GeForce RTX 4060 Ti vs Quadro FX 4500

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Quadro FX 4500 with GeForce RTX 4060 Ti, including specs and performance data.

FX 4500
2005
512 MB GDDR3, 109 Watt
0.59

RTX 4060 Ti outperforms FX 4500 by a whopping 9961% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking120634
Place by popularitynot in top-10014
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data83.19
Power efficiency0.3725.43
ArchitectureCurie (2003−2013)Ada Lovelace (2022−2024)
GPU code nameG70AD106
Market segmentWorkstationDesktop
Release date28 July 2005 (19 years ago)18 May 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$2,499 $399

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

FX 4500 and RTX 4060 Ti have a nearly equal value for money.

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 data4352
Core clock speed430 MHz2310 MHz
Boost clock speedno data2535 MHz
Number of transistors302 million22,900 million
Manufacturing process technology110 nm5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)109 Watt160 Watt
Texture fill rate10.32344.8
Floating-point processing powerno data22.06 TFLOPS
ROPs1648
TMUs24136
Tensor Coresno data136
Ray Tracing Coresno data34

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 x8
Length267 mm240 mm
Width2-slot2-slot
Supplementary power connectors1x 6-pin1x 16-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 MB8 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed525 MHz2250 MHz
Memory bandwidth33.6 GB/s288.0 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 Connectors2x DVI, 1x S-Video1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a
HDMI-+

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-8.9

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.

FX 4500 0.59
RTX 4060 Ti 59.36
+9961%

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 227
RTX 4060 Ti 22874
+9977%

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 0.59 59.36
Recency 28 July 2005 18 May 2023
Maximum RAM amount 512 MB 8 GB
Chip lithography 110 nm 5 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 109 Watt 160 Watt

FX 4500 has 46.8% lower power consumption.

RTX 4060 Ti, on the other hand, has a 9961% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 17 years, a 1500% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 2100% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce RTX 4060 Ti is our recommended choice as it beats the Quadro FX 4500 in performance tests.

Be aware that Quadro FX 4500 is a workstation graphics card while GeForce RTX 4060 Ti is a desktop one.


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NVIDIA Quadro FX 4500
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