RTX A500 vs RTX A5000 Mobile

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared RTX A5000 Mobile with RTX A500, including specs and performance data.

RTX A5000 Mobile
2021
16 GB GDDR6, 150 Watt
41.88
+139%

RTX A5000 Mobile outperforms RTX A500 by a whopping 139% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking96312
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency19.1420.05
ArchitectureAmpere (2020−2024)Ampere (2020−2024)
GPU code nameGA104GA107
Market segmentMobile workstationWorkstation
Release date12 April 2021 (3 years ago)10 November 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 cores61442048
Core clock speed900 MHz1440 MHz
Boost clock speed1575 MHz1770 MHz
Number of transistors17,400 millionno data
Manufacturing process technology8 nm8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)150 Watt60 Watt
Texture fill rate302.4113.3
Floating-point processing power19.35 TFLOPS7.25 TFLOPS
ROPs9632
TMUs19264
Tensor Cores19264
Ray Tracing Cores4816

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 4.0 x16PCIe 4.0 x8
Widthno data1-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 GB4 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit64 Bit
Memory clock speed1750 MHz1750 MHz
Memory bandwidth448.0 GB/s112.0 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 ConnectorsPortable Device DependentNo outputs

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 Ultimate (12_2)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model6.76.7
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL3.03.0
Vulkan1.31.3
CUDA8.68.6

Synthetic benchmark performance

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


Combined synthetic benchmark score

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RTX A5000 Mobile 41.88
+139%
RTX A500 17.55

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 A5000 Mobile 16138
+139%
RTX A500 6764

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 HD112
+149%
45−50
−149%
1440p72
+140%
30−35
−140%
4K51
+143%
21−24
−143%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 70−75
+159%
27−30
−159%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 80−85
+140%
35−40
−140%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 76
+153%
30−33
−153%
Battlefield 5 120−130
+156%
50−55
−156%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 80−85
+167%
30−33
−167%
Cyberpunk 2077 70−75
+159%
27−30
−159%
Far Cry 5 85−90
+146%
35−40
−146%
Far Cry New Dawn 95−100
+145%
40−45
−145%
Forza Horizon 4 190−200
+141%
80−85
−141%
Hitman 3 85−90
+143%
35−40
−143%
Horizon Zero Dawn 160−170
+154%
65−70
−154%
Metro Exodus 120−130
+154%
50−55
−154%
Red Dead Redemption 2 90−95
+163%
35−40
−163%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 140−150
+143%
60−65
−143%
Watch Dogs: Legion 120−130
+158%
50−55
−158%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 80−85
+140%
35−40
−140%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 64
+167%
24−27
−167%
Battlefield 5 120−130
+156%
50−55
−156%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 80−85
+167%
30−33
−167%
Cyberpunk 2077 70−75
+159%
27−30
−159%
Far Cry 5 85−90
+146%
35−40
−146%
Far Cry New Dawn 95−100
+145%
40−45
−145%
Forza Horizon 4 190−200
+141%
80−85
−141%
Hitman 3 85−90
+143%
35−40
−143%
Horizon Zero Dawn 160−170
+154%
65−70
−154%
Metro Exodus 120−130
+154%
50−55
−154%
Red Dead Redemption 2 90−95
+163%
35−40
−163%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 192
+140%
80−85
−140%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 80−85
+173%
30−33
−173%
Watch Dogs: Legion 120−130
+158%
50−55
−158%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 80−85
+140%
35−40
−140%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 55
+162%
21−24
−162%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 80−85
+167%
30−33
−167%
Cyberpunk 2077 70−75
+159%
27−30
−159%
Far Cry 5 85−90
+146%
35−40
−146%
Forza Horizon 4 190−200
+141%
80−85
−141%
Hitman 3 85−90
+143%
35−40
−143%
Horizon Zero Dawn 133
+142%
55−60
−142%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 160
+146%
65−70
−146%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 90
+157%
35−40
−157%
Watch Dogs: Legion 45
+150%
18−20
−150%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 90−95
+163%
35−40
−163%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 75−80
+157%
30−33
−157%
Far Cry New Dawn 60−65
+154%
24−27
−154%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 40−45
+139%
18−20
−139%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 44
+144%
18−20
−144%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 45−50
+161%
18−20
−161%
Cyberpunk 2077 30−35
+167%
12−14
−167%
Far Cry 5 45−50
+156%
18−20
−156%
Forza Horizon 4 220−230
+147%
90−95
−147%
Hitman 3 50−55
+148%
21−24
−148%
Horizon Zero Dawn 85−90
+149%
35−40
−149%
Metro Exodus 62
+158%
24−27
−158%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 129
+158%
50−55
−158%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 55−60
+142%
24−27
−142%
Watch Dogs: Legion 190−200
+141%
80−85
−141%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 65−70
+152%
27−30
−152%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 40−45
+150%
16−18
−150%
Far Cry New Dawn 30−35
+143%
14−16
−143%
Hitman 3 38
+171%
14−16
−171%
Horizon Zero Dawn 180−190
+144%
75−80
−144%
Metro Exodus 50−55
+143%
21−24
−143%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 58
+142%
24−27
−142%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 27−30
+170%
10−11
−170%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 29
+142%
12−14
−142%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 24−27
+150%
10−11
−150%
Cyberpunk 2077 14−16
+180%
5−6
−180%
Far Cry 5 21−24
+156%
9−10
−156%
Forza Horizon 4 55−60
+162%
21−24
−162%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 75
+150%
30−33
−150%
Watch Dogs: Legion 26
+160%
10−11
−160%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 35−40
+150%
14−16
−150%

This is how RTX A5000 Mobile and RTX A500 compete in popular games:

  • RTX A5000 Mobile is 149% faster in 1080p
  • RTX A5000 Mobile is 140% faster in 1440p
  • RTX A5000 Mobile is 143% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 41.88 17.55
Recency 12 April 2021 10 November 2021
Maximum RAM amount 16 GB 4 GB
Power consumption (TDP) 150 Watt 60 Watt

RTX A5000 Mobile has a 138.6% higher aggregate performance score, and a 300% higher maximum VRAM amount.

RTX A500, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 6 months, and 150% lower power consumption.

The RTX A5000 Mobile is our recommended choice as it beats the RTX A500 in performance tests.

Be aware that RTX A5000 Mobile is a mobile workstation card while RTX A500 is a workstation one.


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