RTX A4500 Mobile vs Quadro Plex 7000
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in performance ranking | not rated | 76 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Architecture | Fermi 2.0 (2010−2014) | Ampere (2020−2024) |
| GPU code name | GF110 | GA104 |
| Market segment | Workstation | Laptop |
| Release date | 25 July 2011 (13 years ago) | 30 March 2022 (2 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $14,999 | no data |
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 | 512 | 5888 |
| Core clock speed | 574 MHz | 930 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | no data | 1500 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 3,000 million | 17,400 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 40 nm | 8 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 600 Watt | 140 Watt (80 - 140 Watt TGP) |
| Texture fill rate | 36.74 | 223.6 |
| Floating-point performance | 1.176 gflops | 14.31 gflops |
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).
| Laptop size | no data | large |
| Interface | PCIe 2.0 x16 | PCIe 4.0 x16 |
| Length | 522 mm | 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 type | GDDR5 | GDDR6 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 6 GB | 16 GB |
| Memory bus width | 384 Bit | 256 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 3000 MHz | 16000 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 144.0 GB/s | 448.0 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 Connectors | 4x DVI, 2x S-Video | No outputs |
API compatibility
List of supported graphics and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (11_0) | 12 Ultimate (12_2) |
| Shader Model | 5.1 | 6.6 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 1.1 | 3.0 |
| Vulkan | N/A | 1.3 |
| CUDA | 2.0 | 8.6 |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 25 July 2011 | 30 March 2022 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 6 GB | 16 GB |
| Chip lithography | 40 nm | 8 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 600 Watt | 140 Watt |
RTX A4500 Mobile has an age advantage of 10 years, a 166.7% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 400% more advanced lithography process, and 328.6% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between Quadro Plex 7000 and RTX A4500 Mobile. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Quadro Plex 7000 is a workstation card while RTX A4500 Mobile is a notebook one.
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