RTX A500 Mobile vs GeForce 9700M GTS

Place in the ranking	1173	311
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Architecture	Tesla (2006−2010)	Ampere (2020−2024)
GPU code name	G94	GA107S
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Release date	29 July 2008 (16 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	48	2048
CUDA cores	48	no data
Core clock speed	530 MHz	832 MHz
Boost clock speed	no data	1537 MHz
Number of transistors	505 million	no data
Manufacturing process technology	65 nm	8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	60 Watt	60 Watt (20 - 60 Watt TGP)
Texture fill rate	12.72	98.37
Floating-point processing power	0.1272 TFLOPS	6.296 TFLOPS
Gigaflops	180	no data
ROPs	16	48
TMUs	24	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	large	no data
Interface	PCIe 2.0 x16	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	GDDR3	GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount	512 MB	4 GB
Memory bus width	256 Bit	64 Bit
Memory clock speed	800 MHz	1500 MHz
Memory bandwidth	51.2 GB/s	96 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

API compatibility

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

DirectX	11.1 (10_0)	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	4.0	6.6
OpenGL	3.3	4.6
OpenCL	1.1	3.0
Vulkan	N/A	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.

9700M GTS 0.72

RTX A500 Mobile 17.49
+2329%

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.

9700M GTS 278

RTX A500 Mobile 6745
+2326%

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	1−2 −4100%	42 +4100%
1440p	1−2 −2500%	26 +2500%
4K	2−3 −2600%	54 +2600%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

3−4

−700%

24−27
+700%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	4−5 −775%	35−40 +775%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	3−4 −933%	30−35 +933%
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 −700%	24−27 +700%
Far Cry New Dawn	1−2 −4100%	40−45 +4100%
Hitman 3	5−6 −500%	30−33 +500%
Horizon Zero Dawn	10−12 −609%	75−80 +609%
Red Dead Redemption 2	0−1	40−45
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	6−7 −750%	50−55 +750%
Watch Dogs: Legion	30−35 −158%	80−85 +158%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	4−5 −775%	35−40 +775%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	3−4 −933%	30−35 +933%
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 −700%	24−27 +700%
Far Cry New Dawn	1−2 −4100%	40−45 +4100%
Hitman 3	5−6 −500%	30−33 +500%
Horizon Zero Dawn	10−12 −609%	75−80 +609%
Red Dead Redemption 2	0−1	40−45
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	6−7 −933%	62 +933%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	10−11 −270%	35−40 +270%
Watch Dogs: Legion	30−35 −158%	80−85 +158%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	4−5 −775%	35−40 +775%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	3−4 −933%	30−35 +933%
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 −700%	24−27 +700%
Hitman 3	5−6 −500%	30−33 +500%
Horizon Zero Dawn	10−12 −609%	75−80 +609%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	6−7 −800%	54 +800%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	10−11 −190%	29 +190%
Watch Dogs: Legion	30−35 −158%	80−85 +158%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

0−1

40−45

1440p
High Preset

Far Cry New Dawn

1−2

−2300%

24−27
+2300%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	0−1	16−18
Cyberpunk 2077	1−2 −700%	8−9 +700%
Far Cry 5	1−2 −1700%	18−20 +1700%
Hitman 3	6−7 −200%	18−20 +200%
Horizon Zero Dawn	3−4 −967%	30−35 +967%
Watch Dogs: Legion	2−3 −4650%	95−100 +4650%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

3−4

−733%

24−27
+733%

4K
High Preset

Far Cry New Dawn

0−1

10−12

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	1−2 −800%	9−10 +800%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	0−1	7−8

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

2−3

−600%

14−16
+600%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla	24−27 +0%	24−27 +0%
Battlefield 5	50−55 +0%	50−55 +0%
Far Cry 5	35−40 +0%	35−40 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	100−105 +0%	100−105 +0%
Metro Exodus	50−55 +0%	50−55 +0%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla	24−27 +0%	24−27 +0%
Battlefield 5	50−55 +0%	50−55 +0%
Far Cry 5	35−40 +0%	35−40 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	100−105 +0%	100−105 +0%
Metro Exodus	50−55 +0%	50−55 +0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla	24−27 +0%	24−27 +0%
Far Cry 5	35−40 +0%	35−40 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	100−105 +0%	100−105 +0%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5

30−33

+0%

30−33

+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla	12−14 +0%	12−14 +0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	16−18 +0%	16−18 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	80−85 +0%	80−85 +0%
Metro Exodus	27−30 +0%	27−30 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	39 +0%	39 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	16−18 +0%	16−18 +0%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	14−16 +0%	14−16 +0%
Hitman 3	10−12 +0%	10−12 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	75−80 +0%	75−80 +0%
Metro Exodus	14−16 +0%	14−16 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	14−16 +0%	14−16 +0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	8−9 +0%	8−9 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 +0%	3−4 +0%
Far Cry 5	8−9 +0%	8−9 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	21−24 +0%	21−24 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	14−16 +0%	14−16 +0%
Watch Dogs: Legion	6−7 +0%	6−7 +0%

This is how 9700M GTS and RTX A500 Mobile compete in popular games:

RTX A500 Mobile is 4100% faster in 1080p
RTX A500 Mobile is 2500% faster in 1440p
RTX A500 Mobile is 2600% faster 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 A500 Mobile is 4650% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

RTX A500 Mobile is ahead in 35 tests (53%)
there's a draw in 31 test (47%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	0.72	17.49
Recency	29 July 2008	22 March 2022
Maximum RAM amount	512 MB	4 GB
Chip lithography	65 nm	8 nm

RTX A500 Mobile has a 2329.2% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 13 years, a 700% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 712.5% more advanced lithography process.

The RTX A500 Mobile is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce 9700M GTS in performance tests.

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