NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 AD106 vs NVIDIA RTX 4500 Ada Generation Comparison

Where Each One Wins

The database separates these two Ada Lovelace cards into entirely different performance strata, and the recorded benchmark data confirms they are not competing for the same workloads. The GeForce RTX 4060 AD106 has no benchmark entries in our measurements, which means its performance profile must be inferred from its hardware specifications rather than direct test scores. The RTX 4500 Ada Generation, by contrast, carries two recorded scores: 160,786 in Geekbench OpenCL and 171,401 in Geekbench Vulkan, producing an average benchmark score of 166,094.

The RTX 4500 Ada Generation occupies the 97th percentile among all GPUs in the database, placing it near the top of the entire field. Its nearest rivals reinforce that positioning: the NVIDIA RTX A5500 scores 165,217, just 0.5% behind, while the AMD Radeon PRO W7800 scores 164,894, a 0.7% deficit. The AMD Radeon Pro W6900X leads it by 1.5% with 168,574, and the NVIDIA A100 PCIe 40 GB trails by 2.2% with 162,504. This clustering within a roughly 3.7% band indicates the RTX 4500 Ada Generation sits in a tightly contested professional tier where small margins separate adjacent cards.

The GeForce RTX 4060 AD106, with a 50th percentile ranking, sits at the median of all GPUs. Its 8 GB memory capacity and 128-bit bus width suggest a mainstream gaming-oriented card, while the RTX 4500 Ada Generation's 24 GB capacity and 192-bit bus point toward professional rendering, simulation, and AI workloads. The wins are therefore structural: the RTX 4500 Ada Generation wins in every measurable compute category, while the RTX 4060 AD106 has no recorded benchmark victories to claim. The use-case split comes down to memory capacity and compute throughput, not benchmark results.

The Verdict

The data points to a clear separation of roles. The RTX 4500 Ada Generation delivers 39.63 TFLOPS of FP32 performance, which is 2.6 times the 15.11 TFLOPS of the RTX 4060 AD106. Its 24 GB of GDDR6 memory with 432.0 GB/s bandwidth more than triples the RTX 4060 AD106's 8 GB and 272.0 GB/s. For professionals working with large datasets, high-resolution textures, or multi-scene rendering, the RTX 4500 Ada Generation's 97th percentile standing indicates it handles tasks that would exceed the RTX 4060 AD106's memory ceiling.

The RTX 4060 AD106, at the 50th percentile, represents a baseline mid-range option. Its 115 W power draw and 300 W suggested PSU requirement make it a lighter installation, whereas the RTX 4500 Ada Generation draws 210 W and suggests a 550 W PSU. The RTX 4500 Ada Generation also uses a PCIe 4.0 x16 interface versus the RTX 4060 AD106's PCIe 4.0 x8, doubling the available bus bandwidth for data transfers.

For users whose workloads fit within 8 GB of memory, the RTX 4060 AD106 can suffice, but the recorded data shows no scenario where it outperforms the RTX 4500 Ada Generation. The RTX 4500 Ada Generation is the choice for anyone needing the full 24 GB memory pool, the 7680 shading units, and the 97th percentile performance class. The RTX 4060 AD106 suits lighter, memory-constrained tasks, but the benchmark record offers no evidence of a win in any category.

Head-to-Head Benchmarks

There are no direct head-to-head benchmark entries in the database for these two cards, so the comparison relies on the RTX 4500 Ada Generation's recorded scores and the RTX 4060 AD106's specification sheet. The RTX 4500 Ada Generation's Geekbench OpenCL score of 160,786 and Vulkan score of 171,401 establish its compute capability in two major cross-platform APIs. The RTX 4060 AD106 has no such scores recorded, leaving its expected performance in these tests unmeasured.

The largest structural advantage for the RTX 4500 Ada Generation comes from its shading unit count: 7680 versus 3072, a 2.5 times difference. Its texture units number 240 versus 96, a 2.5 times margin, and its ROPs stand at 80 versus 48, a 1.67 times difference. The RTX 4500 Ada Generation's texture rate of 619.2 GTexel/s is 2.6 times the RTX 4060 AD106's 236.2 GTexel/s, and its pixel rate of 206.4 GPixel/s is 1.75 times the 118.1 GPixel/s of the smaller card.

Memory bandwidth tells a similar story: 432.0 GB/s versus 272.0 GB/s, a 1.59 times advantage. The RTX 4500 Ada Generation's memory clock runs at 2250 MHz (18 Gbps effective) against 2125 MHz (17 Gbps effective) for the RTX 4060 AD106. The RTX 4500 Ada Generation's base clock of 2070 MHz and boost clock of 2580 MHz both exceed the RTX 4060 AD106's 1830 MHz and 2460 MHz, respectively. Every measured or specified compute metric favors the RTX 4500 Ada Generation, with the closest margin being the 1.59 times bandwidth gap and the widest being the 2.6 times FP32 throughput gap.

FAQ

Q: How much faster is the RTX 4500 Ada Generation in FP32 compute than the RTX 4060 AD106?

