NVIDIA Quadro RTX 5000 vs NVIDIA RTX A4500, AI & Machine Learning Comparison
NVIDIA RTX A4500 wins 6 of 12 benchmarks, averaging 45.6% faster.
Both cards' numbers are anchored estimates calibrated against our measured cards, pending first-party measurement. Treat small gaps as ties.
What the numbers say
The gap is widest in Stable Diffusion XL, where NVIDIA RTX A4500 leads by 107% (3.14 vs 6.5 images/min); the closest fight is Qwen3-4B (26% apart); VRAM decides part of this one: NVIDIA RTX A4500 runs 10 of our 12 AI workloads while the other card runs 6, models that don't fit score zero.
Benchmark results head-to-head
| Benchmark | NVIDIA Quadro RTX 5000 | NVIDIA RTX A4500 | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Qwen3-4B tok/s | 118.26 | 148.87 | -21% |
| Llama-3.1-8B tok/s | 73.61 | 100.2 | -27% |
| Qwen2.5-Coder-14B tok/s | 41.11 | 54.29 | -24% |
| Gemma 4 31B tok/s | 0 | 0 | n/a |
| Qwen3 32B tok/s | 0 | 0 | n/a |
| Llama 3.3 70B tok/s | 0 | 0 | n/a |
| Stable Diffusion XL images/min | 3.14 | 6.5 | -52% |
| FLUX.1 Kontext dev images/min | 0 | 0 | n/a |
| FLUX.1 dev images/min | 0 | 0 | n/a |
| Qwen-Image-Edit images/min | 0 | 0 | n/a |
| LTX-Video (distilled) frames/s | 1.88 | 2.39 | -21% |
| Wan 2.2 5B (720p) frames/s | 0 | 0.21 | n/a |
Whole-job comparison
How long each card takes to finish a complete pipeline, not just one model. NVIDIA Quadro RTX 5000 is faster on 0 of 1; NVIDIA RTX A4500 on 1.
| Workflow | NVIDIA Quadro RTX 5000 | NVIDIA RTX A4500 | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Full codebase review | 24.4 min | 18.4 min | NVIDIA RTX A4500 1.32x faster |
Specifications compared
| NVIDIA Quadro RTX 5000 | NVIDIA RTX A4500 | |
|---|---|---|
| VRAM | 16GB | 20GB |
| Transistors | 13,600M | 28,300M |
| Die size | 545 mm² | 628.4 mm² |
| Process node | 12 nm | 8 nm |
| Transistor density | 25 M/mm² | 45 M/mm² |
| Architecture | Turing (TU104) | Ampere (workstation variant) |
| Memory bandwidth | 448 GB/s | 640 GB/s |
| Boost clock | 1,770 MHz | 1,575 MHz |
| TDP | 230 W | 200 W |
| Launch MSRP | $2,299 | $1,199 |
| Release | 2018-08-14 | 2021-11-23 |
FAQ
- Which is better for ai & machine learning: NVIDIA Quadro RTX 5000 or NVIDIA RTX A4500?
- NVIDIA RTX A4500 performs better for ai & machine learning, winning 6 of 12 benchmarks in our suite with an average 45.6% advantage.
- What are the main hardware differences between NVIDIA Quadro RTX 5000 and NVIDIA RTX A4500?
- NVIDIA Quadro RTX 5000 has 16GB VRAM and a 230W TDP, while NVIDIA RTX A4500 has 20GB VRAM and a 200W TDP.
- Does VRAM matter more than speed between NVIDIA Quadro RTX 5000 and NVIDIA RTX A4500?
- For AI, yes, NVIDIA RTX A4500 fits 3 more of our 12 workloads than NVIDIA Quadro RTX 5000. A model that exceeds VRAM doesn't run slower, it doesn't run at all, so the card that fits the model wins that workload outright.
- Where is the biggest performance difference between NVIDIA Quadro RTX 5000 and NVIDIA RTX A4500?
- Stable Diffusion XL: NVIDIA RTX A4500 leads by roughly 107% (3.14 vs 6.5 images/min) in our testing.
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