NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Ti vs NVIDIA RTX 4500 Ada Generation
51.6Rasterization46.8
46.3Ray Tracing41.8
74.6Memoryspec-based64.1
51.9Efficiencyspec-based86
69.9Compute65.9
8 spec wins — NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Ti3 spec wins — NVIDIA RTX 4500 Ada Generation
InnoReviews verdict
This one is close to a dead heat: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Ti scores 56.8 against 57.2 for NVIDIA RTX 4500 Ada Generation. Pick by the categories that matter to you, or by price.
Which would you pick?
Key differences
Reasons to pick the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Ti
- Stronger rasterization score: 52 vs 47
- Stronger Ray Tracing score: 46 vs 42
- Stronger compute score: 70 vs 66
- 133% higher bandwidth: 1,008 GB/s vs 432 GB/s
- 100% higher Bus width: 384 bit vs 192 bit
- Lower launch price: $1,999 vs $2,250
Reasons to pick the NVIDIA RTX 4500 Ada Generation
- 53% lower TDP: 210 W vs 450 W
- 50% lower process: 4 nm vs 8 nm
General
| Spec | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Ti | NVIDIA RTX 4500 Ada Generation |
|---|---|---|
| Announced | 2022 | 2023 |
| Architecture | Ampere | Ada Lovelace |
| Process | 8 nm | 4 nm+50% |
| TDP | 450 W | 210 W+53% |
| Power connector | 3x 8-pin | 1x 16-pin |
Cores & Clocks
| Spec | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Ti | NVIDIA RTX 4500 Ada Generation |
|---|---|---|
| Shading units | 10,752+40% | 7,680 |
| RT cores | 84+40% | 60 |
| Tensor / AI cores | 336+40% | 240 |
| Base clock | 1,560 MHz | — |
| Boost clock | 1,860 MHz | — |
Memory
| Spec | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Ti | NVIDIA RTX 4500 Ada Generation |
|---|---|---|
| VRAM | 24 GB | 24 GB |
| VRAM type | GDDR6X | GDDR6 |
| Bus width | 384 bit+100% | 192 bit |
| Bandwidth | 1,008 GB/s+133% | 432 GB/s |
Benchmarks
| Spec | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Ti | NVIDIA RTX 4500 Ada Generation |
|---|---|---|
| 3DMark Time Spy | 21,851+11%Top 18% | 19,774Top 23% |
| 3DMark Speed Way | 5,930+17%Top 18% | 5,088Top 29% |
| PassMark G3D | 29,207+5%Top 13% | 27,866Top 17% |
| 1080p Ultra | 148 fpsTop 33% | — |
| 1440p Ultra | 115 fpsTop 30% | — |
| 4K Ultra | 70 fpsTop 23% | — |
Features
| Spec | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Ti | NVIDIA RTX 4500 Ada Generation |
|---|---|---|
| Upscaling | DLSS 4 (no FG) | DLSS 3 |
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