RTX A4500 vs GeForce GTX 1080 Ti

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GTX 1080 Ti with RTX A4500, including specs and performance data.

GTX 1080 Ti
2017
11 GB GDDR5X, 250 Watt
48.30

RTX A4500 outperforms GTX 1080 Ti by a moderate 16% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking6846
Place by popularity44not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation20.59no data
Power efficiency13.3319.35
ArchitecturePascal (2016−2021)Ampere (2020−2024)
GPU code nameGP102GA102
Market segmentDesktopWorkstation
Release date10 March 2017 (7 years ago)23 November 2021 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$699 no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

no data

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 cores35847168
Core clock speed1481 MHz1050 MHz
Boost clock speed1582 MHz1650 MHz
Number of transistors11,800 million28,300 million
Manufacturing process technology16 nm8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)250 Watt200 Watt
Maximum GPU temperature91 °Cno data
Texture fill rate354.4369.6
Floating-point processing power11.34 TFLOPS23.65 TFLOPS
ROPs8896
TMUs224224
Tensor Coresno data224
Ray Tracing Coresno data56

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
Recommended system power (PSU)600 Wattno data
Supplementary power connectors1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin1x 8-pin
SLI options+-

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 amount11 GB20 GB
Memory bus width352 Bit320 Bit
Memory clock speed1376 MHz2000 MHz
Memory bandwidth484.4 GB/s640.0 GB/s
Shared memory--

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 HDMI, 3x DisplayPort4x DisplayPort 1.4a
Multi monitor support+no data
HDMI+-
G-SYNC support+-

Supported technologies

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

GPU Boost3.0no data
Ansel+no data

API compatibility

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX12 (12_1)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model6.46.7
OpenGL4.54.6
OpenCL1.23.0
Vulkan+1.3
CUDA+8.6

Synthetic benchmark performance

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


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark 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.

GTX 1080 Ti 48.30
RTX A4500 56.08
+16.1%

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. 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.

GTX 1080 Ti 18572
RTX A4500 21564
+16.1%

GeekBench 5 OpenCL

Geekbench 5 is a widespread graphics card benchmark combined from 11 different test scenarios. All these scenarios rely on direct usage of GPU's processing power, no 3D rendering is involved. This variation uses OpenCL API by Khronos Group.

GTX 1080 Ti 67639
RTX A4500 142304
+110%

GeekBench 5 Vulkan

Geekbench 5 is a widespread graphics card benchmark combined from 11 different test scenarios. All these scenarios rely on direct usage of GPU's processing power, no 3D rendering is involved. This variation uses Vulkan API by AMD & Khronos Group.

GTX 1080 Ti 85263
RTX A4500 130895
+53.5%

GeekBench 5 CUDA

Geekbench 5 is a widespread graphics card benchmark combined from 11 different test scenarios. All these scenarios rely on direct usage of GPU's processing power, no 3D rendering is involved. This variation uses CUDA API by NVIDIA.

GTX 1080 Ti 55161
RTX A4500 171509
+211%

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 HD131
−14.5%
150−160
+14.5%
1440p83
−14.5%
95−100
+14.5%
4K70
−14.3%
80−85
+14.3%

