RTX A5500 vs RTX A2000 Mobile

Place in the ranking	222	49
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Power efficiency	18.52	16.81
Architecture	Ampere (2020−2024)	Ampere (2020−2024)
GPU code name	GA106	GA102
Market segment	Mobile workstation	Workstation
Release date	12 April 2021 (3 years ago)	22 March 2022 (2 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	2560	10240
Core clock speed	893 MHz	1080 MHz
Boost clock speed	1358 MHz	1665 MHz
Number of transistors	13,250 million	28,300 million
Manufacturing process technology	8 nm	8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	95 Watt	230 Watt
Texture fill rate	108.6	532.8
Floating-point processing power	6.953 TFLOPS	34.1 TFLOPS
ROPs	48	96
TMUs	80	320
Tensor Cores	80	320
Ray Tracing Cores	20	80

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	large	no data
Interface	PCIe 4.0 x16	PCIe 4.0 x16
Length	no data	267 mm
Width	no data	2-slot
Supplementary power connectors	no data	1x 8-pin

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	4 GB	24 GB
Memory bus width	128 Bit	384 Bit
Memory clock speed	1375 MHz	2000 MHz
Memory bandwidth	176.0 GB/s	768.0 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

No outputs

4x DisplayPort 1.4a

API and SDK compatibility

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

DirectX	12 Ultimate (12_2)	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	6.6	6.7
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	3.0	3.0
Vulkan	1.2	1.3
CUDA	8.6	8.6
DLSS	+	+

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.

RTX A2000 Mobile 25.66

RTX A5500 56.39
+120%

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 A2000 Mobile 9864

RTX A5500 21674
+120%

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	79 −115%	170−180 +115%
1440p	42 −114%	90−95 +114%
4K	37 −116%	80−85 +116%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Atomic Heart	65−70 −112%	140−150 +112%
Counter-Strike 2	45−50 −113%	100−105 +113%
Cyberpunk 2077	74 −116%	160−170 +116%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Atomic Heart	65−70 −112%	140−150 +112%
Battlefield 5	95−100 −111%	200−210 +111%
Counter-Strike 2	45−50 −113%	100−105 +113%
Cyberpunk 2077	62 −110%	130−140 +110%
Far Cry 5	96 −119%	210−220 +119%
Fortnite	110−120 −118%	260−270 +118%
Forza Horizon 4	95−100 −119%	210−220 +119%
Forza Horizon 5	65−70 −106%	140−150 +106%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	90−95 −113%	200−210 +113%
Valorant	160−170 −112%	350−400 +112%

Full HD
High Preset

Atomic Heart	65−70 −112%	140−150 +112%
Battlefield 5	95−100 −111%	200−210 +111%
Counter-Strike 2	45−50 −113%	100−105 +113%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive	250−260 −114%	550−600 +114%
Cyberpunk 2077	50 −100%	100−105 +100%
Dota 2	145 −107%	300−310 +107%
Far Cry 5	88 −116%	190−200 +116%
Fortnite	110−120 −118%	260−270 +118%
Forza Horizon 4	95−100 −119%	210−220 +119%
Forza Horizon 5	65−70 −106%	140−150 +106%
Grand Theft Auto V	106 −117%	230−240 +117%
Metro Exodus	44 −116%	95−100 +116%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	90−95 −113%	200−210 +113%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	96 −119%	210−220 +119%
Valorant	160−170 −112%	350−400 +112%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	95−100 −111%	200−210 +111%
Counter-Strike 2	45−50 −113%	100−105 +113%
Cyberpunk 2077	41 −120%	90−95 +120%
Dota 2	129 −117%	280−290 +117%
Far Cry 5	83 −117%	180−190 +117%
Forza Horizon 4	95−100 −119%	210−220 +119%
Forza Horizon 5	65−70 −106%	140−150 +106%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	90−95 −113%	200−210 +113%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	50 −100%	100−105 +100%
Valorant	160−170 −112%	350−400 +112%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Fortnite

110−120

−118%

260−270
+118%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	21−24 −117%	50−55 +117%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive	160−170 −107%	350−400 +107%
Grand Theft Auto V	50 −100%	100−105 +100%
Metro Exodus	27 −104%	55−60 +104%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	170−180 −100%	350−400 +100%
Valorant	200−210 −120%	450−500 +120%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	65−70 −109%	140−150 +109%
Cyberpunk 2077	25 −100%	50−55 +100%
Far Cry 5	53 −108%	110−120 +108%
Forza Horizon 4	60−65 −110%	130−140 +110%
Forza Horizon 5	40−45 −109%	90−95 +109%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	40−45 −113%	85−90 +113%

1440p
Epic Preset

Fortnite

55−60
−111%

120−130

+111%

4K
High Preset

Atomic Heart	18−20 −111%	40−45 +111%
Counter-Strike 2	10−12 −118%	24−27 +118%
Grand Theft Auto V	44 −116%	95−100 +116%
Metro Exodus	20−22 −100%	40−45 +100%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	33 −112%	70−75 +112%
Valorant	140−150 −114%	300−310 +114%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	35−40 −116%	80−85 +116%
Counter-Strike 2	10−12 −118%	24−27 +118%
Cyberpunk 2077	10−11 −110%	21−24 +110%
Dota 2	72 −108%	150−160 +108%
Far Cry 5	26 −112%	55−60 +112%
Forza Horizon 4	40−45 −114%	90−95 +114%
Forza Horizon 5	21−24 −117%	50−55 +117%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	24−27 −100%	50−55 +100%

4K
Epic Preset

Fortnite

24−27

−112%

55−60
+112%

This is how RTX A2000 Mobile and RTX A5500 compete in popular games:

RTX A5500 is 115% faster in 1080p
RTX A5500 is 114% faster in 1440p
RTX A5500 is 116% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	25.66	56.39
Recency	12 April 2021	22 March 2022
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	24 GB
Power consumption (TDP)	95 Watt	230 Watt

RTX A2000 Mobile has 142.1% lower power consumption.

RTX A5500, on the other hand, has a 119.8% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 11 months, and a 500% higher maximum VRAM amount.

The RTX A5500 is our recommended choice as it beats the RTX A2000 Mobile in performance tests.

Be aware that RTX A2000 Mobile is a mobile workstation card while RTX A5500 is a workstation one.

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RTX A5500 vs RTX A2000 Mobile

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Contents

Primary details

Detailed specifications

Form factor & compatibility

VRAM capacity and type

Connectivity and outputs

API and SDK compatibility

Synthetic benchmark performance

Combined synthetic benchmark score

Passmark

Gaming performance

Average FPS across all PC games

FPS performance in popular games

Pros & cons summary

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Other comparisons

Community ratings

Questions & comments