RTX A4500 vs Radeon Vega 7
Aggregate performance score
We've compared Radeon Vega 7 with RTX A4500, including specs and performance data.
RTX A4500 outperforms Vega 7 by a whopping 654% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
Place in the ranking | 584 | 64 |
Place by popularity | 15 | not in top-100 |
Power efficiency | 11.38 | 19.29 |
Architecture | GCN 5.1 (2018−2022) | Ampere (2020−2025) |
GPU code name | Cezanne | GA102 |
Market segment | Laptop | Workstation |
Release date | 13 April 2021 (4 years ago) | 23 November 2021 (3 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 | 448 | 7168 |
Core clock speed | 300 MHz | 1050 MHz |
Boost clock speed | 1900 MHz | 1650 MHz |
Number of transistors | 9,800 million | 28,300 million |
Manufacturing process technology | 7 nm | 8 nm |
Power consumption (TDP) | 45 Watt | 200 Watt |
Texture fill rate | 53.20 | 369.6 |
Floating-point processing power | 1.702 TFLOPS | 23.65 TFLOPS |
ROPs | 8 | 96 |
TMUs | 28 | 224 |
Tensor Cores | no data | 224 |
Ray Tracing Cores | no data | 56 |
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 | IGP | PCIe 4.0 x16 |
Length | no data | 267 mm |
Width | no data | 2-slot |
Supplementary power connectors | None | 1x 8-pin |
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 | System Shared | GDDR6 |
Maximum RAM amount | System Shared | 20 GB |
Memory bus width | System Shared | 320 Bit |
Memory clock speed | System Shared | 2000 MHz |
Memory bandwidth | no data | 640.0 GB/s |
Shared memory | + | - |
Resizable BAR | - | + |
Connectivity and outputs
This section shows the types and number of video connectors on each GPU. The data applies specifically to desktop reference models (for example, NVIDIA’s Founders Edition). OEM partners often modify both the number and types of ports. On notebook GPUs, video‐output options are determined by the laptop’s design rather than the graphics chip itself.
Display Connectors | No outputs | 4x DisplayPort 1.4a |
API and SDK compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
DirectX | 12 (12_1) | 12 Ultimate (12_2) |
Shader Model | 6.4 | 6.7 |
OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
OpenCL | 2.1 | 3.0 |
Vulkan | 1.2 | 1.3 |
CUDA | - | 8.6 |
DLSS | - | + |
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 | 23
−639%
| 170−180
+639%
|
1440p | 28
−650%
| 210−220
+650%
|
4K | 18
−622%
| 130−140
+622%
|
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low Preset
Counter-Strike 2 | 30−35
−635%
|
250−260
+635%
|
Cyberpunk 2077 | 18
−622%
|
130−140
+622%
|
God of War | 14
−614%
|
100−105
+614%
|
Full HD
Medium Preset
Battlefield 5 | 28
−650%
|
210−220
+650%
|
Counter-Strike 2 | 30−35
−635%
|
250−260
+635%
|
Cyberpunk 2077 | 14
−614%
|
100−105
+614%
|
Far Cry 5 | 20
−650%
|
150−160
+650%
|
Fortnite | 63
−614%
|
450−500
+614%
|
Forza Horizon 4 | 37
−630%
|
270−280
+630%
|
Forza Horizon 5 | 24
−650%
|
180−190
+650%
|
God of War | 12
−650%
|
90−95
+650%
|
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 24−27
−620%
|
180−190
+620%
|
Valorant | 70−75
−643%
|
550−600
+643%
|
Full HD
High Preset
Battlefield 5 | 23
−639%
|
170−180
+639%
|
Counter-Strike 2 | 30−35
−635%
|
250−260
+635%
|
