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NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Max-Q vs NVIDIA RTX A4500 Laptop GPU: Comparison

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Max-Q and NVIDIA RTX A4500 Laptop GPU separate most on tdp: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Max-Q at 90 W, NVIDIA RTX A4500 Laptop GPU at 155 W, 72% in favour of NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Max-Q. VRAM splits them by another 50%, this time favouring NVIDIA RTX A4500 Laptop GPU. They match on 6 other specifications, including gpu brand, board partner and tier.

Specs

Specification
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Max-Q
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Max-Q
NVIDIA RTX A4500 Laptop GPU
NVIDIA RTX A4500 Laptop GPU
GPU BrandNVIDIANVIDIA
SeriesGeForce RTX 30RTX Ampere Generation
Board PartnerOEM (varies by laptop model)OEM (varies by laptop model)
VRAM8 GB-50%16 GB
TierHigh-EndHigh-End
Memory TypeGDDR6GDDR6
Ray Tracing Supporttruetrue
TDP90 W155 W-72%
ArchitectureAmpere (GA104)Ampere
Slot WidthN/A (mobile GPU, soldered to laptop motherboard)N/A (mobile GPU, soldered to laptop motherboard)
CUDA Cores61445888
Configurable TGP Range80-100W95-155W

Verdict

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Max-Q

6.5 / 10 Expert Rating

A reasonable choice only for buyers who specifically want a thin chassis and understand the performance tradeoff versus full-power configurations.

NVIDIA RTX A4500 Laptop GPU

7.1 / 10 Expert Rating

A well-specced secondhand mobile workstation chip, particularly for VRAM-bound CAD work.

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