RTX 4500 Ada Generation vs Radeon RX 7900 XTX

Place in performance ranking	7	9
Place by popularity	54	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	27.63	8.29
Architecture	RDNA 3	Ada Lovelace
GPU code name	Navi 31 XTX	AD103
Market segment	Desktop	Desktop
Release date	3 November 2022 (1 year ago)	9 August 2023 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$999	no data
Current price	$859 (0.9x MSRP)	$2298

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

RX 7900 XTX has 233% 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	6144	7680
Boost clock speed	2270 MHz	2580 MHz
Number of transistors	57,700 million	45,900 million
Manufacturing process technology	5 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	355 Watt	210 Watt
Texture fill rate	959.6	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	287 mm	245 mm
Width	2-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	24 GB	24 GB
Memory bus width	384 Bit	192 Bit
Memory clock speed	20000 MHz	18 GB/s
Memory bandwidth	960.0 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 2.1a, 2x DisplayPort 2.1, 1x USB Type-C	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	6.7	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 7900 XTX 80.01
+3.4%

RTX 4500 Ada Generation 77.40

Radeon RX 7900 XTX outperforms RTX 4500 Ada Generation by 3% based on our aggregated benchmark results.

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 7900 XTX 30969
+3.4%

RTX 4500 Ada Generation 29955

Radeon RX 7900 XTX outperforms RTX 4500 Ada Generation by 3% in Passmark.

GeekBench 5 OpenCL

Geekbench 5 is a widespread graphics card benchmark combined from 11 different test scenarios. All these scenarios rely on direct usage of GPU's processing power, no 3D rendering is involved. This variation uses OpenCL API by Khronos Group.

Benchmark coverage: 9%

RX 7900 XTX 207396
+3%

RTX 4500 Ada Generation 201348

Radeon RX 7900 XTX outperforms RTX 4500 Ada Generation by 3% in GeekBench 5 OpenCL.

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	252 +5%	240−250 −5%
1440p	177 +4.1%	170−180 −4.1%
4K	115 +4.5%	110−120 −4.5%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

242
+5.2%

230−240

−5.2%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	166 +3.8%	160−170 −3.8%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	283 +4.8%	270−280 −4.8%
Battlefield 5	170−180 +6.3%	160−170 −6.3%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	170−180 +4.7%	170−180 −4.7%
Cyberpunk 2077	231 +5%	220−230 −5%
Far Cry 5	212 +6%	200−210 −6%
Far Cry New Dawn	169 +5.6%	160−170 −5.6%
Forza Horizon 4	338 +12.7%	300−310 −12.7%
Hitman 3	210−220 +3.8%	210−220 −3.8%
Horizon Zero Dawn	228 +3.6%	220−230 −3.6%
Red Dead Redemption 2	130−140 +5.4%	130−140 −5.4%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	322 +7.3%	300−310 −7.3%
Watch Dogs: Legion	130−140 +8.3%	120−130 −8.3%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	151 +7.9%	140−150 −7.9%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	241 +4.8%	230−240 −4.8%
Battlefield 5	170−180 +6.3%	160−170 −6.3%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	170−180 +4.7%	170−180 −4.7%
Cyberpunk 2077	208 +4%	200−210 −4%
Far Cry 5	205 +7.9%	190−200 −7.9%
Far Cry New Dawn	162 +8%	150−160 −8%
Forza Horizon 4	330 +10%	300−310 −10%
Hitman 3	210−220 +3.8%	210−220 −3.8%
Horizon Zero Dawn	211 +5.5%	200−210 −5.5%
Metro Exodus	239 +3.9%	230−240 −3.9%
Red Dead Redemption 2	130−140 +5.4%	130−140 −5.4%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	306 +5.5%	290−300 −5.5%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	545 +9%	500−550 −9%
Watch Dogs: Legion	130−140 +8.3%	120−130 −8.3%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	134 +11.7%	120−130 −11.7%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	210 +5%	200−210 −5%
Battlefield 5	170−180 +6.3%	160−170 −6.3%
Cyberpunk 2077	199 +4.7%	190−200 −4.7%
Far Cry 5	189 +5%	180−190 −5%
Far Cry New Dawn	146 +4.3%	140−150 −4.3%
Forza Horizon 4	295 +5.4%	280−290 −5.4%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	298 +6.4%	280−290 −6.4%
Watch Dogs: Legion	130−140 +8.3%	120−130 −8.3%

1440p
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	140−150 +5%	140−150 −5%
Hitman 3	180−190 +8.8%	170−180 −8.8%
Horizon Zero Dawn	201 +5.8%	190−200 −5.8%
Metro Exodus	161 +7.3%	150−160 −7.3%
Red Dead Redemption 2	80−85 +3.8%	80−85 −3.8%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	239 +3.9%	230−240 −3.9%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	132 +10%	120−130 −10%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	171 +6.9%	160−170 −6.9%
Battlefield 5	150−160 +9.3%	140−150 −9.3%
Cyberpunk 2077	141 +8.5%	130−140 −8.5%
Far Cry 5	187 +3.9%	180−190 −3.9%
Far Cry New Dawn	146 +4.3%	140−150 −4.3%
Forza Horizon 4	290 +3.6%	280−290 −3.6%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	238 +3.5%	230−240 −3.5%
Watch Dogs: Legion	90−95 +5.9%	85−90 −5.9%

4K
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	90−95 +9.4%	85−90 −9.4%
Hitman 3	110−120 +12%	100−105 −12%
Horizon Zero Dawn	65 +8.3%	60−65 −8.3%
Metro Exodus	108 +8%	100−105 −8%
Red Dead Redemption 2	55−60 +12%	50−55 −12%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	134 +11.7%	120−130 −11.7%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	182 +7.1%	170−180 −7.1%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	110 +10%	100−105 −10%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	107 +7%	100−105 −7%
Battlefield 5	110−120 +11%	100−105 −11%
Cyberpunk 2077	71 +9.2%	65−70 −9.2%
Far Cry 5	159 +6%	150−160 −6%
Far Cry New Dawn	140 +7.7%	130−140 −7.7%
Forza Horizon 4	227 +8.1%	210−220 −8.1%
Watch Dogs: Legion	50−55 +8%	50−55 −8%