RTX A4500 Mobile vs Quadro P6000

Place in the ranking	107	78
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	4.17	no data
Power efficiency	11.06	22.14
Architecture	Pascal (2016−2021)	Ampere (2020−2024)
GPU code name	GP102	GA104
Market segment	Workstation	Mobile workstation
Release date	1 October 2016 (8 years ago)	22 March 2022 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$5,999	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

no data

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	3840	5888
Core clock speed	1506 MHz	930 MHz
Boost clock speed	1645 MHz	1500 MHz
Number of transistors	11,800 million	17,400 million
Manufacturing process technology	16 nm	8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	250 Watt	140 Watt
Texture fill rate	394.8	276.0
Floating-point processing power	12.63 TFLOPS	17.66 TFLOPS
ROPs	96	96
TMUs	240	184
Tensor Cores	no data	184
Ray Tracing Cores	no data	46

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	no data	large
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	PCIe 4.0 x16
Length	267 mm	no data
Width	2" (5.1 cm)	no data
Supplementary power connectors	1 x 8-pin	no data
SLI options	+	-

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	384 Bit	GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount	24 GB	16 GB
Memory bus width	384 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	1127 MHz	2000 MHz
Memory bandwidth	Up to 432 GB/s	512.0 GB/s
Shared memory	no data	-

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	1x DVI, 4x DisplayPort	Portable Device Dependent
Number of simultaneous displays	4	no data
Multi-display synchronization	Quadro Sync II	no data

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

ECC (Error Correcting Code)	+	no data
3D Vision Pro	+	no data
Mosaic	+	no data
High-Performance Video I/O6	+	no data
nView Desktop Management	+	no data

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	6.4	6.7
OpenGL	4.5	4.6
OpenCL	1.2	3.0
Vulkan	1.2.131	1.3
CUDA	6.1	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.

Quadro P6000 38.33

RTX A4500 Mobile 42.98
+12.1%

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.

Quadro P6000 15435

RTX A4500 Mobile 17309
+12.1%

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2	95−100 +0%	95−100 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	95−100 +0%	95−100 +0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	110−120 +0%	110−120 +0%
Counter-Strike 2	95−100 +0%	95−100 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	95−100 +0%	95−100 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	220−230 +0%	220−230 +0%
Forza Horizon 5	110−120 +0%	110−120 +0%
Metro Exodus	100−110 +0%	100−110 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	85−90 +0%	85−90 +0%
Valorant	180−190 +0%	180−190 +0%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	110−120 +0%	110−120 +0%
Counter-Strike 2	95−100 +0%	95−100 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	95−100 +0%	95−100 +0%
Dota 2	130−140 +0%	130−140 +0%
Far Cry 5	100−110 +0%	100−110 +0%
Fortnite	180−190 +0%	180−190 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	220−230 +0%	220−230 +0%
Forza Horizon 5	110−120 +0%	110−120 +0%
Grand Theft Auto V	130−140 +0%	130−140 +0%
Metro Exodus	100−110 +0%	100−110 +0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	210−220 +0%	210−220 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	85−90 +0%	85−90 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	160−170 +0%	160−170 +0%
Valorant	180−190 +0%	180−190 +0%
World of Tanks	270−280 +0%	270−280 +0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	110−120 +0%	110−120 +0%
Counter-Strike 2	95−100 +0%	95−100 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	95−100 +0%	95−100 +0%
Dota 2	130−140 +0%	130−140 +0%
Far Cry 5	100−110 +0%	100−110 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	220−230 +0%	220−230 +0%
Forza Horizon 5	110−120 +0%	110−120 +0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	210−220 +0%	210−220 +0%
Valorant	180−190 +0%	180−190 +0%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2	85−90 +0%	85−90 +0%
Grand Theft Auto V	85−90 +0%	85−90 +0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	160−170 +0%	160−170 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	45−50 +0%	45−50 +0%
World of Tanks	280−290 +0%	280−290 +0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	75−80 +0%	75−80 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	45−50 +0%	45−50 +0%
Far Cry 5	140−150 +0%	140−150 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	130−140 +0%	130−140 +0%
Forza Horizon 5	75−80 +0%	75−80 +0%
Metro Exodus	95−100 +0%	95−100 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	80−85 +0%	80−85 +0%
Valorant	150−160 +0%	150−160 +0%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	21−24 +0%	21−24 +0%
Dota 2	90−95 +0%	90−95 +0%
Grand Theft Auto V	90−95 +0%	90−95 +0%
Metro Exodus	35−40 +0%	35−40 +0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	150−160 +0%	150−160 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	30−33 +0%	30−33 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	90−95 +0%	90−95 +0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	50−55 +0%	50−55 +0%
Counter-Strike 2	21−24 +0%	21−24 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	21−24 +0%	21−24 +0%
Dota 2	90−95 +0%	90−95 +0%
Far Cry 5	70−75 +0%	70−75 +0%
Fortnite	65−70 +0%	65−70 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	75−80 +0%	75−80 +0%
Forza Horizon 5	40−45 +0%	40−45 +0%
Valorant	80−85 +0%	80−85 +0%

All in all, in popular games:

there's a draw in 63 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	38.33	42.98
Recency	1 October 2016	22 March 2022
Maximum RAM amount	24 GB	16 GB
Chip lithography	16 nm	8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	250 Watt	140 Watt

Quadro P6000 has a 50% higher maximum VRAM amount.

RTX A4500 Mobile, on the other hand, has a 12.1% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 5 years, a 100% more advanced lithography process, and 78.6% lower power consumption.

The RTX A4500 Mobile is our recommended choice as it beats the Quadro P6000 in performance tests.

Be aware that Quadro P6000 is a workstation card while RTX A4500 Mobile is a mobile workstation one.

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