NVIDIA Quadro RTX 6000 (Turing) vs NVIDIA RTX 4500 Ada Generation, AI & Machine Learning Comparison
NVIDIA RTX 4500 Ada Generation wins 3 of 9 benchmarks, averaging 8.1% 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 4500 Ada Generation leads by 40% (5.94 vs 8.32 images/min); the closest fight is Qwen3 4B (6% apart).
Benchmark results head-to-head
| Benchmark | NVIDIA Quadro RTX 6000 (Turing) | NVIDIA RTX 4500 Ada Generation | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Qwen3 4B tok/s | 125.23 | 132.17 | -5% |
| Llama 3.1 8B tok/s | 84.21 | 78.87 | +7% |
| Qwen2.5-Coder 14B tok/s | 46.54 | 43.38 | +7% |
| Qwen3 32B tok/s | 0 | 18.2 | n/a |
| Llama 3.3 70B tok/s | 0 | 0 | n/a |
| Stable Diffusion XL images/min | 5.94 | 8.32 | -29% |
| 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 |
Whole-job comparison
How long each card takes to finish a complete pipeline, not just one model. NVIDIA Quadro RTX 6000 (Turing) is faster on 1 of 1; NVIDIA RTX 4500 Ada Generation on 0.
| Workflow | NVIDIA Quadro RTX 6000 (Turing) | NVIDIA RTX 4500 Ada Generation | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Full codebase review | 21.5 min | 23.1 min | NVIDIA Quadro RTX 6000 (Turing) 1.08x faster |
Specifications compared
| NVIDIA Quadro RTX 6000 (Turing) | NVIDIA RTX 4500 Ada Generation | |
|---|---|---|
| VRAM | 24GB | 24GB |
| Transistors | 18,600M | 35,800M |
| Die size | 754 mm² | 294.5 mm² |
| Process node | 12 nm | 4 nm |
| Transistor density | 24.7 M/mm² | 121.6 M/mm² |
| Architecture | Turing (TU102) | Ada Lovelace |
| Memory bandwidth | 672 GB/s | 432 GB/s |
| Boost clock | 1,770 MHz | 2,580 MHz |
| TDP | 260 W | 210 W |
| Launch MSRP | $6,300 | $2,250 |
| Release | 2018-08-14 | 2023-08-09 |
FAQ
- Which is better for ai & machine learning: NVIDIA Quadro RTX 6000 (Turing) or NVIDIA RTX 4500 Ada Generation?
- NVIDIA RTX 4500 Ada Generation performs better for ai & machine learning, winning 3 of 9 benchmarks in our suite with an average 8.1% advantage.
- What are the main hardware differences between NVIDIA Quadro RTX 6000 (Turing) and NVIDIA RTX 4500 Ada Generation?
- NVIDIA Quadro RTX 6000 (Turing) has 24GB VRAM and a 260W TDP, while NVIDIA RTX 4500 Ada Generation has 24GB VRAM and a 210W TDP.
- Where is the biggest performance difference between NVIDIA Quadro RTX 6000 (Turing) and NVIDIA RTX 4500 Ada Generation?
- Stable Diffusion XL: NVIDIA RTX 4500 Ada Generation leads by roughly 40% (5.94 vs 8.32 images/min) in our testing.
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