RTX 4500 Ada Generation vs Radeon 780M

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon 780M with RTX 4500 Ada Generation, including specs and performance data.

Radeon 780M
2023
15 Watt
18.32

RTX 4500 Ada Generation outperforms 780M by a whopping 323% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking30210
Place by popularity49not in top-100
Power efficiency83.6925.29
ArchitectureRDNA 3.0 (2022−2024)Ada Lovelace (2022−2024)
GPU code namePhoenixAD103
Market segmentLaptopWorkstation
Release date4 January 2023 (1 year ago)9 August 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 cores7687680
Core clock speed800 MHz2070 MHz
Boost clock speed2700 MHz2580 MHz
Number of transistors25,390 million45,900 million
Manufacturing process technology4 nm5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)15 Watt210 Watt
Texture fill rate129.6619.2
Floating-point processing power8.294 TFLOPS39.63 TFLOPS
ROPs3280
TMUs48240
Tensor Coresno data240
Ray Tracing Cores1260

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 x8PCIe 4.0 x16
Lengthno data245 mm
Widthno data2-slot
Supplementary power connectorsNoneNone

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 typeSystem SharedGDDR6
Maximum RAM amountSystem Shared24 GB
Memory bus widthSystem Shared192 Bit
Memory clock speedSystem Shared2250 MHz
Memory bandwidthno data432.0 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 Dependent4x 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 Model6.86.8
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL2.13.0
Vulkan1.31.3
CUDA-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.

Radeon 780M 18.32
RTX 4500 Ada Generation 77.49
+323%

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.

Radeon 780M 7059
RTX 4500 Ada Generation 29851
+323%

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 HD36
−317%
150−160
+317%
1440p20
−300%
80−85
+300%
4K13
−285%
50−55
+285%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 39
−310%
160−170
+310%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 40−45
−315%
170−180
+315%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 30−33
−300%
120−130
+300%
Battlefield 5 60−65
−317%
250−260
+317%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 35−40
−305%
150−160
+305%
Cyberpunk 2077 31
−319%
130−140
+319%
Far Cry 5 40−45
−319%
180−190
+319%
Far Cry New Dawn 45−50
−308%
200−210
+308%
Forza Horizon 4 110−120
−291%
450−500
+291%
Hitman 3 35−40
−300%
140−150
+300%
Horizon Zero Dawn 90−95
−289%
350−400
+289%
Metro Exodus 60−65
−313%
260−270
+313%
Red Dead Redemption 2 45−50
−308%
200−210
+308%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 60−65
−317%
250−260
+317%
Watch Dogs: Legion 85−90
−302%
350−400
+302%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 40−45
−315%
170−180
+315%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 30−33
−300%
120−130
+300%
Battlefield 5 60−65
−317%
250−260
+317%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 35−40
−305%
150−160
+305%
Cyberpunk 2077 24
−317%
100−105
+317%
Far Cry 5 40−45
−319%
180−190
+319%
Far Cry New Dawn 45−50
−308%
200−210
+308%
Forza Horizon 4 110−120
−291%
450−500
+291%
Hitman 3 35−40
−300%
140−150
+300%
Horizon Zero Dawn 90−95
−289%
350−400
+289%
Metro Exodus 60−65
−313%
260−270
+313%
Red Dead Redemption 2 45−50
−308%
200−210
+308%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 54
−307%
220−230
+307%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 40−45
−305%
170−180
+305%
Watch Dogs: Legion 85−90
−302%
350−400
+302%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 40−45
−315%
170−180
+315%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 30−33
−300%
120−130
+300%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 35−40
−305%
150−160
+305%
Cyberpunk 2077 23
−313%
95−100
+313%
Far Cry 5 40−45
−319%
180−190
+319%
Forza Horizon 4 110−120
−291%
450−500
+291%
Hitman 3 35−40
−300%
140−150
+300%
Horizon Zero Dawn 53
−315%
220−230
+315%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 46
−313%
190−200
+313%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 29
−314%
120−130
+314%
Watch Dogs: Legion 18
−317%
75−80
+317%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 45−50
−308%
200−210
+308%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 35−40
−300%
140−150
+300%
Far Cry New Dawn 27−30
−293%
110−120
+293%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 18−20
−321%
80−85
+321%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 16−18
−306%
65−70
+306%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 20−22
−300%
80−85
+300%
Cyberpunk 2077 10−11
−300%
40−45
+300%
Far Cry 5 21−24
−305%
85−90
+305%
Forza Horizon 4 100−105
−300%
400−450
+300%
Hitman 3 21−24
−309%
90−95
+309%
Horizon Zero Dawn 35−40
−305%
150−160
+305%
Metro Exodus 30−35
−312%
140−150
+312%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 32
−306%
130−140
+306%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 20
−300%
80−85
+300%
Watch Dogs: Legion 110−120
−309%
450−500
+309%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 30−33
−300%
120−130
+300%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 18−20
−317%
75−80
+317%
Far Cry New Dawn 14−16
−293%
55−60
+293%
Hitman 3 14−16
−293%
55−60
+293%
Horizon Zero Dawn 90−95
−272%
350−400
+272%
Metro Exodus 18−20
−321%
80−85
+321%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 15
−300%
60−65
+300%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 10−12
−309%
45−50
+309%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 9−10
−289%
35−40
+289%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 10−11
−300%
40−45
+300%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−300%
12−14
+300%
Far Cry 5 10−11
−300%
40−45
+300%
Forza Horizon 4 24−27
−300%
100−105
+300%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 17
−312%
70−75
+312%
Watch Dogs: Legion 8−9
−275%
30−33
+275%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 16−18
−306%
65−70
+306%

This is how Radeon 780M and RTX 4500 Ada Generation compete in popular games:

  • RTX 4500 Ada Generation is 317% faster in 1080p
  • RTX 4500 Ada Generation is 300% faster in 1440p
  • RTX 4500 Ada Generation is 285% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 18.32 77.49
Recency 4 January 2023 9 August 2023
Chip lithography 4 nm 5 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 15 Watt 210 Watt

Radeon 780M has a 25% more advanced lithography process, and 1300% lower power consumption.

RTX 4500 Ada Generation, on the other hand, has a 323% higher aggregate performance score, and an age advantage of 7 months.

The RTX 4500 Ada Generation is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon 780M in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon 780M is a notebook card while RTX 4500 Ada Generation is a workstation one.


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