RTX A4500 vs Radeon Instinct MI60
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in performance ranking | not rated | 36 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | no data | 5.22 |
| Architecture | GCN 5.1 (2018−2021) | Ampere (2020−2022) |
| GPU code name | Vega 20 | GA102 |
| Market segment | Desktop | Workstation |
| Release date | 18 November 2018 (5 years ago) | 23 November 2021 (2 years ago) |
| Current price | no data | $2591 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.
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 | 4096 | 7168 |
| Core clock speed | 1200 MHz | no data |
| Boost clock speed | 1800 MHz | 1650 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 13,230 million | 28,300 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 7 nm | 8 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 300 Watt | 200 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 460.8 | 369.6 |
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 | 267 mm | 267 mm |
| Width | 2-slot | 2-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin | 1x 8-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 type | HBM2 | GDDR6 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 32 GB | 20 GB |
| Memory bus width | 4096 Bit | 320 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 2000 MHz | 16 GB/s |
| Memory bandwidth | 1,024 GB/s | 640.0 GB/s |
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 graphics and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (12_1) | 12 Ultimate (12_2) |
| Shader Model | 6.4 | 6.7 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 2.0 | 3.0 |
| Vulkan | 1.2.131 | 1.3 |
| CUDA | no data | 8.6 |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 18 November 2018 | 23 November 2021 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 32 GB | 20 GB |
| Chip lithography | 7 nm | 8 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 300 Watt | 200 Watt |
We couldn't decide between Radeon Instinct MI60 and RTX A4500. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Radeon Instinct MI60 is a desktop card while RTX A4500 is a workstation one.
Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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