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NVIDIA RTX A4500
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NVIDIA RTX A4500 vs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090. Specifications, performance, tests

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Released
Q4/2021
NVIDIA RTX A4500
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NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090
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What's the best choice NVIDIA RTX A4500 or NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090? Which graphics card is faster?

We have prepared a comparison to help you choose the best graphics card. Compare their specifications and benchmarks.

NVIDIA RTX A4500 has a base frequency of 2 GHz. Memory size 20 GB. Memory type GDDR6. Released in Q4/2021.

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 has a base frequency of 2.23 GHz. Memory size 24 GB. Memory type GDDR6X. Released in Q4/2022.

Differences

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NVIDIA RTX A4500
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Positions in all rankings

Common positions NVIDIA RTX A4500 GPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • FP32 Performance (Single-precision TFLOPS)
    379 place
  • Higher clock speed

    Around 12% better clock speed

    2.23 GHz left arrow 2 GHz
  • More memory

    20% more memory

    24 GB left arrow 20 GB

Positions in all rankings

Common positions NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 GPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • FP32 Performance (Single-precision TFLOPS)
    12 place
  • Battlefield 5
    5 place
  • Cyberpunk 2077
    11 place

Specifications

Technical data
NVIDIA RTX A4500 NVIDIA RTX A4500
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090
General info

Comparison of basic technical data of graphics cards NVIDIA RTX A4500 and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090, chip, information processing units.

  • Architecture
    Ampere left arrow Ada Lovelace
  • Execution Units
    56 left arrow -
  • GPU Chip
    GA102 left arrow AD102-300 / AD102-301 (Ada Lovelace)
  • Render Output Units
    96 left arrow 192
  • Shader
    7168 left arrow 16384
  • Texture Units
    224 left arrow 512
  • Based on
    - left arrow NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090
  • CUDA Cores
    - left arrow 16384
  • RT Cores
    - left arrow 128
  • Streaming Multiprocessors
    - left arrow 128
Memory settings

Video memory capacity, type, bus width and bandwidth describe different properties. These values alone do not determine graphics performance.

  • Memory Size
    20 GB left arrow 24 GB
  • Memory Speed (legacy frequency label)
    2000 MHz left arrow -
  • Memory Type
    GDDR6 left arrow GDDR6X
  • Memory Bandwidth
    - left arrow 1008 GB/s
  • Memory Bus
    - left arrow 384 bit
  • Memory Clock
    - left arrow 1313 MHz
  • Memory Data Rate
    - left arrow 21 Gbps
Clock frequency

Published GPU clock frequencies describe different operating modes. Clock speed alone does not determine graphics performance.

  • Base Clock
    1050 MHz left arrow 2230 MHz
  • Boost Clock
    1650 MHz left arrow 2520 MHz
  • Game Clock
    - left arrow -
  • Overclocking
    - left arrow Yes
Thermal Management

Graphics card power limits and recommended system power supply describe different specifications.

  • TDP
    200 W left arrow 450 W
  • Maximum GPU Temperature
    - left arrow 90 °C
  • Maximum Junction Temperature
    - left arrow 90 °C
  • System Power Supply
    - left arrow 850 W (System power requirement)
  • TDP (up)
    - left arrow 450 W-25 %
  • Total Graphics Power
    - left arrow 450 W
Cooler & Fans type

Types and sizes of coolers for graphics card cooling system NVIDIA RTX A4500 and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090.

  • Cooler-Type
    - left arrow Air cooling
  • Fan-Type
    - left arrow Axial
  • Fan 1
    - left arrow 2 x 110 mm
  • Fan 2
    - left arrow -
  • Noise (Idle)
    - left arrow 0 dB / Silent
  • Noise (Load)
    - left arrow 39 dB
Interfaces

Connectivity and connections.

  • Max. Displays
    4 left arrow 4
  • PCIe Interface
    PCIe 4.0 x16 left arrow PCIe 4.0 x16
  • DisplayPort Ports
    - left arrow 3 × DisplayPort
  • DVI Ports
    - left arrow -
  • HDCP Version
    - left arrow 2.3
  • HDMI Ports
    - left arrow 1 × HDMI 2.1
  • Other Display Outputs (unparsed)
    - left arrow HDMI
  • Power Connectors
    - left arrow 3x PCIe 8-pin cables (adapter in box) OR 1x 450 W or greater PCIe Gen 5 cable
  • USB-C Ports
    - left arrow -
  • VGA Ports
    - left arrow -
Technical data

Technical data that is used to its full potential in computer games.