Cost per frame, $

1080p5.34no data
1440p8.42no data
4K9.99no data

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2 100−110
−12.1%
120−130
+12.1%
Cyberpunk 2077 100−110
−13.2%
120−130
+13.2%
Elden Ring 170−180
−14.3%
200−210
+14.3%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5 82
−15.9%
95−100
+15.9%
Counter-Strike 2 100−110
−12.1%
120−130
+12.1%
Cyberpunk 2077 100−110
−13.2%
120−130
+13.2%
Forza Horizon 4 247
−13.4%
280−290
+13.4%
Metro Exodus 104
−15.4%
120−130
+15.4%
Red Dead Redemption 2 90−95
−9.9%
100−105
+9.9%
Valorant 200−210
−15%
230−240
+15%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5 149
−14.1%
170−180
+14.1%
Counter-Strike 2 100−110
−12.1%
120−130
+12.1%
Cyberpunk 2077 100−110
−13.2%
120−130
+13.2%
Dota 2 124
−12.9%
140−150
+12.9%
Elden Ring 170−180
−14.3%
200−210
+14.3%
Far Cry 5 86
−10.5%
95−100
+10.5%
Fortnite 190−200
−11.1%
220−230
+11.1%
Forza Horizon 4 196
−12.2%
220−230
+12.2%
Grand Theft Auto V 120
−8.3%
130−140
+8.3%
Metro Exodus 86
−10.5%
95−100
+10.5%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 229
−13.5%
260−270
+13.5%
Red Dead Redemption 2 65
−15.4%
75−80
+15.4%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 85
−11.8%
95−100
+11.8%
Valorant 123
−13.8%
140−150
+13.8%
World of Tanks 270−280
−7.5%
300−310
+7.5%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 74
−14.9%
85−90
+14.9%
Counter-Strike 2 60
−8.3%
65−70
+8.3%
Cyberpunk 2077 28
−7.1%
30−33
+7.1%
Dota 2 125
−12%
140−150
+12%
Far Cry 5 100−110
−12.1%
120−130
+12.1%
Forza Horizon 4 167
−13.8%
190−200
+13.8%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 109
−10.1%
120−130
+10.1%
Valorant 179
−11.7%
200−210
+11.7%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2 84
−13.1%
95−100
+13.1%
Elden Ring 100−110
−12.1%
120−130
+12.1%
Grand Theft Auto V 84
−13.1%
95−100
+13.1%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
−14.3%
200−210
+14.3%
Red Dead Redemption 2 41
−9.8%
45−50
+9.8%
World of Tanks 300−350
−14%
350−400
+14%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 72
−11.1%
80−85
+11.1%
Counter-Strike 2 37
−8.1%
40−45
+8.1%
Cyberpunk 2077 18
+0%
18−20
+0%
Far Cry 5 150−160
−11.8%
170−180
+11.8%
Forza Horizon 4 123
−13.8%
140−150
+13.8%
Metro Exodus 88
−13.6%
100−105
+13.6%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 90−95
−8.7%
100−105
+8.7%
Valorant 131
−14.5%
150−160
+14.5%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 50−55
−13.2%
60−65
+13.2%
Dota 2 98
−12.2%
110−120
+12.2%
Elden Ring 50−55
−13.2%
60−65
+13.2%
Grand Theft Auto V 98
−12.2%
110−120
+12.2%
Metro Exodus 35
−14.3%
40−45
+14.3%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 132
−13.6%
150−160
+13.6%
Red Dead Redemption 2 27
−11.1%
30−33
+11.1%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 98
−12.2%
110−120
+12.2%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 52
−15.4%
60−65
+15.4%
Counter-Strike 2 50−55
−13.2%
60−65
+13.2%
Cyberpunk 2077 8
−12.5%
9−10
+12.5%
Dota 2 125
−12%
140−150
+12%
Far Cry 5 77
−10.4%
85−90
+10.4%
Fortnite 65
−15.4%
75−80
+15.4%
Forza Horizon 4 72
−11.1%
80−85
+11.1%
Valorant 68
−10.3%
75−80
+10.3%

This is how GTX 1080 Ti and RTX A4500 compete in popular games:

  • RTX A4500 is 15% faster in 1080p
  • RTX A4500 is 14% faster in 1440p
  • RTX A4500 is 14% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 48.30 56.08
Recency 10 March 2017 23 November 2021
Maximum RAM amount 11 GB 20 GB
Chip lithography 16 nm 8 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 250 Watt 200 Watt

RTX A4500 has a 16.1% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 4 years, a 81.8% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 100% more advanced lithography process, and 25% lower power consumption.

The RTX A4500 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTX 1080 Ti in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce GTX 1080 Ti is a desktop card while RTX A4500 is a 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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