RTX A4500 Mobile vs RTX A3000 Mobile

Place in the ranking	170	78
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Power efficiency	31.69	22.14
Architecture	Ampere (2020−2024)	Ampere (2020−2024)
GPU code name	GA104	GA104
Market segment	Mobile workstation	Mobile workstation
Release date	12 April 2021 (3 years ago)	22 March 2022 (2 years ago)

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	4096	5888
Core clock speed	600 MHz	930 MHz
Boost clock speed	1230 MHz	1500 MHz
Number of transistors	17,400 million	17,400 million
Manufacturing process technology	8 nm	8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	70 Watt	140 Watt
Texture fill rate	157.4	276.0
Floating-point processing power	10.08 TFLOPS	17.66 TFLOPS
ROPs	64	96
TMUs	128	184
Tensor Cores	128	184
Ray Tracing Cores	32	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	large	large
Interface	PCIe 4.0 x16	PCIe 4.0 x16

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	GDDR6	GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount	6 GB	16 GB
Memory bus width	192 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	1375 MHz	2000 MHz
Memory bandwidth	264.0 GB/s	512.0 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 Connectors

Portable Device Dependent

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 Ultimate (12_2)	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	6.7	6.7
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	3.0	3.0
Vulkan	1.3	1.3
CUDA	8.6	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.

RTX A3000 Mobile 32.36

RTX A4500 Mobile 45.22
+39.7%

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 A3000 Mobile 12468

RTX A4500 Mobile 17424
+39.7%

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 HD	104 −34.6%	140−150 +34.6%
1440p	52 −34.6%	70−75 +34.6%
4K	44 −36.4%	60−65 +36.4%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

77
+3750%

2−3

−3750%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	70−75 +2233%	3−4 −2233%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	79 −39.2%	110−120 +39.2%
Battlefield 5	100−110 −32.1%	140−150 +32.1%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	65−70 +3250%	2−3 −3250%
Cyberpunk 2077	66 +3200%	2−3 −3200%
Far Cry 5	70−75 −37%	100−105 +37%
Far Cry New Dawn	80−85 −32.5%	110−120 +32.5%
Forza Horizon 4	170−180 −38.7%	240−250 +38.7%
Hitman 3	65−70 +1600%	4−5 −1600%
Horizon Zero Dawn	140−150 +1675%	8−9 −1675%
Metro Exodus	100−110 −37.6%	150−160 +37.6%
Red Dead Redemption 2	80−85 −37.5%	110−120 +37.5%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	110−120 +2775%	4−5 −2775%
Watch Dogs: Legion	110−120 +321%	27−30 −321%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	70−75 +2233%	3−4 −2233%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	68 −39.7%	95−100 +39.7%
Battlefield 5	100−110 −32.1%	140−150 +32.1%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	65−70 +3250%	2−3 −3250%
Cyberpunk 2077	53 +2550%	2−3 −2550%
Far Cry 5	70−75 −37%	100−105 +37%
Far Cry New Dawn	80−85 −32.5%	110−120 +32.5%
Forza Horizon 4	170−180 −38.7%	240−250 +38.7%
Hitman 3	65−70 +1600%	4−5 −1600%
Horizon Zero Dawn	140−150 +1675%	8−9 −1675%
Metro Exodus	100−110 −37.6%	150−160 +37.6%
Red Dead Redemption 2	80−85 −37.5%	110−120 +37.5%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	134 +3250%	4−5 −3250%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	65−70 +656%	9−10 −656%
Watch Dogs: Legion	110−120 +321%	27−30 −321%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	70−75 +2233%	3−4 −2233%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	51 −37.3%	70−75 +37.3%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	65−70 +3250%	2−3 −3250%
Cyberpunk 2077	43 +2050%	2−3 −2050%
Far Cry 5	70−75 −37%	100−105 +37%
Forza Horizon 4	170−180 −38.7%	240−250 +38.7%
Hitman 3	65−70 +1600%	4−5 −1600%
Horizon Zero Dawn	114 +1325%	8−9 −1325%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	114 +2750%	4−5 −2750%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	61 +578%	9−10 −578%
Watch Dogs: Legion	39 +39.3%	27−30 −39.3%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

80−85
−37.5%

110−120

+37.5%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	60−65 −37.1%	85−90 +37.1%
Far Cry New Dawn	50−55 −30%	65−70 +30%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	35−40 −28.6%	45−50 +28.6%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	30−35 −32.4%	45−50 +32.4%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	35−40 −31.6%	50−55 +31.6%
Cyberpunk 2077	27	0−1
Far Cry 5	35−40 −31.6%	50−55 +31.6%
Forza Horizon 4	180−190 −38.3%	260−270 +38.3%
Hitman 3	40−45 +583%	6−7 −583%
Horizon Zero Dawn	65−70 +3350%	2−3 −3350%
Metro Exodus	60−65 −37.1%	85−90 +37.1%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	86 −39.5%	120−130 +39.5%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	40−45 −36.4%	60−65 +36.4%
Watch Dogs: Legion	170−180 −34.5%	230−240 +34.5%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

55−60
+2700%

2−3

−2700%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	30−35 −25%	40−45 +25%
Far Cry New Dawn	27−30 −29.6%	35−40 +29.6%
Hitman 3	24−27 −34.6%	35−40 +34.6%
Horizon Zero Dawn	160−170 −37.5%	220−230 +37.5%
Metro Exodus	40−45 −37.5%	55−60 +37.5%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	45 −33.3%	60−65 +33.3%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	21−24 +2000%	1−2 −2000%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	18−20	0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	20−22 −35%	27−30 +35%
Cyberpunk 2077	10−11 −20%	12−14 +20%
Far Cry 5	18−20 −26.3%	24−27 +26.3%
Forza Horizon 4	45−50 −33.3%	60−65 +33.3%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	51 −37.3%	70−75 +37.3%
Watch Dogs: Legion	16−18 −31.3%	21−24 +31.3%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

27−30
+1300%

2−3

−1300%

This is how RTX A3000 Mobile and RTX A4500 Mobile compete in popular games:

RTX A4500 Mobile is 35% faster in 1080p
RTX A4500 Mobile is 35% faster in 1440p
RTX A4500 Mobile is 36% faster in 4K

Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:

in Cyberpunk 2077, with 1080p resolution and the Low Preset, the RTX A3000 Mobile is 3750% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

Without exception, RTX A3000 Mobile surpassed RTX A4500 Mobile in all 29 of our tests.

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	32.36	45.22
Recency	12 April 2021	22 March 2022
Maximum RAM amount	6 GB	16 GB
Power consumption (TDP)	70 Watt	140 Watt

RTX A3000 Mobile has 100% lower power consumption.

RTX A4500 Mobile, on the other hand, has a 39.7% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 11 months, and a 166.7% higher maximum VRAM amount.

The RTX A4500 Mobile is our recommended choice as it beats the RTX A3000 Mobile in performance tests.

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