A while ago some time ago nVIDIA launched its RTX 4000 SFF, an ultra-compact professional card. Its main interest lies in its format and its optimized performance/consumption ratio. Since it is widely available, some people had fun testing it in everyday activities. We think of 3D synthetic bench and video games… Not really the sectors where it excels considering its professional orientation.
RTX 4000 SFF: the performance of a 3060 Ti for 63% less power consumption!
Of course, on game tests and on 3DMark, the card is diverted from its primary use… But it’s always interesting to see what a pro card can offer in comparison with consumer hardware.
On synthetic tests, the small card sticks to the train of the RTX 3060 Ti and offers very similar scores. On FireStrike and Time Spy, overall, the card offers about 90% to 95% of the performance of its mainstream rival. On video games, on average, the results are also very close. On an average of 15 games, the 3060 Ti is 10 to 13 percentage points better.
However, where the little pro card stands out is on power consumption. On average, the RTX 4000 SFF consumes 71W with peaks at 85W. In comparison, the 3060 Ti consumes 202W on average with peaks at 244W. This means a 63% lower consumption!
Of course, video games are clearly not the primary use of this type of hardware. With its 20GB of VRAM, the card is more oriented towards uses related to AI or any other workstation type use. For gaming, it’s clearly a waste of resources due to its high price, equivalent to an RTX 4080.