A: The RTX 4500 Ada Generation delivers 39.63 TFLOPS of FP32 performance, which is 2.6 times the 15.11 TFLOPS of the RTX 4060 AD106.

Q: What are the memory capacity and bandwidth differences between the two cards?

A: The RTX 4500 Ada Generation has 24 GB of GDDR6 memory with 432.0 GB/s bandwidth on a 192-bit bus. The RTX 4060 AD106 has 8 GB of GDDR6 memory with 272.0 GB/s bandwidth on a 128-bit bus.

Q: How does the RTX 4500 Ada Generation rank among all GPUs in the database?

A: It sits at the 97th percentile, with an average benchmark score of 166,094. Its nearest rivals are the NVIDIA RTX A5500 at 165,217 (0.5% behind), the AMD Radeon PRO W7800 at 164,894 (0.7% behind), and the AMD Radeon Pro W6900X at 168,574 (1.5% ahead).

Q: Does the RTX 4060 AD106 have any recorded benchmark scores?

A: No, the database contains no benchmark entries for the RTX 4060 AD106. Its percentile ranking of 50 reflects its position without any measured scores.

Q: What are the power and cooling requirements for each card?

A: The RTX 4060 AD106 has a 115 W TDP and a suggested PSU of 300 W. The RTX 4500 Ada Generation has a 210 W TDP and a suggested PSU of 550 W. Both are dual-slot cards, but the RTX 4060 AD106 uses one 12-pin power connector while the RTX 4500 Ada Generation has no power connectors listed.

Q: Which card has more ray tracing and tensor cores?

A: The RTX 4500 Ada Generation has 60 RT cores and 240 tensor cores. The RTX 4060 AD106 has 24 RT cores and 96 tensor cores.

Architecture Differences

Both cards use the Ada Lovelace architecture and are fabricated on a 5 nm process at TSMC, but they employ different chips. The RTX 4060 AD106 uses the AD106 chip with 22,900 million transistors on a 188 mm² die, yielding a transistor density of 121.8 million transistors per square millimeter. The RTX 4500 Ada Generation uses the AD103 chip with 45,900 million transistors on a 379 mm² die, yielding a density of 121.1 million per square millimeter. The AD103 die is roughly twice the size and carries exactly twice the transistor count, while the density figures are nearly identical, indicating the same process node with similar integration efficiency.

The RTX 4500 Ada Generation belongs to the workstation Ada generation, while the RTX 4060 AD106 belongs to the GeForce 40 series. This lineage difference shows in the RTX 4500 Ada Generation's 4x DisplayPort 1.4a outputs with no HDMI, versus the RTX 4060 AD106's combination of 1x HDMI 2.1 and 3x DisplayPort 1.4a. Both support DirectX 12 Ultimate (12_2), OpenGL 4.6, and Vulkan 1.4, so API coverage is identical.

The RTX 4500 Ada Generation's production status is Active, while the RTX 4060 AD106 is marked End-of-life. The RTX 4060 AD106's predecessor is the GeForce 30 series and its successor is the GeForce 50 series, while the RTX 4500 Ada Generation's predecessor is Workstation Ampere and its successor is Blackwell PRO W. The RTX 4500 Ada Generation was released on 2023-08-08, and the RTX 4060 AD106 followed on 2024-03-31, making the workstation card older but still active while the consumer card is already discontinued.

Specification Differences

The two cards diverge across nearly every specification field. The RTX 4500 Ada Generation has 7680 shading units, 240 TMUs, 80 ROPs, 60 RT cores, and 240 tensor cores. The RTX 4060 AD106 has 3072 shading units, 96 TMUs, 48 ROPs, 24 RT cores, and 96 tensor cores. The RTX 4500 Ada Generation's base clock is 2070 MHz and its boost clock is 2580 MHz, exceeding the RTX 4060 AD106's 1830 MHz base and 2460 MHz boost.

Memory specifications differ substantially: the RTX 4500 Ada Generation uses 24 GB of GDDR6 on a 192-bit bus with 432.0 GB/s bandwidth and a memory clock of 2250 MHz (18 Gbps effective). The RTX 4060 AD106 uses 8 GB of GDDR6 on a 128-bit bus with 272.0 GB/s bandwidth and a memory clock of 2125 MHz (17 Gbps effective). The RTX 4500 Ada Generation's pixel rate is 206.4 GPixel/s and its texture rate is 619.2 GTexel/s, versus 118.1 GPixel/s and 236.2 GTexel/s for the RTX 4060 AD106.

Power and physical specs also differ. The RTX 4500 Ada Generation has a 210 W TDP, a 550 W suggested PSU, no power connectors listed, and measures 245 mm in length and 112 mm in height. The RTX 4060 AD106 has a 115 W TDP, a 300 W suggested PSU, one 12-pin power connector, and no recorded dimensions. The bus interface differs as well: the RTX 4500 Ada Generation uses PCIe 4.0 x16, while the RTX 4060 AD106 uses PCIe 4.0 x8. The RTX 4500 Ada Generation's transistor count of 45,900 million and die size of 379 mm² both exceed the RTX 4060 AD106's 22,900 million transistors and 188 mm² die.