RTX A4500 vs GeForce GTX 1060 Max-Q 6 GB

Place in performance ranking	324	36
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	5.52	5.11
Architecture	Pascal (2016−2021)	Ampere (2020−2022)
GPU code name	N17P-G1 Max-Q	GA102
Market segment	Laptop	Workstation
Release date	30 May 2017 (6 years ago)	23 November 2021 (2 years ago)
Current price	$1010	$2591

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

GTX 1060 Max-Q 6 GB has 8% better value for money than RTX A4500.

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	1280	7168
Core clock speed	1063 - 1265 MHz	no data
Boost clock speed	1341 - 1480 MHz	1650 MHz
Number of transistors	4,400 million	28,300 million
Manufacturing process technology	16 nm	8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	60 - 70 Watt	200 Watt
Texture fill rate	118.4	369.6
Floating-point performance	3,789 gflops	no data

Form factor & compatibility

Information on GeForce GTX 1060 Max-Q 6 GB and RTX A4500 compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop video cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility). For notebook video cards it's notebook size, connection slot and bus, if the video card is inserted into a slot instead of being soldered to the notebook motherboard.

Laptop size	large	no data
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	PCIe 4.0 x16
Length	no data	267 mm
Width	no data	2-slot
Supplementary power connectors	None	1x 8-pin

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	6.144 MB	20 GB
Memory bus width	192 Bit	320 Bit
Memory clock speed	8000 MHz	16 GB/s
Memory bandwidth	192.2 GB/s	640.0 GB/s
Shared memory	-	no data

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	4x DisplayPort 1.4a
G-SYNC support	+	no data

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

VR Ready

no data

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12.0	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	5.0	6.7
OpenGL	4.5	4.6
OpenCL	1.2	3.0
Vulkan	+	1.3
CUDA	6.1	8.6

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	82 −266%	300−350 +266%
4K	28 −257%	100−110 +257%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

24−27

−254%

85−90
+254%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	30−35 −244%	110−120 +244%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	24−27 −265%	95−100 +265%
Battlefield 5	50−55 −265%	190−200 +265%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	35−40 −259%	140−150 +259%
Cyberpunk 2077	24−27 −254%	85−90 +254%
Far Cry 5	70 −257%	250−260 +257%
Far Cry New Dawn	40−45 −266%	150−160 +266%
Forza Horizon 4	50−55 −258%	190−200 +258%
Hitman 3	40−45 −257%	150−160 +257%
Horizon Zero Dawn	30−35 −244%	110−120 +244%
Red Dead Redemption 2	24−27 −260%	90−95 +260%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	30−35 −244%	110−120 +244%
Watch Dogs: Legion	27−30 −245%	100−105 +245%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	30−35 −244%	110−120 +244%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	24−27 −265%	95−100 +265%
Battlefield 5	50−55 −265%	190−200 +265%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	35−40 −259%	140−150 +259%
Cyberpunk 2077	24−27 −254%	85−90 +254%
Far Cry 5	65 −269%	240−250 +269%
Far Cry New Dawn	40−45 −266%	150−160 +266%
Forza Horizon 4	50−55 −258%	190−200 +258%
Hitman 3	40−45 −257%	150−160 +257%
Horizon Zero Dawn	30−35 −244%	110−120 +244%
Metro Exodus	24−27 −254%	85−90 +254%
Red Dead Redemption 2	24−27 −260%	90−95 +260%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	30−35 −244%	110−120 +244%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	66 −264%	240−250 +264%
Watch Dogs: Legion	27−30 −245%	100−105 +245%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	30−35 −244%	110−120 +244%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	24−27 −265%	95−100 +265%
Battlefield 5	50−55 −265%	190−200 +265%
Cyberpunk 2077	24−27 −254%	85−90 +254%
Far Cry 5	48 −254%	170−180 +254%
Far Cry New Dawn	40−45 −266%	150−160 +266%
Forza Horizon 4	50−55 −258%	190−200 +258%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	35 −243%	120−130 +243%
Watch Dogs: Legion	27−30 −245%	100−105 +245%

1440p
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	21−24 −264%	80−85 +264%
Hitman 3	24−27 −254%	85−90 +254%
Horizon Zero Dawn	21−24 −257%	75−80 +257%
Metro Exodus	14−16 −257%	50−55 +257%
Red Dead Redemption 2	10−12 −264%	40−45 +264%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	18−20 −268%	70−75 +268%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	16−18 −244%	55−60 +244%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	12−14 −233%	40−45 +233%
Battlefield 5	30−35 −244%	110−120 +244%
Cyberpunk 2077	8−9 −238%	27−30 +238%
Far Cry 5	24−27 −260%	90−95 +260%
Far Cry New Dawn	27−30 −257%	100−105 +257%
Forza Horizon 4	30−33 −267%	110−120 +267%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	16−18 −244%	55−60 +244%
Watch Dogs: Legion	9−10 −233%	30−33 +233%

4K
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	10−12 −264%	40−45 +264%
Hitman 3	14−16 −257%	50−55 +257%
Horizon Zero Dawn	10−11 −250%	35−40 +250%
Metro Exodus	8−9 −238%	27−30 +238%
Red Dead Redemption 2	8−9 −238%	27−30 +238%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	9−10 −233%	30−33 +233%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	24 −254%	85−90 +254%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	9−10 −233%	30−33 +233%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	7−8 −243%	24−27 +243%
Battlefield 5	16−18 −244%	55−60 +244%
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 −233%	10−11 +233%
Far Cry 5	20 −250%	70−75 +250%
Far Cry New Dawn	14−16 −267%	55−60 +267%
Forza Horizon 4	21−24 −257%	75−80 +257%
Watch Dogs: Legion	6−7 −250%	21−24 +250%

This is how GTX 1060 Max-Q 6 GB and RTX A4500 compete in popular games:

RTX A4500 is 266% faster than GTX 1060 Max-Q 6 GB in 1080p
RTX A4500 is 257% faster than GTX 1060 Max-Q 6 GB in 4K

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	15.22	56.29
Recency	30 May 2017	23 November 2021
Maximum RAM amount	6.144 MB	20 GB
Chip lithography	16 nm	8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	60 Watt	200 Watt