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Puma Deviate Nitro Elite 4 vs Puma Deviate Nitro Elite 3

What changed from the Puma Deviate Nitro Elite 3: plate changed, rocker rise angle flatter, stiffness stiffer. Each cell carries a provenance badge; open a shoe for sources.

Puma Deviate Nitro Elite 4: heel 40 mm, forefoot 32 mm (drop 8 mm); rocker apex 62 % of length, radius 45 % of length.Puma Deviate Nitro Elite 4: rocker apex at 62 % of lengthPuma Deviate Nitro Elite 3: heel 40 mm, forefoot 32 mm (drop 8 mm); rocker apex 62 % of length, radius 41 % of length.Puma Deviate Nitro Elite 3: rocker apex at 62 % of length
  • Puma Deviate Nitro Elite 440/32 mm · apex 62 %
  • Puma Deviate Nitro Elite 340/32 mm · apex 62 %
Midsoles drawn from measured values on a common length (290 mm), heels aligned, toe to the left; dots mark the rocker apex. Dotted lines use typical values where a shoe has no measurement. Exact values are in the table below.

What changed

MeasurePuma Deviate Nitro Elite 3Puma Deviate Nitro Elite 4Change
Heel stack40 mm40 mmabout the same
Forefoot stack32 mm32 mmabout the same
Drop8 mm8 mmabout the same
Rocker apex61.5% of length62.1% of lengthabout the same
Toe tip over ground49.9 mm47.2 mmabout the same
Rocker rise angle30.6°27.4°flatter (−3.3)
Stiffness53/10069/100stiffer (+16)
Firmness58/10064/100about the same
Forefoot base width108 mm105.9 mmabout the same
PlateCarbon compositeCarbon platechanged
FoamNITRO Elite (aliphatic TPU)NITROFOAM Elite (ATPU)changed

Compared with the previous version in this catalogue. Differences within measurement noise are shown as about the same. All version changes

MetricPuma Deviate Nitro Elite 4
Racing · Road
Puma Deviate Nitro Elite 3
Racing · Road
Heel-to-toe drop8 mmStated8 mmStated
Heel stack40 mmStated40 mmStated
Forefoot stack32 mmStated32 mmStated
Weight—194 gStated
Rocker apex62.1 %est.61.5 %est.
Rocker radius45 %est.41 %est.
Rocker rise angle27 degest.31 degest.
Toe tip over ground47 mmest.50 mmest.
Rocker angle at toe58 degest.58 degest.
Visible rocker lift onset71.4 %est.75.2 %est.
Toe spring (relative)20.9 %est.21 %est.
Midsole width (forefoot)105.9 mmMeasured108 mmMeasured
Midsole width (heel)78.8 mmMeasured82.7 mmMeasured
Interior forefoot width93.6 mmMeasured94.4 mmMeasured
Toebox width74.8 mmMeasured69.5 mmMeasured
Longitudinal stiffness69Derived53Derived
Midsole firmness64Derived58Derived
PlateCarbon plateCarbon composite
Primary foamNITROFOAM Elite (ATPU)NITRO Elite (aliphatic TPU)
List price$250$230

Key differences

  • Heel-to-toe drop is about the same: 8 mm for Puma Deviate Nitro Elite 4, 8 mm for Puma Deviate Nitro Elite 3.
  • Heel stack is about the same: 40 mm for Puma Deviate Nitro Elite 4, 40 mm for Puma Deviate Nitro Elite 3.
  • Forefoot stack is about the same: 32 mm for Puma Deviate Nitro Elite 4, 32 mm for Puma Deviate Nitro Elite 3.
  • Puma Deviate Nitro Elite 4's rocker onset is 71 % of length, 4 % of length earlier than Puma Deviate Nitro Elite 3's 75 % of length.

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