RTX A5500 Mobile vs FirePro M5100
Aggregated performance score
RTX A5500 Mobile outperforms FirePro M5100 by 631% based on our aggregated benchmark results.
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in performance ranking | 575 | 101 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 2.90 | no data |
| Architecture | GCN (2011−2017) | Ampere (2020−2022) |
| GPU code name | Venus | GA103S |
| Market segment | Mobile workstation | Laptop |
| Release date | 1 October 2013 (10 years ago) | 30 March 2022 (2 years ago) |
| Current price | $105 | no data |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.
Detailed specifications
General performance parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. These parameters indirectly speak of performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider their benchmark and gaming test results. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.
| Pipelines / CUDA cores | 640 | 7424 |
| Core clock speed | 725 MHz | no data |
| Boost clock speed | 775 MHz | 1500 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 1,500 million | 22,000 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 8 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | no data | 165 Watt (80 - 165 Watt TGP) |
| Texture fill rate | 31.00 | 365.4 |
| Floating-point performance | 992.0 gflops | no data |
Form factor & compatibility
Information on FirePro M5100 and RTX A5500 Mobile compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For notebook video cards it's notebook size, connection slot and bus, if the video card is inserted into a slot instead of being soldered to the notebook motherboard.
| Laptop size | medium sized | large |
| Interface | MXM-A (3.0) | PCIe 4.0 x16 |
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 | 2 GB | 16 GB |
| Memory bus width | 128 Bit | 256 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 4500 MHz | 16000 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 72 GB/s | 448.0 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 | No outputs |
API compatibility
List of supported graphics and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (11_1) | 12 Ultimate (12_2) |
| Shader Model | 5.1 | 6.5 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 1.2 | 3.0 |
| Vulkan | 1.2.131 | 1.3 |
| CUDA | no data | 8.6 |
Synthetic benchmark performance
Non-gaming benchmark performance comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.
Combined synthetic benchmark score
This is our combined benchmark performance 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 outperforms FirePro M5100 by 631% based on our aggregated benchmark results.
3DMark 11 Performance GPU
3DMark 11 is an obsolete DirectX 11 benchmark by Futuremark. It used four tests based on two scenes, one being few submarines exploring the submerged wreck of a sunken ship, the other is an abandoned temple deep in the jungle. All the tests are heavy with volumetric lighting and tessellation, and despite being done in 1280x720 resolution, are relatively taxing. Discontinued in January 2020, 3DMark 11 is now superseded by Time Spy.
Benchmark coverage: 17%
RTX A5500 Mobile outperforms FirePro M5100 by 1092% in 3DMark 11 Performance GPU.
3DMark Fire Strike Graphics
Fire Strike is a DirectX 11 benchmark for gaming PCs. It features two separate tests displaying a fight between a humanoid and a fiery creature made of lava. Using 1920x1080 resolution, Fire Strike shows off some realistic graphics and is quite taxing on hardware.
Benchmark coverage: 14%
RTX A5500 Mobile outperforms FirePro M5100 by 1028% in 3DMark Fire Strike Graphics.
3DMark Cloud Gate GPU
Cloud Gate is an outdated DirectX 11 feature level 10 benchmark that was used for home PCs and basic notebooks. It displays a few scenes of some weird space teleportation device launching spaceships into unknown, using fixed resolution of 1280x720. Just like Ice Storm benchmark, it has been discontinued in January 2020 and replaced by 3DMark Night Raid.
Benchmark coverage: 14%
RTX A5500 Mobile outperforms FirePro M5100 by 523% in 3DMark Cloud Gate GPU.
SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 maya-04
Benchmark coverage: 3%
RTX A5500 Mobile outperforms FirePro M5100 by 544% in SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 maya-04.
SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 sw-03
Benchmark coverage: 3%
RTX A5500 Mobile outperforms FirePro M5100 by 387% in SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 sw-03.
SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 snx-02
Benchmark coverage: 3%
RTX A5500 Mobile outperforms FirePro M5100 by 633% in SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 snx-02.
SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 catia-04
Benchmark coverage: 3%
RTX A5500 Mobile outperforms FirePro M5100 by 801% in SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 catia-04.
SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 creo-01
Benchmark coverage: 3%
RTX A5500 Mobile outperforms FirePro M5100 by 743% in SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 creo-01.
SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 mediacal-01
Benchmark coverage: 3%
RTX A5500 Mobile outperforms FirePro M5100 by 1060% in SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 mediacal-01.
SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 showcase-01
Benchmark coverage: 3%
RTX A5500 Mobile outperforms FirePro M5100 by 752% in SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 showcase-01.
SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 energy-01
Benchmark coverage: 3%
RTX A5500 Mobile outperforms FirePro M5100 by 4400% in SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 energy-01.
