Radeon Steam Deck 8CU vs RTX A4500

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Graphics (Ryzen 7000) Steam Deck 8CU

Aggregate performance score

We've compared RTX A4500 with Radeon Steam Deck 8CU, including specs and performance data.

RTX A4500
2021
20 GB GDDR6, 200 Watt
50.45
+394%

RTX A4500 outperforms Steam Deck 8CU by a whopping 394% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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Primary details

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

Place in the ranking67479
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency19.37no data
ArchitectureAmpere (2020−2025)RDNA 2 (2022−2023)
GPU code nameGA102RDNA 2 Sephiroth
Market segmentWorkstationLaptop
Release date23 November 2021 (4 years ago)9 November 2023 (2 years ago)

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 cores7168512
Core clock speed1050 MHzno data
Boost clock speed1650 MHz1900 MHz
Number of transistors28,300 millionno data
Manufacturing process technology8 nm6 nm
Power consumption (TDP)200 Wattno data
Texture fill rate369.6no data
Floating-point processing power23.65 TFLOPSno data
ROPs96no data
TMUs224no data
Tensor Cores224no data
Ray Tracing Cores56no data
L1 Cache7 MB512 KB
L2 Cache6 MB1 MB

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 x16no data
Length267 mmno data
Width2-slotno data
Supplementary power connectors1x 8-pinno 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 typeGDDR6no data
Maximum RAM amount20 GBno data
Memory bus width320 Bitno data
Memory clock speed2000 MHzno data
Memory bandwidth640.0 GB/sno data
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 Connectors4x DisplayPort 1.4ano data

API and SDK support

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

DirectX12 Ultimate (12_2)12_1
Shader Model6.7no data
OpenGL4.6no data
OpenCL3.0no data
Vulkan1.3-
CUDA8.6-
DLSS+-

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 HD140−150
+383%
29
−383%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low

Counter-Strike 2 55−60
+0%
55−60
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%

Full HD
Medium

Battlefield 5 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 55−60
+0%
55−60
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%
Escape from Tarkov 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%
Far Cry 5 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%
Fortnite 60−65
+0%
60−65
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%
Valorant 95−100
+0%
95−100
+0%

Full HD
High

Battlefield 5 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 55−60
+0%
55−60
+0%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 150−160
+0%
150−160
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%
Escape from Tarkov 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%
Far Cry 5 27
+0%
27
+0%
Fortnite 60−65
+0%
60−65
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 10
+0%
10
+0%
Metro Exodus 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 27−30
+0%
27−30
+0%
Valorant 95−100
+0%
95−100
+0%

Full HD
Ultra

Battlefield 5 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%
Escape from Tarkov 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%
Far Cry 5 23
+0%
23
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 27−30
+0%
27−30
+0%
Valorant 95−100
+0%
95−100
+0%

Full HD
Epic

Fortnite 60−65
+0%
60−65
+0%

1440p
High

Counter-Strike 2 18−20
+0%
18−20
+0%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 75−80
+0%
75−80
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
Metro Exodus 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 55−60
+0%
55−60
+0%
Valorant 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%

1440p
Ultra

Battlefield 5 24−27
+0%
24−27
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 9−10
+0%
9−10
+0%
Escape from Tarkov 20−22
+0%
20−22
+0%
Far Cry 5 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 24−27
+0%
24−27
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%

1440p
Epic

Fortnite 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%

4K
High

Counter-Strike 2 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%
Metro Exodus 6−7
+0%
6−7
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%
Valorant 55−60
+0%
55−60
+0%

4K
Ultra

Battlefield 5 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Escape from Tarkov 9−10
+0%
9−10
+0%
Far Cry 5 10−11
+0%
10−11
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 18−20
+0%
18−20
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 10−11
+0%
10−11
+0%

4K
Epic

Fortnite 10−11
+0%
10−11
+0%

This is how RTX A4500 and Steam Deck 8CU compete in popular games:

  • RTX A4500 is 383% faster in 1080p

All in all, in popular games:

  • there's a draw in 61 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score 50.45 10.21
Recency 23 November 2021 9 November 2023
Chip lithography 8 nm 6 nm

RTX A4500 has a 394.1% higher aggregate performance score.

Steam Deck 8CU, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 1 year, and a 33.3% more advanced lithography process.

The RTX A4500 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon Steam Deck 8CU in performance tests.

Be aware that RTX A4500 is a workstation graphics card while Radeon Steam Deck 8CU is a notebook one.

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