RTX A4500 Mobile vs Radeon RX 6800M

Place in the ranking	148	77
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Power efficiency	16.47	22.14
Architecture	RDNA 2.0 (2020−2024)	Ampere (2020−2024)
GPU code name	Navi 22	GA104
Market segment	Laptop	Mobile workstation
Release date	31 May 2021 (3 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 cores	2560	5888
Core clock speed	2116 MHz	930 MHz
Boost clock speed	2390 MHz	1500 MHz
Number of transistors	17,200 million	17,400 million
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm	8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	145 Watt	140 Watt
Texture fill rate	382.4	276.0
Floating-point processing power	12.24 TFLOPS	17.66 TFLOPS
ROPs	64	96
TMUs	160	184
Tensor Cores	no data	184
Ray Tracing Cores	40	46

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 size	large	large
Interface	PCIe 4.0 x16	PCIe 4.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors	None	no data

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	GDDR6	GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount	12 GB	16 GB
Memory bus width	192 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	2000 MHz	2000 MHz
Memory bandwidth	384.0 GB/s	512.0 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

No outputs

Portable Device Dependent

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 Ultimate (12_2)	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	6.5	6.7
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	2.1	3.0
Vulkan	1.3	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.

RX 6800M 33.37

RTX A4500 Mobile 43.31
+29.8%

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 6800M 13337

RTX A4500 Mobile 17309
+29.8%

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	108 −29.6%	140−150 +29.6%
1440p	70 −28.6%	90−95 +28.6%
4K	46 −19.6%	55−60 +19.6%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2	70−75 −40%	95−100 +40%
Cyberpunk 2077	123 +25.5%	95−100 −25.5%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	95−100 −14.4%	110−120 +14.4%
Counter-Strike 2	70−75 −40%	95−100 +40%
Cyberpunk 2077	104 +6.1%	95−100 −6.1%
Forza Horizon 4	232 +2.7%	220−230 −2.7%
Forza Horizon 5	86 −32.6%	110−120 +32.6%
Metro Exodus	96 −8.3%	100−110 +8.3%
Red Dead Redemption 2	98 +14%	85−90 −14%
Valorant	130−140 −32.6%	180−190 +32.6%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	95−100 −14.4%	110−120 +14.4%
Counter-Strike 2	70−75 −40%	95−100 +40%
Cyberpunk 2077	92 −6.5%	95−100 +6.5%
Dota 2	117 −14.5%	130−140 +14.5%
Far Cry 5	48 −115%	100−110 +115%
Fortnite	150−160 −19%	180−190 +19%
Forza Horizon 4	211 −7.1%	220−230 +7.1%
Forza Horizon 5	120 +5.3%	110−120 −5.3%
Grand Theft Auto V	112 −19.6%	130−140 +19.6%
Metro Exodus	87 −19.5%	100−110 +19.5%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	190−200 −10.5%	210−220 +10.5%
Red Dead Redemption 2	86 +0%	85−90 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	120−130 −36.7%	160−170 +36.7%
Valorant	130−140 −32.6%	180−190 +32.6%
World of Tanks	270−280 −0.4%	270−280 +0.4%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	95−100 −14.4%	110−120 +14.4%
Counter-Strike 2	70−75 −40%	95−100 +40%
Cyberpunk 2077	85 −15.3%	95−100 +15.3%
Dota 2	115 −16.5%	130−140 +16.5%
Far Cry 5	90−95 −12%	100−110 +12%
Forza Horizon 4	180 −25.6%	220−230 +25.6%
Forza Horizon 5	81 −40.7%	110−120 +40.7%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	190−200 −10.5%	210−220 +10.5%
Valorant	130−140 −32.6%	180−190 +32.6%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	27−30 −10.3%	30−35 +10.3%
Dota 2	84 −1.2%	85−90 +1.2%
Grand Theft Auto V	84 −1.2%	85−90 +1.2%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	170−180 +0%	170−180 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	53 +12.8%	45−50 −12.8%
World of Tanks	220−230 −28.8%	280−290 +28.8%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	65−70 −19.7%	75−80 +19.7%
Cyberpunk 2077	49 +0%	45−50 +0%
Far Cry 5	110−120 −29.7%	140−150 +29.7%
Forza Horizon 4	145 +7.4%	130−140 −7.4%
Forza Horizon 5	55−60 −33.3%	75−80 +33.3%
Metro Exodus	83 −14.5%	95−100 +14.5%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	55−60 −43.1%	80−85 +43.1%
Valorant	100−110 −44.2%	150−160 +44.2%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	21−24 −13%	24−27 +13%
Dota 2	85 −9.4%	90−95 +9.4%
Grand Theft Auto V	85 −9.4%	90−95 +9.4%
Metro Exodus	38 −2.6%	35−40 +2.6%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	110−120 −36.4%	150−160 +36.4%
Red Dead Redemption 2	33 +10%	30−33 −10%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	85 −9.4%	90−95 +9.4%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	35−40 −38.5%	50−55 +38.5%
Counter-Strike 2	21−24 −13%	24−27 +13%
Cyberpunk 2077	22 +0%	21−24 +0%
Dota 2	95 +2.2%	90−95 −2.2%
Far Cry 5	45−50 −44.9%	70−75 +44.9%
Fortnite	45−50 −44.7%	65−70 +44.7%
Forza Horizon 4	77 +0%	75−80 +0%
Forza Horizon 5	30−35 −41.9%	40−45 +41.9%
Valorant	50−55 −52.8%	80−85 +52.8%

This is how RX 6800M and RTX A4500 Mobile compete in popular games:

RTX A4500 Mobile is 30% faster in 1080p
RTX A4500 Mobile is 29% faster in 1440p
RTX A4500 Mobile is 20% faster in 4K

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

in Cyberpunk 2077, with 1080p resolution and the Low Preset, the RX 6800M is 26% faster.
in Far Cry 5, with 1080p resolution and the High Preset, the RTX A4500 Mobile is 115% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

RX 6800M is ahead in 9 tests (14%)
RTX A4500 Mobile is ahead in 50 tests (78%)
there's a draw in 5 tests (8%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	33.37	43.31
Recency	31 May 2021	22 March 2022
Maximum RAM amount	12 GB	16 GB
Chip lithography	7 nm	8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	145 Watt	140 Watt

RX 6800M has a 14.3% more advanced lithography process.

RTX A4500 Mobile, on the other hand, has a 29.8% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 9 months, a 33.3% higher maximum VRAM amount, and 3.6% lower power consumption.

The RTX A4500 Mobile is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon RX 6800M in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon RX 6800M is a notebook graphics card while RTX A4500 Mobile is a mobile workstation one.

Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.