GeForce RTX 4080 Mobile vs RTX A4500 Mobile

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared RTX A4500 Mobile with GeForce RTX 4080 Mobile, including specs and performance data.

RTX A4500 Mobile
2022
16 GB GDDR6, 140 Watt
45.23

RTX 4080 Mobile outperforms RTX A4500 Mobile by a considerable 44% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking7827
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency22.1440.63
ArchitectureAmpere (2020−2024)Ada Lovelace (2022−2024)
GPU code nameGA104AD104
Market segmentMobile workstationLaptop
Release date22 March 2022 (2 years ago)3 January 2023 (1 year 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 cores58887424
Core clock speed930 MHz1290 MHz
Boost clock speed1500 MHz1665 MHz
Number of transistors17,400 million35,800 million
Manufacturing process technology8 nm4 nm
Power consumption (TDP)140 Watt110 Watt
Texture fill rate276.0386.3
Floating-point processing power17.66 TFLOPS24.72 TFLOPS
ROPs9680
TMUs184232
Tensor Cores184232
Ray Tracing Cores4658

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 sizelargelarge
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x16PCIe 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 typeGDDR6GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount16 GB12 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit192 Bit
Memory clock speed2000 MHz2250 MHz
Memory bandwidth512.0 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 ConnectorsPortable Device DependentPortable Device Dependent

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 Ultimate (12_2)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model6.76.7
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 A4500 Mobile 45.23
RTX 4080 Mobile 65.22
+44.2%

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 A4500 Mobile 17424
RTX 4080 Mobile 25124
+44.2%

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 HD100−110
−57%
157
+57%
1440p70−75
−48.6%
104
+48.6%
4K45−50
−55.6%
70
+55.6%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
−7350%
149
+7350%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 3−4
−3600%
110−120
+3600%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2−3
−5050%
100−110
+5050%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
−7050%
143
+7050%
Hitman 3 4−5
−2700%
110−120
+2700%
Horizon Zero Dawn 8−9
−2475%
200−210
+2475%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 4−5
−5100%
200−210
+5100%
Watch Dogs: Legion 27−30
−414%
140−150
+414%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 3−4
−3600%
110−120
+3600%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2−3
−5050%
100−110
+5050%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
−6100%
124
+6100%
Hitman 3 4−5
−2700%
110−120
+2700%
Horizon Zero Dawn 8−9
−2475%
200−210
+2475%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 4−5
−8675%
351
+8675%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 9−10
−1122%
110−120
+1122%
Watch Dogs: Legion 27−30
−414%
140−150
+414%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 3−4
−3600%
110−120
+3600%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2−3
−5050%
100−110
+5050%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
−5950%
121
+5950%
Hitman 3 4−5
−2700%
110−120
+2700%
Horizon Zero Dawn 8−9
−2475%
200−210
+2475%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 4−5
−7850%
318
+7850%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 9−10
−1811%
172
+1811%
Watch Dogs: Legion 27−30
−293%
110
+293%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 0−1 82
Hitman 3 6−7
−1133%
70−75
+1133%
Horizon Zero Dawn 2−3
−6050%
120−130
+6050%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 2−3
−4450%
90−95
+4450%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 1−2
−3900%
40−45
+3900%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 0−1 55

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 2−3
−2450%
50−55
+2450%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla 90−95
+0%
90−95
+0%
Battlefield 5 160−170
+0%
160−170
+0%
Far Cry 5 100−110
+0%
100−110
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 210−220
+0%
210−220
+0%
Metro Exodus 140−150
+0%
140−150
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla 90−95
+0%
90−95
+0%
Battlefield 5 160−170
+0%
160−170
+0%
Far Cry 5 100−110
+0%
100−110
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 210−220
+0%
210−220
+0%
Metro Exodus 140−150
+0%
140−150
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla 118
+0%
118
+0%
Far Cry 5 100−110
+0%
100−110
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 210−220
+0%
210−220
+0%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 80−85
+0%
80−85
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 60−65
+0%
60−65
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 93
+0%
93
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 60−65
+0%
60−65
+0%
Far Cry 5 60−65
+0%
60−65
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 260−270
+0%
260−270
+0%
Metro Exodus 95−100
+0%
95−100
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 237
+0%
237
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 140
+0%
140
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 220−230
+0%
220−230
+0%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 55−60
+0%
55−60
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%
Hitman 3 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 211
+0%
211
+0%
Metro Exodus 75−80
+0%
75−80
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 117
+0%
117
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 39
+0%
39
+0%
Far Cry 5 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 75−80
+0%
75−80
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 121
+0%
121
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 56
+0%
56
+0%

This is how RTX A4500 Mobile and RTX 4080 Mobile compete in popular games:

  • RTX 4080 Mobile is 57% faster in 1080p
  • RTX 4080 Mobile is 49% faster in 1440p
  • RTX 4080 Mobile is 56% faster in 4K

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

  • in Shadow of the Tomb Raider, with 1080p resolution and the High Preset, the RTX 4080 Mobile is 8675% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • RTX 4080 Mobile is ahead in 29 tests (41%)
  • there's a draw in 41 test (59%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 45.23 65.22
Recency 22 March 2022 3 January 2023
Maximum RAM amount 16 GB 12 GB
Chip lithography 8 nm 4 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 140 Watt 110 Watt

RTX A4500 Mobile has a 33.3% higher maximum VRAM amount.

RTX 4080 Mobile, on the other hand, has a 44.2% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 9 months, a 100% more advanced lithography process, and 27.3% lower power consumption.

The GeForce RTX 4080 Mobile is our recommended choice as it beats the RTX A4500 Mobile in performance tests.

Be aware that RTX A4500 Mobile is a mobile workstation card while GeForce RTX 4080 Mobile is a mobile workstation one.


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