RTX A4500 Mobile vs GeForce GTX 780

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GTX 780 GTX 780 6 GB GTX 780 Rev. 2 GTX 780 Ti GTX 780 Ti 6 GB GTX 780 Ti Engineering Sample
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RTX A3000 Mobile RTX A3000 Mobile 12 GB RTX A4000 Max-Q RTX A4000 Mobile RTX A4500 Embedded RTX A4500 Max-Q RTX A4500 Mobile RTX A5000 Max-Q RTX A5000 Mobile

Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GTX 780 with RTX A4500 Mobile, including specs and performance data.

GTX 780
2013
3 GB GDDR5, 250 Watt
17.88

RTX A4500 Mobile outperforms GTX 780 by a whopping 115% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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RTX A4500 Mobile RTX A4500

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking28189
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation4.17no data
Power efficiency5.6821.78
ArchitectureKepler (2012−2018)Ampere (2020−2024)
GPU code nameGK110GA104
Market segmentDesktopMobile workstation
Release date23 May 2013 (11 years ago)22 March 2022 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$649 no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

The higher the performance-to-price ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices for comparison.

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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 cores23045888
Core clock speed863 MHz930 MHz
Boost clock speed900 MHz1500 MHz
Number of transistors7,080 million17,400 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)250 Watt140 Watt
Maximum GPU temperature95 °Cno data
Texture fill rate173.2276.0
Floating-point processing power4.156 TFLOPS17.66 TFLOPS
ROPs4896
TMUs192184
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 sizeno datalarge
Bus supportPCI Express 3.0no data
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 4.0 x16
Length267 mmno data
Height4.376" (11.1 cm)no data
Width2-slotno data
Minimum recommended system power600 Wattno data
Supplementary power connectors1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pinno 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 amount3 GB16 GB
Memory bus width384 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed1502 MHz2000 MHz
Memory bandwidth288.4 GB/s512.0 GB/s
Shared memoryno data-
Resizable BAR-+

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 DisplayPortPortable Device Dependent
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.

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

API and SDK 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
OpenGL4.34.6
OpenCL1.23.0
Vulkan1.1.1261.3
CUDA+8.6
DLSS-+

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.

GTX 780 17.88
RTX A4500 Mobile 38.42
+115%

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 780 7989
RTX A4500 Mobile 17166
+115%

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 HD54
−104%
110−120
+104%

Cost per frame, $

1080p12.02no data

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2 230−240
+0%
230−240
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 95−100
+0%
95−100
+0%
Hogwarts Legacy 95−100
+0%
95−100
+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5 130−140
+0%
130−140
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 230−240
+0%
230−240
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 95−100
+0%
95−100
+0%
Far Cry 5 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%
Fortnite 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 150−160
+0%
150−160
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%
Hogwarts Legacy 95−100
+0%
95−100
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 160−170
+0%
160−170
+0%
Valorant 230−240
+0%
230−240
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5 130−140
+0%
130−140
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 230−240
+0%
230−240
+0%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 270−280
+0%
270−280
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 95−100
+0%
95−100
+0%
Dota 2 140−150
+0%
140−150
+0%
Far Cry 5 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%
Fortnite 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 150−160
+0%
150−160
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 130−140
+0%
130−140
+0%
Hogwarts Legacy 95−100
+0%
95−100
+0%
Metro Exodus 100−105
+0%
100−105
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 160−170
+0%
160−170
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 140−150
+0%
140−150
+0%
Valorant 230−240
+0%
230−240
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 130−140
+0%
130−140
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 95−100
+0%
95−100
+0%
Dota 2 140−150
+0%
140−150
+0%
Far Cry 5 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 150−160
+0%
150−160
+0%
Hogwarts Legacy 95−100
+0%
95−100
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 160−170
+0%
160−170
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 140−150
+0%
140−150
+0%
Valorant 230−240
+0%
230−240
+0%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Fortnite 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 100−110
+0%
100−110
+0%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 280−290
+0%
280−290
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 85−90
+0%
85−90
+0%
Metro Exodus 60−65
+0%
60−65
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
Valorant 260−270
+0%
260−270
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 100−110
+0%
100−110
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%
Far Cry 5 100−105
+0%
100−105
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%
Hogwarts Legacy 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 80−85
+0%
80−85
+0%

1440p
Epic Preset

Fortnite 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 90−95
+0%
90−95
+0%
Hogwarts Legacy 24−27
+0%
24−27
+0%
Metro Exodus 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 65−70
+0%
65−70
+0%
Valorant 250−260
+0%
250−260
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 65−70
+0%
65−70
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%
Dota 2 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%
Far Cry 5 55−60
+0%
55−60
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 80−85
+0%
80−85
+0%
Hogwarts Legacy 24−27
+0%
24−27
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 55−60
+0%
55−60
+0%

4K
Epic Preset

Fortnite 55−60
+0%
55−60
+0%

This is how GTX 780 and RTX A4500 Mobile compete in popular games:

  • RTX A4500 Mobile is 104% faster in 1080p

All in all, in popular games:

  • there's a draw in 66 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score 17.88 38.42
Recency 23 May 2013 22 March 2022
Maximum RAM amount 3 GB 16 GB
Chip lithography 28 nm 8 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 250 Watt 140 Watt

RTX A4500 Mobile has a 114.9% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 8 years, a 433.3% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 250% more advanced lithography process, and 78.6% lower power consumption.

The RTX A4500 Mobile is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTX 780 in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce GTX 780 is a desktop card while RTX A4500 Mobile is a mobile workstation one.

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