RTX A500 Mobile vs GeForce GTX 760 OEM
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | not rated | 306 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | no data | 20.24 |
| Architecture | Kepler (2012−2018) | Ampere (2020−2024) |
| GPU code name | GK104 | GA107S |
| Market segment | Desktop | Mobile workstation |
| Release date | 6 November 2016 (8 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 cores | 1344 | 2048 |
| Core clock speed | 993 MHz | 832 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1046 MHz | 1537 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 3,540 million | no data |
| Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 8 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 170 Watt | 60 Watt (20 - 60 Watt TGP) |
| Texture fill rate | 117.2 | 98.37 |
| Floating-point processing power | 2.812 TFLOPS | 6.296 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 32 | 48 |
| TMUs | 112 | 64 |
| Tensor Cores | no data | 64 |
| Ray Tracing Cores | no data | 16 |
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).
| Interface | PCIe 3.0 x16 | PCIe 4.0 x16 |
| Length | 241 mm | no data |
| Width | 2-slot | no data |
| Supplementary power connectors | 2x 6-pin | no 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 type | GDDR5 | GDDR6 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 2 GB | 4 GB |
| Memory bus width | 256 Bit | 64 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 1650 MHz | 1500 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 211.2 GB/s | 96 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 Connectors | 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort | No outputs |
| HDMI | + | - |
API compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (11_0) | 12 Ultimate (12_2) |
| Shader Model | 5.1 | 6.6 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 1.2 | 3.0 |
| Vulkan | 1.1 | 1.3 |
| CUDA | 3.0 | 8.6 |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 6 November 2016 | 22 March 2022 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 2 GB | 4 GB |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 8 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 170 Watt | 60 Watt |
RTX A500 Mobile has an age advantage of 5 years, a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 250% more advanced lithography process, and 183.3% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between GeForce GTX 760 OEM and RTX A500 Mobile. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that GeForce GTX 760 OEM is a desktop card while RTX A500 Mobile is a mobile workstation one.
Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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