RTX 4500 Ada Generation vs RTX A500 Mobile

Place in the ranking	317	18
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Power efficiency	20.07	23.89
Architecture	Ampere (2020−2024)	Ada Lovelace (2022−2024)
GPU code name	GA107S	AD103
Market segment	Mobile workstation	Workstation
Release date	22 March 2022 (2 years ago)	9 August 2023 (1 year 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 cores	2048	7680
Core clock speed	832 MHz	2070 MHz
Boost clock speed	1537 MHz	2580 MHz
Number of transistors	no data	45,900 million
Manufacturing process technology	8 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	60 Watt (20 - 60 Watt TGP)	210 Watt
Texture fill rate	98.37	619.2
Floating-point processing power	6.296 TFLOPS	39.63 TFLOPS
ROPs	48	80
TMUs	64	240
Tensor Cores	64	240
Ray Tracing Cores	16	60

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).

Interface	PCIe 4.0 x16	PCIe 4.0 x16
Length	no data	245 mm
Width	no data	2-slot
Supplementary power connectors	no data	None

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	GDDR6	GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	24 GB
Memory bus width	64 Bit	192 Bit
Memory clock speed	1500 MHz	2250 MHz
Memory bandwidth	96 GB/s	432.0 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

No outputs

4x DisplayPort 1.4a

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 Ultimate (12_2)	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	6.6	6.8
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	3.0	3.0
Vulkan	1.3	1.3
CUDA	8.6	8.9

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.

RTX A500 Mobile 16.83

RTX 4500 Ada Generation 70.11
+317%

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 A500 Mobile 6726

RTX 4500 Ada Generation 28019
+317%

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 HD	44 −309%	180−190 +309%
1440p	27 −307%	110−120 +307%
4K	4 −300%	16−18 +300%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2	42 −305%	170−180 +305%
Cyberpunk 2077	35−40 −300%	140−150 +300%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	55−60 −311%	230−240 +311%
Counter-Strike 2	32 −306%	130−140 +306%
Cyberpunk 2077	35−40 −300%	140−150 +300%
Forza Horizon 4	76 −295%	300−310 +295%
Forza Horizon 5	45−50 −304%	190−200 +304%
Metro Exodus	45−50 −296%	190−200 +296%
Red Dead Redemption 2	40−45 −315%	170−180 +315%
Valorant	70−75 −308%	290−300 +308%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	55−60 −311%	230−240 +311%
Counter-Strike 2	24 −296%	95−100 +296%
Cyberpunk 2077	35−40 −300%	140−150 +300%
Dota 2	44 −309%	180−190 +309%
Far Cry 5	78 −285%	300−310 +285%
Fortnite	95−100 −268%	350−400 +268%
Forza Horizon 4	62 −303%	250−260 +303%
Forza Horizon 5	45−50 −304%	190−200 +304%
Grand Theft Auto V	66 −309%	270−280 +309%
Metro Exodus	45−50 −296%	190−200 +296%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	120−130 −310%	500−550 +310%
Red Dead Redemption 2	40−45 −315%	170−180 +315%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	50−55 −307%	220−230 +307%
Valorant	70−75 −308%	290−300 +308%
World of Tanks	210−220 −297%	850−900 +297%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	55−60 −311%	230−240 +311%
Counter-Strike 2	20 −300%	80−85 +300%
Cyberpunk 2077	35−40 −300%	140−150 +300%
Dota 2	60−65 −313%	260−270 +313%
Far Cry 5	60−65 −310%	250−260 +310%
Forza Horizon 4	54 −307%	220−230 +307%
Forza Horizon 5	45−50 −304%	190−200 +304%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	120−130 −310%	500−550 +310%
Valorant	70−75 −308%	290−300 +308%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2	30 −300%	120−130 +300%
Grand Theft Auto V	30 −300%	120−130 +300%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	160−170 −304%	650−700 +304%
Red Dead Redemption 2	16−18 −306%	65−70 +306%
World of Tanks	120−130 −313%	500−550 +313%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	35−40 −289%	140−150 +289%
Counter-Strike 2	10 −300%	40−45 +300%
Cyberpunk 2077	14−16 −293%	55−60 +293%
Far Cry 5	45−50 −300%	180−190 +300%
Forza Horizon 4	39 −310%	160−170 +310%
Forza Horizon 5	27−30 −293%	110−120 +293%
Metro Exodus	35−40 −310%	160−170 +310%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	24−27 −296%	95−100 +296%
Valorant	40−45 −309%	180−190 +309%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	16−18 −312%	70−75 +312%
Dota 2	30−33 −300%	120−130 +300%
Grand Theft Auto V	30−33 −300%	120−130 +300%
Metro Exodus	12−14 −275%	45−50 +275%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	50−55 −304%	210−220 +304%
Red Dead Redemption 2	10−12 −309%	45−50 +309%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	30−33 −300%	120−130 +300%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	16−18 −312%	70−75 +312%
Counter-Strike 2	16−18 −312%	70−75 +312%
Cyberpunk 2077	5−6 −260%	18−20 +260%
Dota 2	30−33 −300%	120−130 +300%
Far Cry 5	21−24 −309%	90−95 +309%
Fortnite	20−22 −300%	80−85 +300%
Forza Horizon 4	24−27 −285%	100−105 +285%
Forza Horizon 5	14−16 −293%	55−60 +293%
Valorant	20−22 −300%	80−85 +300%

This is how RTX A500 Mobile and RTX 4500 Ada Generation compete in popular games:

RTX 4500 Ada Generation is 309% faster in 1080p
RTX 4500 Ada Generation is 307% faster in 1440p
RTX 4500 Ada Generation is 300% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	16.83	70.11
Recency	22 March 2022	9 August 2023
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	24 GB
Chip lithography	8 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	60 Watt	210 Watt

RTX A500 Mobile has 250% lower power consumption.

RTX 4500 Ada Generation, on the other hand, has a 316.6% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 1 year, a 500% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 60% more advanced lithography process.

The RTX 4500 Ada Generation is our recommended choice as it beats the RTX A500 Mobile in performance tests.

Be aware that RTX A500 Mobile is a mobile workstation card while RTX 4500 Ada Generation is a workstation one.

Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.