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 | 31
−306%
| 126
+306%
|
| 1440p | 9−10
−700%
| 72
+700%
|
| 4K | 6−7
−733%
| 50
+733%
|
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low Preset
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 9−10
−1333%
|
129
+1333%
|
Full HD
Medium Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 10−11
−600%
|
70−75
+600%
|
| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 5−6
−1280%
|
65−70
+1280%
|
| Battlefield 5 | 16−18
−571%
|
110−120
+571%
|
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 16−18
−535%
|
100−110
+535%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 9−10
−1167%
|
114
+1167%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 12−14
−733%
|
100−105
+733%
|
| Far Cry New Dawn | 12−14
−692%
|
95−100
+692%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 18−20
−572%
|
120−130
+572%
|
| Hitman 3 | 12−14
−1458%
|
187
+1458%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 10−11
−1200%
|
130
+1200%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 10−11
−540%
|
60−65
+540%
|
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 12−14
−646%
|
95−100
+646%
|
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 7−8
−1300%
|
98
+1300%
|
Full HD
High Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 10−11
−600%
|
70−75
+600%
|
| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 5−6
−1280%
|
65−70
+1280%
|
| Battlefield 5 | 16−18
−571%
|
110−120
+571%
|
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 16−18
−535%
|
100−110
+535%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 9−10
−878%
|
88
+878%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 12−14
−733%
|
100−105
+733%
|
| Far Cry New Dawn | 12−14
−692%
|
95−100
+692%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 18−20
−572%
|
120−130
+572%
|
| Hitman 3 | 12−14
−1325%
|
171
+1325%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 10−11
−960%
|
106
+960%
|
| Metro Exodus | 8−9
−1138%
|
99
+1138%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 10−11
−540%
|
60−65
+540%
|
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 12−14
−646%
|
95−100
+646%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 10−12
−1764%
|
205
+1764%
|
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 7−8
−1229%
|
93
+1229%
|
Full HD
Ultra Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 10−11
−600%
|
70−75
+600%
|
| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 5−6
−1280%
|
65−70
+1280%
|
| Battlefield 5 | 16−18
−571%
|
110−120
+571%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 9−10
−744%
|
76
+744%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 12−14
−733%
|
100−105
+733%
|
| Far Cry New Dawn | 12−14
−692%
|
95−100
+692%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 18−20
−572%
|
120−130
+572%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 10−12
−827%
|
102
+827%
|
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 7−8
−1000%
|
77
+1000%
|
1440p
High Preset
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 8−9
−725%
|
65−70
+725%
|
| Hitman 3 | 9−10
−1067%
|
105
+1067%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 10−12
−709%
|
89
+709%
|
| Metro Exodus | 3−4
−1867%
|
59
+1867%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 3−4
−967%
|
30−35
+967%
|
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 8−9
−650%
|
60−65
+650%
|
1440p
Ultra Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 4−5
−975%
|
40−45
+975%
|
| Battlefield 5 | 2−3
−4050%
|
80−85
+4050%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 2−3
−2150%
|
45
+2150%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 8−9
−813%
|
70−75
+813%
|
| Far Cry New Dawn | 5−6
−1400%
|
75−80
+1400%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 7−8
−1100%
|
80−85
+1100%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 5−6
−1060%
|
55−60
+1060%
|
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 1−2
−5700%
|
58
+5700%
|
4K
High Preset
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 4−5
−800%
|
35−40
+800%
|
| Hitman 3 | 5−6
−780%
|
44
+780%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 8−9
−163%
|
21
+163%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 3−4
−600%
|
21−24
+600%
|
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 2−3
−1500%
|
30−35
+1500%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 2−3
−3050%
|
63
+3050%
|
4K
Ultra Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 3−4
−800%
|
27−30
+800%
|
| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 2−3
−1150%
|
24−27
+1150%
|
| Battlefield 5 | 0−1 | 45−50 |
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 0−1 | 18 |
| Far Cry 5 | 5−6
−660%
|
35−40
+660%
|
| Far Cry New Dawn | 7−8
−500%
|
40−45
+500%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 4−5
−1300%
|
55−60
+1300%
|
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 0−1 | 30 |
This is how FirePro M5100 and RTX A5500 Mobile compete in popular games:
- RTX A5500 Mobile is 306% faster than FirePro M5100 in 1080p
- RTX A5500 Mobile is 700% faster than FirePro M5100 in 1440p
- RTX A5500 Mobile is 733% faster than FirePro M5100 in 4K
Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:
- in Watch Dogs: Legion, with 1440p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the RTX A5500 Mobile is 5700% faster than the FirePro M5100.
All in all, in popular games:
- Without exception, RTX A5500 Mobile surpassed FirePro M5100 in all 63 of our tests.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 5.43 | 39.72 |
| Recency | 1 October 2013 | 30 March 2022 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 2 GB | 16 GB |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 8 nm |
The RTX A5500 Mobile is our recommended choice as it beats the FirePro M5100 in performance tests.
Be aware that FirePro M5100 is a mobile workstation card while RTX A5500 Mobile is a mobile 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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