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 58
−590%
|
400−450
+590%
|
Cyberpunk 2077 | 10
−650%
|
75−80
+650%
|
Far Cry 5 | 18
−622%
|
130−140
+622%
|
Fortnite | 27
−641%
|
200−210
+641%
|
Forza Horizon 4 | 35
−643%
|
260−270
+643%
|
Forza Horizon 5 | 21
−614%
|
150−160
+614%
|
God of War | 9
−622%
|
65−70
+622%
|
Grand Theft Auto V | 17
−606%
|
120−130
+606%
|
Metro Exodus | 13
−631%
|
95−100
+631%
|
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 23
−639%
|
170−180
+639%
|
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 19
−637%
|
140−150
+637%
|
Valorant | 73
−653%
|
550−600
+653%
|
Full HD
Ultra Preset
Battlefield 5 | 21
−614%
|
150−160
+614%
|
Cyberpunk 2077 | 9
−622%
|
65−70
+622%
|
Far Cry 5 | 18
−622%
|
130−140
+622%
|
Forza Horizon 4 | 27
−641%
|
200−210
+641%
|
God of War | 14−16
−614%
|
100−105
+614%
|
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 24−27
−620%
|
180−190
+620%
|
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 13
−631%
|
95−100
+631%
|
Valorant | 25
−620%
|
180−190
+620%
|
Full HD
Epic Preset
Fortnite | 14
−614%
|
100−105
+614%
|
1440p
High Preset
Counter-Strike 2 | 12−14
−631%
|
95−100
+631%
|
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 50−55
−560%
|
350−400
+560%
|
Grand Theft Auto V | 8−9
−650%
|
60−65
+650%
|
Metro Exodus | 7−8
−614%
|
50−55
+614%
|
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 40−45
−650%
|
300−310
+650%
|
Valorant | 48
−629%
|
350−400
+629%
|
1440p
Ultra Preset
Battlefield 5 | 12−14
−631%
|
95−100
+631%
|
Cyberpunk 2077 | 5−6
−600%
|
35−40
+600%
|
Far Cry 5 | 12−14
−631%
|
95−100
+631%
|
Forza Horizon 4 | 16−18
−650%
|
120−130
+650%
|
God of War | 7−8
−614%
|
50−55
+614%
|
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 9−10
−622%
|
65−70
+622%
|
1440p
Epic Preset
Fortnite | 14−16
−614%
|
100−105
+614%
|
4K
High Preset
Grand Theft Auto V | 18−20
−622%
|
130−140
+622%
|
Metro Exodus | 2−3
−600%
|
14−16
+600%
|
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 5−6
−600%
|
35−40
+600%
|
Valorant | 25
−620%
|
180−190
+620%
|
4K
Ultra Preset
Battlefield 5 | 6−7
−650%
|
45−50
+650%
|
Cyberpunk 2077 | 2−3
−600%
|
14−16
+600%
|
Far Cry 5 | 6−7
−650%
|
45−50
+650%
|
Forza Horizon 4 | 10−12
−627%
|
80−85
+627%
|
God of War | 5−6
−600%
|
35−40
+600%
|
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 7−8
−614%
|
50−55
+614%
|
4K
Epic Preset
Fortnite | 7−8
−614%
|
50−55
+614%
|
This is how Vega 7 and RTX A4500 compete in popular games:
- RTX A4500 is 639% faster in 1080p
- RTX A4500 is 650% faster in 1440p
- RTX A4500 is 622% faster in 4K
Pros & cons summary
Performance score | 6.72 | 50.70 |
Recency | 13 April 2021 | 23 November 2021 |
Chip lithography | 7 nm | 8 nm |
Power consumption (TDP) | 45 Watt | 200 Watt |
Vega 7 has a 14.3% more advanced lithography process, and 344.4% lower power consumption.
RTX A4500, on the other hand, has a 654.5% higher aggregate performance score, and an age advantage of 7 months.
The RTX A4500 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon Vega 7 in performance tests.
Be aware that Radeon Vega 7 is a notebook graphics card while RTX A4500 is a workstation one.
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