GeForce RTX 4090 Mobile vs RTX A5000

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A10 PCIe A10G A40 PCIe CMP 90HX Quadro RTX 8100 Quadro RTX 8200 Quadro RTX A6000 RTX A40 RTX A4500 RTX A5000 RTX A5000-12Q RTX A5500
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RTX 4050 Max-Q RTX 4050 Mobile RTX 4060 Max-Q RTX 4060 Mobile RTX 4060 Ti Mobile RTX 4070 Max-Q RTX 4070 Mobile RTX 4080 Max-Q RTX 4080 Mobile RTX 4080 Ti Max-Q RTX 4080 Ti Mobile RTX 4090 Max-Q RTX 4090 Mobile

Aggregate performance score

We've compared RTX A5000 with GeForce RTX 4090 Mobile, including specs and performance data.

RTX A5000
2021
24 GB GDDR6, 230 Watt
50.49

RTX 4090 Mobile outperforms RTX A5000 by a significant 22% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Contents

RTX A5000 RTX A5000
RTX 4090 Mobile RTX 4090

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking4723
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency17.3940.58
ArchitectureAmpere (2020−2024)Ada Lovelace (2022−2024)
GPU code nameGA102AD103
Market segmentWorkstationLaptop
Release date12 April 2021 (3 years ago)3 January 2023 (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 cores81929728
Core clock speed1170 MHz1335 MHz
Boost clock speed1695 MHz1695 MHz
Number of transistors28,300 million45,900 million
Manufacturing process technology8 nm4 nm
Power consumption (TDP)230 Watt120 Watt
Texture fill rate433.9515.3
Floating-point processing power27.77 TFLOPS32.98 TFLOPS
ROPs96112
TMUs256304
Tensor Cores256304
Ray Tracing Cores6476

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 sizeno datalarge
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x16PCIe 4.0 x16
Length267 mmno data
Width2-slotno data
Supplementary power connectors1x 8-pinno 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 amount24 GB16 GB
Memory bus width384 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed2000 MHz2250 MHz
Memory bandwidth768.0 GB/s576.0 GB/s
Shared memory--
Resizable BAR++

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 Connectors4x DisplayPort 1.4aPortable Device Dependent

API and SDK 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
CUDA8.68.9
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 A5000 50.49
RTX 4090 Mobile 61.45
+21.7%

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 22561
RTX 4090 Mobile 27458
+21.7%

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 HD140−150
−23.6%
173
+23.6%
1440p100−110
−33%
133
+33%
4K65−70
−24.6%
81
+24.6%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Atomic Heart 211
+0%
211
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 300−350
+0%
300−350
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 147
+0%
147
+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Atomic Heart 174
+0%
174
+0%
Battlefield 5 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 240
+0%
240
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 142
+0%
142
+0%
Far Cry 5 173
+0%
173
+0%
Fortnite 300−350
+0%
300−350
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 260−270
+0%
260−270
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 181
+0%
181
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
Valorant 350−400
+0%
350−400
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Atomic Heart 167
+0%
167
+0%
Battlefield 5 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 214
+0%
214
+0%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 270−280
+0%
270−280
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 133
+0%
133
+0%
Dota 2 199
+0%
199
+0%
Far Cry 5 167
+0%
167
+0%
Fortnite 300−350
+0%
300−350
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 260−270
+0%
260−270
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 174
+0%
174
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 162
+0%
162
+0%
Metro Exodus 156
+0%
156
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 394
+0%
394
+0%
Valorant 350−400
+0%
350−400
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 128
+0%
128
+0%
Dota 2 187
+0%
187
+0%
Far Cry 5 158
+0%
158
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 260−270
+0%
260−270
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 204
+0%
204
+0%
Valorant 350−400
+0%
350−400
+0%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Fortnite 300−350
+0%
300−350
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 173
+0%
173
+0%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 516
+0%
516
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 138
+0%
138
+0%
Metro Exodus 117
+0%
117
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
Valorant 485
+0%
485
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 160−170
+0%
160−170
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 95
+0%
95
+0%
Far Cry 5 151
+0%
151
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 220−230
+0%
220−230
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 164
+0%
164
+0%

1440p
Epic Preset

Fortnite 150−160
+0%
150−160
+0%

4K
High Preset

Atomic Heart 60−65
+0%
60−65
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 88
+0%
88
+0%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 314
+0%
314
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 172
+0%
172
+0%
Metro Exodus 82
+0%
82
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 150
+0%
150
+0%
Valorant 300−350
+0%
300−350
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 90−95
+0%
90−95
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 48
+0%
48
+0%
Dota 2 179
+0%
179
+0%
Far Cry 5 107
+0%
107
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 95−100
+0%
95−100
+0%

4K
Epic Preset

Fortnite 75−80
+0%
75−80
+0%

This is how RTX A5000 and RTX 4090 Mobile compete in popular games:

  • RTX 4090 Mobile is 24% faster in 1080p
  • RTX 4090 Mobile is 33% faster in 1440p
  • RTX 4090 Mobile is 25% faster in 4K

All in all, in popular games:

  • there's a draw in 64 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score 50.49 61.45
Recency 12 April 2021 3 January 2023
Maximum RAM amount 24 GB 16 GB
Chip lithography 8 nm 4 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 230 Watt 120 Watt

RTX A5000 has a 50% higher maximum VRAM amount.

RTX 4090 Mobile, on the other hand, has a 21.7% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 1 year, a 100% more advanced lithography process, and 91.7% lower power consumption.

The GeForce RTX 4090 Mobile is our recommended choice as it beats the RTX A5000 in performance tests.

Be aware that RTX A5000 is a workstation card while GeForce RTX 4090 Mobile is a notebook one.

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