RTX 4500 Ada Generation vs GeForce GTX 1070 SLI

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GTX 1070 SLI and RTX 4500 Ada Generation, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

GTX 1070 SLI
2016
2x 8 GB GDDR5, 300 Watt
38.29

RTX 4500 Ada Generation outperforms GTX 1070 SLI by an impressive 91% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in performance ranking11114
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation32.667.97
ArchitecturePascal (2016−2021)Ada Lovelace
GPU code namePascal GP104 SLIAD103
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date16 August 2016 (7 years ago)9 August 2023 (less than a year ago)
Current price$185 $2298

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

GTX 1070 SLI has 310% 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 cores38407680
Core clock speed1506 MHzno data
Boost clock speed1683 MHz2580 MHz
Number of transistors14400 Million45,900 million
Manufacturing process technology16 nm5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)300 Watt210 Watt
Texture fill rateno data619.2

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).

Interfaceno dataPCIe 4.0 x16
Lengthno data245 mm
Widthno data2-slot
Supplementary power connectorsno dataNone
SLI options+no data

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 typeGDDR5GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount2x 8 GB24 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit192 Bit
Memory clock speed8000 MHz18 GB/s
Memory bandwidthno data432.0 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 Connectorsno data4x 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.

DirectX12_112 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Modelno data6.7
OpenGLno data4.6
OpenCLno data3.0
Vulkan+1.3
CUDA+8.9

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 HD122
−88.5%
230−240
+88.5%
4K55
−81.8%
100−110
+81.8%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 65−70
−79.1%
120−130
+79.1%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 65−70
−76.5%
120−130
+76.5%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 65−70
−81.8%
120−130
+81.8%
Battlefield 5 120−130
−87%
230−240
+87%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 75−80
−79.5%
140−150
+79.5%
Cyberpunk 2077 65−70
−79.1%
120−130
+79.1%
Far Cry 5 90
−88.9%
170−180
+88.9%
Far Cry New Dawn 95−100
−89.5%
180−190
+89.5%
Forza Horizon 4 140−150
−90.5%
280−290
+90.5%
Hitman 3 75−80
−89.9%
150−160
+89.9%
Horizon Zero Dawn 150−160
−87.1%
290−300
+87.1%
Metro Exodus 110−120
−89.2%
210−220
+89.2%
Red Dead Redemption 2 90−95
−82.8%
170−180
+82.8%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 140−150
−89.2%
280−290
+89.2%
Watch Dogs: Legion 95−100
−89.5%
180−190
+89.5%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 65−70
−76.5%
120−130
+76.5%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 65−70
−81.8%
120−130
+81.8%
Battlefield 5 120−130
−87%
230−240
+87%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 75−80
−79.5%
140−150
+79.5%
Cyberpunk 2077 65−70
−79.1%
120−130
+79.1%
Far Cry 5 64
−87.5%
120−130
+87.5%
Far Cry New Dawn 95−100
−89.5%
180−190
+89.5%
Forza Horizon 4 140−150
−90.5%
280−290
+90.5%
Hitman 3 75−80
−89.9%
150−160
+89.9%
Horizon Zero Dawn 150−160
−87.1%
290−300
+87.1%
Metro Exodus 110−120
−89.2%
210−220
+89.2%
Red Dead Redemption 2 90−95
−82.8%
170−180
+82.8%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 140−150
−89.2%
280−290
+89.2%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 111
−89.2%
210−220
+89.2%
Watch Dogs: Legion 95−100
−89.5%
180−190
+89.5%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 65−70
−76.5%
120−130
+76.5%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 65−70
−81.8%
120−130
+81.8%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 75−80
−79.5%
140−150
+79.5%
Cyberpunk 2077 65−70
−79.1%
120−130
+79.1%
Far Cry 5 48
−87.5%
90−95
+87.5%
Forza Horizon 4 140−150
−90.5%
280−290
+90.5%
Horizon Zero Dawn 150−160
−87.1%
290−300
+87.1%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 140−150
−89.2%
280−290
+89.2%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 73
−78.1%
130−140
+78.1%
Watch Dogs: Legion 95−100
−89.5%
180−190
+89.5%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 90−95
−82.8%
170−180
+82.8%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 70−75
−89.2%
140−150
+89.2%
Far Cry New Dawn 85−90
−91%
170−180
+91%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 40−45
−82.9%
75−80
+82.9%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 40−45
−90.5%
80−85
+90.5%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 55−60
−89.7%
110−120
+89.7%
Cyberpunk 2077 30−33
−83.3%
55−60
+83.3%
Far Cry 5 65−70
−88.4%
130−140
+88.4%
Forza Horizon 4 80−85
−87.5%
150−160
+87.5%
Hitman 3 45−50
−83.7%
90−95
+83.7%
Horizon Zero Dawn 80−85
−80.7%
150−160
+80.7%
Metro Exodus 70−75
−80.6%
130−140
+80.6%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 90−95
−84.8%
170−180
+84.8%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 55−60
−81.8%
100−105
+81.8%
Watch Dogs: Legion 30−35
−76.5%
60−65
+76.5%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 65−70
−81.8%
120−130
+81.8%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 35−40
−84.2%
70−75
+84.2%
Far Cry New Dawn 30−35
−87.5%
60−65
+87.5%
Hitman 3 30−35
−77.4%
55−60
+77.4%
Horizon Zero Dawn 45−50
−87.5%
90−95
+87.5%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 30−33
−83.3%
55−60
+83.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 54
−85.2%
100−105
+85.2%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 24−27
−73.1%
45−50
+73.1%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 24−27
−87.5%
45−50
+87.5%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 24−27
−87.5%
45−50
+87.5%
Cyberpunk 2077 12−14
−84.6%
24−27
+84.6%
Far Cry 5 20
−75%
35−40
+75%
Forza Horizon 4 50−55
−88.7%
100−105
+88.7%
Horizon Zero Dawn 45−50
−87.5%
90−95
+87.5%
Metro Exodus 40−45
−87.5%
75−80
+87.5%
Watch Dogs: Legion 18−20
−84.2%
35−40
+84.2%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 30−35
−76.5%
60−65
+76.5%

This is how GTX 1070 SLI and RTX 4500 Ada Generation compete in popular games:

  • RTX 4500 Ada Generation is 89% faster in 1080p
  • RTX 4500 Ada Generation is 82% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 38.29 73.18
Recency 16 August 2016 9 August 2023
Chip lithography 16 nm 5 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 300 Watt 210 Watt

The RTX 4500 Ada Generation is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTX 1070 SLI in performance tests.


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