RTX A500 Mobile vs Arc A310

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Arc A310 with RTX A500 Mobile, including specs and performance data.

Arc A310
2022
4 GB GDDR6, 75 Watt
14.23

RTX A500 Mobile outperforms Arc A310 by a significant 23% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

Place in the ranking367314
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency13.0920.14
ArchitectureGeneration 12.7 (2022−2023)Ampere (2020−2024)
GPU code nameDG2-128GA107S
Market segmentDesktopMobile workstation
Release date12 October 2022 (2 years ago)22 March 2022 (2 years ago)

Detailed specifications

General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores7682048
Core clock speed2000 MHz832 MHz
Boost clock speed2000 MHz1537 MHz
Number of transistors7,200 millionno data
Manufacturing process technology6 nm8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)75 Watt60 Watt (20 - 60 Watt TGP)
Texture fill rate64.0098.37
Floating-point processing power3.072 TFLOPS6.296 TFLOPS
ROPs1648
TMUs3264
Tensor Cores9664
Ray Tracing Cores616

Form factor & compatibility

Information on compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop graphics cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility).

InterfacePCIe 4.0 x8PCIe 4.0 x16
Width1-slotno data
Supplementary power connectorsNoneno data

VRAM capacity and type

Parameters of VRAM installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Integrated GPUs have no dedicated video RAM and use a shared part of system RAM.

Memory typeGDDR6GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount4 GB4 GB
Memory bus width64 Bit64 Bit
Memory clock speed1937 MHz1500 MHz
Memory bandwidth124.0 GB/s96 GB/s
Shared memory--

Connectivity and outputs

Types and number of video connectors present on the reviewed GPUs. As a rule, data in this section is precise only for desktop reference ones (so-called Founders Edition for NVIDIA chips). OEM manufacturers may change the number and type of output ports, while for notebook cards availability of certain video outputs ports depends on the laptop model rather than on the card itself.

Display ConnectorsNo outputsNo outputs

API compatibility

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX12 Ultimate (12_2)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model6.66.6
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL3.03.0
Vulkan1.31.3
CUDA-8.6

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark results comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark score. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

Arc A310 14.23
RTX A500 Mobile 17.51
+23%

  • Other tests
    • Passmark
    • 3DMark 11 Performance GPU
    • 3DMark Vantage Performance
    • 3DMark Fire Strike Graphics
    • 3DMark Cloud Gate GPU
    • 3DMark Time Spy Graphics

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.

Arc A310 5472
RTX A500 Mobile 6732
+23%

3DMark 11 Performance GPU

3DMark 11 is an obsolete DirectX 11 benchmark by Futuremark. It used four tests based on two scenes, one being few submarines exploring the submerged wreck of a sunken ship, the other is an abandoned temple deep in the jungle. All the tests are heavy with volumetric lighting and tessellation, and despite being done in 1280x720 resolution, are relatively taxing. Discontinued in January 2020, 3DMark 11 is now superseded by Time Spy.

Arc A310 11915
+10.1%
RTX A500 Mobile 10818

3DMark Vantage Performance

3DMark Vantage is an outdated DirectX 10 benchmark using 1280x1024 screen resolution. It taxes the graphics card with two scenes, one depicting a girl escaping some militarized base located within a sea cave, the other displaying a space fleet attack on a defenseless planet. It was discontinued in April 2017, and Time Spy benchmark is now recommended to be used instead.

Arc A310 46839
+14.5%
RTX A500 Mobile 40923

3DMark Fire Strike Graphics

Fire Strike is a DirectX 11 benchmark for gaming PCs. It features two separate tests displaying a fight between a humanoid and a fiery creature made of lava. Using 1920x1080 resolution, Fire Strike shows off some realistic graphics and is quite taxing on hardware.

Arc A310 8464
+11.4%
RTX A500 Mobile 7598

3DMark Cloud Gate GPU

Cloud Gate is an outdated DirectX 11 feature level 10 benchmark that was used for home PCs and basic notebooks. It displays a few scenes of some weird space teleportation device launching spaceships into unknown, using fixed resolution of 1280x720. Just like Ice Storm benchmark, it has been discontinued in January 2020 and replaced by 3DMark Night Raid.

