RTX A4500 Embedded vs Radeon RX Vega 9

Place in performance ranking	601	197
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Architecture	Vega (2017−2020)	Ampere (2020−2024)
GPU code name	Vega Raven Ridge	GA104
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Release date	26 October 2017 (6 years ago)	30 March 2022 (2 years ago)

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	576	5888
Boost clock speed	1300 MHz	1215 MHz
Number of transistors	no data	17,400 million
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	15 Watt	80 Watt
Texture fill rate	no data	223.6

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	no data	PCIe 4.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors	no data	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	no data	GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount	no data	16 GB
Memory bus width	no data	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	no data	12 GB/s
Memory bandwidth	no data	384.0 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 data

Portable Device Dependent

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12_1	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	no data	6.7
OpenGL	no data	4.6
OpenCL	no data	3.0
Vulkan	-	1.3
CUDA	-	8.6

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 HD

−400%

90−95
+400%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

9−10
−400%

45−50

+400%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	14−16 −400%	75−80 +400%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	6−7 −400%	30−33 +400%
Battlefield 5	14−16 −400%	75−80 +400%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	12−14 −400%	60−65 +400%
Cyberpunk 2077	9−10 −400%	45−50 +400%
Far Cry 5	12−14 −400%	60−65 +400%
Far Cry New Dawn	16−18 −400%	80−85 +400%
Forza Horizon 4	35−40 −400%	180−190 +400%
Hitman 3	12−14 −400%	60−65 +400%
Horizon Zero Dawn	35−40 −386%	170−180 +386%
Metro Exodus	21 −376%	100−105 +376%
Red Dead Redemption 2	14−16 −400%	75−80 +400%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	20−22 −400%	100−105 +400%
Watch Dogs: Legion	45−50 −410%	250−260 +410%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	14−16 −400%	75−80 +400%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	6−7 −400%	30−33 +400%
Battlefield 5	14−16 −400%	75−80 +400%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	12−14 −400%	60−65 +400%
Cyberpunk 2077	9−10 −400%	45−50 +400%
Far Cry 5	12−14 −400%	60−65 +400%
Far Cry New Dawn	16−18 −400%	80−85 +400%
Forza Horizon 4	35−40 −400%	180−190 +400%
Hitman 3	12−14 −400%	60−65 +400%
Horizon Zero Dawn	35−40 −386%	170−180 +386%
Metro Exodus	16 −400%	80−85 +400%
Red Dead Redemption 2	14−16 −400%	75−80 +400%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	20−22 −400%	100−105 +400%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	18−20 −400%	95−100 +400%
Watch Dogs: Legion	45−50 −410%	250−260 +410%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	14−16 −400%	75−80 +400%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	6−7 −400%	30−33 +400%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	12−14 −400%	60−65 +400%
Cyberpunk 2077	9−10 −400%	45−50 +400%
Far Cry 5	12−14 −400%	60−65 +400%
Forza Horizon 4	35−40 −400%	180−190 +400%
Hitman 3	12−14 −400%	60−65 +400%
Horizon Zero Dawn	35−40 −386%	170−180 +386%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	20−22 −400%	100−105 +400%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	8 −400%	40−45 +400%
Watch Dogs: Legion	45−50 −410%	250−260 +410%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

14−16

−400%

75−80
+400%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	10−12 −400%	55−60 +400%
Far Cry New Dawn	9−10 −400%	45−50 +400%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	5−6 −380%	24−27 +380%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	1−2 −400%	5−6 +400%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	5−6 −380%	24−27 +380%
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 −367%	14−16 +367%
Far Cry 5	6−7 −400%	30−33 +400%
Forza Horizon 4	14−16 −400%	75−80 +400%
Hitman 3	10−11 −400%	50−55 +400%
Horizon Zero Dawn	12−14 −400%	60−65 +400%
Metro Exodus	4−5 −350%	18−20 +350%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	0−1	0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	5−6 −380%	24−27 +380%
Watch Dogs: Legion	35−40 −400%	180−190 +400%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

10−11

−400%

50−55
+400%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	4−5 −350%	18−20 +350%
Far Cry New Dawn	4−5 −350%	18−20 +350%
Hitman 3	2−3 −400%	10−11 +400%
Horizon Zero Dawn	12−14 −400%	60−65 +400%
Metro Exodus	2−3 −400%	10−11 +400%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	2−3 −400%	10−11 +400%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	3−4 −367%	14−16 +367%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	2−3 −400%	10−11 +400%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	2−3 −400%	10−11 +400%
Cyberpunk 2077	0−1	0−1
Far Cry 5	3−4 −367%	14−16 +367%
Forza Horizon 4	5−6 −380%	24−27 +380%
Watch Dogs: Legion	2−3 −400%	10−11 +400%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

6−7
−400%

30−33

+400%

This is how RX Vega 9 and RTX A4500 Embedded compete in popular games:

RTX A4500 Embedded is 400% faster in 1080p

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	5.54	28.30
Recency	26 October 2017	30 March 2022
Chip lithography	14 nm	8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	15 Watt	80 Watt

RX Vega 9 has 433.3% lower power consumption.

RTX A4500 Embedded, on the other hand, has a 410.8% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 4 years, and a 75% more advanced lithography process.

The RTX A4500 Embedded is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon RX Vega 9 in performance tests.

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