NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti Mobile vs NVIDIA RTX 4500 Ada Generation Comparison

Head-to-Head Benchmarks

The recorded data shows the NVIDIA RTX 4500 Ada Generation leading in both shared benchmark tests, while the GeForce RTX 5070 Ti Mobile holds wins in several legacy DirectX tests that were not run on the workstation card. In Geekbench OpenCL, the RTX 4500 Ada scores 160,786 against 143,870 for the RTX 5070 Ti Mobile, a 10.5% advantage. The gap widens significantly in Geekbench Vulkan, where the RTX 4500 Ada posts 171,401 versus 139,213, a 18.8% lead. These two tests represent the only direct head-to-head comparisons available in the database, and both favor the Ada workstation part.

The RTX 5070 Ti Mobile, however, has a much larger benchmark footprint. Its Passmark scores include DirectX 9 at 259, DirectX 11 at 237, DirectX 10 at 151, and DirectX 12 at 102. The GPU compute score sits at 10,101, while the G3D score reaches 24,004 and the G2D score lands at 981. The RTX 4500 Ada has no Passmark entries in the database, so these numbers cannot be compared directly. What the data does show is that the mobile part's average benchmark score of 35,435 places it at the 80th percentile of all GPUs, while the RTX 4500 Ada's average of 166,094 puts it at the 97th percentile. That percentile gap of 17 points is substantial, indicating that the workstation card sits in a much higher performance tier despite having fewer available test results.

The RTX 4500 Ada's nearest rivals confirm its standing. It sits 0.5% above the NVIDIA RTX A5500 (165,217), 0.7% above the AMD Radeon PRO W7800 (164,894), and 2.2% above the NVIDIA A100 PCIe 40 GB (162,504). It trails the AMD Radeon Pro W6900X (168,574) by 1.5%. The RTX 5070 Ti Mobile, by contrast, sits 2.1% above the NVIDIA A2 (34,690), but 0.2% below the NVIDIA Quadro GV100 (35,520), 1.2% below the AMD Radeon Pro Duo (35,860), and 2.4% below the NVIDIA T1000 (36,289). The mobile part's rival cluster is much tighter, with all four competitors within a 4.5% band, whereas the RTX 4500 Ada's rivals span a 3.7% band. This suggests the RTX 5070 Ti Mobile is in a more contested performance neighborhood.

Architecture Differences

The two GPUs come from different NVIDIA architectures and generations. The RTX 5070 Ti Mobile uses the GB205 chip on Blackwell 2.0 architecture, part of the GeForce 50 Mobile generation released on 2025-02-28. The RTX 4500 Ada uses the AD103 chip on Ada Lovelace architecture, part of the Workstation Ada generation released on 2023-08-08. Both are built on a 5 nm process at TSMC, but the transistor counts differ markedly. The RTX 4500 Ada packs 45,900 million transistors on a 379 mm² die, while the RTX 5070 Ti Mobile has 31,100 million transistors on a 263 mm² die. Transistor density is similar: 121.1 million per mm² for the Ada chip versus 118.3 million per mm² for the Blackwell chip.

The RTX 4500 Ada has more of nearly every compute resource. It uses 7,680 shading units, 240 texture mapping units, 60 RT cores, and 240 tensor cores. The RTX 5070 Ti Mobile counters with 5,888 shading units, 184 TMUs, 46 RT cores, and 184 tensor cores. Both have 80 ROPs, so raster output is equal in terms of units. Clock speeds tell a different story. The RTX 4500 Ada runs a base clock of 2070 MHz and a boost clock of 2580 MHz, while the RTX 5070 Ti Mobile runs a base of 847 MHz and a boost of 1447 MHz. That is a 1,133 MHz gap at boost, which explains much of the performance difference in raw throughput.

Memory configurations also diverge. The RTX 5070 Ti Mobile uses 12 GB of GDDR7 with a 192-bit bus and 672.0 GB/s of bandwidth, running at 1750 MHz (28 Gbps effective). The RTX 4500 Ada uses 24 GB of GDDR6 with the same 192-bit bus width but only 432.0 GB/s of bandwidth, running at 2250 MHz (18 Gbps effective). The mobile part has 55.6% more bandwidth, while the workstation part has twice the capacity. The pixel rate for the RTX 4500 Ada is 206.4 GPixel/s versus 115.8 GPixel/s for the RTX 5070 Ti Mobile. Texture rate is 619.2 GTexel/s versus 266.2 GTexel/s. FP32 compute is 39.63 TFLOPS versus 17.04 TFLOPS, a 2.3x advantage for the Ada card. FP16 runs at the same rate as FP32 for both, with a 1:1 ratio.

Power and physical specifications differ as well. The RTX 5070 Ti Mobile has a 60 W TDP and is an IGP (integrated graphics processor) slot width, meaning it is designed for laptops with no power connectors. The RTX 4500 Ada has a 210 W TDP, is dual-slot, measures 245 mm in length and 112 mm in height, and uses a 550 W suggested PSU. The mobile part connects via PCIe 5.0 x16, while the workstation card uses PCIe 4.0 x16. Display outputs are portable-device dependent for the mobile GPU, while the RTX 4500 Ada offers 4x DisplayPort 1.4a. Both support DirectX 12 Ultimate (12_2), OpenGL 4.6, and Vulkan 1.4.

