RTX A4500 Mobile vs Radeon R6 (Kaveri)

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon R6 (Kaveri) with RTX A4500 Mobile, including specs and performance data.

R6 (Kaveri)
2014
1.80

RTX A4500 Mobile outperforms R6 (Kaveri) by a whopping 2399% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking92378
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiencyno data22.17
ArchitectureGCN 1.1 (2014)Ampere (2020−2024)
GPU code nameKaveriGA104
Market segmentLaptopMobile workstation
Release date4 June 2014 (10 years ago)22 March 2022 (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 cores3845888
Core clock speed533 MHz930 MHz
Boost clock speed654 MHz1500 MHz
Number of transistors2410 Million17,400 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)no data140 Watt
Texture fill rateno data276.0
Floating-point processing powerno data17.66 TFLOPS
ROPsno data96
TMUsno data184
Tensor Coresno data184
Ray Tracing Coresno data46

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 sizemedium sizedlarge
Interfaceno dataPCIe 4.0 x16

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 typeno dataGDDR6
Maximum RAM amountno data16 GB
Memory bus width64/128 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speedno data2000 MHz
Memory bandwidthno data512.0 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 Connectorsno dataPortable Device Dependent

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (FL 12_0)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Modelno data6.7
OpenGLno data4.6
OpenCLno data3.0
Vulkan-1.3
CUDA-8.6

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.

R6 (Kaveri) 1.80
RTX A4500 Mobile 44.99
+2399%

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.

R6 (Kaveri) 691
RTX A4500 Mobile 17300
+2404%

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 HD9
−2344%
220−230
+2344%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2 9−10
−989%
95−100
+989%
Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
−2350%
95−100
+2350%
Elden Ring 2−3
−7950%
160−170
+7950%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5 3−4
−3600%
110−120
+3600%
Counter-Strike 2 9−10
−989%
95−100
+989%
Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
−2350%
95−100
+2350%
Forza Horizon 4 10−11
−2160%
220−230
+2160%
Metro Exodus 1−2
−10300%
100−110
+10300%
Red Dead Redemption 2 8−9
−975%
85−90
+975%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5 3−4
−3600%
110−120
+3600%
Counter-Strike 2 9−10
−989%
95−100
+989%
Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
−2350%
95−100
+2350%
Dota 2 3−4
−4367%
130−140
+4367%
Elden Ring 2−3
−7950%
160−170
+7950%
Far Cry 5 12−14
−758%
100−110
+758%
Fortnite 9−10
−1989%
180−190
+1989%
Forza Horizon 4 10−11
−2160%
220−230
+2160%
Grand Theft Auto V 3−4
−4367%
130−140
+4367%
Metro Exodus 1−2
−10300%
100−110
+10300%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 18−20
−1067%
210−220
+1067%
Red Dead Redemption 2 8−9
−975%
85−90
+975%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 8−9
−1950%
160−170
+1950%
World of Tanks 35−40
−675%
270−280
+675%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 3−4
−3600%
110−120
+3600%
Counter-Strike 2 9−10
−989%
95−100
+989%
Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
−2350%
95−100
+2350%
Dota 2 3−4
−4367%
130−140
+4367%
Far Cry 5 12−14
−758%
100−110
+758%
Forza Horizon 4 10−11
−2160%
220−230
+2160%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 18−20
−1067%
210−220
+1067%

1440p
High Preset

Elden Ring 1−2
−9600%
95−100
+9600%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 12−14
−1358%
170−180
+1358%
Red Dead Redemption 2 1−2
−4500%
45−50
+4500%
World of Tanks 10−12
−2491%
280−290
+2491%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Counter-Strike 2 9−10
−433%
45−50
+433%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
−2300%
45−50
+2300%
Far Cry 5 6−7
−2300%
140−150
+2300%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 3−4
−2667%
80−85
+2667%
Valorant 7−8
−2043%
150−160
+2043%

4K
High Preset

Dota 2 16−18
−475%
90−95
+475%
Elden Ring 0−1 45−50
Grand Theft Auto V 14−16
−513%
90−95
+513%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 5−6
−2900%
150−160
+2900%
Red Dead Redemption 2 1−2
−2900%
30−33
+2900%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 14−16
−513%
90−95
+513%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 1−2
−5300%
50−55
+5300%
Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
−2100%
21−24
+2100%
Dota 2 16−18
−475%
90−95
+475%
Far Cry 5 1−2
−6900%
70−75
+6900%
Valorant 2−3
−3950%
80−85
+3950%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Valorant 180−190
+0%
180−190
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Valorant 180−190
+0%
180−190
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Valorant 180−190
+0%
180−190
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2 85−90
+0%
85−90
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 85−90
+0%
85−90
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 75−80
+0%
75−80
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 130−140
+0%
130−140
+0%
Metro Exodus 90−95
+0%
90−95
+0%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%
Metro Exodus 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Counter-Strike 2 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%
Fortnite 65−70
+0%
65−70
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 75−80
+0%
75−80
+0%

This is how R6 (Kaveri) and RTX A4500 Mobile compete in popular games:

  • RTX A4500 Mobile is 2344% faster in 1080p

Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:

  • in Metro Exodus, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the RTX A4500 Mobile is 10300% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • RTX A4500 Mobile is ahead in 49 tests (79%)
  • there's a draw in 13 tests (21%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.80 44.99
Recency 4 June 2014 22 March 2022
Chip lithography 28 nm 8 nm

RTX A4500 Mobile has a 2399.4% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 7 years, and a 250% more advanced lithography process.

The RTX A4500 Mobile is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon R6 (Kaveri) in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon R6 (Kaveri) is a notebook graphics card while RTX A4500 Mobile is a mobile workstation one.


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