RTX A500 vs GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile with RTX A500, including specs and performance data.

RTX 4060 Mobile
2023
8 GB GDDR6, 115 Watt
45.73
+160%

RTX 4060 Mobile outperforms RTX A500 by a whopping 160% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking74312
Place by popularity51not in top-100
Power efficiency27.2620.06
ArchitectureAda Lovelace (2022−2024)Ampere (2020−2024)
GPU code nameAD107GA107
Market segmentLaptopWorkstation
Release date3 January 2023 (1 year ago)10 November 2021 (3 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 cores30722048
Core clock speed1545 MHz1440 MHz
Boost clock speed1890 MHz1770 MHz
Manufacturing process technology4 nm8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)115 Watt60 Watt
Texture fill rate181.4113.3
Floating-point processing power11.61 TFLOPS7.25 TFLOPS
ROPs3232
TMUs9664
Tensor Cores9664
Ray Tracing Cores2416

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).

Laptop sizelargeno data
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x16PCIe 4.0 x8
Widthno data1-slot
Supplementary power connectorsno dataNone

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 amount8 GB4 GB
Memory bus width128 Bit64 Bit
Memory clock speed2000 MHz1750 MHz
Memory bandwidth256.0 GB/s112.0 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 ConnectorsPortable Device DependentNo 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 Model6.76.7
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL3.03.0
Vulkan1.31.3
CUDA8.98.6

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 4060 Mobile 45.73
+160%
RTX A500 17.56

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 4060 Mobile 17622
+160%
RTX A500 6767

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 HD112
+180%
40−45
−180%
1440p62
+195%
21−24
−195%
4K39
+179%
14−16
−179%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 126
+180%
45−50
−180%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 85−90
+197%
30−33
−197%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 135
+170%
50−55
−170%
Battlefield 5 130−140
+170%
50−55
−170%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 85−90
+183%
30−33
−183%
Cyberpunk 2077 100
+186%
35−40
−186%
Far Cry 5 90−95
+200%
30−33
−200%
Far Cry New Dawn 100−110
+197%
35−40
−197%
Forza Horizon 4 190−200
+164%
75−80
−164%
Hitman 3 123
+173%
45−50
−173%
Horizon Zero Dawn 170−180
+166%
65−70
−166%
Metro Exodus 130−140
+164%
50−55
−164%
Red Dead Redemption 2 95−100
+174%
35−40
−174%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 150−160
+184%
55−60
−184%
Watch Dogs: Legion 130−140
+166%
50−55
−166%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 85−90
+197%
30−33
−197%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 114
+185%
40−45
−185%
Battlefield 5 130−140
+170%
50−55
−170%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 85−90
+183%
30−33
−183%
Cyberpunk 2077 85
+183%
30−33
−183%
Far Cry 5 90−95
+200%
30−33
−200%
Far Cry New Dawn 100−110
+197%
35−40
−197%
Forza Horizon 4 190−200
+164%
75−80
−164%
Hitman 3 117
+193%
40−45
−193%
Horizon Zero Dawn 170−180
+166%
65−70
−166%
Metro Exodus 130−140
+164%
50−55
−164%
Red Dead Redemption 2 95−100
+174%
35−40
−174%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 215
+169%
80−85
−169%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 85−90
+190%
30−33
−190%
Watch Dogs: Legion 130−140
+166%
50−55
−166%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 85−90
+197%
30−33
−197%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 98
+180%
35−40
−180%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 85−90
+183%
30−33
−183%
Cyberpunk 2077 77
+185%
27−30
−185%
Far Cry 5 90−95
+200%
30−33
−200%
Forza Horizon 4 190−200
+164%
75−80
−164%
Hitman 3 110
+175%
40−45
−175%
Horizon Zero Dawn 170−180
+166%
65−70
−166%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 185
+164%
70−75
−164%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 101
+189%
35−40
−189%
Watch Dogs: Legion 65
+171%
24−27
−171%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 95−100
+174%
35−40
−174%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 80−85
+173%
30−33
−173%
Far Cry New Dawn 60−65
+167%
24−27
−167%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 45−50
+188%
16−18
−188%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 72
+167%
27−30
−167%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 50−55
+178%
18−20
−178%
Cyberpunk 2077 49
+172%
18−20
−172%
Far Cry 5 45−50
+172%
18−20
−172%
Forza Horizon 4 230−240
+174%
85−90
−174%
Hitman 3 55−60
+162%
21−24
−162%
Horizon Zero Dawn 90−95
+166%
35−40
−166%
Metro Exodus 75−80
+189%
27−30
−189%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 127
+182%
45−50
−182%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 76
+181%
27−30
−181%
Watch Dogs: Legion 200−210
+167%
75−80
−167%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 70−75
+170%
27−30
−170%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 40−45
+169%
16−18
−169%
Far Cry New Dawn 35−40
+200%
12−14
−200%
Hitman 3 30−35
+183%
12−14
−183%
Horizon Zero Dawn 190−200
+171%
70−75
−171%
Metro Exodus 55−60
+162%
21−24
−162%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 55
+162%
21−24
−162%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 27−30
+190%
10−11
−190%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 27−30
+170%
10−11
−170%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 27−30
+170%
10−11
−170%
Cyberpunk 2077 19
+171%
7−8
−171%
Far Cry 5 24−27
+178%
9−10
−178%
Forza Horizon 4 55−60
+181%
21−24
−181%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 62
+195%
21−24
−195%
Watch Dogs: Legion 25
+178%
9−10
−178%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 35−40
+171%
14−16
−171%

This is how RTX 4060 Mobile and RTX A500 compete in popular games:

  • RTX 4060 Mobile is 180% faster in 1080p
  • RTX 4060 Mobile is 195% faster in 1440p
  • RTX 4060 Mobile is 179% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 45.73 17.56
Recency 3 January 2023 10 November 2021
Maximum RAM amount 8 GB 4 GB
Chip lithography 4 nm 8 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 115 Watt 60 Watt

RTX 4060 Mobile has a 160.4% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 1 year, a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 100% more advanced lithography process.

RTX A500, on the other hand, has 91.7% lower power consumption.

The GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile is our recommended choice as it beats the RTX A500 in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile is a notebook card while RTX A500 is a workstation one.


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