RTX A4500 Mobile vs GeForce GTX 1070 Max-Q

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GTX 1070 Max-Q with RTX A4500 Mobile, including specs and performance data.

GTX 1070 Max-Q
2017
8 GB GDDR5, 115 Watt
18.01

RTX A4500 Mobile outperforms GTX 1070 Max-Q by a whopping 151% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

Place in the ranking30176
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency11.3023.31
ArchitecturePascal (2016−2021)Ampere (2020−2024)
GPU code nameGP104GA104
Market segmentLaptopMobile workstation
Release date27 June 2017 (7 years ago)22 March 2022 (2 years ago)

Detailed specifications

General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores20485888
Core clock speed1215 MHz930 MHz
Boost clock speed1379 MHz1500 MHz
Number of transistors7,200 million17,400 million
Manufacturing process technology16 nm8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)115 Watt140 Watt
Texture fill rate176.5276.0
Floating-point processing power5.648 TFLOPS17.66 TFLOPS
ROPs6496
TMUs128184
Tensor Coresno data184
Ray Tracing Coresno data46

Form factor & compatibility

Information on compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop graphics cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility).

Laptop sizelargelarge
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 4.0 x16
Supplementary power connectorsNoneno data

VRAM capacity and type

Parameters of VRAM installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Integrated GPUs have no dedicated video RAM and use a shared part of system RAM.

Memory typeGDDR5GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount8 GB16 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed2002 MHz2000 MHz
Memory bandwidth256.3 GB/s512.0 GB/s
Shared memory--

Connectivity and outputs

Types and number of video connectors present on the reviewed GPUs. As a rule, data in this section is precise only for desktop reference ones (so-called Founders Edition for NVIDIA chips). OEM manufacturers may change the number and type of output ports, while for notebook cards availability of certain video outputs ports depends on the laptop model rather than on the card itself.

Display ConnectorsNo outputsPortable Device Dependent
G-SYNC support+-

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

VR Ready+no data

API compatibility

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX12 (12_1)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model6.46.7
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL1.23.0
Vulkan1.2.1311.3
CUDA6.18.6

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark results comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark score. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

GTX 1070 Max-Q 18.01
RTX A4500 Mobile 45.23
+151%

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.

GTX 1070 Max-Q 6950
RTX A4500 Mobile 17451
+151%

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

Average FPS across all PC games

Here are the average frames per second in a large set of popular games across different resolutions:

Full HD95
−142%
230−240
+142%
4K43
−133%
100−110
+133%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 27−30
+1300%
2−3
−1300%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 62
+1967%
3−4
−1967%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 30−33
−150%
75−80
+150%
Battlefield 5 105
−148%
260−270
+148%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 35−40
+1700%
2−3
−1700%
Cyberpunk 2077 27−30
+1300%
2−3
−1300%
Far Cry 5 40−45
−138%
100−105
+138%
Far Cry New Dawn 86
−144%
210−220
+144%
Forza Horizon 4 110−120
−146%
280−290
+146%
Hitman 3 35−40
+775%
4−5
−775%
Horizon Zero Dawn 85−90
+1000%
8−9
−1000%
Metro Exodus 60−65
−142%
150−160
+142%
Red Dead Redemption 2 45−50
−145%
120−130
+145%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 130
+3150%
4−5
−3150%
Watch Dogs: Legion 85−90
+207%
27−30
−207%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 97
+3133%
3−4
−3133%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 30−33
−150%
75−80
+150%
Battlefield 5 92
−150%
230−240
+150%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 35−40
+1700%
2−3
−1700%
Cyberpunk 2077 27−30
+1300%
2−3
−1300%
Far Cry 5 70
−143%
170−180
+143%
Far Cry New Dawn 77
−147%
190−200
+147%
Forza Horizon 4 199
−126%
450−500
+126%
Hitman 3 35−40
+775%
4−5
−775%
Horizon Zero Dawn 85−90
+1000%
8−9
−1000%
Metro Exodus 60−65
−142%
150−160
+142%
Red Dead Redemption 2 45−50
−145%
120−130
+145%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 55−60
+1375%
4−5
−1375%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 40−45
+356%
9−10
−356%
Watch Dogs: Legion 85−90
+207%
27−30
−207%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 42
+1300%
3−4
−1300%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 30−33
−150%
75−80
+150%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 35−40
+1700%
2−3
−1700%
Cyberpunk 2077 27−30
+1300%
2−3
−1300%
Far Cry 5 53
−145%
130−140
+145%
Forza Horizon 4 79
−141%
190−200
+141%
Hitman 3 35−40
+775%
4−5
−775%
Horizon Zero Dawn 85−90
+1000%
8−9
−1000%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 55−60
+1375%
4−5
−1375%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 51
+467%
9−10
−467%
Watch Dogs: Legion 85−90
+207%
27−30
−207%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 45−50
−145%
120−130
+145%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 35−40
−143%
85−90
+143%
Far Cry New Dawn 27−30
−141%
65−70
+141%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 18−20
−150%
45−50
+150%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 16−18
−150%
40−45
+150%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 20−22
−150%
50−55
+150%
Cyberpunk 2077 10−11 0−1
Far Cry 5 21−24
−138%
50−55
+138%
Forza Horizon 4 95−100
−145%
240−250
+145%
Hitman 3 21−24
+250%
6−7
−250%
Horizon Zero Dawn 35−40
+1750%
2−3
−1750%
Metro Exodus 30−35
−142%
80−85
+142%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 35−40
−143%
85−90
+143%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 20−22
−150%
50−55
+150%
Watch Dogs: Legion 100−110
−150%
270−280
+150%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 30−33
+1400%
2−3
−1400%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 18−20
−150%
45−50
+150%
Far Cry New Dawn 14−16
−150%
35−40
+150%
Hitman 3 12−14
−131%
30−33
+131%
Horizon Zero Dawn 90−95
−150%
230−240
+150%
Metro Exodus 18−20
−137%
45−50
+137%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 32
−150%
80−85
+150%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 21
+2000%
1−2
−2000%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 9−10 0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 9−10
−133%
21−24
+133%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−133%
7−8
+133%
Far Cry 5 10−11
−140%
24−27
+140%
Forza Horizon 4 43
−133%
100−105
+133%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 18−20
−137%
45−50
+137%
Watch Dogs: Legion 7−8
−129%
16−18
+129%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 16−18
+700%
2−3
−700%

This is how GTX 1070 Max-Q and RTX A4500 Mobile compete in popular games:

  • RTX A4500 Mobile is 142% faster in 1080p
  • RTX A4500 Mobile is 133% faster in 4K

Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:

  • in Shadow of the Tomb Raider, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the GTX 1070 Max-Q is 3150% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • Without exception, GTX 1070 Max-Q surpassed RTX A4500 Mobile in all 29 of our tests.

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 18.01 45.23
Recency 27 June 2017 22 March 2022
Maximum RAM amount 8 GB 16 GB
Chip lithography 16 nm 8 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 115 Watt 140 Watt

GTX 1070 Max-Q has 21.7% lower power consumption.

RTX A4500 Mobile, on the other hand, has a 151.1% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 4 years, a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 100% more advanced lithography process.

The RTX A4500 Mobile is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTX 1070 Max-Q in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce GTX 1070 Max-Q is a notebook graphics card while RTX A4500 Mobile is a mobile workstation one.


Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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