RTX A4500 vs GeForce GTX 670

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GTX 670 with RTX A4500, including specs and performance data.

GTX 670
2012
2 GB GDDR5, 170 Watt
13.80

RTX A4500 outperforms GTX 670 by a whopping 306% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking37545
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation3.38no data
Power efficiency5.6619.55
ArchitectureKepler (2012−2018)Ampere (2020−2024)
GPU code nameGK104GA102
Market segmentDesktopWorkstation
Release date10 May 2012 (12 years ago)23 November 2021 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$399 no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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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 cores13447168
Core clock speed915 MHz1050 MHz
Boost clock speed980 MHz1650 MHz
Number of transistors3,540 million28,300 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)170 Watt200 Watt
Maximum GPU temperature97 °Cno data
Texture fill rate109.8369.6
Floating-point processing power2.634 TFLOPS23.65 TFLOPS
ROPs3296
TMUs112224
Tensor Coresno data224
Ray Tracing Coresno data56

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).

Bus supportPCI Express 3.0no data
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 4.0 x16
Length241 mm267 mm
Height4.376" (11.1 cm)no data
Width2-slot2-slot
Supplementary power connectors2x 6-pin1x 8-pin
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 typeGDDR5GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount2 GB20 GB
Memory bus width256-bit GDDR5320 Bit
Memory clock speed6.0 GB/s2000 MHz
Memory bandwidth192.2 GB/s640.0 GB/s

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 ConnectorsOne Dual Link DVI-I, One Dual Link DVI-D, One HDMI, One DisplayPort4x DisplayPort 1.4a
Multi monitor support4 displaysno data
HDMI+-
HDCP+-
Maximum VGA resolution2048x1536no data
Audio input for HDMIInternalno data

Supported technologies

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

3D Blu-Ray+-
3D Gaming+-
3D Vision+-

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (11_0)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model5.16.7
OpenGL4.24.6
OpenCL1.23.0
Vulkan1.1.1261.3
CUDA+8.6

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 670 13.80
RTX A4500 56.09
+306%

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 670 5324
RTX A4500 21639
+306%

GeekBench 5 OpenCL

Geekbench 5 is a widespread graphics card benchmark combined from 11 different test scenarios. All these scenarios rely on direct usage of GPU's processing power, no 3D rendering is involved. This variation uses OpenCL API by Khronos Group.

GTX 670 15580
RTX A4500 142496
+815%

GeekBench 5 Vulkan

Geekbench 5 is a widespread graphics card benchmark combined from 11 different test scenarios. All these scenarios rely on direct usage of GPU's processing power, no 3D rendering is involved. This variation uses Vulkan API by AMD & Khronos Group.

GTX 670 15634
RTX A4500 132164
+745%

GeekBench 5 CUDA

Geekbench 5 is a widespread graphics card benchmark combined from 11 different test scenarios. All these scenarios rely on direct usage of GPU's processing power, no 3D rendering is involved. This variation uses CUDA API by NVIDIA.

GTX 670 11611
RTX A4500 171509
+1377%

Gaming performance

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

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 13.80 56.09
Recency 10 May 2012 23 November 2021
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 20 GB
Chip lithography 28 nm 8 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 170 Watt 200 Watt

GTX 670 has 17.6% lower power consumption.

RTX A4500, on the other hand, has a 306.4% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 9 years, a 900% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 250% more advanced lithography process.

The RTX A4500 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTX 670 in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce GTX 670 is a desktop card while RTX A4500 is a 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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