RTX 1000 Mobile Ada Generation vs Quadro FX 4500

Primary details

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

Place in performance ranking1211not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
ArchitectureCurie (2003−2013)Ada Lovelace (2022−2024)
GPU code nameG70AD107
Market segmentWorkstationLaptop
Release date28 July 2005 (19 years ago)26 February 2024 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$2,499 no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

no data

Detailed specifications

General performance parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. These parameters indirectly speak of performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider their benchmark and gaming test results. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA coresno data2560
Core clock speed430 MHzno data
Boost clock speedno data2025 MHz
Number of transistors302 million18,900 million
Manufacturing process technology110 nm5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)109 Watt35 Watt
Texture fill rate10.32162.0

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 mmno data
Width2-slotno data
Supplementary power connectors1x 6-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 typeGDDR3GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount512 MB6 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit96 Bit
Memory clock speed1050 MHz16 GB/s
Memory bandwidth33.6 GB/s192.0 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 Connectors2x DVI, 1x S-VideoPortable Device Dependent

API compatibility

List of supported graphics 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

Pros & cons summary


Recency 28 July 2005 26 February 2024
Maximum RAM amount 512 MB 6 GB
Chip lithography 110 nm 5 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 109 Watt 35 Watt

RTX 1000 Mobile Ada Generation has an age advantage of 18 years, a 1100% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 2100% more advanced lithography process, and 211.4% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Quadro FX 4500 and RTX 1000 Mobile Ada Generation. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Quadro FX 4500 is a workstation card while RTX 1000 Mobile Ada Generation is a notebook one.


Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

Vote for your favorite

Do you think we are right or mistaken in our choice? Vote by clicking "Like" button near your favorite graphics card.


NVIDIA Quadro FX 4500
Quadro FX 4500
NVIDIA RTX 1000 Mobile Ada Generation
RTX 1000 Mobile Ada Generation

Comparisons with similar GPUs

We selected several comparisons of graphics cards with performance close to those reviewed, providing you with more options to consider.

Community ratings

Here you can see the user ratings of the compared graphics cards, as well as rate them yourself.


3.8 8 votes

Rate Quadro FX 4500 on a scale of 1 to 5:

  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5
1 1 vote

Rate RTX 1000 Mobile Ada Generation on a scale of 1 to 5:

  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5

Questions & comments

Here you can ask a question about this comparison, agree or disagree with our judgements, or report an error or mismatch.