RTX A500 Mobile vs Quadro RTX 5000 Max-Q

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Quadro RTX 5000 Max-Q with RTX A500 Mobile, including specs and performance data.

RTX 5000 Max-Q
2019
16 GB GDDR6, 80 Watt
35.33
+128%

RTX 5000 Max-Q outperforms RTX A500 Mobile by a whopping 128% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in performance ranking134321
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation11.62no data
ArchitectureTuring (2018−2021)Ampere (2020−2022)
GPU code nameN19E-Q5 MAX-QGA107
Market segmentMobile workstationLaptop
Release date27 May 2019 (5 years ago)30 March 2022 (2 years ago)
Current price$2130 no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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Detailed specifications

General performance parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. These parameters indirectly speak of performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider their benchmark and gaming test results. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores30722048
Core clock speed600 - 930 MHzno data
Boost clock speed1350 - 1455 MHz1537 MHz
Number of transistors13,600 millionno data
Manufacturing process technology12 nm8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)80 - 90 Watt60 Watt (20 - 60 Watt TGP)
Texture fill rate259.298.37

Form factor & compatibility

Information on Quadro RTX 5000 Max-Q and RTX A500 Mobile compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For notebook video cards it's notebook size, connection slot and bus, if the video card is inserted into a slot instead of being soldered to the notebook motherboard.

Laptop sizelargeno data
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 4.0 x16
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 amount16 GB4 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit64 Bit
Memory clock speed14000 MHz14000 MHz
Memory bandwidth448.0 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
G-SYNC support+no data

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 graphics and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX12 Ultimate (12_1)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model6.56.6
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL1.23.0
Vulkan1.2.1311.3
CUDA7.58.6

Synthetic benchmark performance

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


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance 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 5000 Max-Q 35.33
+128%
RTX A500 Mobile 15.49

Quadro RTX 5000 Max-Q outperforms RTX A500 Mobile by 128% based on our aggregate benchmark results.


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.

Benchmark coverage: 17%

RTX 5000 Max-Q 26465
+146%
RTX A500 Mobile 10748

Quadro RTX 5000 Max-Q outperforms RTX A500 Mobile by 146% in 3DMark 11 Performance GPU.

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 HD105
+106%
51
−106%
1440p65
+132%
28
−132%
4K42
+44.8%
29
−44.8%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 60−65 no data

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 86 no data
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 60−65 no data
Battlefield 5 110−120 no data
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 101 no data
Cyberpunk 2077 60−65 no data
Far Cry 5 75−80 no data
Far Cry New Dawn 85−90 no data
Forza Horizon 4 130−140 no data
Hitman 3 70−75 no data
Horizon Zero Dawn 162 no data
Metro Exodus 144 no data
Red Dead Redemption 2 97 no data
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 130−140 no data
Watch Dogs: Legion 85 no data

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 78 no data
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 60−65 no data
Battlefield 5 110−120 no data
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 93 no data
Cyberpunk 2077 60−65 no data
Far Cry 5 75−80 no data
Far Cry New Dawn 85−90 no data
Forza Horizon 4 130−140 no data
Hitman 3 70−75 no data
Horizon Zero Dawn 140−150 no data
Metro Exodus 116 no data
Red Dead Redemption 2 91 no data
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 130−140 no data
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 145 no data
Watch Dogs: Legion 182 no data

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 56 no data
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 60−65 no data
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 67 no data
Cyberpunk 2077 60−65 no data
Far Cry 5 75−80 no data
Forza Horizon 4 130−140 no data
Horizon Zero Dawn 108 no data
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 130−140 no data
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 83 no data
Watch Dogs: Legion 51 no data

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 85 no data

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 65−70 no data
Far Cry New Dawn 105 no data

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 48 no data
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 35−40 no data
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 62 no data
Cyberpunk 2077 27−30 no data
Far Cry 5 74 no data
Forza Horizon 4 70−75 no data
Hitman 3 45−50 no data
Horizon Zero Dawn 83 no data
Metro Exodus 73 no data
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 80−85 no data
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 45−50 no data
Watch Dogs: Legion 37 no data

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 65 no data

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 35−40 no data
Far Cry New Dawn 27−30 no data
Hitman 3 27−30 no data
Horizon Zero Dawn 40−45 no data
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 31 no data
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 50 no data

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 31 no data
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 21−24 no data
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 27 no data
Cyberpunk 2077 10−12 no data
Far Cry 5 20−22 no data
Forza Horizon 4 45−50 no data
Horizon Zero Dawn 46 no data
Metro Exodus 43 no data
Watch Dogs: Legion 21 no data

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 34 no data

This is how RTX 5000 Max-Q and RTX A500 Mobile compete in popular games:

  • RTX 5000 Max-Q is 106% faster in 1080p
  • RTX 5000 Max-Q is 132% faster in 1440p
  • RTX 5000 Max-Q is 45% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 35.33 15.49
Recency 27 May 2019 30 March 2022
Maximum RAM amount 16 GB 4 GB
Chip lithography 12 nm 8 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 80 Watt 60 Watt

The Quadro RTX 5000 Max-Q is our recommended choice as it beats the RTX A500 Mobile in performance tests.

Be aware that Quadro RTX 5000 Max-Q is a mobile workstation card while RTX A500 Mobile is a mobile workstation one.


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