RTX A500 vs GeForce RTX 2080 Super

Place in the ranking	57	315
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	31.20	no data
Power efficiency	14.01	20.10
Architecture	Turing (2018−2022)	Ampere (2020−2024)
GPU code name	TU104	GA107
Market segment	Desktop	Workstation
Release date	23 July 2019 (5 years ago)	10 November 2021 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$699	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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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	3072	2048
Core clock speed	1650 MHz	1440 MHz
Boost clock speed	1815 MHz	1770 MHz
Number of transistors	13,600 million	no data
Manufacturing process technology	12 nm	8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	250 Watt	60 Watt
Texture fill rate	348.5	113.3
Floating-point processing power	11.15 TFLOPS	7.25 TFLOPS
ROPs	64	32
TMUs	192	64
Tensor Cores	384	64
Ray Tracing Cores	48	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 x8
Length	267 mm	no data
Width	2-slot	1-slot
Supplementary power connectors	1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin	None

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	GDDR6	GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount	8 GB	4 GB
Memory bus width	256 Bit	64 Bit
Memory clock speed	1937 MHz	1750 MHz
Memory bandwidth	495.9 GB/s	112.0 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	1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort, 1x USB Type-C	No outputs
HDMI	+	-
G-SYNC support	+	-

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

VR Ready

no data

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 Ultimate (12_1)	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	6.5	6.7
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	1.2	3.0
Vulkan	1.2.131	1.3
CUDA	7.5	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.

RTX 2080 Super 50.87
+190%

RTX A500 17.52

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.

RTX 2080 Super 19556
+190%

RTX A500 6737

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 HD	140 +211%	45−50 −211%
1440p	96 +220%	30−35 −220%
4K	71 +196%	24−27 −196%

Cost per frame, $

1080p	4.99	no data
1440p	7.28	no data
4K	9.85	no data

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2	135 +200%	45−50 −200%
Cyberpunk 2077	110−120 +223%	35−40 −223%
Elden Ring	180−190 +210%	60−65 −210%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	90 +200%	30−33 −200%
Counter-Strike 2	111 +217%	35−40 −217%
Cyberpunk 2077	48 +200%	16−18 −200%
Forza Horizon 4	277 +192%	95−100 −192%
Metro Exodus	98 +227%	30−33 −227%
Red Dead Redemption 2	122 +205%	40−45 −205%
Valorant	223 +197%	75−80 −197%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	191 +194%	65−70 −194%
Counter-Strike 2	97 +223%	30−33 −223%
Cyberpunk 2077	41 +193%	14−16 −193%
Dota 2	121 +203%	40−45 −203%
Elden Ring	180−190 +210%	60−65 −210%
Far Cry 5	94 +213%	30−33 −213%
Fortnite	173 +215%	55−60 −215%
Forza Horizon 4	225 +200%	75−80 −200%
Grand Theft Auto V	113 +223%	35−40 −223%
Metro Exodus	87 +222%	27−30 −222%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	248 +192%	85−90 −192%
Red Dead Redemption 2	77 +221%	24−27 −221%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	170−180 +216%	55−60 −216%
Valorant	142 +216%	45−50 −216%
World of Tanks	270−280 +194%	95−100 −194%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	79 +193%	27−30 −193%
Counter-Strike 2	86 +219%	27−30 −219%
Cyberpunk 2077	80 +196%	27−30 −196%
Dota 2	129 +223%	40−45 −223%
Far Cry 5	222 +196%	75−80 −196%
Forza Horizon 4	189 +191%	65−70 −191%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	161 +193%	55−60 −193%
Valorant	217 +210%	70−75 −210%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2	95−100 +227%	30−33 −227%
Elden Ring	110−120 +229%	35−40 −229%
Grand Theft Auto V	95−100 +227%	30−33 −227%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	170−180 +192%	60−65 −192%
Red Dead Redemption 2	51 +219%	16−18 −219%
World of Tanks	300−350 +195%	110−120 −195%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	79 +193%	27−30 −193%
Counter-Strike 2	55 +206%	18−20 −206%
Cyberpunk 2077	53 +194%	18−20 −194%
Far Cry 5	160 +191%	55−60 −191%
Forza Horizon 4	141 +213%	45−50 −213%
Metro Exodus	90 +200%	30−33 −200%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	95−100 +230%	30−33 −230%
Valorant	163 +196%	55−60 −196%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	55−60 +217%	18−20 −217%
Dota 2	115 +229%	35−40 −229%
Elden Ring	55−60 +217%	18−20 −217%
Grand Theft Auto V	115 +229%	35−40 −229%
Metro Exodus	40 +233%	12−14 −233%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	171 +211%	55−60 −211%
Red Dead Redemption 2	33 +230%	10−11 −230%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	115 +229%	35−40 −229%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	68 +224%	21−24 −224%
Counter-Strike 2	55−60 +217%	18−20 −217%
Cyberpunk 2077	27 +200%	9−10 −200%
Dota 2	116 +231%	35−40 −231%
Far Cry 5	78 +225%	24−27 −225%
Fortnite	80−85 +200%	27−30 −200%
Forza Horizon 4	82 +204%	27−30 −204%
Valorant	87 +222%	27−30 −222%

This is how RTX 2080 Super and RTX A500 compete in popular games:

RTX 2080 Super is 211% faster in 1080p
RTX 2080 Super is 220% faster in 1440p
RTX 2080 Super is 196% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	50.87	17.52
Recency	23 July 2019	10 November 2021
Maximum RAM amount	8 GB	4 GB
Chip lithography	12 nm	8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	250 Watt	60 Watt