RTX A5500 vs FirePro M4000

Place in the ranking	693	45
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Power efficiency	8.66	17.02
Architecture	GCN 1.0 (2011−2020)	Ampere (2020−2024)
GPU code name	Chelsea	GA102
Market segment	Mobile workstation	Workstation
Release date	27 June 2012 (12 years ago)	22 March 2022 (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	512	10240
Core clock speed	675 MHz	1080 MHz
Boost clock speed	no data	1665 MHz
Number of transistors	1,500 million	28,300 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	33 Watt	230 Watt
Texture fill rate	21.60	532.8
Floating-point processing power	0.6912 TFLOPS	34.1 TFLOPS
ROPs	16	96
TMUs	32	320
Tensor Cores	no data	320
Ray Tracing Cores	no data	80

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
Bus support	n/a	no data
Interface	MXM-A (3.0)	PCIe 4.0 x16
Length	no data	267 mm
Width	no data	2-slot
Form factor	MXM-A	no data
Supplementary power connectors	None	1x 8-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	GDDR5	GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount	1 GB	24 GB
Memory bus width	128 Bit	384 Bit
Memory clock speed	1000 MHz	2000 MHz
Memory bandwidth	72 GB/s	768.0 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 outputs	4x DisplayPort 1.4a
StereoOutput3D	+	-

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 (11_1)	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	5.1	6.7
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	1.2	3.0
Vulkan	1.2.131	1.3
CUDA	-	8.6

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.

FirePro M4000 4.15

RTX A5500 56.87
+1270%

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.

FirePro M4000 1595

RTX A5500 21854
+1270%

GeekBench 5 OpenCL

Geekbench 5 is a widespread graphics card benchmark combined from 11 different test scenarios. All these scenarios rely on direct usage of GPU's processing power, no 3D rendering is involved. This variation uses OpenCL API by Khronos Group.

FirePro M4000 5532

RTX A5500 174913
+3062%

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

−1100%

300−350
+1100%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2	12−14 −1233%	160−170 +1233%
Cyberpunk 2077	9−10 −1233%	120−130 +1233%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	12−14 −1233%	160−170 +1233%
Counter-Strike 2	12−14 −1233%	160−170 +1233%
Cyberpunk 2077	9−10 −1233%	120−130 +1233%
Forza Horizon 4	18−20 −1233%	240−250 +1233%
Forza Horizon 5	7−8 −1257%	95−100 +1257%
Metro Exodus	9−10 −1233%	120−130 +1233%
Red Dead Redemption 2	12−14 −1208%	170−180 +1208%
Valorant	10−11 −1200%	130−140 +1200%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	12−14 −1233%	160−170 +1233%
Counter-Strike 2	12−14 −1233%	160−170 +1233%
Cyberpunk 2077	9−10 −1233%	120−130 +1233%
Dota 2	12−14 −1208%	170−180 +1208%
Far Cry 5	21−24 −1233%	280−290 +1233%
Fortnite	24−27 −1150%	300−310 +1150%
Forza Horizon 4	18−20 −1233%	240−250 +1233%
Forza Horizon 5	7−8 −1257%	95−100 +1257%
Grand Theft Auto V	12−14 −1208%	170−180 +1208%
Metro Exodus	9−10 −1233%	120−130 +1233%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	35−40 −1150%	450−500 +1150%
Red Dead Redemption 2	12−14 −1208%	170−180 +1208%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	14−16 −1257%	190−200 +1257%
Valorant	10−11 −1200%	130−140 +1200%
World of Tanks	70−75 −1257%	950−1000 +1257%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	12−14 −1233%	160−170 +1233%
Counter-Strike 2	12−14 −1233%	160−170 +1233%
Cyberpunk 2077	9−10 −1233%	120−130 +1233%
Dota 2	12−14 −1208%	170−180 +1208%
Far Cry 5	21−24 −1233%	280−290 +1233%
Forza Horizon 4	18−20 −1233%	240−250 +1233%
Forza Horizon 5	7−8 −1257%	95−100 +1257%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	35−40 −1150%	450−500 +1150%
Valorant	10−11 −1200%	130−140 +1200%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2	3−4 −1233%	40−45 +1233%
Grand Theft Auto V	4−5 −1150%	50−55 +1150%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	27−30 −1107%	350−400 +1107%
Red Dead Redemption 2	3−4 −1233%	40−45 +1233%
World of Tanks	27−30 −1107%	350−400 +1107%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	5−6 −1200%	65−70 +1200%
Counter-Strike 2	3−4 −1233%	40−45 +1233%
Cyberpunk 2077	4−5 −1150%	50−55 +1150%
Far Cry 5	9−10 −1233%	120−130 +1233%
Forza Horizon 4	5−6 −1200%	65−70 +1200%
Forza Horizon 5	5−6 −1200%	65−70 +1200%
Metro Exodus	1−2 −1100%	12−14 +1100%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	7−8 −1257%	95−100 +1257%
Valorant	12−14 −1233%	160−170 +1233%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	10−11 −1200%	130−140 +1200%
Dota 2	16−18 −1213%	210−220 +1213%
Grand Theft Auto V	16−18 −1213%	210−220 +1213%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	12−14 −1233%	160−170 +1233%
Red Dead Redemption 2	2−3 −1250%	27−30 +1250%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	16−18 −1213%	210−220 +1213%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	3−4 −1233%	40−45 +1233%
Counter-Strike 2	10−11 −1200%	130−140 +1200%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 −1250%	27−30 +1250%
Dota 2	16−18 −1213%	210−220 +1213%
Far Cry 5	4−5 −1150%	50−55 +1150%
Fortnite	3−4 −1233%	40−45 +1233%
Forza Horizon 4	3−4 −1233%	40−45 +1233%
Forza Horizon 5	2−3 −1250%	27−30 +1250%
Valorant	4−5 −1150%	50−55 +1150%

This is how FirePro M4000 and RTX A5500 compete in popular games:

RTX A5500 is 1100% faster in 1080p

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	4.15	56.87
Recency	27 June 2012	22 March 2022
Maximum RAM amount	1 GB	24 GB
Chip lithography	28 nm	8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	33 Watt	230 Watt

FirePro M4000 has 597% lower power consumption.

RTX A5500, on the other hand, has a 1270.4% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 9 years, a 2300% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 250% more advanced lithography process.

The RTX A5500 is our recommended choice as it beats the FirePro M4000 in performance tests.

Be aware that FirePro M4000 is a mobile workstation card while RTX A5500 is a workstation one.

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