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NVIDIA RTX 4000 SFF Ada Generation vs NVIDIA RTX A4500: Comparison

NVIDIA RTX 4000 SFF Ada Generation and NVIDIA RTX A4500 separate most on tdp: NVIDIA RTX 4000 SFF Ada Generation at 70 W, NVIDIA RTX A4500 at 200 W, 186% in favour of NVIDIA RTX 4000 SFF Ada Generation. Slot Width splits them by another 100%, again favouring NVIDIA RTX 4000 SFF Ada Generation. They match on 7 other specifications, including gpu brand, board partner and vram. In Blender Cycles (GPU) the NVIDIA RTX A4500 scores 3,917 against 3,674 for the NVIDIA RTX 4000 SFF Ada Generation, a lead of 6%.

Specs

Specification
NVIDIA RTX 4000 SFF Ada Generation
NVIDIA RTX 4000 SFF Ada Generation
NVIDIA RTX A4500
NVIDIA RTX A4500
GPU BrandNVIDIANVIDIA
SeriesRTX Ada GenerationRTX Ampere Generation
Board PartnerNVIDIA Reference (workstation, no AIB partners)NVIDIA Reference (workstation, no AIB partners)
VRAM20 GB20 GB
TierMainstreamMainstream
Memory TypeGDDR6GDDR6
Boost Clock1565 MHz-5%1650 MHz
Ray Tracing Supporttruetrue
TDP70 W200 W-186%
ArchitectureAda LovelaceAmpere
Process NodeTSMC 4NSamsung 8nm
Card Length169 mm267 mm-58%
Slot Width12-100%
Memory Bus Width160 bit-50%320 bit
Memory Bandwidth360 GB/s-44%640 GB/s
Recommended PSU320 W450 W-41%
Power ConnectorNone (slot powered)1x 8-pin
MSRP12501700
Launch Date2023-042022-03
Base / Game Clock915 MHz1050 MHz
PCIe InterfacePCIe 4.0 x16PCIe 4.0 x16
CUDA Cores61447680
Display Outputs4x Mini DisplayPort 1.4a4x DisplayPort 1.4a
Media Engine2x NVENC (8th gen), 2x NVDEC, AV1 encode/decode2x NVENC (7th gen), 2x NVDEC

Benchmarks

Measured results, not specifications. Percentages are the gap to the leading product in each test.

Blender Cycles (GPU)

Blender 4.5, Blender Open Data (CC0). Median of monster + junkshop + classroom, combined samples/min.

Blender renders 3D scenes by tracing light through them, which loads every shader unit on the card at once. The score measures sustained render throughput, so it tells you what a card does in Cycles and similar renderers rather than what it does in a game. Figures come from Blender's Open Data project, which places no restriction on reuse, and we publish the median of every submission for that card on the same Blender version.

NVIDIA RTX 4000 SFF Ada Generation3,674n=12-6%
NVIDIA RTX A45003,917n=19Best

Verdict

NVIDIA RTX 4000 SFF Ada Generation

7.3 / 10 Expert Rating

A useful niche card for small chassis - now a value pick against the newer RTX PRO 4000 Blackwell SFF.

NVIDIA RTX A4500

7.1 / 10 Expert Rating

A solid, unglamorous mainstream workstation card - good value on the refurbished market for CAD work that doesn't need cutting-edge ray tracing or AI performance.

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