RTX 4500 Ada Generation vs GeForce RTX 2080 Super Max-Q

Place in the ranking	139	17
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Power efficiency	30.81	23.91
Architecture	Turing (2018−2022)	Ada Lovelace (2022−2024)
GPU code name	TU104	AD103
Market segment	Laptop	Workstation
Release date	2 April 2020 (4 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	3072	7680
Core clock speed	735 MHz	2070 MHz
Boost clock speed	1080 MHz	2580 MHz
Number of transistors	13,600 million	45,900 million
Manufacturing process technology	12 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	80 Watt	210 Watt
Texture fill rate	207.4	619.2
Floating-point processing power	6.636 TFLOPS	39.63 TFLOPS
ROPs	64	80
TMUs	192	240
Tensor Cores	384	240
Ray Tracing Cores	48	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).

Laptop size	large	no data
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	PCIe 4.0 x16
Length	no data	245 mm
Width	no data	2-slot
Supplementary power connectors	None	None

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	GDDR6	GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount	8 GB	24 GB
Memory bus width	256 Bit	192 Bit
Memory clock speed	1375 MHz	2250 MHz
Memory bandwidth	352.0 GB/s	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 outputs	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 Ultimate (12_2)	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	6.5	6.8
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	1.2	3.0
Vulkan	1.2.140	1.3
CUDA	7.5	8.9

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.

RTX 2080 Super Max-Q 35.80

RTX 4500 Ada Generation 72.93
+104%

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.

RTX 2080 Super Max-Q 13762

RTX 4500 Ada Generation 28036
+104%

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	109 −102%	220−230 +102%
1440p	73 −91.8%	140−150 +91.8%
4K	49 −93.9%	95−100 +93.9%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2	70−75 −91.8%	140−150 +91.8%
Cyberpunk 2077	75−80 −97.4%	150−160 +97.4%
Elden Ring	120−130 −102%	250−260 +102%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	87 −95.4%	170−180 +95.4%
Counter-Strike 2	70−75 −91.8%	140−150 +91.8%
Cyberpunk 2077	75−80 −97.4%	150−160 +97.4%
Forza Horizon 4	170−180 −76.5%	300−310 +76.5%
Metro Exodus	103 −94.2%	200−210 +94.2%
Red Dead Redemption 2	100 −100%	200−210 +100%
Valorant	168 −78.6%	300−310 +78.6%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	95−100 −102%	200−210 +102%
Counter-Strike 2	70−75 −91.8%	140−150 +91.8%
Cyberpunk 2077	75−80 −97.4%	150−160 +97.4%
Dota 2	121 −98.3%	240−250 +98.3%
Elden Ring	120−130 −102%	250−260 +102%
Far Cry 5	82 −95.1%	160−170 +95.1%
Fortnite	160−170 −86.3%	300−310 +86.3%
Forza Horizon 4	170−180 −76.5%	300−310 +76.5%
Grand Theft Auto V	120 −100%	240−250 +100%
Metro Exodus	78 −92.3%	150−160 +92.3%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	190−200 −81.3%	350−400 +81.3%
Red Dead Redemption 2	56 −96.4%	110−120 +96.4%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	120−130 −102%	250−260 +102%
Valorant	102 −96.1%	200−210 +96.1%
World of Tanks	270−280 −97.1%	550−600 +97.1%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	77 −94.8%	150−160 +94.8%
Counter-Strike 2	70−75 −91.8%	140−150 +91.8%
Cyberpunk 2077	75−80 −97.4%	150−160 +97.4%
Dota 2	118 −103%	240−250 +103%
Far Cry 5	90−95 −93.5%	180−190 +93.5%
Forza Horizon 4	170−180 −76.5%	300−310 +76.5%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	190−200 −81.3%	350−400 +81.3%
Valorant	154 −94.8%	300−310 +94.8%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2	65−70 −100%	130−140 +100%
Elden Ring	70−75 −97.2%	140−150 +97.2%
Grand Theft Auto V	65−70 −100%	130−140 +100%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	170−180 −100%	350−400 +100%
Red Dead Redemption 2	36 −94.4%	70−75 +94.4%
World of Tanks	220−230 −97.4%	450−500 +97.4%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	76 −97.4%	150−160 +97.4%
Counter-Strike 2	30−35 −91.2%	65−70 +91.2%
Cyberpunk 2077	35−40 −100%	70−75 +100%
Far Cry 5	110−120 −102%	230−240 +102%
Forza Horizon 4	100−110 −98%	200−210 +98%
Metro Exodus	75 −100%	150−160 +100%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	60−65 −100%	120−130 +100%
Valorant	117 −96.6%	230−240 +96.6%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	35−40 −94.4%	70−75 +94.4%
Dota 2	72 −94.4%	140−150 +94.4%
Elden Ring	30−35 −97%	65−70 +97%
Grand Theft Auto V	72 −94.4%	140−150 +94.4%
Metro Exodus	32 −103%	65−70 +103%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	110−120 −102%	230−240 +102%
Red Dead Redemption 2	24 −87.5%	45−50 +87.5%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	72 −94.4%	140−150 +94.4%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	46 −95.7%	90−95 +95.7%
Counter-Strike 2	35−40 −94.4%	70−75 +94.4%
Cyberpunk 2077	14−16 −100%	30−33 +100%
Dota 2	102 −96.1%	200−210 +96.1%
Far Cry 5	50−55 −96.1%	100−105 +96.1%
Fortnite	45−50 −93.9%	95−100 +93.9%
Forza Horizon 4	55−60 −89.7%	110−120 +89.7%
Valorant	64 −103%	130−140 +103%

This is how RTX 2080 Super Max-Q and RTX 4500 Ada Generation compete in popular games:

RTX 4500 Ada Generation is 102% faster in 1080p
RTX 4500 Ada Generation is 92% faster in 1440p
RTX 4500 Ada Generation is 94% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	35.80	72.93
Recency	2 April 2020	9 August 2023
Maximum RAM amount	8 GB	24 GB
Chip lithography	12 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	80 Watt	210 Watt

RTX 2080 Super Max-Q has 162.5% lower power consumption.

RTX 4500 Ada Generation, on the other hand, has a 103.7% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 3 years, a 200% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 140% more advanced lithography process.

The RTX 4500 Ada Generation is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce RTX 2080 Super Max-Q in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce RTX 2080 Super Max-Q is a notebook 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.