GeForce RTX 4060 Ti vs RTX A5500 Mobile

Place in the ranking	75	37
Place by popularity	not in top-100	19
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	83.11
Power efficiency	18.96	25.51
Architecture	Ampere (2020−2024)	Ada Lovelace (2022−2024)
GPU code name	GA103	AD106
Market segment	Mobile workstation	Desktop
Release date	22 March 2022 (2 years ago)	18 May 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$399

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 cores	7424	4352
Core clock speed	975 MHz	2310 MHz
Boost clock speed	1500 MHz	2535 MHz
Number of transistors	22,000 million	22,900 million
Manufacturing process technology	8 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	165 Watt	160 Watt
Texture fill rate	348.0	344.8
Floating-point processing power	22.27 TFLOPS	22.06 TFLOPS
ROPs	96	48
TMUs	232	136
Tensor Cores	232	136
Ray Tracing Cores	58	34

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 x8
Length	no data	240 mm
Width	no data	2-slot
Supplementary power connectors	no data	1x 16-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	16 GB	8 GB
Memory bus width	256 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	2000 MHz	2250 MHz
Memory bandwidth	512.0 GB/s	288.0 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	1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a
HDMI	-	+

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	6.7
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	3.0	3.0
Vulkan	1.3	1.3
CUDA	8.6	8.9

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. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

RTX A5500 Mobile 44.86

RTX 4060 Ti 58.53
+30.5%

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 A5500 Mobile 17463

RTX 4060 Ti 22782
+30.5%

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	124 −29%	160−170 +29%
1440p	81 −23.5%	100−110 +23.5%
4K	56 −25%	70−75 +25%

Cost per frame, $

1080p	no data	2.49
1440p	no data	3.99
4K	no data	5.70

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2	95−100 −21.2%	120−130 +21.2%
Cyberpunk 2077	129 −24%	160−170 +24%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	110−120 −25%	140−150 +25%
Counter-Strike 2	95−100 −21.2%	120−130 +21.2%
Cyberpunk 2077	57 −22.8%	70−75 +22.8%
Forza Horizon 4	244 −23%	300−310 +23%
Forza Horizon 5	110−120 −30.4%	150−160 +30.4%
Metro Exodus	100−110 −23.8%	130−140 +23.8%
Red Dead Redemption 2	85−90 −27.9%	110−120 +27.9%
Valorant	180−190 −29.7%	240−250 +29.7%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	110−120 −25%	140−150 +25%
Counter-Strike 2	95−100 −21.2%	120−130 +21.2%
Cyberpunk 2077	44 −25%	55−60 +25%
Dota 2	151 −25.8%	190−200 +25.8%
Far Cry 5	108 −29.6%	140−150 +29.6%
Fortnite	190−200 −26.3%	240−250 +26.3%
Forza Horizon 4	200 −30%	260−270 +30%
Forza Horizon 5	110−120 −30.4%	150−160 +30.4%
Grand Theft Auto V	145 −24.1%	180−190 +24.1%
Metro Exodus	38 −18.4%	45−50 +18.4%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	210−220 −28.6%	270−280 +28.6%
Red Dead Redemption 2	85−90 −27.9%	110−120 +27.9%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	160−170 −27.3%	210−220 +27.3%
Valorant	180−190 −29.7%	240−250 +29.7%
World of Tanks	270−280 −25.4%	350−400 +25.4%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	110−120 −25%	140−150 +25%
Counter-Strike 2	95−100 −21.2%	120−130 +21.2%
Cyberpunk 2077	38 −18.4%	45−50 +18.4%
Dota 2	155 −29%	200−210 +29%
Far Cry 5	100−110 −23.8%	130−140 +23.8%
Forza Horizon 4	178 −29.2%	230−240 +29.2%
Forza Horizon 5	110−120 −30.4%	150−160 +30.4%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	210−220 −28.6%	270−280 +28.6%
Valorant	180−190 −29.7%	240−250 +29.7%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2	99 −21.2%	120−130 +21.2%
Grand Theft Auto V	99 −21.2%	120−130 +21.2%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	170−180 −25.7%	220−230 +25.7%
Red Dead Redemption 2	45−50 −27.7%	60−65 +27.7%
World of Tanks	280−290 −21.5%	350−400 +21.5%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	75−80 −26.6%	100−105 +26.6%
Cyberpunk 2077	23 −30.4%	30−33 +30.4%
Far Cry 5	140−150 −24.1%	180−190 +24.1%
Forza Horizon 4	129 −24%	160−170 +24%
Forza Horizon 5	75−80 −29.9%	100−105 +29.9%
Metro Exodus	95−100 −26.3%	120−130 +26.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	80−85 −19%	100−105 +19%
Valorant	150−160 −24.2%	190−200 +24.2%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	21−24 −22.7%	27−30 +22.7%
Dota 2	97 −23.7%	120−130 +23.7%
Grand Theft Auto V	97 −23.7%	120−130 +23.7%
Metro Exodus	31 −29%	40−45 +29%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	150−160 −25.8%	190−200 +25.8%
Red Dead Redemption 2	30−35 −29%	40−45 +29%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	97 −23.7%	120−130 +23.7%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	55−60 −27.3%	70−75 +27.3%
Counter-Strike 2	21−24 −22.7%	27−30 +22.7%
Cyberpunk 2077	9 −11.1%	10−11 +11.1%
Dota 2	132 −28.8%	170−180 +28.8%
Far Cry 5	70−75 −26.8%	90−95 +26.8%
Fortnite	65−70 −30.4%	90−95 +30.4%
Forza Horizon 4	68 −25%	85−90 +25%
Forza Horizon 5	45−50 −22.2%	55−60 +22.2%
Valorant	80−85 −22%	100−105 +22%

This is how RTX A5500 Mobile and RTX 4060 Ti compete in popular games:

RTX 4060 Ti is 29% faster in 1080p
RTX 4060 Ti is 23% faster in 1440p
RTX 4060 Ti is 25% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	44.86	58.53
Recency	22 March 2022	18 May 2023
Maximum RAM amount	16 GB	8 GB
Chip lithography	8 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	165 Watt	160 Watt

RTX A5500 Mobile has a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount.

RTX 4060 Ti, on the other hand, has a 30.5% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 1 year, a 60% more advanced lithography process, and 3.1% lower power consumption.

The GeForce RTX 4060 Ti is our recommended choice as it beats the RTX A5500 Mobile in performance tests.

Be aware that RTX A5500 Mobile is a mobile workstation card while GeForce RTX 4060 Ti is a desktop one.

Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.