RTX 4500 Ada Generation vs Radeon RX 6950 XT

Place in performance ranking	13	14
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	22.66	7.94
Architecture	Navi / RDNA2 (2020−2022)	Ada Lovelace
GPU code name	Navi	AD103
Market segment	Desktop	Desktop
Release date	10 May 2022 (2 years ago)	9 August 2023 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$1,099	no data
Current price	$961 (0.9x MSRP)	$2298

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

RX 6950 XT has 185% better value for money than RTX 4500 Ada Generation.

Detailed specifications

General performance parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. These parameters indirectly speak of performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider their benchmark and gaming test results. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores	5120	7680
Core clock speed	1925 MHz	no data
Boost clock speed	2324 MHz	2580 MHz
Number of transistors	26,800 million	45,900 million
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	335 Watt	210 Watt
Texture fill rate	743.7	619.2

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 4.0 x16	PCIe 4.0 x16
Length	267 mm	245 mm
Width	3-slot	2-slot
Supplementary power connectors	2x 8-pin	None

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	16 GB	24 GB
Memory bus width	256 Bit	192 Bit
Memory clock speed	18000 MHz	18 GB/s
Memory bandwidth	576.0 GB/s	432.0 GB/s
Shared memory	-	no data

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 2.1, 2x DisplayPort 1.4a	4x DisplayPort 1.4a
HDMI	+	no data

API compatibility

List of supported graphics 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	no data	8.9

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark performance comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.

Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance 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 6950 XT 73.26
+0.2%

RTX 4500 Ada Generation 73.15

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark, part of Passmark PerformanceTest suite. 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.

Benchmark coverage: 25%

RX 6950 XT 28304
+0.2%

RTX 4500 Ada Generation 28261

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	214 +1.9%	210−220 −1.9%
1440p	135 +3.8%	130−140 −3.8%
4K	86 +1.2%	85−90 −1.2%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

161
+0.6%

160−170

−0.6%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	110−120 +6.4%	110−120 −6.4%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	130−140 +8.3%	120−130 −8.3%
Battlefield 5	230−240 +2.6%	230−240 −2.6%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	120−130 +9.1%	110−120 −9.1%
Cyberpunk 2077	143 +2.1%	140−150 −2.1%
Far Cry 5	110−120 +7.3%	110−120 −7.3%
Far Cry New Dawn	180−190 +0.6%	180−190 −0.6%
Forza Horizon 4	220−230 +3.2%	220−230 −3.2%
Hitman 3	120−130 +2.5%	120−130 −2.5%
Horizon Zero Dawn	450 +12.5%	400−450 −12.5%
Metro Exodus	140−150 +3.6%	140−150 −3.6%
Red Dead Redemption 2	120−130 +3.3%	120−130 −3.3%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	500 +11.1%	450−500 −11.1%
Watch Dogs: Legion	130 +8.3%	120−130 −8.3%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	110−120 +6.4%	110−120 −6.4%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	130−140 +8.3%	120−130 −8.3%
Battlefield 5	230−240 +2.6%	230−240 −2.6%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	120−130 +9.1%	110−120 −9.1%
Cyberpunk 2077	128 +6.7%	120−130 −6.7%
Far Cry 5	110−120 +7.3%	110−120 −7.3%
Far Cry New Dawn	180−190 +0.6%	180−190 −0.6%
Forza Horizon 4	220−230 +3.2%	220−230 −3.2%
Hitman 3	120−130 +2.5%	120−130 −2.5%
Horizon Zero Dawn	300−350 +3.3%	300−310 −3.3%
Metro Exodus	74 +5.7%	70−75 −5.7%
Red Dead Redemption 2	120−130 +3.3%	120−130 −3.3%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	442 +10.5%	400−450 −10.5%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	376 +7.4%	350−400 −7.4%
Watch Dogs: Legion	130−140 +6.2%	130−140 −6.2%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	110−120 +6.4%	110−120 −6.4%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	130−140 +8.3%	120−130 −8.3%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	120−130 +9.1%	110−120 −9.1%
Cyberpunk 2077	122 +1.7%	120−130 −1.7%
Far Cry 5	110−120 +7.3%	110−120 −7.3%
Forza Horizon 4	220−230 +3.2%	220−230 −3.2%
Horizon Zero Dawn	318 +6%	300−310 −6%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	396 +13.1%	350−400 −13.1%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	216 +2.9%	210−220 −2.9%
Watch Dogs: Legion	107 +7%	100−105 −7%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

120−130
+3.3%

120−130

−3.3%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	160−170 +3.8%	160−170 −3.8%
Far Cry New Dawn	140−150 +2.9%	140−150 −2.9%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	85−90 +1.2%	85−90 −1.2%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	90−95 +3.3%	90−95 −3.3%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	100−110 +9%	100−105 −9%
Cyberpunk 2077	93 +3.3%	90−95 −3.3%
Far Cry 5	163 +1.9%	160−170 −1.9%
Forza Horizon 4	180−190 +5.9%	170−180 −5.9%
Hitman 3	100−110 +7%	100−105 −7%
Horizon Zero Dawn	255 +2%	250−260 −2%
Metro Exodus	132 +1.5%	130−140 −1.5%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	294 +1.4%	290−300 −1.4%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	130−140 +3.8%	130−140 −3.8%
Watch Dogs: Legion	103 +3%	100−105 −3%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

110−120
+8.2%

110−120

−8.2%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	85−90 +3.5%	85−90 −3.5%
Far Cry New Dawn	65−70 +6.2%	65−70 −6.2%
Hitman 3	65−70 +8.3%	60−65 −8.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn	110−120 +4.5%	110−120 −4.5%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	99 +4.2%	95−100 −4.2%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	144 +2.9%	140−150 −2.9%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	60−65 +3.3%	60−65 −3.3%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	55−60 +7.3%	55−60 −7.3%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	50−55 +4%	50−55 −4%
Cyberpunk 2077	46 +2.2%	45−50 −2.2%
Far Cry 5	50−55 +11.1%	45−50 −11.1%
Forza Horizon 4	130−140 +1.5%	130−140 −1.5%
Horizon Zero Dawn	154 +2.7%	150−160 −2.7%
Metro Exodus	118 +7.3%	110−120 −7.3%
Watch Dogs: Legion	65 +8.3%	60−65 −8.3%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

80−85
+2.5%

80−85

−2.5%

This is how RX 6950 XT and RTX 4500 Ada Generation compete in popular games:

RX 6950 XT is 2% faster in 1080p
RX 6950 XT is 4% faster in 1440p
RX 6950 XT is 1% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	73.26	73.15
Recency	10 May 2022	9 August 2023
Maximum RAM amount	16 GB	24 GB
Chip lithography	7 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	335 Watt	210 Watt