Nvidia RTX 500 Ada Generation Mobile vs RTX A4000 Mobile
Aggregate performance score
We've compared RTX A4000 Mobile and RTX 500 Ada Generation Mobile, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.
RTX A4000 Mobile outperforms Nvidia RTX 500 Ada Generation Mobile by a considerable 46% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 105 | 200 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | 24.18 | 54.29 |
| Architecture | Ampere (2020−2024) | Ada Lovelace (2022−2024) |
| GPU code name | GA104 | AD107 |
| Market segment | Mobile workstation | Mobile workstation |
| Release date | 12 April 2021 (3 years ago) | 26 February 2024 (less than a year 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 | 5120 | 2048 |
| Core clock speed | 1140 MHz | 1485 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1680 MHz | 2025 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 17,400 million | 18,900 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 8 nm | 5 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 115 Watt | 35 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 268.8 | 129.6 |
| Floating-point processing power | 17.2 TFLOPS | 8.294 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 80 | 32 |
| TMUs | 160 | 64 |
| Tensor Cores | 160 | 64 |
| Ray Tracing Cores | 40 | 16 |
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 | medium sized |
| Interface | PCIe 4.0 x16 | PCIe 4.0 x8 |
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 | 8 GB | 4 GB |
| Memory bus width | 256 Bit | 64 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 1500 MHz | 2000 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 384.0 GB/s | 128.0 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 | Portable Device Dependent |
API 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 | 6.7 | 6.8 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| Vulkan | 1.3 | 1.3 |
| CUDA | 8.6 | 8.9 |
Gaming performance
Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low Preset
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 2−3
+100%
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1−2
−100%
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Full HD
Medium Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 3−4
+50%
|
2−3
−50%
|
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 2−3
+100%
|
1−2
−100%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 2−3
+100%
|
1−2
−100%
|
| Hitman 3 | 4−5
+100%
|
2−3
−100%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 8−9
+60%
|
5−6
−60%
|
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 4−5
+100%
|
2−3
−100%
|
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 27−30
+55.6%
|
18−20
−55.6%
|
Full HD
High Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 3−4
+50%
|
2−3
−50%
|
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 2−3
+100%
|
1−2
−100%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 2−3
+100%
|
1−2
−100%
|
| Hitman 3 | 4−5
+100%
|
2−3
−100%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 8−9
+60%
|
5−6
−60%
|
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 4−5
+100%
|
2−3
−100%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 9−10
+50%
|
6−7
−50%
|
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 27−30
+55.6%
|
18−20
−55.6%
|
Full HD
Ultra Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 3−4
+50%
|
2−3
−50%
|
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 2−3
+100%
|
1−2
−100%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 2−3
+100%
|
1−2
−100%
|
| Hitman 3 | 4−5
+100%
|
2−3
−100%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 8−9
+60%
|
5−6
−60%
|
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 4−5
+100%
|
2−3
−100%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 9−10
+50%
|
6−7
−50%
|
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 27−30
+55.6%
|
18−20
−55.6%
|
1440p
Ultra Preset
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| Hitman 3 | 6−7
+50%
|
4−5
−50%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 2−3
+100%
|
1−2
−100%
|
1440p
Epic Preset
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 2−3
+100%
|
1−2
−100%
|
4K
Ultra Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 1−2 | 0−1 |
| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 0−1 | 0−1 |
4K
Epic Preset
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 2−3
+100%
|
1−2
−100%
|
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 39.90 | 27.26 |
| Recency | 12 April 2021 | 26 February 2024 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 8 GB | 4 GB |
| Chip lithography | 8 nm | 5 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 115 Watt | 35 Watt |
RTX A4000 Mobile has a 46.4% higher aggregate performance score, and a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount.
Nvidia RTX 500 Ada Generation Mobile, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 2 years, a 60% more advanced lithography process, and 228.6% lower power consumption.
The RTX A4000 Mobile is our recommended choice as it beats the RTX 500 Ada Generation Mobile in performance tests.
Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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