RTX A4500 vs Quadro FX 4500 X2

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Quadro FX 4500 X2 and RTX A4500, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

FX 4500 X2
2006
512 MB GDDR3, 145 Watt
0.61

RTX A4500 outperforms FX 4500 X2 by a whopping 9100% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking119445
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency0.2919.43
ArchitectureCurie (2003−2013)Ampere (2020−2024)
GPU code nameG71GA102
Market segmentWorkstationWorkstation
Release date24 April 2006 (18 years ago)23 November 2021 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$2,799 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 coresno data7168
Core clock speed500 MHz1050 MHz
Boost clock speedno data1650 MHz
Number of transistors278 million28,300 million
Manufacturing process technology90 nm8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)145 Watt200 Watt
Texture fill rate12.00369.6
Floating-point processing powerno data23.65 TFLOPS
ROPs1696
TMUs24224
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).

InterfacePCIe 1.0 x16PCIe 4.0 x16
Length305 mm267 mm
Width2-slot2-slot
Supplementary power connectors2x 6-pin1x 8-pin

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 typeGDDR3GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount512 MB20 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit320 Bit
Memory clock speed605 MHz2000 MHz
Memory bandwidth38.72 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 Connectors4x DVI4x DisplayPort 1.4a

API compatibility

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

DirectX9.0c (9_3)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model3.06.7
OpenGL2.14.6
OpenCLN/A3.0
VulkanN/A1.3
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.

FX 4500 X2 0.61
RTX A4500 56.12
+9100%

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.

FX 4500 X2 236
RTX A4500 21654
+9075%

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 0.61 56.12
Recency 24 April 2006 23 November 2021
Maximum RAM amount 512 MB 20 GB
Chip lithography 90 nm 8 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 145 Watt 200 Watt

FX 4500 X2 has 37.9% lower power consumption.

RTX A4500, on the other hand, has a 9100% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 15 years, a 3900% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 1025% more advanced lithography process.

The RTX A4500 is our recommended choice as it beats the Quadro FX 4500 X2 in performance tests.


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