RTX 4500 Ada Generation vs Radeon RX 5600 XT

Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon RX 5600 XT with RTX 4500 Ada Generation, including specs and performance data.

RX 5600 XT
2020
6 GB GDDR6, 150 Watt
34.75

RTX 4500 Ada Generation outperforms RX 5600 XT by a whopping 108% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking14719
Place by popularity80not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation53.38no data
Power efficiency16.1524.02
ArchitectureRDNA 1.0 (2019−2020)Ada Lovelace (2022−2024)
GPU code nameNavi 10AD103
Market segmentDesktopWorkstation
Release date21 January 2020 (5 years ago)9 August 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$279 no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

The higher the performance-to-price ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices for comparison.

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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 cores23047680
Core clock speed1130 MHz2070 MHz
Boost clock speed1560 MHz2580 MHz
Number of transistors10,300 million45,900 million
Manufacturing process technology7 nm5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)150 Watt210 Watt
Texture fill rate224.6619.2
Floating-point processing power7.188 TFLOPS39.63 TFLOPS
ROPs6480
TMUs144240
Tensor Coresno data240
Ray Tracing Coresno data60

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 x16PCIe 4.0 x16
Length267 mm245 mm
Width2-slot2-slot
Supplementary power connectors1x 8-pinNone

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 typeGDDR6GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount6 GB24 GB
Memory bus width192 Bit192 Bit
Memory clock speed14000 MHz2250 MHz
Memory bandwidth288.0 GB/s432.0 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 Connectors1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort4x DisplayPort 1.4a
HDMI+-

API and SDK compatibility

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

DirectX12 (12_1)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model6.56.8
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL2.03.0
Vulkan1.2.1311.3
CUDA-8.9
DLSS-+

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.

RX 5600 XT 34.75
RTX 4500 Ada Generation 72.36
+108%

  • Passmark

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.

RX 5600 XT 13534
RTX 4500 Ada Generation 28181
+108%

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 HD110
−100%
220−230
+100%
1440p64
−103%
130−140
+103%
4K38
−97.4%
75−80
+97.4%

Cost per frame, $

1080p2.54no data
1440p4.36no data
4K7.34no data

FPS performance in popular games

  • Full HD
    Low Preset
  • Full HD
    Medium Preset
  • Full HD
    High Preset
  • Full HD
    Ultra Preset
  • Full HD
    Epic Preset
  • 1440p
    High Preset
  • 1440p
    Ultra Preset
  • 1440p
    Epic Preset
  • 4K
    High Preset
  • 4K
    Ultra Preset
  • 4K
    Epic Preset
Atomic Heart 147
−104%
300−310
+104%
Counter-Strike 2 77
−108%
160−170
+108%
Cyberpunk 2077 83
−105%
170−180
+105%
Atomic Heart 115
−100%
230−240
+100%
Battlefield 5 110−120
−102%
240−250
+102%
Counter-Strike 2 63
−106%
130−140
+106%
Cyberpunk 2077 74
−103%
150−160
+103%
Far Cry 5 148
−103%
300−310
+103%
Fortnite 140−150
−104%
300−310
+104%
Forza Horizon 4 185
−89.2%
350−400
+89.2%
Forza Horizon 5 121
−107%
250−260
+107%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 130−140
−106%
270−280
+106%
Valorant 275
−100%
550−600
+100%
Atomic Heart 66
−97%
130−140
+97%
Battlefield 5 110−120
−102%
240−250
+102%
Counter-Strike 2 53
−108%
110−120
+108%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 270−280
−98.6%
550−600
+98.6%
Cyberpunk 2077 63
−106%
130−140
+106%
Dota 2 185
−89.2%
350−400
+89.2%
Far Cry 5 135
−107%
280−290
+107%
Fortnite 140−150
−104%
300−310
+104%
Forza Horizon 4 173
−102%
350−400
+102%
Forza Horizon 5 91
−97.8%
180−190
+97.8%
Grand Theft Auto V 126
−106%
260−270
+106%
Metro Exodus 81
−97.5%
160−170
+97.5%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 130−140
−106%
270−280
+106%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 140
−107%
290−300
+107%
Valorant 272
−102%
550−600
+102%
Battlefield 5 110−120
−102%
240−250
+102%
Counter-Strike 2 47
−102%
95−100
+102%
Cyberpunk 2077 54
−104%
110−120
+104%
Dota 2 168
−78.6%
300−310
+78.6%
Far Cry 5 126
−106%
260−270
+106%
Forza Horizon 4 138
−103%
280−290
+103%
Forza Horizon 5 85
−100%
170−180
+100%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 130−140
−106%
270−280
+106%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 84
−102%
170−180
+102%
Valorant 148
−103%
300−310
+103%
Fortnite 140−150
−104%
300−310
+104%
Counter-Strike 2 27−30
−96.4%
55−60
+96.4%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 220−230
−100%
450−500
+100%
Grand Theft Auto V 61
−96.7%
120−130
+96.7%
Metro Exodus 49
−104%
100−105
+104%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
−100%
350−400
+100%
Valorant 252
−98.4%
500−550
+98.4%
Battlefield 5 85−90
−107%
180−190
+107%
Cyberpunk 2077 30
−100%
60−65
+100%
Far Cry 5 89
−102%
180−190
+102%
Forza Horizon 4 109
−102%
220−230
+102%
Forza Horizon 5 59
−103%
120−130
+103%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 55−60
−103%
120−130
+103%
Fortnite 80−85
−105%
170−180
+105%
Atomic Heart 24−27
−92.3%
50−55
+92.3%
Counter-Strike 2 16−18
−87.5%
30−33
+87.5%
Grand Theft Auto V 63
−106%
130−140
+106%
Metro Exodus 30
−100%
60−65
+100%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 46
−107%
95−100
+107%
Valorant 214
−86.9%
400−450
+86.9%
Battlefield 5 50−55
−96.1%
100−105
+96.1%
Counter-Strike 2 6
−100%
12−14
+100%
Cyberpunk 2077 12
−100%
24−27
+100%
Dota 2 99
−102%
200−210
+102%
Far Cry 5 45
−100%
90−95
+100%
Forza Horizon 4 70
−100%
140−150
+100%
Forza Horizon 5 30
−100%
60−65
+100%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 40−45
−100%
80−85
+100%
Fortnite 40−45
−100%
80−85
+100%

This is how RX 5600 XT and RTX 4500 Ada Generation compete in popular games:

  • RTX 4500 Ada Generation is 100% faster in 1080p
  • RTX 4500 Ada Generation is 103% faster in 1440p
  • RTX 4500 Ada Generation is 97% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 34.75 72.36
Recency 21 January 2020 9 August 2023
Maximum RAM amount 6 GB 24 GB
Chip lithography 7 nm 5 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 150 Watt 210 Watt

RX 5600 XT has 40% lower power consumption.

RTX 4500 Ada Generation, on the other hand, has a 108.2% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 3 years, a 300% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 40% more advanced lithography process.

The RTX 4500 Ada Generation is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon RX 5600 XT in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon RX 5600 XT is a desktop card while RTX 4500 Ada Generation is a workstation one.

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