News RTX 4000 SFF Ada Generation: Half Height Half Pint Hardware for SFF Workstations & Signage

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NVIDIA Unveils Ada Lovelace RTX Workstation GPUs for Laptops; Desktop RTX 4000 SFF

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On the desktop side of matters, NVIDIA is launching a single new proviz product for desktops: the RTX 4000 SFF Ada Generation. This part is aimed at the small form factor market, supplanting NVIDIA’s previous flagship low-profile video card, the Ampere-based RTX A2000.

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The RTX 4000 SFF Ada Generation comes as NVIDIA’s desktop proviz parts are in the middle of a transition of their own. For the desktop market NVIDIA has only launched an RTX 6000 based on their Ada Lovelace architecture, so it’s a bit of a surprise to see them launch a SFF-focused part (and only a SFF-focused part) as their second desktop card. None the less, given the very limited number of half-height cards in the market and the form factor’s hard limits on power consumption and cooling, NVIDIA is betting that cards based on a newer architecture (and smaller process node) will be a welcome sight for the SFF market.

Amazing news, we just got the A2000 and it's already being dethroned:

 

[ChinStrap]

$1250

 

[msystems]

Lmao

 

[Analogue Blacksheep]

So who's doing the first build, lol?

 

[b3rdm4n]

I picked up a cheap A2000 6GB recently, gonna be a long time before these are anywhere near as cheap, but wowza do I want one!

 

[scatterforce]

The original MSRP of the A2000 12GB was $850. Now, you can get one for 600 on Amazon. Used, I've seen folks grab them for half of that.

Give this 2 years and it will be much cheaper. They might even stealth launch a 10GB version of this card at some point.

 

[GuilleAcoustic]

The original MSRP of the A2000 12GB was $850. Now, you can get one for 600 on Amazon. Used, I've seen folks grab them for half of that.

Grabbed mine for 300€ (320€ delivered), with og. box and both brackets.

I'm glad that NVidia is pursuing that dual-slot low-profile form factor .... now we need a non PRO version of this with a better pricing

 

[robbee]

I'm glad that NVidia is pursuing that dual-slot low-profile form factor .... now we need a non PRO version of this with a better pricing

Oh yeah, we need that 75W RTX 4050 again!

 

[ondert]

wow... so it gives rtx 3070ish performance on 70w? It would be perfect setup with HDPlex 250w GaN in a 4 liter case.

 

[smitty2k1]

All I want is an LP GPU with HDMI 2.1 for my 120hz TV...

 

[b3rdm4n]

All I want is an LP GPU with HDMI 2.1 for my 120hz TV...

One of the only downsides of the A2000 and my LG C2 - unless there is any way to adapt DP 1.4a to HDMI 2.1, but my searches all come up with nothing.

 

[GuilleAcoustic]

One of the only downsides of the A2000 and my LG C2 - unless there is any way to adapt DP 1.4a to HDMI 2.1, but my searches all come up with nothing.

Have zero experience with those .... but there seem to be active adatpter that does DP1.4a to HDMI 2.1 : https://www.uptab.com/displayport-1-4-to-hdmi-2-1-8k-60hz-or-4k-120hz-hdr-active-adapter/

 

[robbee]

All I want is an LP GPU with HDMI 2.1 for my 120hz TV...

One of the only downsides of the A2000 and my LG C2 - unless there is any way to adapt DP 1.4a to HDMI 2.1, but my searches all come up with nothing.

I'm using this cable with my A2000, it supports 4K@120hz bandwidth but unfortunately no G-sync: https://www.amazon.nl/-/en/gp/product/B094XDDRL6/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

 

[smitty2k1]

Have zero experience with those .... but there seem to be active adatpter that does DP1.4a to HDMI 2.1 : https://www.uptab.com/displayport-1-4-to-hdmi-2-1-8k-60hz-or-4k-120hz-hdr-active-adapter/

That looks really nice, if I had an A2000 I'd try it out. Wonder if it supports VRR? My GTX 1650 doesnt have DSC 1.2 though.

 

[wertzius]

All I want is an LP GPU with HDMI 2.1 for my 120hz TV...

You mean something like a RX6400?

 

[smitty2k1]

You mean something like a RX6400?

Yes, good point. In my case it has worse performance than my GTX 1650 since my motherboard is only PCIe 3.0.

 

[Brian_Buckley]

When do we think general availability will be? They said April but not sure if that actually means DIY or just prebuilts since these are usually more enterprise-focused.

I did find one listing on ShopBLT for $1444. Early adopter tax or are they all gonna be that much? (they originally said $1200)

 

[robbee]

When do we think general availability will be? They said April but not sure if that actually means DIY or just prebuilts since these are usually more enterprise-focused.

I did find one listing on ShopBLT for $1444. Early adopter tax or are they all gonna be that much? (they originally said $1200)

I received the official availabity announcement mail from Nvidia at the 3th of April and it has been on ShopBLT ever since. IIRC, it was a bit cheaper at the time though.

If you search for the PNY part number, you'll find a couple other retailers: VCNRTX4000ADALP-PB