  • DirectX
    12.2 left arrow 12_2 (Ultimate)
  • DLSS / FSR
    Yes left arrow Yes
  • Max. resolution
    7680 × 4320 left arrow 7680 × 4320
  • Raytracing
    Yes left arrow Yes
  • LED
    - left arrow No LED lighting
Supported Video Codecs

Built-in support for video and image compression standards.

  • AV1
    Decode left arrow Decode
  • h264
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • h265 / HEVC
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VP8
    Decode left arrow Decode
  • VP9
    Decode left arrow Decode
Dimensions

The difference in size, weight and slot of the compared devices

  • Height
    - left arrow 137 mm
  • Length
    - left arrow 304 mm
  • Slot Size
    - left arrow 3 PCIe-Slots
  • Weight
    - left arrow -
  • Width
    - left arrow 61 mm
More information

Comparison of interfaces and release dates for GPU NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 and NVIDIA RTX A4500.

  • Manufacturer
    NVIDIA left arrow -
  • Process Technology
    8 nm left arrow 4 nm
  • Release date
    Q4/2021 left arrow Q4/2022
  • Documents
    - left arrow data sheet
  • Launch Price (historical)
    - left arrow 1,599 $ (Reference)
  • Manufacturer specification scope
    - left arrow NVIDIA Founders Edition/reference design. Clock specifications apply to gaming use. AIB shipping specifications and complete-system power needs may differ.
  • Part Number
    - left arrow -

Benchmarks

Performance tests GPUs

Shared tests with results for both models: 6

Blender Cycles

Each row uses one Blender version, operating system and compute backend.

Test and settingsNVIDIA RTX A4500 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090Result difference¹
Blender 4.5.0 / OPTIX / Windows 3884.362041 samples/min Submissions: 17 11001.477887 samples/min Submissions: 453 +183.2 %
Blender 4.4.0 / OPTIX / Windows 3518.044371 samples/min Submissions: 5 11030.268697 samples/min Submissions: 330 +213.5 %
Blender 4.3.0 / OPTIX / Windows 3547.226669 samples/min Submissions: 10 10893.688375 samples/min Submissions: 650 +207.1 %
Blender 4.2.0 / OPTIX / Windows 3391.294287 samples/min Submissions: 9 10838.48053 samples/min Submissions: 713 +219.6 %
Blender 4.1.0 / OPTIX / Windows 3593.772268 samples/min Submissions: 6 11253.451304 samples/min Submissions: 431 +213.1 %
Blender 4.0.0 / OPTIX / Windows 4102.532875 samples/min Submissions: 13 11246.939393 samples/min Submissions: 994 +174.1 %

¹ Difference of the second result relative to the first in that row. No percentage is calculated for different upscaling algorithms. This compares published results, not a universal performance index.

Individual model tests

These results have no shared test of both models with the same version and settings. They are shown separately without a percentage difference.

NVIDIA RTX A4500

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090

More results: 246

Individual system tests

Results were obtained on the reported systems. Test versions and settings remain separate; incomplete conditions do not support calculated model performance differences.

Cinebench 2024 / GPU

Model ResultReported conditions
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 31793 points System: GeForce RTX 4090
Graphics: GeForce RTX 4090
Source minimum runtime: 0 minutes.
Exact test build and complete conditions are unreported; no ranking position.

Based on the results of several popular benchmarks, you can more accurately estimate the performance difference between NVIDIA RTX A4500 and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090.

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These are saved results from the earlier catalog. Measurement dates and test configurations were not recorded. Models with no comparable results are omitted.

Recent models: test results with identified primary sources — Game frame rates

Archived results. The original measurement method and test conditions have not been verified.

FP32 Performance (Single-precision TFLOPS)
Benchmark FP32 is a 32-bit floating point calculation for the GPU which is required for 3D gaming

Higher values are better in this metric.

23.7 TFLOPS
NVIDIA RTX A4500
82.58 TFLOPS
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090

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