RTX A4500 Mobile vs Radeon RX 470 Mobile
Aggregate performance score
We've compared Radeon RX 470 Mobile with RTX A4500 Mobile, including specs and performance data.
RTX A4500 Mobile outperforms RX 470 Mobile by a whopping 149% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 299 | 76 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 9.76 | no data |
| Power efficiency | 14.91 | 22.51 |
| Architecture | GCN 4.0 (2016−2020) | Ampere (2020−2024) |
| GPU code name | Ellesmere | GA104 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Mobile workstation |
| Release date | 4 August 2016 (8 years ago) | 22 March 2022 (2 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $549.99 | no data |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.
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 | 2048 | 5888 |
| Core clock speed | 926 MHz | 930 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1074 MHz | 1500 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 5,700 million | 17,400 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 14 nm | 8 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 85 Watt | 140 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 137.5 | 276.0 |
| Floating-point processing power | 4.399 TFLOPS | 17.66 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 32 | 96 |
| TMUs | 128 | 184 |
| Tensor Cores | no data | 184 |
| Ray Tracing Cores | no data | 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 | MXM-B (3.0) | 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 | GDDR5 | GDDR6 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 8 GB | 16 GB |
| Memory bus width | 256 Bit | 256 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 1750 MHz | 2000 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 224.0 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 | No outputs | Portable Device Dependent |
Supported technologies
Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.
| FreeSync | + | - |
API compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (12_0) | 12 Ultimate (12_2) |
| Shader Model | 6.4 | 6.7 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 2.0 | 3.0 |
| Vulkan | 1.2.131 | 1.3 |
| CUDA | - | 8.6 |
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 | 30−33
+1400%
|
2−3
−1400%
|
Full HD
Medium Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 40−45
+1300%
|
3−4
−1300%
|
| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 30−35
−134%
|
75−80
+134%
|
| Battlefield 5 | 60−65
−142%
|
150−160
+142%
|
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 35−40
+1800%
|
2−3
−1800%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 30−33
+1400%
|
2−3
−1400%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 40−45
−127%
|
100−105
+127%
|
| Far Cry New Dawn | 50−55
−135%
|
120−130
+135%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 110−120
−146%
|
290−300
+146%
|
| Hitman 3 | 35−40
+825%
|
4−5
−825%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 90−95
+1050%
|
8−9
−1050%
|
| Metro Exodus | 65−70
−146%
|
160−170
+146%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 50−55
−135%
|
120−130
+135%
|
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 60−65
+1450%
|
4−5
−1450%
|
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 85−90
+218%
|
27−30
−218%
|
Full HD
High Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 40−45
+1300%
|
3−4
−1300%
|
| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 30−35
−134%
|
75−80
+134%
|
| Battlefield 5 | 60−65
−142%
|
150−160
+142%
|
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 35−40
+1800%
|
2−3
−1800%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 30−33
+1400%
|
2−3
−1400%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 40−45
−127%
|
100−105
+127%
|
| Far Cry New Dawn | 50−55
−135%
|
120−130
+135%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 110−120
−146%
|
290−300
+146%
|
| Hitman 3 | 35−40
+825%
|
4−5
−825%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 90−95
+1050%
|
8−9
−1050%
|
| Metro Exodus | 65−70
−146%
|
160−170
+146%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 50−55
−135%
|
120−130
+135%
|
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 60−65
+1450%
|
4−5
−1450%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 40−45
+378%
|
9−10
−378%
|
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 85−90
+218%
|
27−30
−218%
|
Full HD
Ultra Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 40−45
+1300%
|
3−4
−1300%
|
| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 30−35
−134%
|
75−80
+134%
|
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 35−40
+1800%
|
2−3
−1800%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 30−33
+1400%
|
2−3
−1400%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 40−45
−127%
|
100−105
+127%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 110−120
−146%
|
290−300
+146%
|
| Hitman 3 | 35−40
+825%
|
4−5
−825%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 90−95
+1050%
|
8−9
−1050%
|
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 60−65
+1450%
|
4−5
−1450%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 40−45
+378%
|
9−10
−378%
|
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 85−90
+218%
|
27−30
−218%
|
Full HD
Epic Preset
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 50−55
−135%
|
120−130
+135%
|
1440p
High Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 35−40
−136%
|
85−90
+136%
|
| Far Cry New Dawn | 27−30
−141%
|
70−75
+141%
|
1440p
Ultra Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 18−20
−137%
|
45−50
+137%
|
| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 16−18
−135%
|
40−45
+135%
|
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 21−24
−138%
|
50−55
+138%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 10−12 | 0−1 |
| Far Cry 5 | 21−24
−127%
|
50−55
+127%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 100−110
−140%
|
250−260
+140%
|
| Hitman 3 | 21−24
+267%
|
6−7
−267%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 35−40
+1800%
|
2−3
−1800%
|
| Metro Exodus | 35−40
−143%
|
85−90
+143%
|
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 35−40
−137%
|
90−95
+137%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 21−24
−138%
|
50−55
+138%
|
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 110−120
−148%
|
280−290
+148%
|
1440p
Epic Preset
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 30−35
+1450%
|
2−3
−1450%
|
4K
High Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 18−20
−137%
|
45−50
+137%
|
| Far Cry New Dawn | 14−16
−114%
|
30−33
+114%
|
| Hitman 3 | 14−16
−114%
|
30−33
+114%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 95−100
−147%
|
240−250
+147%
|
| Metro Exodus | 20−22
−125%
|
45−50
+125%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 18−20
−137%
|
45−50
+137%
|
4K
Ultra Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 10−12
+1000%
|
1−2
−1000%
|
| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 9−10 | 0−1 |
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 10−11
−140%
|
24−27
+140%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 4−5
−125%
|
9−10
+125%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 10−11
−140%
|
24−27
+140%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 24−27
−131%
|
60−65
+131%
|
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 21−24
−138%
|
50−55
+138%
|
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 8−9
−125%
|
18−20
+125%
|
4K
Epic Preset
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 16−18
+750%
|
2−3
−750%
|
Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:
- in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the RX 470 Mobile is 1800% faster.
All in all, in popular games:
- Without exception, RX 470 Mobile surpassed RTX A4500 Mobile in all 29 of our tests.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 18.17 | 45.20 |
| Recency | 4 August 2016 | 22 March 2022 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 8 GB | 16 GB |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 8 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 85 Watt | 140 Watt |
RX 470 Mobile has 64.7% lower power consumption.
RTX A4500 Mobile, on the other hand, has a 148.8% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 5 years, a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 75% more advanced lithography process.
The RTX A4500 Mobile is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon RX 470 Mobile in performance tests.
Be aware that Radeon RX 470 Mobile is a notebook graphics card while RTX A4500 Mobile is a mobile workstation one.
Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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