RTX 4500 Ada Generation vs Quadro RTX A6000

Aggregate performance score

We've compared Quadro RTX A6000 and RTX 4500 Ada Generation, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

RTX A6000
2020
48 GB GDDR6, 300 Watt
58.63

RTX 4500 Ada Generation outperforms RTX A6000 by a substantial 32% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking3810
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation10.36no data
Power efficiency13.6325.67
ArchitectureAmpere (2020−2024)Ada Lovelace (2022−2024)
GPU code nameGA102AD103
Market segmentWorkstationWorkstation
Release date5 October 2020 (4 years ago)9 August 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$4,649 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 cores107527680
Core clock speed1410 MHz2070 MHz
Boost clock speed1800 MHz2580 MHz
Number of transistors28,300 million45,900 million
Manufacturing process technology8 nm5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)300 Watt210 Watt
Texture fill rate604.8619.2
Floating-point processing power38.71 TFLOPS39.63 TFLOPS
ROPs11280
TMUs336240
Tensor Cores336240
Ray Tracing Cores8460

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 4.0 x16PCIe 4.0 x16
Length267 mm245 mm
Width2-slot2-slot
Supplementary power connectors8-pin EPSNone

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 typeGDDR6GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount48 GB24 GB
Memory bus width384 Bit192 Bit
Memory clock speed2000 MHz2250 MHz
Memory bandwidth768.0 GB/s432.0 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 Connectors4x DisplayPort 1.4a4x DisplayPort 1.4a

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 Ultimate (12_2)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model6.76.8
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL3.03.0
Vulkan1.31.3
CUDA8.68.9

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 A6000 58.63
RTX 4500 Ada Generation 77.29
+31.8%

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 A6000 22617
RTX 4500 Ada Generation 29817
+31.8%

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 HD176
−30.7%
230−240
+30.7%
1440p135
−25.9%
170−180
+25.9%
4K117
−28.2%
150−160
+28.2%

Cost per frame, $

1080p26.41no data
1440p34.44no data
4K39.74no data

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 70−75
−28.4%
95−100
+28.4%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 85−90
−25%
110−120
+25%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 70−75
−25%
90−95
+25%
Battlefield 5 130−140
−27.8%
170−180
+27.8%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 80−85
−31%
110−120
+31%
Cyberpunk 2077 70−75
−28.4%
95−100
+28.4%
Far Cry 5 85−90
−23.6%
110−120
+23.6%
Far Cry New Dawn 100−110
−27.5%
130−140
+27.5%
Forza Horizon 4 190−200
−26.9%
250−260
+26.9%
Hitman 3 85−90
−23.6%
110−120
+23.6%
Horizon Zero Dawn 170−180
−28.7%
220−230
+28.7%
Metro Exodus 130−140
−29.8%
170−180
+29.8%
Red Dead Redemption 2 95−100
−26.3%
120−130
+26.3%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 150−160
−29.9%
200−210
+29.9%
Watch Dogs: Legion 130−140
−28.8%
170−180
+28.8%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 85−90
−25%
110−120
+25%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 70−75
−25%
90−95
+25%
Battlefield 5 130−140
−27.8%
170−180
+27.8%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 80−85
−31%
110−120
+31%
Cyberpunk 2077 70−75
−28.4%
95−100
+28.4%
Far Cry 5 85−90
−23.6%
110−120
+23.6%
Far Cry New Dawn 100−110
−27.5%
130−140
+27.5%
Forza Horizon 4 190−200
−26.9%
250−260
+26.9%
Hitman 3 85−90
−23.6%
110−120
+23.6%
Horizon Zero Dawn 170−180
−28.7%
220−230
+28.7%
Metro Exodus 130−140
−29.8%
170−180
+29.8%
Red Dead Redemption 2 95−100
−26.3%
120−130
+26.3%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 293
−19.5%
350−400
+19.5%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 85−90
−27.9%
110−120
+27.9%
Watch Dogs: Legion 130−140
−28.8%
170−180
+28.8%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 85−90
−25%
110−120
+25%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 70−75
−25%
90−95
+25%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 80−85
−31%
110−120
+31%
Cyberpunk 2077 70−75
−28.4%
95−100
+28.4%
Far Cry 5 85−90
−23.6%
110−120
+23.6%
Forza Horizon 4 190−200
−26.9%
250−260
+26.9%
Hitman 3 85−90
−23.6%
110−120
+23.6%
Horizon Zero Dawn 224
−29.5%
290−300
+29.5%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 288
−21.5%
350−400
+21.5%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 180
−27.8%
230−240
+27.8%
Watch Dogs: Legion 130−140
−28.8%
170−180
+28.8%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 95−100
−26.3%
120−130
+26.3%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 80−85
−23.5%
100−105
+23.5%
Far Cry New Dawn 60−65
−25%
80−85
+25%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 45−50
−22.2%
55−60
+22.2%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 45−50
−30.4%
60−65
+30.4%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 45−50
−22.4%
60−65
+22.4%
Cyberpunk 2077 30−35
−17.6%
40−45
+17.6%
Far Cry 5 45−50
−25%
60−65
+25%
Forza Horizon 4 230−240
−30.4%
300−310
+30.4%
Hitman 3 55−60
−27.3%
70−75
+27.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn 210
−28.6%
270−280
+28.6%
Metro Exodus 63
−27%
80−85
+27%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 247
−21.5%
300−310
+21.5%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 60−65
−29%
80−85
+29%
Watch Dogs: Legion 190−200
−31.3%
260−270
+31.3%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 70−75
−25%
90−95
+25%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 40−45
−31%
55−60
+31%
Far Cry New Dawn 35−40
−28.6%
45−50
+28.6%
Hitman 3 30−35
−17.6%
40−45
+17.6%
Horizon Zero Dawn 180−190
−27.7%
240−250
+27.7%
Metro Exodus 50−55
−29.6%
70−75
+29.6%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 146
−30.1%
190−200
+30.1%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 27−30
−20.7%
35−40
+20.7%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 27−30
−29.6%
35−40
+29.6%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 27−30
−29.6%
35−40
+29.6%
Cyberpunk 2077 14−16
−20%
18−20
+20%
Far Cry 5 24−27
−20%
30−33
+20%
Forza Horizon 4 55−60
−29.3%
75−80
+29.3%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 149
−27.5%
190−200
+27.5%
Watch Dogs: Legion 21−24
−28.6%
27−30
+28.6%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 35−40
−21.6%
45−50
+21.6%

This is how RTX A6000 and RTX 4500 Ada Generation compete in popular games:

  • RTX 4500 Ada Generation is 31% faster in 1080p
  • RTX 4500 Ada Generation is 26% faster in 1440p
  • RTX 4500 Ada Generation is 28% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 58.63 77.29
Recency 5 October 2020 9 August 2023
Maximum RAM amount 48 GB 24 GB
Chip lithography 8 nm 5 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 300 Watt 210 Watt

RTX A6000 has a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount.

RTX 4500 Ada Generation, on the other hand, has a 31.8% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 2 years, a 60% more advanced lithography process, and 42.9% lower power consumption.

The RTX 4500 Ada Generation is our recommended choice as it beats the Quadro RTX A6000 in performance tests.


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