RTX A4500 vs Quadro RTX 6000

Aggregated performance score

RTX 6000
2018
24 GB GDDR6
48.72

RTX A4500 outperforms Quadro RTX 6000 by 15% based on our aggregated benchmark results.

General info

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

Place in performance ranking5734
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Value for money10.062.55
ArchitectureTuring (2018−2021)Ampere (2020−2022)
GPU code nameTU102GA102
Market segmentWorkstationWorkstation
Release date13 August 2018 (5 years old)23 November 2021 (2 years old)
Launch price (MSRP)$6,299 no data
Current price$3083 (0.5x MSRP)$2591
Value for money

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

RTX 6000 has 295% better value for money than RTX A4500.

Technical specs

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 cores46087168
Core clock speed1440 MHzno data
Boost clock speed1770 MHz1650 MHz
Number of transistors18,600 million28,300 million
Manufacturing process technology12 nm8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)260 Watt200 Watt
Texture fill rate509.8369.6

Size and 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 6-pin + 1x 8-pin1x 8-pin

Memory

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 typeGDDR6GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount24 GB20 GB
Memory bus width384 Bit320 Bit
Memory clock speed14000 MHz16 GB/s
Memory bandwidth672.0 GB/s640.0 GB/s

Video outputs and ports

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 Connectors4x DisplayPort, 1x USB Type-C4x DisplayPort 1.4a

API support

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

DirectX12 Ultimate (12_1)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model6.56.7
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL2.03.0
Vulkan1.2.1311.3
CUDA7.58.6

Synthetic benchmark performance

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


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance 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.

RTX 6000 48.72
RTX A4500 56.24
+15.4%

RTX A4500 outperforms Quadro RTX 6000 by 15% based on our aggregated benchmark results.


Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark, part of Passmark PerformanceTest suite. 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.

Benchmark coverage: 25%

RTX 6000 18872
RTX A4500 21783
+15.4%

RTX A4500 outperforms Quadro RTX 6000 by 15% in Passmark.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 9%

RTX 6000 138352
RTX A4500 143152
+3.5%

RTX A4500 outperforms Quadro RTX 6000 by 3% in GeekBench 5 OpenCL.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 5%

RTX 6000 115001
RTX A4500 130441
+13.4%

RTX A4500 outperforms Quadro RTX 6000 by 13% in GeekBench 5 Vulkan.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 4%

RTX 6000 159550
RTX A4500 171509
+7.5%

RTX A4500 outperforms Quadro RTX 6000 by 7% in GeekBench 5 CUDA.

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance score 48.72 56.24
Recency 13 August 2018 23 November 2021
Maximum RAM amount 24 GB 20 GB
Chip lithography 12 nm 8 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 260 Watt 200 Watt

The RTX A4500 is our recommended choice as it beats the Quadro RTX 6000 in performance tests.


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