RTX A500 vs Radeon R5 (Bristol Ridge)
Aggregate performance score
We've compared Radeon R5 (Bristol Ridge) with RTX A500, including specs and performance data.
RTX A500 outperforms R5 (Bristol Ridge) by a whopping 623% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
Place in the ranking | 832 | 306 |
Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
Power efficiency | 3.86 | 20.90 |
Architecture | GCN 1.2/2.0 (2015−2016) | Ampere (2020−2024) |
GPU code name | Bristol Ridge | GA107 |
Market segment | Laptop | Workstation |
Release date | 1 June 2016 (8 years ago) | 10 November 2021 (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 cores | 384 | 2048 |
Core clock speed | no data | 1440 MHz |
Boost clock speed | 800 MHz | 1770 MHz |
Number of transistors | 3100 Million | no data |
Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 8 nm |
Power consumption (TDP) | 12-45 Watt | 60 Watt |
Texture fill rate | no data | 113.3 |
Floating-point processing power | no data | 7.25 TFLOPS |
ROPs | no data | 32 |
TMUs | no data | 64 |
Tensor Cores | no data | 64 |
Ray Tracing Cores | no data | 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 | medium sized | no data |
Interface | no data | PCIe 4.0 x8 |
Width | no data | 1-slot |
Supplementary power connectors | no data | None |
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 | no data | GDDR6 |
Maximum RAM amount | no data | 4 GB |
Memory bus width | 64/128 Bit | 64 Bit |
Memory clock speed | no data | 1750 MHz |
Memory bandwidth | no data | 112.0 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 | no data | No outputs |
API compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
DirectX | 12 (FL 12_0) | 12 Ultimate (12_2) |
Shader Model | no data | 6.7 |
OpenGL | no data | 4.6 |
OpenCL | no data | 3.0 |
Vulkan | - | 1.3 |
CUDA | - | 8.6 |
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 | 11
−582%
| 75−80
+582%
|
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low Preset
Cyberpunk 2077 | 5−6
−600%
|
35−40
+600%
|
Full HD
Medium Preset
Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 8−9
−588%
|
55−60
+588%
|
Battlefield 5 | 3−4
−600%
|
21−24
+600%
|
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 6−7
−567%
|
40−45
+567%
|
Cyberpunk 2077 | 5−6
−600%
|
35−40
+600%
|
Far Cry 5 | 4
−575%
|
27−30
+575%
|
Far Cry New Dawn | 6−7
−567%
|
40−45
+567%
|
Forza Horizon 4 | 10−12
−582%
|
75−80
+582%
|
Hitman 3 | 7−8
−614%
|
50−55
+614%
|
Horizon Zero Dawn | 20−22
−600%
|
140−150
+600%
|
Metro Exodus | 1−2
−600%
|
7−8
+600%
|
Red Dead Redemption 2 | 7
−614%
|
50−55
+614%
|
Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 10−12
−582%
|
75−80
+582%
|
Watch Dogs: Legion | 35−40
−603%
|
260−270
+603%
|
Full HD
High Preset
Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 8−9
−588%
|
55−60
+588%
|
Battlefield 5 | 3−4
−600%
|
21−24
+600%
|
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 6−7
−567%
|
40−45
+567%
|
Cyberpunk 2077 | 5−6
−600%
|
35−40
+600%
|
Far Cry 5 | 4−5
−575%
|
27−30
+575%
|
Far Cry New Dawn | 6−7
−567%
|
40−45
+567%
|
Forza Horizon 4 | 10−12
−582%
|
75−80
+582%
|
Hitman 3 | 7−8
−614%
|
50−55
+614%
|
Horizon Zero Dawn | 20−22
−600%
|
140−150
+600%
|
Metro Exodus | 1−2
−600%
|
7−8
+600%
|
Red Dead Redemption 2 | 6−7
−567%
|
40−45
+567%
|
Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 10−12
−582%
|
75−80
+582%
|
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 13
−592%
|
90−95
+592%
|
Watch Dogs: Legion | 35−40
−603%
|
260−270
+603%
|
Full HD
Ultra Preset
Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 8−9
−588%
|
55−60
+588%
|
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 6−7
−567%
|
40−45
+567%
|
Cyberpunk 2077 | 5−6
−600%
|
35−40
+600%
|
Far Cry 5 | 4−5
−575%
|
27−30
+575%
|
Forza Horizon 4 | 10−12
−582%
|
75−80
+582%
|
Hitman 3 | 7−8
−614%
|
50−55
+614%
|
Horizon Zero Dawn | 20−22
−600%
|
140−150
+600%
|
Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 10−12
−582%
|
75−80
+582%
|
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 12−14
−592%
|
90−95
+592%
|
Watch Dogs: Legion | 35−40
−603%
|
260−270
+603%
|
Full HD
Epic Preset
Red Dead Redemption 2 | 6−7
−567%
|
40−45
+567%
|
1440p
High Preset
Battlefield 5 | 4−5
−575%
|
27−30
+575%
|
Far Cry New Dawn | 4−5
−575%
|
27−30
+575%
|
1440p
Ultra Preset
Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 2−3
−600%
|
14−16
+600%
|
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 1−2
−600%
|
7−8
+600%
|
Cyberpunk 2077 | 1−2
−600%
|
7−8
+600%
|
Far Cry 5 | 3−4
−600%
|
21−24
+600%
|
Hitman 3 | 7−8
−614%
|
50−55
+614%
|
Horizon Zero Dawn | 7−8
−614%
|
50−55
+614%
|
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 2−3
−600%
|
14−16
+600%
|
Watch Dogs: Legion | 14−16
−614%
|
100−105
+614%
|
1440p
Epic Preset
Red Dead Redemption 2 | 5−6
−600%
|
35−40
+600%
|
4K
High Preset
Battlefield 5 | 0−1 | 0−1 |
Far Cry New Dawn | 1−2
−600%
|
7−8
+600%
|
4K
Ultra Preset
Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 2−3
−600%
|
14−16
+600%
|
Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 1−2
−600%
|
7−8
+600%
|
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 1−2
−600%
|
7−8
+600%
|
Far Cry 5 | 1−2
−600%
|
7−8
+600%
|
Watch Dogs: Legion | 0−1 | 0−1 |
4K
Epic Preset
Red Dead Redemption 2 | 3−4
−600%
|
21−24
+600%
|
This is how R5 (Bristol Ridge) and RTX A500 compete in popular games:
- RTX A500 is 582% faster in 1080p
Pros & cons summary
Performance score | 2.43 | 17.56 |
Recency | 1 June 2016 | 10 November 2021 |
Chip lithography | 28 nm | 8 nm |
Power consumption (TDP) | 12 Watt | 60 Watt |
R5 (Bristol Ridge) has 400% lower power consumption.
RTX A500, on the other hand, has a 622.6% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 5 years, and a 250% more advanced lithography process.
The RTX A500 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon R5 (Bristol Ridge) in performance tests.
Be aware that Radeon R5 (Bristol Ridge) is a notebook card while RTX A500 is a workstation one.
Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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