RTX 5880 Ada Generation vs RTX A5500 Mobile

Place in the ranking	77	4
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Power efficiency	19.01	21.93
Architecture	Ampere (2020−2024)	Ada Lovelace (2022−2024)
GPU code name	GA103	AD102
Market segment	Mobile workstation	Workstation
Release date	22 March 2022 (2 years ago)	5 January 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	7424	14080
Core clock speed	975 MHz	975 MHz
Boost clock speed	1500 MHz	2460 MHz
Number of transistors	22,000 million	76,300 million
Manufacturing process technology	8 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	165 Watt	285 Watt
Texture fill rate	348.0	1,082
Floating-point processing power	22.27 TFLOPS	69.27 TFLOPS
ROPs	96	176
TMUs	232	440
Tensor Cores	232	440
Ray Tracing Cores	58	110

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 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	48 GB
Memory bus width	256 Bit	384 Bit
Memory clock speed	2000 MHz	2250 MHz
Memory bandwidth	512.0 GB/s	864.0 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

4x DisplayPort 1.4a

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

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 44.98

RTX 5880 Ada Generation 89.61
+99.2%

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 17350

RTX 5880 Ada Generation 34568
+99.2%

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	131 −98.5%	260−270 +98.5%
1440p	76 −97.4%	150−160 +97.4%
4K	56 −96.4%	110−120 +96.4%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

129

−93.8%

250−260
+93.8%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	80−85 −90.5%	160−170 +90.5%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	65−70 −91.2%	130−140 +91.2%
Battlefield 5	120−130 −95.3%	250−260 +95.3%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	80−85 −87.5%	150−160 +87.5%
Cyberpunk 2077	114 −93%	220−230 +93%
Far Cry 5	85−90 −97.7%	170−180 +97.7%
Far Cry New Dawn	95−100 −93.9%	190−200 +93.9%
Forza Horizon 4	190−200 −82.3%	350−400 +82.3%
Hitman 3	85−90 −88.2%	160−170 +88.2%
Horizon Zero Dawn	160−170 −81.8%	300−310 +81.8%
Metro Exodus	120−130 −96.9%	250−260 +96.9%
Red Dead Redemption 2	90−95 −95.7%	180−190 +95.7%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	140−150 −93.1%	280−290 +93.1%
Watch Dogs: Legion	120−130 −93.8%	250−260 +93.8%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	80−85 −90.5%	160−170 +90.5%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	65−70 −91.2%	130−140 +91.2%
Battlefield 5	120−130 −95.3%	250−260 +95.3%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	80−85 −87.5%	150−160 +87.5%
Cyberpunk 2077	88 −93.2%	170−180 +93.2%
Far Cry 5	85−90 −97.7%	170−180 +97.7%
Far Cry New Dawn	95−100 −93.9%	190−200 +93.9%
Forza Horizon 4	190−200 −82.3%	350−400 +82.3%
Hitman 3	85−90 −88.2%	160−170 +88.2%
Horizon Zero Dawn	160−170 −81.8%	300−310 +81.8%
Metro Exodus	120−130 −96.9%	250−260 +96.9%
Red Dead Redemption 2	90−95 −95.7%	180−190 +95.7%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	200 −75%	350−400 +75%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	80−85 −95.1%	160−170 +95.1%
Watch Dogs: Legion	120−130 −93.8%	250−260 +93.8%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	80−85 −90.5%	160−170 +90.5%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	65−70 −91.2%	130−140 +91.2%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	80−85 −87.5%	150−160 +87.5%
Cyberpunk 2077	76 −97.4%	150−160 +97.4%
Far Cry 5	85−90 −97.7%	170−180 +97.7%
Forza Horizon 4	190−200 −82.3%	350−400 +82.3%
Hitman 3	85−90 −88.2%	160−170 +88.2%
Horizon Zero Dawn	160−170 −81.8%	300−310 +81.8%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	178 −96.6%	350−400 +96.6%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	102 −96.1%	200−210 +96.1%
Watch Dogs: Legion	77 −94.8%	150−160 +94.8%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

90−95
−95.7%

180−190

+95.7%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	75−80 −97.4%	150−160 +97.4%
Far Cry New Dawn	60−65 −96.7%	120−130 +96.7%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	40−45 −97.7%	85−90 +97.7%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	40−45 −93.2%	85−90 +93.2%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	45−50 −91.5%	90−95 +91.5%
Cyberpunk 2077	45 −88.9%	85−90 +88.9%
Far Cry 5	45−50 −95.7%	90−95 +95.7%
Forza Horizon 4	220−230 −80.2%	400−450 +80.2%
Hitman 3	50−55 −96.1%	100−105 +96.1%
Horizon Zero Dawn	85−90 −97.7%	170−180 +97.7%
Metro Exodus	70−75 −89.2%	140−150 +89.2%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	129 −93.8%	250−260 +93.8%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	55−60 −89.7%	110−120 +89.7%
Watch Dogs: Legion	190−200 −81.3%	350−400 +81.3%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

65−70
−91.2%

130−140

+91.2%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	40−45 −87.5%	75−80 +87.5%
Far Cry New Dawn	30−35 −97%	65−70 +97%
Hitman 3	30−35 −87.5%	60−65 +87.5%
Horizon Zero Dawn	180−190 −91.3%	350−400 +91.3%
Metro Exodus	50−55 −96.1%	100−105 +96.1%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	63 −90.5%	120−130 +90.5%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	27−30 −85.2%	50−55 +85.2%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	24−27 −80%	45−50 +80%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	24−27 −80%	45−50 +80%
Cyberpunk 2077	18 −94.4%	35−40 +94.4%
Far Cry 5	21−24 −95.7%	45−50 +95.7%
Forza Horizon 4	55−60 −81.8%	100−105 +81.8%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	68 −91.2%	130−140 +91.2%
Watch Dogs: Legion	30 −83.3%	55−60 +83.3%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

35−40

−85.7%

65−70
+85.7%

This is how RTX A5500 Mobile and RTX 5880 Ada Generation compete in popular games:

RTX 5880 Ada Generation is 98% faster in 1080p
RTX 5880 Ada Generation is 97% faster in 1440p
RTX 5880 Ada Generation is 96% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	44.98	89.61
Recency	22 March 2022	5 January 2024
Maximum RAM amount	16 GB	48 GB
Chip lithography	8 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	165 Watt	285 Watt

RTX A5500 Mobile has 72.7% lower power consumption.

RTX 5880 Ada Generation, on the other hand, has a 99.2% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 1 year, a 200% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 60% more advanced lithography process.

The RTX 5880 Ada Generation 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 RTX 5880 Ada Generation is a workstation one.

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