RTX 4500 Ada Generation vs Radeon RX 6800

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon RX 6800 with RTX 4500 Ada Generation, including specs and performance data.

RX 6800
2020
16 GB GDDR6, 250 Watt
57.56

RTX 4500 Ada Generation outperforms RX 6800 by a substantial 35% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking4310
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation51.05no data
Power efficiency15.7825.29
ArchitectureRDNA 2.0 (2020−2024)Ada Lovelace (2022−2024)
GPU code nameNavi 21AD103
Market segmentDesktopWorkstation
Release date28 October 2020 (4 years ago)9 August 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$579 no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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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 cores38407680
Core clock speed1700 MHz2070 MHz
Boost clock speed2105 MHz2580 MHz
Number of transistors26,800 million45,900 million
Manufacturing process technology7 nm5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)250 Watt210 Watt
Texture fill rate505.2619.2
Floating-point processing power16.17 TFLOPS39.63 TFLOPS
ROPs9680
TMUs240240
Tensor Coresno data240
Ray Tracing Cores6060

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 connectors2x 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 amount16 GB24 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit192 Bit
Memory clock speed2000 MHz2250 MHz
Memory bandwidth512.0 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, 2x DisplayPort, 1x USB Type-C4x DisplayPort 1.4a
HDMI+-

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 Ultimate (12_2)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model6.56.8
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL2.13.0
Vulkan1.21.3
CUDA-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.

RX 6800 57.56
RTX 4500 Ada Generation 77.47
+34.6%

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 6800 22181
RTX 4500 Ada Generation 29851
+34.6%

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 HD176
−30.7%
230−240
+30.7%
1440p100
−30%
130−140
+30%
4K60
−33.3%
80−85
+33.3%

Cost per frame, $

1080p3.29no data
1440p5.79no data
4K9.65no data

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 135
−33.3%
180−190
+33.3%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 120−130
−33.3%
160−170
+33.3%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 205
−31.7%
270−280
+31.7%
Battlefield 5 180−190
−31.1%
240−250
+31.1%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 100−110
−28.4%
140−150
+28.4%
Cyberpunk 2077 115
−30.4%
150−160
+30.4%
Far Cry 5 100−110
−28.4%
140−150
+28.4%
Far Cry New Dawn 130−140
−29.5%
180−190
+29.5%
Forza Horizon 4 220−230
−33.9%
300−310
+33.9%
Hitman 3 110−120
−27.1%
150−160
+27.1%
Horizon Zero Dawn 210−220
−32.4%
290−300
+32.4%
Metro Exodus 150−160
−30.7%
200−210
+30.7%
Red Dead Redemption 2 110−120
−31.6%
150−160
+31.6%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 230−240
−29.9%
300−310
+29.9%
Watch Dogs: Legion 140−150
−29.3%
190−200
+29.3%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 120−130
−33.3%
160−170
+33.3%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 172
−33.7%
230−240
+33.7%
Battlefield 5 180−190
−31.1%
240−250
+31.1%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 100−110
−28.4%
140−150
+28.4%
Cyberpunk 2077 104
−25%
130−140
+25%
Far Cry 5 100−110
−28.4%
140−150
+28.4%
Far Cry New Dawn 130−140
−29.5%
180−190
+29.5%
Forza Horizon 4 220−230
−33.9%
300−310
+33.9%
Hitman 3 110−120
−27.1%
150−160
+27.1%
Horizon Zero Dawn 210−220
−32.4%
290−300
+32.4%
Metro Exodus 150−160
−30.7%
200−210
+30.7%
Red Dead Redemption 2 110−120
−31.6%
150−160
+31.6%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 341
−32%
450−500
+32%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 120−130
−33.3%
160−170
+33.3%
Watch Dogs: Legion 140−150
−29.3%
190−200
+29.3%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 120−130
−33.3%
160−170
+33.3%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 162
−29.6%
210−220
+29.6%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 100−110
−28.4%
140−150
+28.4%
Cyberpunk 2077 99
−31.3%
130−140
+31.3%
Far Cry 5 100−110
−28.4%
140−150
+28.4%
Forza Horizon 4 220−230
−33.9%
300−310
+33.9%
Hitman 3 110−120
−27.1%
150−160
+27.1%
Horizon Zero Dawn 237
−26.6%
300−310
+26.6%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 295
−18.6%
350−400
+18.6%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 152
−31.6%
200−210
+31.6%
Watch Dogs: Legion 88
−25%
110−120
+25%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 110−120
−31.6%
150−160
+31.6%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 120−130
−29%
160−170
+29%
Far Cry New Dawn 90−95
−33.3%
120−130
+33.3%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 65−70
−28.8%
85−90
+28.8%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 144
−31.9%
190−200
+31.9%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 65−70
−32.4%
90−95
+32.4%
Cyberpunk 2077 74
−28.4%
95−100
+28.4%
Far Cry 5 65−70
−34.3%
90−95
+34.3%
Forza Horizon 4 270−280
−29.6%
350−400
+29.6%
Hitman 3 80−85
−23.5%
100−105
+23.5%
Horizon Zero Dawn 186
−34.4%
250−260
+34.4%
Metro Exodus 138
−30.4%
180−190
+30.4%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 215
−30.2%
280−290
+30.2%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 95−100
−34%
130−140
+34%
Watch Dogs: Legion 220−230
−31%
300−310
+31%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 95−100
−32.7%
130−140
+32.7%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 65−70
−30.8%
85−90
+30.8%
Far Cry New Dawn 50−55
−29.6%
70−75
+29.6%
Hitman 3 70
−28.6%
90−95
+28.6%
Horizon Zero Dawn 210−220
−33%
290−300
+33%
Metro Exodus 80−85
−31%
110−120
+31%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 99
−31.3%
130−140
+31.3%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 40−45
−25%
55−60
+25%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 99
−31.3%
130−140
+31.3%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 40−45
−34.1%
55−60
+34.1%
Cyberpunk 2077 34
−32.4%
45−50
+32.4%
Far Cry 5 35−40
−31.6%
50−55
+31.6%
Forza Horizon 4 85−90
−25%
110−120
+25%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 127
−33.9%
170−180
+33.9%
Watch Dogs: Legion 45
−33.3%
60−65
+33.3%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 55−60
−31.6%
75−80
+31.6%

This is how RX 6800 and RTX 4500 Ada Generation compete in popular games:

  • RTX 4500 Ada Generation is 31% faster in 1080p
  • RTX 4500 Ada Generation is 30% faster in 1440p
  • RTX 4500 Ada Generation is 33% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 57.56 77.47
Recency 28 October 2020 9 August 2023
Maximum RAM amount 16 GB 24 GB
Chip lithography 7 nm 5 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 250 Watt 210 Watt

RTX 4500 Ada Generation has a 34.6% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 2 years, a 50% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 40% more advanced lithography process, and 19% lower power consumption.

The RTX 4500 Ada Generation is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon RX 6800 in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon RX 6800 is a desktop card while RTX 4500 Ada Generation is a workstation one.


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