RTX 4500 Ada Generation vs GeForce GTX 1070 SLI

Place in the ranking	123	17
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Power efficiency	8.74	23.90
Architecture	Pascal (2016−2021)	Ada Lovelace (2022−2024)
GPU code name	Pascal GP104 SLI	AD103
Market segment	Desktop	Workstation
Release date	16 August 2016 (8 years ago)	9 August 2023 (1 year 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 cores	3840	7680
Core clock speed	1506 MHz	2070 MHz
Boost clock speed	1683 MHz	2580 MHz
Number of transistors	14400 Million	45,900 million
Manufacturing process technology	16 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	300 Watt	210 Watt
Texture fill rate	no data	619.2
Floating-point processing power	no data	39.63 TFLOPS
ROPs	no data	80
TMUs	no data	240
Tensor Cores	no data	240
Ray Tracing Cores	no data	60

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).

Interface	no data	PCIe 4.0 x16
Length	no data	245 mm
Width	no data	2-slot
Supplementary power connectors	no data	None
SLI options	+	-

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 type	GDDR5	GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount	2x 8 GB	24 GB
Memory bus width	256 Bit	192 Bit
Memory clock speed	8000 MHz	2250 MHz
Memory bandwidth	no data	432.0 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 Connectors	no data	4x DisplayPort 1.4a
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.

DirectX	12_1	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	no data	6.8
OpenGL	no data	4.6
OpenCL	no data	3.0
Vulkan	+	1.3
CUDA	+	8.9

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 HD	118 −86.4%	220−230 +86.4%
4K	60 −83.3%	110−120 +83.3%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2	75−80 −89.9%	150−160 +89.9%
Cyberpunk 2077	80−85 −85.2%	150−160 +85.2%
Elden Ring	130−140 −88%	250−260 +88%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	100−110 −84.5%	190−200 +84.5%
Counter-Strike 2	75−80 −89.9%	150−160 +89.9%
Cyberpunk 2077	80−85 −85.2%	150−160 +85.2%
Forza Horizon 4	180−190 −91.3%	350−400 +91.3%
Metro Exodus	90−95 −84.8%	170−180 +84.8%
Red Dead Redemption 2	75−80 −86.7%	140−150 +86.7%
Valorant	150−160 −90.8%	290−300 +90.8%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	100−110 −84.5%	190−200 +84.5%
Counter-Strike 2	75−80 −89.9%	150−160 +89.9%
Cyberpunk 2077	80−85 −85.2%	150−160 +85.2%
Dota 2	58 −89.7%	110−120 +89.7%
Elden Ring	130−140 −88%	250−260 +88%
Far Cry 5	95−100 −87.5%	180−190 +87.5%
Fortnite	160−170 −78.6%	300−310 +78.6%
Forza Horizon 4	180−190 −91.3%	350−400 +91.3%
Grand Theft Auto V	87 −83.9%	160−170 +83.9%
Metro Exodus	90−95 −84.8%	170−180 +84.8%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	190−200 −76.8%	350−400 +76.8%
Red Dead Redemption 2	75−80 −86.7%	140−150 +86.7%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	130−140 −86.6%	250−260 +86.6%
Valorant	150−160 −90.8%	290−300 +90.8%
World of Tanks	270−280 −79.2%	500−550 +79.2%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	100−110 −84.5%	190−200 +84.5%
Counter-Strike 2	75−80 −89.9%	150−160 +89.9%
Cyberpunk 2077	80−85 −85.2%	150−160 +85.2%
Dota 2	120−130 −83.3%	220−230 +83.3%
Far Cry 5	95−100 −87.5%	180−190 +87.5%
Forza Horizon 4	180−190 −91.3%	350−400 +91.3%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	190−200 −76.8%	350−400 +76.8%
Valorant	150−160 −90.8%	290−300 +90.8%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2	70−75 −85.7%	130−140 +85.7%
Elden Ring	75−80 −81.8%	140−150 +81.8%
Grand Theft Auto V	70−75 −85.7%	130−140 +85.7%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	170−180 −71.4%	300−310 +71.4%
Red Dead Redemption 2	35−40 −84.2%	70−75 +84.2%
World of Tanks	240−250 −86%	450−500 +86%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	70−75 −83.1%	130−140 +83.1%
Counter-Strike 2	35−40 −84.2%	70−75 +84.2%
Cyberpunk 2077	35−40 −84.2%	70−75 +84.2%
Far Cry 5	120−130 −87%	230−240 +87%
Forza Horizon 4	100−110 −83.5%	200−210 +83.5%
Metro Exodus	80−85 −80.7%	150−160 +80.7%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	65−70 −84.6%	120−130 +84.6%
Valorant	110−120 −86.4%	220−230 +86.4%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	35−40 −79.5%	70−75 +79.5%
Dota 2	81 −85.2%	150−160 +85.2%
Elden Ring	35−40 −80.6%	65−70 +80.6%
Grand Theft Auto V	81 −85.2%	150−160 +85.2%
Metro Exodus	30−35 −87.5%	60−65 +87.5%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	120−130 −87%	230−240 +87%
Red Dead Redemption 2	24−27 −80%	45−50 +80%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	81 −85.2%	150−160 +85.2%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	40−45 −81.8%	80−85 +81.8%
Counter-Strike 2	35−40 −79.5%	70−75 +79.5%
Cyberpunk 2077	16−18 −87.5%	30−33 +87.5%
Dota 2	70−75 −89.2%	140−150 +89.2%
Far Cry 5	55−60 −78.6%	100−105 +78.6%
Fortnite	41 −82.9%	75−80 +82.9%
Forza Horizon 4	60−65 −90.5%	120−130 +90.5%
Valorant	60−65 −77.4%	110−120 +77.4%

This is how GTX 1070 SLI and RTX 4500 Ada Generation compete in popular games:

RTX 4500 Ada Generation is 86% faster in 1080p
RTX 4500 Ada Generation is 83% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	38.09	72.93
Recency	16 August 2016	9 August 2023
Chip lithography	16 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	300 Watt	210 Watt

RTX 4500 Ada Generation has a 91.5% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 6 years, a 220% more advanced lithography process, and 42.9% lower power consumption.

The RTX 4500 Ada Generation is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTX 1070 SLI in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce GTX 1070 SLI is a desktop card while RTX 4500 Ada Generation is a workstation one.

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