Arc A310 53244
+9.8%
RTX A500 Mobile 48496

3DMark Time Spy Graphics

Arc A310 3269
+9.2%
RTX A500 Mobile 2995

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

Average FPS across all PC games

Here are the average frames per second in a large set of popular games across different resolutions:

Full HD37
−21.6%
45
+21.6%
1440p18−21
−38.9%
25
+38.9%

FPS performance in popular games

  • Full HD
    Low Preset
  • Full HD
    Medium Preset
  • Full HD
    High Preset
  • Full HD
    Ultra Preset
  • 1440p
    High Preset
  • 1440p
    Ultra Preset
  • 4K
    High Preset
  • 4K
    Ultra Preset
  • Full HD
    Low Preset
  • Full HD
    Medium Preset
  • Full HD
    High Preset
  • Full HD
    Ultra Preset
  • 1440p
    Ultra Preset
  • 4K
    Ultra Preset
Counter-Strike 2 32
−31.3%
42
+31.3%
Elden Ring 40−45
−27.9%
55−60
+27.9%
Battlefield 5 45−50
−23.9%
55−60
+23.9%
Counter-Strike 2 26
−23.1%
32
+23.1%
Forza Horizon 4 80
+5.3%
76
−5.3%
Metro Exodus 35−40
−23.1%
45−50
+23.1%
Red Dead Redemption 2 35−40
−20%
40−45
+20%
Valorant 55−60
−24.6%
70−75
+24.6%
Battlefield 5 45−50
−23.9%
55−60
+23.9%
Counter-Strike 2 26
+8.3%
24
−8.3%
Dota 2 28
−57.1%
44
+57.1%
Elden Ring 40−45
−27.9%
55−60
+27.9%
Far Cry 5 50−55
−47.2%
78
+47.2%
Fortnite 80−85
−18.8%
95−100
+18.8%
Forza Horizon 4 65
+4.8%
62
−4.8%
Grand Theft Auto V 28
−136%
66
+136%
Metro Exodus 35−40
−23.1%
45−50
+23.1%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 100−110
−18.4%
120−130
+18.4%
Red Dead Redemption 2 35−40
−20%
40−45
+20%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 40−45
−25.6%
50−55
+25.6%
Valorant 55−60
−24.6%
70−75
+24.6%
World of Tanks 180−190
−15%
210−220
+15%
Battlefield 5 45−50
−23.9%
55−60
+23.9%
Counter-Strike 2 24−27
+25%
20
−25%
Far Cry 5 50−55
−15.1%
60−65
+15.1%
Forza Horizon 4 54
+0%
54
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 100−110
−18.4%
120−130
+18.4%
Valorant 55−60
−24.6%
70−75
+24.6%
Dota 2 20−22
−50%
30
+50%
Elden Ring 21−24
−27.3%
27−30
+27.3%
Grand Theft Auto V 21−24
−42.9%
30
+42.9%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 120−130
−35%
160−170
+35%
Red Dead Redemption 2 12−14
−33.3%
16−18
+33.3%
World of Tanks 100−105
−21%
120−130
+21%
Battlefield 5 27−30
−24.1%
35−40
+24.1%
Counter-Strike 2 12−14
+30%
10
−30%
Far Cry 5 30−35
−32.4%
45−50
+32.4%
Forza Horizon 4 30−35
−14.7%
39
+14.7%
Metro Exodus 30−35
−25.8%
35−40
+25.8%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 18−20
−27.8%
21−24
+27.8%
Valorant 35−40
−28.6%
45−50
+28.6%
Counter-Strike 2 9−10
−44.4%
12−14
+44.4%
Dota 2 24−27
−20%
30−33
+20%
Elden Ring 9−10
−33.3%
12−14
+33.3%
Grand Theft Auto V 24−27
−20%
30−33
+20%
Metro Exodus 9−10
−33.3%
12−14
+33.3%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 40−45
−23.8%
50−55
+23.8%
Red Dead Redemption 2 9−10
−22.2%
10−12
+22.2%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 24−27
−20%
30−33
+20%
Battlefield 5 12−14
−30.8%
16−18
+30.8%
Counter-Strike 2 9−10
−44.4%
12−14
+44.4%
Far Cry 5 18−20
−22.2%
21−24
+22.2%
Fortnite 16−18
−31.3%
21−24
+31.3%
Forza Horizon 4 20−22
−25%
24−27
+25%
Valorant 14−16
−33.3%
20−22
+33.3%
Cyberpunk 2077 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%
Dota 2 60−65
+0%
60−65
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%
Dota 2 30−33
+0%
30−33
+0%

This is how Arc A310 and RTX A500 Mobile compete in popular games:

  • RTX A500 Mobile is 22% faster in 1080p
  • RTX A500 Mobile is 39% faster in 1440p

Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:

  • in Counter-Strike 2, with 1440p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the Arc A310 is 30% faster.
  • in Grand Theft Auto V, with 1080p resolution and the High Preset, the RTX A500 Mobile is 136% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • Arc A310 is ahead in 5 tests (8%)
  • RTX A500 Mobile is ahead in 49 tests (78%)
  • there's a draw in 9 tests (14%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 14.23 17.51
Recency 12 October 2022 22 March 2022
Chip lithography 6 nm 8 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 75 Watt 60 Watt

Arc A310 has an age advantage of 6 months, and a 33.3% more advanced lithography process.

RTX A500 Mobile, on the other hand, has a 23% higher aggregate performance score, and 25% lower power consumption.

The RTX A500 Mobile is our recommended choice as it beats the Arc A310 in performance tests.

Be aware that Arc A310 is a desktop card while RTX A500 Mobile is a mobile workstation one.


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