GeForce RTX 4080 Mobile vs RTX A4500 Mobile

Place in the ranking	76	29
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Architecture	Ampere (2020−2024)	Ada Lovelace (2022−2024)
GPU code name	GA104	GN21-X9
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Release date	30 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 cores	5888	7424
Core clock speed	930 MHz	1860 MHz
Boost clock speed	1500 MHz	2280 MHz
Number of transistors	17,400 million	35,800 million
Manufacturing process technology	8 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	140 Watt (80 - 140 Watt TGP)	150 Watt (60 - 150 Watt TGP)
Texture fill rate	223.6	386.3
Floating-point processing power	14.31 gflops	no data

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	GDDR6X
Maximum RAM amount	16 GB	12 GB
Memory bus width	256 Bit	192 Bit
Memory clock speed	16000 MHz	20000 MHz
Memory bandwidth	448.0 GB/s	432.0 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

No outputs

Portable Device Dependent

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 Ultimate (12_2)	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	6.6	6.7
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	3.0	3.0
Vulkan	1.3	1.3
CUDA	8.6	8.9

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 45.55

RTX 4080 Mobile 65.28
+43.3%

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 17570

RTX 4080 Mobile 25180
+43.3%

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	100−110 −57%	157 +57%
1440p	70−75 −50%	105 +50%
4K	50−55 −52%	76 +52%

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 50% faster in 1440p
RTX 4080 Mobile is 52% 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	45.55	65.28
Recency	30 March 2022	3 January 2023
Maximum RAM amount	16 GB	12 GB
Chip lithography	8 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	140 Watt	150 Watt

RTX A4500 Mobile has a 33.3% higher maximum VRAM amount, and 7.1% lower power consumption.

RTX 4080 Mobile, on the other hand, has a 43.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 9 months, and a 60% more advanced lithography process.

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

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