AMD Radeon 8040S vs NVIDIA RTX PRO 4500 Blackwell Server Comparison

Head-to-Head Benchmarks

The recorded data presents an unusual comparison because the NVIDIA RTX PRO 4500 Blackwell Server has no benchmark entries in the database. Its average benchmark score is 0, and it has no nearest rivals listed. The AMD Radeon 8040S, by contrast, has a full set of PassMark results. This asymmetry means the head-to-head comparison relies entirely on the AMD side of the data, with the NVIDIA card's performance left as an open question.

The AMD Radeon 8040S shows its strongest result in the PassMark G3D test with a score of 10578. Its PassMark G2D score is 1052, which indicates a comparatively solid 2D workload performance for an integrated part. In DirectX 9 the card scores 134, while DirectX 10 drops to 48 and DirectX 11 rises to 80. DirectX 12 returns a score of 47. The compute-oriented PassMark GPU Compute test delivers 5138.

The Radeon 8040S sits at the 17th percentile among all GPUs in the database. Its average benchmark score is 2440. Its nearest rivals are clustered tightly around that figure. The NVIDIA GeForce 710M averages 2433, which is only 0.3% behind. The Intel HD Graphics 610 averages 2425, a 0.6% gap. The NVIDIA GeForce GT 710M averages 2422, which is 0.7% behind. The only rival ahead in this group is the AMD Radeon RX 7400 with an average of 2467, putting the 8040S 1.1% behind.

The RX 7400 comparison is notable. The 8040S delivers a 1.1% lower average score than the RX 7400, yet the two cards occupy adjacent positions in the database ranking. This suggests that within this performance tier, the differences are small enough that workload-specific behavior, not raw specifications, would determine the winner in any given application.

The absence of any benchmark data for the RTX PRO 4500 Blackwell Server prevents a numerical head-to-head. The database records 0 wins for the AMD card and 0 wins for the NVIDIA card. What can be said is that the AMD part is anchored in the lower performance tier, while the NVIDIA part's 50th percentile ranking implies it sits near the middle of all GPUs, though no measured scores confirm this.

Architecture Differences

The two cards diverge sharply in architecture. The AMD Radeon 8040S uses the Strix Halo chip built on RDNA 3.5, set in the Navi Mobile generation. The process node is 4 nm at TSMC. The die size is 308 mm², and transistor count is listed as unknown. The NVIDIA RTX PRO 4500 Blackwell Server uses the GB203 chip on Blackwell 2.0 architecture, in the Server Blackwell generation. Its process node is 5 nm at TSMC, with 45,600 million transistors on a 378 mm² die, giving a transistor density of 120.6 million per mm².

The compute resources differ by an order of magnitude. The AMD card has 1024 shading units, 64 texture mapping units, and 32 raster output units. It includes 16 ray tracing cores and no tensor cores. The NVIDIA card has 10496 shading units, 328 TMUs, and 112 ROPs. It carries 82 RT cores and 328 tensor cores. The NVIDIA part has more than ten times the shading units and more than five times the RT cores.

Clock behavior also differs. The AMD card runs at a 1295 MHz base clock and boosts to 2800 MHz. The NVIDIA card has a 1215 MHz base clock and a 2415 MHz boost. Despite the lower clocks, the NVIDIA card achieves dramatically higher throughput because of its larger execution width. Its pixel rate is 270.5 GPixel/s versus 89.60 GPixel/s for the AMD part. Texture rate is 792.1 GTexel/s versus 179.2 GTexel/s. FP32 compute is 50.70 TFLOPS versus 5.734 TFLOPS. FP16 matches FP32 at a 1:1 ratio on both cards.

Memory architecture is fundamentally different. The AMD Radeon 8040S uses system shared memory, with the type, bus width, and bandwidth all dependent on the host system. The NVIDIA card has 32 GB of dedicated GDDR7 memory on a 256-bit bus, delivering 800.3 GB/s of bandwidth. The memory clock is 1563 MHz with 25 Gbps effective data rate.

Power and physical design separate the two further. The AMD part draws 55 W and is an integrated graphics processor with no power connectors and no slot width beyond IGP. The NVIDIA card draws 165 W, uses a single-slot design with a 1x 16-pin power connector, and a suggested PSU of 450 W. The NVIDIA card has dimensions of 267 mm in length, 111 mm in height, and 40 mm in width. The AMD card has no listed dimensions.

The NVIDIA card has no display outputs, reflecting its server orientation, while the AMD card's display outputs are portable-device dependent. Both support DirectX 12 Ultimate (12_2), OpenGL 4.6, and Vulkan 1.4.

FAQ

Q: Which card has a higher average benchmark score?

A: Only the AMD Radeon 8040S has a recorded average benchmark score, which is 2440. The NVIDIA RTX PRO 4500 Blackwell Server has an average benchmark score of 0 because no benchmark entries exist in the database.

Q: How does the AMD Radeon 8040S compare to its closest rivals?

A: The 8040S sits 0.3% above the NVIDIA GeForce 710M (2433), 0.6% above the Intel HD Graphics 610 (2425), and 0.7% above the NVIDIA GeForce GT 710M (2422). It sits 1.1% below the AMD Radeon RX 7400 (2467).

Q: What is the memory configuration difference?

