RTX 4500 Ada Generation vs Arc A580

Place in performance ranking	86	9
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	38.93	8.36
Architecture	no data	Ada Lovelace
GPU code name	DG2-512	AD103
Market segment	Desktop	Desktop
Release date	10 October 2023 (less than a year ago)	9 August 2023 (less than a year ago)
Current price	$337	$2298

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

Arc A580 has 366% better value for money than RTX 4500 Ada Generation.

Detailed specifications

General performance parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. These parameters indirectly speak of performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider their benchmark and gaming test results. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores	3072	7680
Core clock speed	1700 MHz	no data
Boost clock speed	2000 MHz	2580 MHz
Number of transistors	21,700 million	45,900 million
Manufacturing process technology	6 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	175 Watt	210 Watt
Texture fill rate	384.0	619.2

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
Length	no data	245 mm
Width	2-slot	2-slot
Supplementary power connectors	2x 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	24 GB
Memory bus width	256 Bit	192 Bit
Memory clock speed	16000 MHz	18 GB/s
Memory bandwidth	512.0 GB/s	432.0 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 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 2.0	4x DisplayPort 1.4a
HDMI	+	no data

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	no data	8.9

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark performance comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.

Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance 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.

Arc A580 41.33

RTX 4500 Ada Generation 77.48
+87.5%

RTX 4500 Ada Generation outperforms Arc A580 by 87% based on our aggregated benchmark results.

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark, part of Passmark PerformanceTest suite. 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.

Benchmark coverage: 25%

Arc A580 11521

RTX 4500 Ada Generation 29955
+160%

RTX 4500 Ada Generation outperforms Arc A580 by 160% in Passmark.

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	102 −86.3%	190−200 +86.3%
1440p	58 −72.4%	100−110 +72.4%
4K	36 −80.6%	65−70 +80.6%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	103 −84.5%	190−200 +84.5%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	85 −76.5%	150−160 +76.5%
Battlefield 5	130−140 −80.5%	240−250 +80.5%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	90−95 −86.8%	170−180 +86.8%
Far Cry 5	80−85 −80.7%	150−160 +80.7%
Far Cry New Dawn	100−110 −86.3%	190−200 +86.3%
Forza Horizon 4	107 −86.9%	200−210 +86.9%
Hitman 3	100−110 −84.5%	190−200 +84.5%
Horizon Zero Dawn	189 −85.2%	350−400 +85.2%
Metro Exodus	100−110 −82.7%	190−200 +82.7%
Red Dead Redemption 2	95−100 −83.7%	180−190 +83.7%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	258 −74.4%	450−500 +74.4%
Watch Dogs: Legion	93 −82.8%	170−180 +82.8%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	86 −86%	160−170 +86%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	73 −78.1%	130−140 +78.1%
Battlefield 5	130−140 −80.5%	240−250 +80.5%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	90−95 −86.8%	170−180 +86.8%
Far Cry 5	63 −74.6%	110−120 +74.6%
Far Cry New Dawn	62 −77.4%	110−120 +77.4%
Forza Horizon 4	102 −86.3%	190−200 +86.3%
Hitman 3	100−110 −84.5%	190−200 +84.5%
Horizon Zero Dawn	157 −84.7%	290−300 +84.7%
Metro Exodus	124 −85.5%	230−240 +85.5%
Red Dead Redemption 2	95−100 −83.7%	180−190 +83.7%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	157 −84.7%	290−300 +84.7%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	174 −72.4%	300−310 +72.4%
Watch Dogs: Legion	86 −86%	160−170 +86%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	64 −71.9%	110−120 +71.9%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	64 −71.9%	110−120 +71.9%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	90−95 −86.8%	170−180 +86.8%
Far Cry 5	80−85 −80.7%	150−160 +80.7%
Forza Horizon 4	87 −83.9%	160−170 +83.9%
Horizon Zero Dawn	109 −83.5%	200−210 +83.5%
Metro Exodus	116 −81%	210−220 +81%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	68 −76.5%	120−130 +76.5%
Watch Dogs: Legion	60 −83.3%	110−120 +83.3%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

95−100
−83.7%

180−190

+83.7%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	80−85 −75%	140−150 +75%
Far Cry New Dawn	95−100 −85.6%	180−190 +85.6%
Hitman 3	50−55 −85.2%	100−105 +85.2%
Red Dead Redemption 2	30−35 −81.8%	60−65 +81.8%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	54 −85.2%	100−105 +85.2%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	51 −86.3%	95−100 +86.3%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	60−65 −71.9%	110−120 +71.9%
Far Cry 5	87 −83.9%	160−170 +83.9%
Forza Horizon 4	75 −86.7%	140−150 +86.7%
Horizon Zero Dawn	87 −83.9%	160−170 +83.9%
Metro Exodus	91 −86.8%	170−180 +86.8%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	130 −84.6%	240−250 +84.6%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	55 −81.8%	100−105 +81.8%
Watch Dogs: Legion	47 −80.9%	85−90 +80.9%

4K
High Preset

Far Cry 5	47 −80.9%	85−90 +80.9%
Far Cry New Dawn	50−55 −85.2%	100−105 +85.2%
Hitman 3	30−35 −76.5%	60−65 +76.5%
Horizon Zero Dawn	50−55 −79.2%	95−100 +79.2%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	39 −79.5%	70−75 +79.5%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	61 −80.3%	110−120 +80.3%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	35 −85.7%	65−70 +85.7%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	30 −83.3%	55−60 +83.3%
Battlefield 5	50−55 −80%	90−95 +80%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	40−45 −75%	70−75 +75%
Forza Horizon 4	56 −78.6%	100−105 +78.6%
Horizon Zero Dawn	51 −86.3%	95−100 +86.3%
Metro Exodus	52 −82.7%	95−100 +82.7%
Watch Dogs: Legion	27 −85.2%	50−55 +85.2%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

35−40

−75.7%

65−70
+75.7%

This is how Arc A580 and RTX 4500 Ada Generation compete in popular games:

RTX 4500 Ada Generation is 86% faster in 1080p
RTX 4500 Ada Generation is 72% faster in 1440p
RTX 4500 Ada Generation is 81% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	41.33	77.48
Recency	10 October 2023	9 August 2023
Maximum RAM amount	8 GB	24 GB
Chip lithography	6 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	175 Watt	210 Watt