RTX A4500 vs GeForce GTX 1070 GDDR5X

Primary details

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

Place in performance rankingnot rated36
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data5.12
ArchitecturePascal (2016−2021)Ampere (2020−2022)
GPU code nameGP104GA102
Market segmentDesktopWorkstation
Release date4 December 2018 (5 years ago)23 November 2021 (2 years ago)
Current price$600 $2591

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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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 cores19207168
Core clock speed1506 MHzno data
Boost clock speed1683 MHz1650 MHz
Number of transistors7,200 million28,300 million
Manufacturing process technology16 nm8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)150 Watt200 Watt
Texture fill rate202.0369.6

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 3.0 x16PCIe 4.0 x16
Length267 mm267 mm
Width2-slot2-slot
Supplementary power connectors1x 8-pin1x 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 typeGDDR5XGDDR6
Maximum RAM amount8 GB20 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit320 Bit
Memory clock speed8008 MHz16 GB/s
Memory bandwidth256.3 GB/s640.0 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 Connectors1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort4x DisplayPort 1.4a
HDMI+no data

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (12_1)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model6.46.7
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL1.23.0
Vulkan1.2.1311.3
CUDA6.18.6

Pros & cons summary


Recency 4 December 2018 23 November 2021
Maximum RAM amount 8 GB 20 GB
Chip lithography 16 nm 8 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 150 Watt 200 Watt

We couldn't decide between GeForce GTX 1070 GDDR5X and RTX A4500. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that GeForce GTX 1070 GDDR5X is a desktop card while RTX A4500 is a workstation one.


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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 GDDR5X
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