RTX A2000 12 GB vs Quadro RTX 5000 Mobile

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Quadro RTX 5000 Mobile with RTX A2000 12 GB, including specs and performance data.

RTX 5000 Mobile
2019
16 GB GDDR6, 110 Watt
36.03
+1.5%

RTX 5000 Mobile outperforms RTX A2000 12 GB by a minimal 1% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking130139
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data87.84
Power efficiency23.6336.59
ArchitectureTuring (2018−2022)Ampere (2020−2024)
GPU code nameTU104GA106
Market segmentMobile workstationWorkstation
Release date27 May 2019 (5 years ago)23 November 2021 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$449

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 cores30723328
Core clock speed1035 MHz562 MHz
Boost clock speed1545 MHz1200 MHz
Number of transistors13,600 million12,000 million
Manufacturing process technology12 nm8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)110 Watt70 Watt
Texture fill rate296.6124.8
Floating-point processing power9.492 TFLOPS7.987 TFLOPS
ROPs6448
TMUs192104
Tensor Cores384104
Ray Tracing Cores4826

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 3.0 x16PCIe 4.0 x16
Lengthno data167 mm
Widthno data2-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 amount16 GB12 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit192 Bit
Memory clock speed1750 MHz1500 MHz
Memory bandwidth448.0 GB/s288.0 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 ConnectorsNo outputs4x mini-DisplayPort
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.

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

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 HD128
+6.7%
120−130
−6.7%
1440p86
+7.5%
80−85
−7.5%
4K53
+6%
50−55
−6%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 65−70
+3.1%
65−70
−3.1%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 104
+4%
100−105
−4%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 65−70
+1.5%
65−70
−1.5%
Battlefield 5 120−130
+3.3%
120−130
−3.3%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 125
+4.2%
120−130
−4.2%
Cyberpunk 2077 65−70
+3.1%
65−70
−3.1%
Far Cry 5 80−85
+3.8%
80−85
−3.8%
Far Cry New Dawn 95−100
+5.6%
90−95
−5.6%
Forza Horizon 4 180−190
+5%
180−190
−5%
Hitman 3 80−85
+2.5%
80−85
−2.5%
Horizon Zero Dawn 160−170
+7.3%
150−160
−7.3%
Metro Exodus 144
+2.9%
140−150
−2.9%
Red Dead Redemption 2 113
+2.7%
110−120
−2.7%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 140−150
+7.7%
130−140
−7.7%
Watch Dogs: Legion 120−130
+6.7%
120−130
−6.7%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 80−85
+2.5%
80−85
−2.5%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 65−70
+1.5%
65−70
−1.5%
Battlefield 5 120−130
+3.3%
120−130
−3.3%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 118
+7.3%
110−120
−7.3%
Cyberpunk 2077 65−70
+3.1%
65−70
−3.1%
Far Cry 5 80−85
+3.8%
80−85
−3.8%
Far Cry New Dawn 95−100
+5.6%
90−95
−5.6%
Forza Horizon 4 180−190
+5%
180−190
−5%
Hitman 3 80−85
+2.5%
80−85
−2.5%
Horizon Zero Dawn 160−170
+7.3%
150−160
−7.3%
Metro Exodus 144
+2.9%
140−150
−2.9%
Red Dead Redemption 2 99
+4.2%
95−100
−4.2%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 140−150
+7.7%
130−140
−7.7%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 80−85
+6.7%
75−80
−6.7%
Watch Dogs: Legion 120−130
+6.7%
120−130
−6.7%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 73
+4.3%
70−75
−4.3%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 65−70
+1.5%
65−70
−1.5%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 88
+3.5%
85−90
−3.5%
Cyberpunk 2077 65−70
+3.1%
65−70
−3.1%
Far Cry 5 80−85
+3.8%
80−85
−3.8%
Forza Horizon 4 180−190
+5%
180−190
−5%
Hitman 3 80−85
+2.5%
80−85
−2.5%
Horizon Zero Dawn 160−170
+7.3%
150−160
−7.3%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 140−150
+7.7%
130−140
−7.7%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 100
+5.3%
95−100
−5.3%
Watch Dogs: Legion 120−130
+6.7%
120−130
−6.7%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 108
+8%
100−105
−8%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 70−75
+5.7%
70−75
−5.7%
Far Cry New Dawn 55−60
+7.3%
55−60
−7.3%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 63
+5%
60−65
−5%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 40−45
+5%
40−45
−5%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 66
+1.5%
65−70
−1.5%
Cyberpunk 2077 30−33
+11.1%
27−30
−11.1%
Far Cry 5 40−45
+10%
40−45
−10%
Forza Horizon 4 210−220
+3.3%
210−220
−3.3%
Hitman 3 50−55
+11.1%
45−50
−11.1%
Horizon Zero Dawn 80−85
+3.8%
80−85
−3.8%
Metro Exodus 70−75
+2.9%
70−75
−2.9%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 90−95
+3.3%
90−95
−3.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 55−60
+10%
50−55
−10%
Watch Dogs: Legion 190−200
+5.6%
180−190
−5.6%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 90
+5.9%
85−90
−5.9%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 35−40
+8.6%
35−40
−8.6%
Far Cry New Dawn 30−35
+6.7%
30−33
−6.7%
Hitman 3 30−35
+3.3%
30−33
−3.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn 170−180
+5.3%
170−180
−5.3%
Metro Exodus 76
+8.6%
70−75
−8.6%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 71
+9.2%
65−70
−9.2%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 40
+14.3%
35−40
−14.3%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 24−27
+14.3%
21−24
−14.3%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 38
+8.6%
35−40
−8.6%
Cyberpunk 2077 12−14
+8.3%
12−14
−8.3%
Far Cry 5 21−24
+4.8%
21−24
−4.8%
Forza Horizon 4 50−55
+6%
50−55
−6%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 50−55
+4%
50−55
−4%
Watch Dogs: Legion 18−20
+5.6%
18−20
−5.6%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 50
+11.1%
45−50
−11.1%

This is how RTX 5000 Mobile and RTX A2000 12 GB compete in popular games:

  • RTX 5000 Mobile is 7% faster in 1080p
  • RTX 5000 Mobile is 8% faster in 1440p
  • RTX 5000 Mobile is 6% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 36.03 35.50
Recency 27 May 2019 23 November 2021
Maximum RAM amount 16 GB 12 GB
Chip lithography 12 nm 8 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 110 Watt 70 Watt

RTX 5000 Mobile has a 1.5% higher aggregate performance score, and a 33.3% higher maximum VRAM amount.

RTX A2000 12 GB, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 2 years, a 50% more advanced lithography process, and 57.1% lower power consumption.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Quadro RTX 5000 Mobile and RTX A2000 12 GB.

Be aware that Quadro RTX 5000 Mobile is a mobile workstation card while RTX A2000 12 GB is a workstation one.


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