NVIDIA RTX 4500 Ada Generation vs NVIDIA RTX A4000, AI & Machine Learning Comparison
NVIDIA RTX 4500 Ada Generation wins 12 of 17 benchmarks, averaging 10.2% 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 59% (8.32 vs 5.24 images/min); the closest fight is Qwen3 14B (3% apart); VRAM decides part of this one: NVIDIA RTX 4500 Ada Generation runs 20 of our 12 AI workloads while the other card runs 14, models that don't fit score zero.
Benchmark results head-to-head
| Benchmark | NVIDIA RTX 4500 Ada Generation | NVIDIA RTX A4000 | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Granite 4.1 3B tok/s | 150.79 | 133.61 | +13% |
| Qwen3-4B tok/s | 132.17 | 116.23 | +14% |
| Llama-3.1-8B tok/s | 78.87 | 75.52 | +4% |
| Qwen3 8B tok/s | 76.96 | 74.04 | +4% |
| Gemma 4 12B tok/s | 49.61 | 47.14 | +5% |
| Qwen2.5-Coder-14B tok/s | 43.38 | 41.13 | +5% |
| Qwen3 14B tok/s | 43.7 | 42.27 | +3% |
| Gemma 4 26B A4B tok/s | 104.28 | 0 | n/a |
| Qwen3 30B A3B tok/s | 146.27 | 0 | n/a |
| Qwen3 32B tok/s | 18.2 | 0 | n/a |
| Llama 3.3 70B tok/s | 0 | 0 | n/a |
| Stable Diffusion XL images/min | 8.32 | 5.24 | +59% |
| 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 | 1.94 | 2.319 | -16% |
| Wan 2.2 5B (720p) frames/s | 0.25 | 0 | n/a |
Whole-job comparison
How long each card takes to finish a complete pipeline, not just one model. NVIDIA RTX 4500 Ada Generation is faster on 1 of 1; NVIDIA RTX A4000 on 0.
| Workflow | NVIDIA RTX 4500 Ada Generation | NVIDIA RTX A4000 | Difference | Cost per run |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Full codebase review | 23.1 min | 24.3 min | NVIDIA RTX 4500 Ada Generation 1.05x faster | $0.150 vs $0.036 |
Renting by the hour, NVIDIA RTX A4000 finishes 1 of 1 cheaper. The quicker card is not automatically the cheaper way to get the work done.
Cost to rent
| Card | Per hour |
|---|---|
| NVIDIA RTX 4500 Ada Generation | $0.389 |
| NVIDIA RTX A4000 | $0.088 |
NVIDIA RTX A4000 is 4.42x cheaper per hour. Cheapest on-demand rate we see across RunPod and Vast.
Specifications compared
| NVIDIA RTX 4500 Ada Generation | NVIDIA RTX A4000 | |
|---|---|---|
| VRAM | 24GB | 16GB |
| Transistors | 35,800M | 17,400M |
| Die size | 294.5 mm² | 392.5 mm² |
| Process node | 4 nm | 8 nm |
| Transistor density | 121.6 M/mm² | 44.3 M/mm² |
| Architecture | Ada Lovelace | Ampere |
| Memory bandwidth | 432 GB/s | 448 GB/s |
| Boost clock | 2,580 MHz | 1,560 MHz |
| TDP | 210 W | 140 W |
| Launch MSRP | $2,250 | $999 |
| Release | 2023-08-09 | 2021-04-12 |
FAQ
- Which is better for ai & machine learning: NVIDIA RTX 4500 Ada Generation or NVIDIA RTX A4000?
- NVIDIA RTX 4500 Ada Generation performs better for ai & machine learning, winning 12 of 17 benchmarks in our suite with an average 10.2% advantage.
- What are the main hardware differences between NVIDIA RTX 4500 Ada Generation and NVIDIA RTX A4000?
- NVIDIA RTX 4500 Ada Generation has 24GB VRAM and a 210W TDP, while NVIDIA RTX A4000 has 16GB VRAM and a 140W TDP.
- Does VRAM matter more than speed between NVIDIA RTX 4500 Ada Generation and NVIDIA RTX A4000?
- For AI, yes, NVIDIA RTX 4500 Ada Generation fits 6 more of our 12 workloads than NVIDIA RTX A4000. 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 RTX 4500 Ada Generation and NVIDIA RTX A4000?
- Stable Diffusion XL: NVIDIA RTX 4500 Ada Generation leads by roughly 59% (8.32 vs 5.24 images/min) in our testing.
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