RTX 4500 Ada Generation vs Radeon RX 7600S

Place in the ranking	120	18
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Power efficiency	35.66	23.90
Architecture	RDNA 3.0 (2022−2024)	Ada Lovelace (2022−2024)
GPU code name	Navi 33	AD103
Market segment	Laptop	Workstation
Release date	4 January 2023 (2 years ago)	9 August 2023 (1 year 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	1792	7680
Core clock speed	1500 MHz	2070 MHz
Boost clock speed	2200 MHz	2580 MHz
Number of transistors	13,300 million	45,900 million
Manufacturing process technology	6 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	75 Watt	210 Watt
Texture fill rate	246.4	619.2
Floating-point processing power	15.77 TFLOPS	39.63 TFLOPS
ROPs	64	80
TMUs	112	240
Tensor Cores	no data	240
Ray Tracing Cores	28	60

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	no data
Interface	PCIe 4.0 x16	PCIe 4.0 x16
Length	no data	245 mm
Width	no data	2-slot
Supplementary power connectors	None	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	8 GB	24 GB
Memory bus width	128 Bit	192 Bit
Memory clock speed	2000 MHz	2250 MHz
Memory bandwidth	256.0 GB/s	432.0 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

Portable Device Dependent

4x DisplayPort 1.4a

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	6.7	6.8
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	2.2	3.0
Vulkan	1.3	1.3
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 7600S 37.36

RTX 4500 Ada Generation 70.11
+87.7%

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 7600S 14931

RTX 4500 Ada Generation 28019
+87.7%

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	100 −80%	180−190 +80%
1440p	46 −84.8%	85−90 +84.8%
4K	26 −73.1%	45−50 +73.1%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2	99 −81.8%	180−190 +81.8%
Cyberpunk 2077	80−85 −80.7%	150−160 +80.7%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	100−110 −82.7%	190−200 +82.7%
Counter-Strike 2	83 −80.7%	150−160 +80.7%
Cyberpunk 2077	52 −82.7%	95−100 +82.7%
Forza Horizon 4	228 −75.4%	400−450 +75.4%
Forza Horizon 5	91 −86.8%	170−180 +86.8%
Metro Exodus	90−95 −82.8%	170−180 +82.8%
Red Dead Redemption 2	75−80 −84.2%	140−150 +84.2%
Valorant	209 −67.5%	350−400 +67.5%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	100−110 −82.7%	190−200 +82.7%
Counter-Strike 2	75 −86.7%	140−150 +86.7%
Cyberpunk 2077	42 −78.6%	75−80 +78.6%
Dota 2	122 −80.3%	220−230 +80.3%
Far Cry 5	56 −78.6%	100−105 +78.6%
Fortnite	170−180 −76.5%	300−310 +76.5%
Forza Horizon 4	190 −84.2%	350−400 +84.2%
Forza Horizon 5	95−100 −81.8%	180−190 +81.8%
Grand Theft Auto V	126 −82.5%	230−240 +82.5%
Metro Exodus	90−95 −82.8%	170−180 +82.8%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	200−210 −75%	350−400 +75%
Red Dead Redemption 2	75−80 −84.2%	140−150 +84.2%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	130−140 −82.5%	250−260 +82.5%
Valorant	150−160 −87.1%	290−300 +87.1%
World of Tanks	270−280 −79.2%	500−550 +79.2%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	100−110 −82.7%	190−200 +82.7%
Counter-Strike 2	56 −78.6%	100−105 +78.6%
Cyberpunk 2077	35 −85.7%	65−70 +85.7%
Dota 2	110 −81.8%	200−210 +81.8%
Far Cry 5	95−100 −85.6%	180−190 +85.6%
Forza Horizon 4	163 −84%	300−310 +84%
Forza Horizon 5	83 −80.7%	150−160 +80.7%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	200−210 −75%	350−400 +75%
Valorant	179 −67.6%	300−310 +67.6%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2	70−75 −80.6%	130−140 +80.6%
Grand Theft Auto V	70−75 −80.6%	130−140 +80.6%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	170−180 −71.4%	300−310 +71.4%
Red Dead Redemption 2	35−40 −84.2%	70−75 +84.2%
World of Tanks	240−250 −82.2%	450−500 +82.2%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	70−75 −80.6%	130−140 +80.6%
Counter-Strike 2	24 −87.5%	45−50 +87.5%
Cyberpunk 2077	21 −66.7%	35−40 +66.7%
Far Cry 5	120−130 −84%	230−240 +84%
Forza Horizon 4	110−120 −87.5%	210−220 +87.5%
Forza Horizon 5	65−70 −84.6%	120−130 +84.6%
Metro Exodus	80−85 −78.6%	150−160 +78.6%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	65−70 −79.1%	120−130 +79.1%
Valorant	120−130 −81.8%	220−230 +81.8%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	24−27 −87.5%	45−50 +87.5%
Dota 2	75−80 −84.2%	140−150 +84.2%
Grand Theft Auto V	75−80 −84.2%	140−150 +84.2%
Metro Exodus	30−35 −87.5%	60−65 +87.5%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	120−130 −84%	230−240 +84%
Red Dead Redemption 2	24−27 −80%	45−50 +80%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	75−80 −84.2%	140−150 +84.2%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	45−50 −77.8%	80−85 +77.8%
Counter-Strike 2	24−27 −87.5%	45−50 +87.5%
Cyberpunk 2077	9 −77.8%	16−18 +77.8%
Dota 2	75−80 −84.2%	140−150 +84.2%
Far Cry 5	55−60 −75.4%	100−105 +75.4%
Fortnite	55−60 −81.8%	100−105 +81.8%
Forza Horizon 4	60−65 −87.5%	120−130 +87.5%
Forza Horizon 5	35−40 −80.6%	65−70 +80.6%
Valorant	60−65 −87.5%	120−130 +87.5%

This is how RX 7600S and RTX 4500 Ada Generation compete in popular games:

RTX 4500 Ada Generation is 80% faster in 1080p
RTX 4500 Ada Generation is 85% faster in 1440p
RTX 4500 Ada Generation is 73% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	37.36	70.11
Recency	4 January 2023	9 August 2023
Maximum RAM amount	8 GB	24 GB
Chip lithography	6 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	75 Watt	210 Watt

RX 7600S has 180% lower power consumption.

RTX 4500 Ada Generation, on the other hand, has a 87.7% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 7 months, a 200% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 20% more advanced lithography process.

The RTX 4500 Ada Generation is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon RX 7600S in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon RX 7600S is a notebook card while RTX 4500 Ada Generation is a workstation one.

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