RTX PRO 4500 Blackwell vs GeForce RTX 3060

Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce RTX 3060 with RTX PRO 4500 Blackwell, including specs and performance data.

RTX 3060
2021
12 GB GDDR6, 170 Watt
40.46

RTX PRO 4500 Blackwell outperforms RTX 3060 by a whopping 108% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking1135
Place by popularity4not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation61.13no data
Power efficiency18.1332.10
ArchitectureAmpere (2020−2025)Blackwell 2.0 (2025)
GPU code nameGA106GB203
Market segmentDesktopWorkstation
Release date12 January 2021 (4 years ago)18 March 2025 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$329 no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

The higher the performance-to-price ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices for comparison.

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Performance to price scatter graph

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 cores358410496
Core clock speed1320 MHz1590 MHz
Boost clock speed1777 MHz2617 MHz
Number of transistors12,000 million45,600 million
Manufacturing process technology8 nm5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)170 Watt200 Watt
Texture fill rate199.0858.4
Floating-point processing power12.74 TFLOPS54.94 TFLOPS
ROPs48112
TMUs112328
Tensor Cores112328
Ray Tracing Cores2882

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 4.0 x16PCIe 5.0 x16
Length242 mm267 mm
Width2-slot2-slot
Supplementary power connectors1x 12-pin1x 16-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 typeGDDR6GDDR7
Maximum RAM amount12 GB32 GB
Memory bus width192 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed1875 MHz1750 MHz
Memory bandwidth360.0 GB/s896.0 GB/s
Shared memory--
Resizable BAR++

Connectivity and outputs

This section shows the types and number of video connectors on each GPU. The data applies specifically to desktop reference models (for example, NVIDIA’s Founders Edition). OEM partners often modify both the number and types of ports. On notebook GPUs, video‐output options are determined by the laptop’s design rather than the graphics chip itself.

Display Connectors1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a4x DisplayPort 2.1b
HDMI+-

API and SDK compatibility

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

DirectX12 Ultimate (12_2)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model6.76.8
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL3.03.0
Vulkan1.31.4
CUDA8.612.0
DLSS++

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.

RTX 3060 40.46
RTX PRO 4500 Blackwell 84.27
+108%

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.

RTX 3060 Samples: 517 16954
RTX PRO 4500 Blackwell Samples: 8 35313
+108%

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.

RTX 3060 88251
RTX PRO 4500 Blackwell 240594
+173%

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 HD113
−104%
230−240
+104%
1440p64
−103%
130−140
+103%
4K42
−102%
85−90
+102%

Cost per frame, $

1080p2.91no data
1440p5.14no data
4K7.83no data

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2 220−230
−102%
450−500
+102%
Cyberpunk 2077 79
−103%
160−170
+103%
Hogwarts Legacy 95−100
−106%
200−210
+106%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5 130−140
−106%
280−290
+106%
Counter-Strike 2 220−230
−102%
450−500
+102%
Cyberpunk 2077 78
−105%
160−170
+105%
Far Cry 5 146
−105%
300−310
+105%
Fortnite 170−180
−98.9%
350−400
+98.9%
Forza Horizon 4 150−160
−91.1%
300−310
+91.1%
Forza Horizon 5 124
−102%
250−260
+102%
Hogwarts Legacy 95−100
−106%
200−210
+106%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 150−160
−88.7%
300−310
+88.7%
Valorant 230−240
−92.3%
450−500
+92.3%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5 130−140
−106%
280−290
+106%
Counter-Strike 2 220−230
−102%
450−500
+102%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 270−280
−97.8%
550−600
+97.8%
Cyberpunk 2077 75
−100%
150−160
+100%
Dota 2 156
−92.3%
300−310
+92.3%
Far Cry 5 135
−107%
280−290
+107%
Fortnite 170−180
−98.9%
350−400
+98.9%
Forza Horizon 4 150−160
−91.1%
300−310
+91.1%
Forza Horizon 5 110
−100%
220−230
+100%
Grand Theft Auto V 141
−106%
290−300
+106%
Hogwarts Legacy 95−100
−106%
200−210
+106%
Metro Exodus 81
−97.5%
160−170
+97.5%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 150−160
−88.7%
300−310
+88.7%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 179
−95.5%
350−400
+95.5%
Valorant 230−240
−92.3%
450−500
+92.3%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 130−140
−106%
280−290
+106%
Cyberpunk 2077 64
−103%
130−140
+103%
Dota 2 147
−104%
300−310
+104%
Far Cry 5 127
−105%
260−270
+105%
Forza Horizon 4 150−160
−91.1%
300−310
+91.1%
Hogwarts Legacy 56
−96.4%
110−120
+96.4%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 150−160
−88.7%
300−310
+88.7%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 87
−107%
180−190
+107%
Valorant 230−240
−92.3%
450−500
+92.3%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Fortnite 170−180
−98.9%
350−400
+98.9%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 100−110
−100%
210−220
+100%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 280−290
−92.3%
550−600
+92.3%
Grand Theft Auto V 81
−97.5%
160−170
+97.5%
Metro Exodus 50
−100%
100−105
+100%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
−100%
350−400
+100%
Valorant 260−270
−108%
550−600
+108%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 100−110
−104%
210−220
+104%
Cyberpunk 2077 39
−105%
80−85
+105%
Far Cry 5 94
−102%
190−200
+102%
Forza Horizon 4 110−120
−103%
240−250
+103%
Hogwarts Legacy 40
−100%
80−85
+100%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 72
−94.4%
140−150
+94.4%

1440p
Epic Preset

Fortnite 100−110
−102%
220−230
+102%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 45−50
−97.9%
95−100
+97.9%
Grand Theft Auto V 82
−107%
170−180
+107%
Hogwarts Legacy 24−27
−92.3%
50−55
+92.3%
Metro Exodus 32
−103%
65−70
+103%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 65
−100%
130−140
+100%
Valorant 240−250
−102%
500−550
+102%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 65−70
−100%
130−140
+100%
Counter-Strike 2 45−50
−97.9%
95−100
+97.9%
Cyberpunk 2077 18
−94.4%
35−40
+94.4%
Dota 2 115
−100%
230−240
+100%
Far Cry 5 48
−97.9%
95−100
+97.9%
Forza Horizon 4 75−80
−103%
160−170
+103%
Hogwarts Legacy 22
−105%
45−50
+105%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 55−60
−93%
110−120
+93%

4K
Epic Preset

Fortnite 50−55
−104%
110−120
+104%

This is how RTX 3060 and RTX PRO 4500 Blackwell compete in popular games:

  • RTX PRO 4500 Blackwell is 104% faster in 1080p
  • RTX PRO 4500 Blackwell is 103% faster in 1440p
  • RTX PRO 4500 Blackwell is 102% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 40.46 84.27
Recency 12 January 2021 18 March 2025
Maximum RAM amount 12 GB 32 GB
Chip lithography 8 nm 5 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 170 Watt 200 Watt

RTX 3060 has 17.6% lower power consumption.

RTX PRO 4500 Blackwell, on the other hand, has a 108.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 4 years, a 166.7% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 60% more advanced lithography process.

The RTX PRO 4500 Blackwell is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce RTX 3060 in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce RTX 3060 is a desktop graphics card while RTX PRO 4500 Blackwell is a workstation one.

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