RTX A5000 Mobile vs HD Graphics 5000

Place in the ranking	970	95
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Power efficiency	3.53	19.42
Architecture	Generation 7.5 (2013)	Ampere (2020−2024)
GPU code name	Haswell GT3	GA104
Market segment	Laptop	Mobile workstation
Release date	27 May 2013 (11 years ago)	12 April 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 cores	320	6144
Core clock speed	200 MHz	900 MHz
Boost clock speed	1000 MHz	1575 MHz
Number of transistors	1,300 million	17,400 million
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm	8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	30 Watt	150 Watt
Texture fill rate	40.00	302.4
Floating-point processing power	0.64 TFLOPS	19.35 TFLOPS
ROPs	4	96
TMUs	40	192
Tensor Cores	no data	192
Ray Tracing Cores	no data	48

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 size	no data	large
Interface	Ring Bus	PCIe 4.0 x16

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	System Shared	GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount	System Shared	16 GB
Memory bus width	System Shared	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	System Shared	1750 MHz
Memory bandwidth	no data	448.0 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

Portable Device Dependent

Supported technologies

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

Quick Sync

no data

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 (11_1)	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	5.1	6.7
OpenGL	4.3	4.6
OpenCL	1.2	3.0
Vulkan	+	1.3
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.

HD Graphics 5000 1.52

RTX A5000 Mobile 41.80
+2650%

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.

HD Graphics 5000 585

RTX A5000 Mobile 16125
+2656%

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.

HD Graphics 5000 1034

RTX A5000 Mobile 36164
+3399%

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.

HD Graphics 5000 716

RTX A5000 Mobile 27271
+3711%

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.

HD Graphics 5000 5694

RTX A5000 Mobile 50154
+781%

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	10 −1020%	112 +1020%
1440p	2−3 −3400%	70 +3400%
4K	1−2 −5000%	51 +5000%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

4−5

−1650%

70−75
+1650%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	6−7 −1300%	80−85 +1300%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	4−5 −1900%	80−85 +1900%
Cyberpunk 2077	4−5 −1650%	70−75 +1650%
Far Cry 5	2−3 −4200%	85−90 +4200%
Far Cry New Dawn	3−4 −3167%	95−100 +3167%
Forza Horizon 4	3−4 −6333%	190−200 +6333%
Hitman 3	6−7 −1317%	85−90 +1317%
Horizon Zero Dawn	14−16 −1000%	160−170 +1000%
Red Dead Redemption 2	2−3 −4500%	90−95 +4500%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	8−9 −1725%	140−150 +1725%
Watch Dogs: Legion	30−35 −291%	120−130 +291%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	6−7 −1300%	80−85 +1300%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	4−5 −1900%	80−85 +1900%
Cyberpunk 2077	4−5 −1650%	70−75 +1650%
Far Cry 5	2−3 −4200%	85−90 +4200%
Far Cry New Dawn	3−4 −3167%	95−100 +3167%
Forza Horizon 4	3−4 −6333%	190−200 +6333%
Hitman 3	6−7 −1317%	85−90 +1317%
Horizon Zero Dawn	14−16 −1000%	160−170 +1000%
Red Dead Redemption 2	2−3 −4500%	90−95 +4500%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	8−9 −2300%	192 +2300%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	10−12 −645%	80−85 +645%
Watch Dogs: Legion	30−35 −291%	120−130 +291%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	6−7 −1300%	80−85 +1300%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	4−5 −1900%	80−85 +1900%
Cyberpunk 2077	4−5 −1650%	70−75 +1650%
Far Cry 5	2−3 −4200%	85−90 +4200%
Forza Horizon 4	3−4 −6333%	190−200 +6333%
Hitman 3	6−7 −1317%	85−90 +1317%
Horizon Zero Dawn	14−16 −787%	133 +787%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	8−9 −1900%	160 +1900%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	10−12 −718%	90 +718%
Watch Dogs: Legion	30−35 −36.4%	45 +36.4%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

2−3

−4500%

90−95
+4500%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	1−2 −7600%	75−80 +7600%
Far Cry New Dawn	2−3 −2950%	60−65 +2950%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	1−2 −4200%	40−45 +4200%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	0−1	45−50
Cyberpunk 2077	1−2 −3100%	30−35 +3100%
Far Cry 5	2−3 −2200%	45−50 +2200%
Hitman 3	7−8 −643%	50−55 +643%
Horizon Zero Dawn	5−6 −1640%	85−90 +1640%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	1−2 −5700%	55−60 +5700%
Watch Dogs: Legion	7−8 −2657%	190−200 +2657%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

4−5

−1600%

65−70
+1600%

4K
High Preset

Far Cry New Dawn

1−2

−3300%

30−35
+3300%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	1−2 −2600%	27−30 +2600%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	1−2 −2800%	29 +2800%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	0−1	24−27
Far Cry 5	0−1	21−24

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

3−4

−1067%

35−40
+1067%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla	76 +0%	76 +0%
Battlefield 5	120−130 +0%	120−130 +0%
Metro Exodus	120−130 +0%	120−130 +0%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla	64 +0%	64 +0%
Battlefield 5	120−130 +0%	120−130 +0%
Metro Exodus	120−130 +0%	120−130 +0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla

+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla	44 +0%	44 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	220−230 +0%	220−230 +0%
Metro Exodus	62 +0%	62 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	129 +0%	129 +0%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	40−45 +0%	40−45 +0%
Hitman 3	38 +0%	38 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	180−190 +0%	180−190 +0%
Metro Exodus	50−55 +0%	50−55 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	58 +0%	58 +0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077	14−16 +0%	14−16 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	55−60 +0%	55−60 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	75 +0%	75 +0%
Watch Dogs: Legion	26 +0%	26 +0%

This is how HD Graphics 5000 and RTX A5000 Mobile compete in popular games:

RTX A5000 Mobile is 1020% faster in 1080p
RTX A5000 Mobile is 3400% faster in 1440p
RTX A5000 Mobile is 5000% faster in 4K

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

in Battlefield 5, with 1440p resolution and the High Preset, the RTX A5000 Mobile is 7600% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

RTX A5000 Mobile is ahead in 49 tests (71%)
there's a draw in 20 tests (29%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	1.52	41.80
Recency	27 May 2013	12 April 2021
Chip lithography	22 nm	8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	30 Watt	150 Watt

HD Graphics 5000 has 400% lower power consumption.

RTX A5000 Mobile, on the other hand, has a 2650% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 7 years, and a 175% more advanced lithography process.

The RTX A5000 Mobile is our recommended choice as it beats the HD Graphics 5000 in performance tests.

Be aware that HD Graphics 5000 is a notebook graphics card while RTX A5000 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.