RTX A4000 Max-Q vs Radeon RX 5700 XT 50th Anniversary
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 87 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 42.23 | no data |
| Power efficiency | 13.30 | no data |
| Architecture | RDNA 1.0 (2019−2020) | Ampere (2020−2024) |
| GPU code name | Navi 10 | GA104 |
| Market segment | Desktop | Mobile workstation |
| Release date | 7 July 2019 (5 years ago) | 12 April 2021 (3 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $449 | 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 | 2560 | 5120 |
| Core clock speed | 1680 MHz | 780 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1980 MHz | 1395 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 10,300 million | 17,400 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 7 nm | 8 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 225 Watt | 80 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 316.8 | 223.2 |
| Floating-point processing power | 10.14 TFLOPS | 14.28 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 64 | 80 |
| TMUs | 160 | 160 |
| Tensor Cores | no data | 160 |
| Ray Tracing Cores | no data | 40 |
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).
| Interface | PCIe 4.0 x16 | PCIe 4.0 x16 |
| Width | 2-slot | no data |
| Supplementary power connectors | 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin | None |
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 | 8 GB | 8 GB |
| Memory bus width | 256 Bit | 256 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 1750 MHz | 1375 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 448.0 GB/s | 352.0 GB/s |
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 | 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort | Portable Device Dependent |
| HDMI | + | - |
API compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (12_1) | 12 Ultimate (12_2) |
| Shader Model | 6.5 | 6.7 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 2.0 | 3.0 |
| Vulkan | 1.2.131 | 1.3 |
| CUDA | - | 8.6 |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 7 July 2019 | 12 April 2021 |
| Chip lithography | 7 nm | 8 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 225 Watt | 80 Watt |
RX 5700 XT 50th Anniversary has a 14.3% more advanced lithography process.
RTX A4000 Max-Q, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 1 year, and 181.3% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between Radeon RX 5700 XT 50th Anniversary and RTX A4000 Max-Q. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Radeon RX 5700 XT 50th Anniversary is a desktop card while RTX A4000 Max-Q 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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