]

Puget Systems reviews Nvidia's $6,800 RTX 6000 Ada graphics card and compares it to AMD's offerings.

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[RichardtST]

But with the massive price difference, why doesn't a 3rd party make a swap-out heatsink? What did you mean by "specifically de-optimized "? Is that a real NGreedia thing? They detect that you're trying to do real work on a gaming GPU and intentionally nerf the thing so that you have to pay 3x more? That's just rude.

 

[Ravestein NL]

Your very quick with this comparison of cards but the "P" list does not show clock speeds and power levels so of course there could be little difference. Specifically when the RTX 4090 is burning 450+ W of power against the 300 W of the W6000 card.
What worries me more is your quote "specifically de-optimised" which suggests Nvidia is controlling the GPU market by software restrictions. Could you elaborate on that please?

 

[Lug]

But with the massive price difference, why doesn't a 3rd party make a swap-out heatsink? What did you mean by "specifically de-optimized "? Is that a real NGreedia thing? They detect that you're trying to do real work on a gaming GPU and intentionally nerf the thing so that you have to pay 3x more? That's just rude.

All GPU manufacturers do the same and there is nothing abnormal, when you buy a professional card you pay for the professional driver. Just because your PC is capable of running software doesn't mean the software should be free, GPUs are the same.

 

[crimsonfilms]

But with the massive price difference, why doesn't a 3rd party make a swap-out heatsink? What did you mean by "specifically de-optimized "? Is that a real NGreedia thing? They detect that you're trying to do real work on a gaming GPU and intentionally nerf the thing so that you have to pay 3x more? That's just rude.

24GB vs 48G. Depending on the tasks and workflow this can be a deal breaker. For large visual processing, large VRAM is a requirement. For a long time, Hollywood CGI was processed in 2K using CPU because GPUs did not have enough VRAM to process it. That is changing but so is the resolution and color fidelity. Thus more VRAM.

Also, the RTX6000 ADA seems to be more energy efficient. Power and heat are often factors when considering the hardware.

 

[Firestone]

Are we forgetting about how the 4090 is a 3-slot behemoth enormous gigantic card, while the 6000 is two-slot? And then 24GB vs 48GB, 300W vs 450W, there is really nothing to compare here. No one buying a 6000 seriously expects it to match up to a 4090 in performance, they are buying it because they need 48GB of memory and a smaller form factor and lower power draw.

 

[kyanwan]

@Firestone - you're totally right + on point.

4090 "beats" the 6000ADA + 6000 .. and 5500, but - it doesn't really cut it.

It's the memory & P2P, people. Anything beyond a single 4090 - performance will be (is) lackluster. I am doubtful it will improve - as Nvidia is actively shifting consumer GPUs away from HPC applications. Gaming GPUs look good on paper .. that's it.

4090 doesn't have what serious MultiGPU creation / HPC needs - and, what did I do with my own 4090s? I sent them back. They're not sufficient for HPC of any sort. I opted to swap from 2x 4090 to 4x A5500. In the meantime, I'm waiting on either A100-40 to get a hair more affordable (* My original plan was 2x A100-40 - 4090 can't compete at all ) .. or for some other option in the A series that beats the A6000 ADA.

TBH - I need VRAM. Way more VRAM. 96G isn't near enough - My own workstation - before & after disappointing 4090 build. As part of our need for more memory, we get more cards which add more processing power which in turn - absolutely obliterates everything the 4090 has to offer.