The Verdict

Benchmark results indicate a clear performance hierarchy. The RTX 4500 Ada Generation wins both head-to-head tests with a 10.5% lead in OpenCL and an 18.8% lead in Vulkan, and its 97th percentile ranking versus the 80th percentile for the RTX 5070 Ti Mobile confirms that gap. The Ada card also has more shading units, more RT cores, more tensor cores, double the memory capacity, and more than double the FP32 throughput. The mobile part's advantages are limited to memory bandwidth, a newer PCIe interface, and a dramatically lower power envelope.

The data suggests the RTX 4500 Ada is the stronger compute and graphics solution by a wide margin, particularly in workloads that scale with shading units, tensor cores, or memory capacity. The RTX 5070 Ti Mobile, however, delivers a solid 60 W solution with GDDR7 memory and modern Blackwell features, positioned for portable systems where power is constrained. The RTX 4500 Ada's nearest rivals include the RTX A5500 and the A100 PCIe 40 GB, both enterprise-class parts, while the RTX 5070 Ti Mobile competes with the Quadro GV100 and T1000, which are older or lower-tier products. That comparison alone shows which card sits in a higher performance class.

FAQ

Q: Which GPU has a higher Geekbench Vulkan score?

A: The NVIDIA RTX 4500 Ada Generation scores 171,401 in Geekbench Vulkan, which is 18.8% higher than the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti Mobile's 139,213.

Q: How much memory does each card have?

A: The RTX 5070 Ti Mobile has 12 GB of GDDR7, while the RTX 4500 Ada Generation has 24 GB of GDDR6. Both use a 192-bit memory bus.

Q: What is the transistor count difference?

A: The RTX 4500 Ada Generation has 45,900 million transistors on a 379 mm² die, while the RTX 5070 Ti Mobile has 31,100 million transistors on a 263 mm² die.

Q: Which GPU has higher memory bandwidth?

A: The RTX 5070 Ti Mobile delivers 672.0 GB/s of bandwidth, which is higher than the RTX 4500 Ada Generation's 432.0 GB/s, despite the Ada card having more memory.

Q: Are both GPUs on the same manufacturing process?

A: Yes, both are fabricated by TSMC on a 5 nm process, though the RTX 5070 Ti Mobile uses the Blackwell 2.0 architecture while the RTX 4500 Ada uses Ada Lovelace.

Q: What is the average benchmark score for each GPU?

A: The RTX 5070 Ti Mobile has an average benchmark score of 35,435, while the RTX 4500 Ada Generation has an average of 166,094.

Where Each One Wins

The RTX 4500 Ada Generation wins in raw compute performance. It has 39.63 TFLOPS of FP32 power versus 17.04 TFLOPS for the RTX 5070 Ti Mobile. It also wins in pixel rate (206.4 GPixel/s versus 115.8 GPixel/s) and texture rate (619.2 GTexel/s versus 266.2 GTexel/s). In the two direct benchmark comparisons, it wins both OpenCL and Vulkan tests. For workloads like rendering, simulation, or AI inference that use tensor cores, the Ada card's 240 tensor cores and 60 RT cores provide more parallel resources than the mobile part's 184 tensor cores and 46 RT cores. The 24 GB memory capacity is double the mobile part's 12 GB, which matters for large datasets or high-resolution textures.

The RTX 5070 Ti Mobile wins in memory bandwidth with 672.0 GB/s versus 432.0 GB/s, a 55.6% advantage. It also wins on power efficiency, with a 60 W TDP versus 210 W, and it uses PCIe 5.0 x16 versus PCIe 4.0 x16. The mobile part's GDDR7 memory is a newer type than the GDDR6 used in the Ada card. For laptop or compact systems where power draw and physical size matter, the RTX 5070 Ti Mobile's IGP form factor and lack of power connectors are clear advantages. The database also shows the mobile part has more benchmark entries, including Passmark tests across DirectX 9, 10, 11, and 12, which the Ada card lacks, so it has broader legacy API coverage in recorded results.

Specification Differences

| Specification | RTX 5070 Ti Mobile | RTX 4500 Ada Generation |

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

| Architecture | Blackwell 2.0 | Ada Lovelace |

| Chip | GB205 | AD103 |

| Process Node | 5 nm | 5 nm |

| Transistors | 31,100 million | 45,900 million |

| Die Size | 263 mm² | 379 mm² |

| Transistor Density | 118.3M / mm² | 121.1M / mm² |

| Base Clock | 847 MHz | 2070 MHz |

| Boost Clock | 1447 MHz | 2580 MHz |

| Memory Size | 12 GB | 24 GB |

| Memory Type | GDDR7 | GDDR6 |

| Memory Bus Width | 192 bit | 192 bit |

| Memory Bandwidth | 672.0 GB/s | 432.0 GB/s |

| Shading Units | 5888 | 7680 |

| TMUs | 184 | 240 |

| ROPs | 80 | 80 |

| RT Cores | 46 | 60 |

| Tensor Cores | 184 | 240 |

| Pixel Rate | 115.8 GPixel/s | 206.4 GPixel/s |

| Texture Rate | 266.2 GTexel/s | 619.2 GTexel/s |

| FP32 | 17.04 TFLOPS | 39.63 TFLOPS |

| FP16 | 17.04 TFLOPS (1:1) | 39.63 TFLOPS (1:1) |

| TDP | 60 W | 210 W |

| Slot Width | IGP | Dual-slot |

| Suggested PSU | None | 550 W |

| Bus Interface | PCIe 5.0 x16 | PCIe 4.0 x16 |

| Display Outputs | Portable Device Dependent | 4x DisplayPort 1.4a |

| Release Date | 2025-02-28 | 2023-08-08 |

| Percentile vs All GPUs | 80 | 97 |

| Average Benchmark Score | 35435 | 166094 |