RTX A4500 vs Radeon RX 590

Place in the ranking	240	51
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	24.30	no data
Power efficiency	9.56	19.19
Architecture	GCN 4.0 (2016−2020)	Ampere (2020−2024)
GPU code name	Polaris 30	GA102
Market segment	Desktop	Workstation
Release date	15 November 2018 (6 years ago)	23 November 2021 (3 years 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.

no data

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	2304	7168
Core clock speed	1469 MHz	1050 MHz
Boost clock speed	1545 MHz	1650 MHz
Number of transistors	5,700 million	28,300 million
Manufacturing process technology	12 nm	8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	175 Watt	200 Watt
Texture fill rate	222.5	369.6
Floating-point processing power	7.119 TFLOPS	23.65 TFLOPS
ROPs	32	96
TMUs	144	224
Tensor Cores	no data	224
Ray Tracing Cores	no data	56

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 3.0 x16	PCIe 4.0 x16
Length	241 mm	267 mm
Width	2-slot	2-slot
Supplementary power connectors	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	GDDR5	GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount	8 GB	20 GB
Memory bus width	256 Bit	320 Bit
Memory clock speed	2000 MHz	2000 MHz
Memory bandwidth	256.0 GB/s	640.0 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	1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort	4x DisplayPort 1.4a
HDMI	+	-

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

FreeSync

API and SDK compatibility

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

DirectX	12 (12_0)	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	-	8.6
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 590 24.40

RTX A4500 55.93
+129%

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 590 9379

RTX A4500 21499
+129%

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	105 −129%	240−250 +129%
1440p	64 −119%	140−150 +119%
4K	39 −118%	85−90 +118%

Cost per frame, $

1080p	2.66	no data
1440p	4.36	no data
4K	7.15	no data

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Atomic Heart	60−65 −126%	140−150 +126%
Counter-Strike 2	40−45 −127%	100−105 +127%
Cyberpunk 2077	45−50 −124%	110−120 +124%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Atomic Heart	60−65 −126%	140−150 +126%
Battlefield 5	133 −126%	300−310 +126%
Counter-Strike 2	40−45 −127%	100−105 +127%
Cyberpunk 2077	45−50 −124%	110−120 +124%
Far Cry 5	85 −124%	190−200 +124%
Fortnite	139 −116%	300−310 +116%
Forza Horizon 4	120 −125%	270−280 +125%
Forza Horizon 5	65−70 −115%	140−150 +115%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	120 −125%	270−280 +125%
Valorant	301 −116%	650−700 +116%

Full HD
High Preset

Atomic Heart	60−65 −126%	140−150 +126%
Battlefield 5	111 −125%	250−260 +125%
Counter-Strike 2	40−45 −127%	100−105 +127%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive	250−260 −118%	550−600 +118%
Cyberpunk 2077	45−50 −124%	110−120 +124%
Dota 2	110−120 −127%	270−280 +127%
Far Cry 5	79 −128%	180−190 +128%
Fortnite	138 −117%	300−310 +117%
Forza Horizon 4	113 −121%	250−260 +121%
Forza Horizon 5	65−70 −115%	140−150 +115%
Grand Theft Auto V	79 −128%	180−190 +128%
Metro Exodus	52 −112%	110−120 +112%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	108 −122%	240−250 +122%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	88 −127%	200−210 +127%
Valorant	287 −126%	650−700 +126%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	100 −120%	220−230 +120%
Counter-Strike 2	40−45 −127%	100−105 +127%
Cyberpunk 2077	45−50 −124%	110−120 +124%
Dota 2	110−120 −127%	270−280 +127%
Far Cry 5	74 −116%	160−170 +116%
Forza Horizon 4	91 −120%	200−210 +120%
Forza Horizon 5	65−70 −115%	140−150 +115%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	83 −129%	190−200 +129%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	51 −116%	110−120 +116%
Valorant	110 −127%	250−260 +127%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Fortnite

96
−129%

220−230

+129%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	21−24 −127%	50−55 +127%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive	160−170 −116%	350−400 +116%
Grand Theft Auto V	40−45 −120%	90−95 +120%
Metro Exodus	31 −126%	70−75 +126%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	170−180 −129%	400−450 +129%
Valorant	232 −116%	500−550 +116%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	60−65 −119%	140−150 +119%
Cyberpunk 2077	21−24 −127%	50−55 +127%
Far Cry 5	50−55 −112%	110−120 +112%
Forza Horizon 4	55−60 −120%	130−140 +120%
Forza Horizon 5	40−45 −120%	90−95 +120%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	35−40 −124%	85−90 +124%

1440p
Epic Preset

Fortnite

50−55
−122%

120−130

+122%

4K
High Preset

Atomic Heart	18−20 −122%	40−45 +122%
Counter-Strike 2	10−12 −118%	24−27 +118%
Grand Theft Auto V	41 −120%	90−95 +120%
Metro Exodus	19 −111%	40−45 +111%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	32 −119%	70−75 +119%
Valorant	113 −121%	250−260 +121%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	40 −125%	90−95 +125%
Counter-Strike 2	10−12 −118%	24−27 +118%
Cyberpunk 2077	10−11 −110%	21−24 +110%
Dota 2	75−80 −124%	170−180 +124%
Far Cry 5	24 −129%	55−60 +129%
Forza Horizon 4	46 −117%	100−105 +117%
Forza Horizon 5	21−24 −114%	45−50 +114%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	35 −129%	80−85 +129%

4K
Epic Preset

Fortnite

−124%

65−70
+124%

This is how RX 590 and RTX A4500 compete in popular games:

RTX A4500 is 129% faster in 1080p
RTX A4500 is 119% faster in 1440p
RTX A4500 is 118% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	24.40	55.93
Recency	15 November 2018	23 November 2021
Maximum RAM amount	8 GB	20 GB
Chip lithography	12 nm	8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	175 Watt	200 Watt

RX 590 has 14.3% lower power consumption.

RTX A4500, on the other hand, has a 129.2% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 3 years, a 150% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 50% more advanced lithography process.

The RTX A4500 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon RX 590 in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon RX 590 is a desktop card while RTX A4500 is a workstation one.