A: The AMD Radeon 8040S uses system shared memory, with bandwidth listed as system dependent. The NVIDIA RTX PRO 4500 Blackwell Server has 32 GB of GDDR7 memory on a 256-bit bus with 800.3 GB/s bandwidth.

Q: Which card has more ray tracing cores?

A: The NVIDIA RTX PRO 4500 Blackwell Server has 82 RT cores. The AMD Radeon 8040S has 16.

Q: What are the power requirements?

A: The AMD Radeon 8040S has a 55 W TDP and no power connectors. The NVIDIA RTX PRO 4500 Blackwell Server has a 165 W TDP and uses a 1x 16-pin power connector with a 450 W suggested PSU.

Q: Do both cards support the same graphics APIs?

A: Yes. Both support DirectX 12 Ultimate (12_2), OpenGL 4.6, and Vulkan 1.4.

The Verdict

The data supports a clear split. The AMD Radeon 8040S is a low-power integrated GPU anchored at the 17th percentile of all GPUs, with an average score of 2440 and nearest rivals all within roughly one percent. Its 55 W TDP, system shared memory, and IGP form factor place it in portable or compact systems where power draw and physical footprint dominate.

The NVIDIA RTX PRO 4500 Blackwell Server is a dedicated single-slot server card with 32 GB of GDDR7, a 165 W TDP, 10496 shading units, 82 RT cores, 328 tensor cores, and 50.70 TFLOPS of FP32 compute. It has no display outputs and no benchmark scores recorded. Its 50th percentile ranking, however, indicates it sits at the median of the database, which is far above the AMD card's 17th percentile.

The absence of measured NVIDIA scores means no direct performance comparison can be quantified. The specification gap, though, is enormous: the NVIDIA card offers roughly nine times the FP32 throughput and nearly five times the RT core count. The AMD card's only advantages are lower power draw, smaller physical footprint, and integrated form factor. The Verdict from the recorded data is that the AMD part belongs to the entry-level integrated tier, while the NVIDIA part is a high-resource server accelerator awaiting benchmark input.

Specification Differences

| Specification | AMD Radeon 8040S | NVIDIA RTX PRO 4500 Blackwell Server |

|---|---|---|

| Architecture | RDNA 3.5 | Blackwell 2.0 |

| Process node | 4 nm | 5 nm |

| Transistors | Unknown | 45,600 million |

| Die size | 308 mm² | 378 mm² |

| Transistor density | Not listed | 120.6M / mm² |

| Base clock | 1295 MHz | 1215 MHz |

| Boost clock | 2800 MHz | 2415 MHz |

| Memory size | System Shared | 32 GB |

| Memory type | System Shared | GDDR7 |

| Memory bus | System Shared | 256 bit |

| Memory bandwidth | System Dependent | 800.3 GB/s |

| Shading units | 1024 | 10496 |

| TMUs | 64 | 328 |

| ROPs | 32 | 112 |

| RT cores | 16 | 82 |

| Tensor cores | None listed | 328 |

| Pixel rate | 89.60 GPixel/s | 270.5 GPixel/s |

| Texture rate | 179.2 GTexel/s | 792.1 GTexel/s |

| FP32 | 5.734 TFLOPS | 50.70 TFLOPS |

| FP16 | 5.734 TFLOPS (1:1) | 50.70 TFLOPS (1:1) |

| TDP | 55 W | 165 W |

| Slot width | IGP | Single-slot |

| Power connectors | None | 1x 16-pin |

| Suggested PSU | Not listed | 450 W |

| Display outputs | Portable Device Dependent | No outputs |

| Length | Not listed | 267 mm |

| Height | Not listed | 111 mm |

| Width | Not listed | 40 mm |

| Release date | 2025-01-05 | 2026-03-16 |

| Predecessor | Polaris Mobile | Server Hopper |

| Successor | Not listed | Server Rubin |

| Average benchmark score | 2440 | 0 |

| Percentile | 17 | 50 |

Where Each One Wins

The AMD Radeon 8040S wins in power efficiency, with a 55 W TDP against the NVIDIA card's 165 W. It wins in physical integration, being an IGP with no power connectors and no slot footprint. It wins in portability, as its display outputs are tied to the host device. Its benchmark data shows it operates in the 17th percentile, competitive only with the NVIDIA GeForce 710M, Intel HD Graphics 610, NVIDIA GeForce GT 710M, and AMD Radeon RX 7400, all within 1.1% of its average score of 2440.

The NVIDIA RTX PRO 4500 Blackwell Server wins in raw compute resources: 10496 shading units, 328 TMUs, 112 ROPs, 82 RT cores, and 328 tensor cores. It wins in memory capacity and bandwidth with 32 GB of GDDR7 at 800.3 GB/s. It wins in throughput metrics, with 50.70 TFLOPS FP32, 270.5 GPixel/s pixel rate, and 792.1 GTexel/s texture rate. It wins in server suitability, with no display outputs and a single-slot form factor. Its 50th percentile ranking places it at the median of the database, far above the AMD card's 17th percentile.

The recorded data shows two cards with almost no overlap. The AMD part is a system-integrated GPU for low-power portable systems. The NVIDIA part is a dedicated server accelerator with professional memory capacity and compute resources. The only shared traits are TSMC fabrication, PCIe 5.0 x16 interface, and the same DirectX, OpenGL, and Vulkan API support.