RTX 4000 Ada Generation Mobile vs RTX A4500 Mobile

Place in the ranking	76	35
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Power efficiency	22.50	27.54
Architecture	Ampere (2020−2024)	Ada Lovelace (2022−2024)
GPU code name	GA104	no data
Market segment	Mobile workstation	Mobile workstation
Release date	22 March 2022 (2 years ago)	21 March 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	no data
Boost clock speed	1500 MHz	no data
Number of transistors	17,400 million	no data
Manufacturing process technology	8 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	140 Watt	150 Watt (60 - 150 Watt TGP)
Texture fill rate	276.0	no data
Floating-point processing power	17.66 TFLOPS	no data
ROPs	96	no data
TMUs	184	no data
Tensor Cores	184	no data
Ray Tracing Cores	46	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	no data

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	16 GB	12 GB
Memory bus width	256 Bit	192 Bit
Memory clock speed	2000 MHz	16000 MHz
Memory bandwidth	512.0 GB/s	no data
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

no data

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 Ultimate (12_2)	12 Ultimate
Shader Model	6.7	no data
OpenGL	4.6	no data
OpenCL	3.0	no data
Vulkan	1.3	-
CUDA	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 A4500 Mobile 45.20

RTX 4000 Ada Generation Mobile 59.26
+31.1%

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.

RTX A4500 Mobile 17438

RTX 4000 Ada Generation Mobile 22862
+31.1%

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

Cyberpunk 2077

2−3

+0%

2−3
+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	3−4 +0%	3−4 +0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%
Hitman 3	4−5 −25%	5−6 +25%
Horizon Zero Dawn	8−9 −25%	10−11 +25%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	4−5 −25%	5−6 +25%
Watch Dogs: Legion	27−30 −25%	35−40 +25%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	3−4 +0%	3−4 +0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%
Hitman 3	4−5 −25%	5−6 +25%
Horizon Zero Dawn	8−9 −25%	10−11 +25%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	4−5 −25%	5−6 +25%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	9−10 −11.1%	10−11 +11.1%
Watch Dogs: Legion	27−30 −25%	35−40 +25%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	3−4 +0%	3−4 +0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%
Hitman 3	4−5 −25%	5−6 +25%
Horizon Zero Dawn	8−9 −25%	10−11 +25%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	4−5 −25%	5−6 +25%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	9−10 −11.1%	10−11 +11.1%
Watch Dogs: Legion	27−30 −25%	35−40 +25%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077	0−1	0−1
Hitman 3	6−7 −16.7%	7−8 +16.7%
Horizon Zero Dawn	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

2−3

+0%

2−3
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	0−1	0−1

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

2−3

+0%

2−3
+0%

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	45.20	59.26
Recency	22 March 2022	21 March 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 4000 Ada Generation Mobile, on the other hand, has a 31.1% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 11 months, and a 60% more advanced lithography process.

The RTX 4000 Ada Generation 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.