RTX A5000 Mobile vs GeForce GT 525M

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GT 525M and RTX A5000 Mobile, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

GT 525M
2011
1536 MB DDR3, 23 Watt
1.19

RTX A5000 Mobile outperforms GT 525M by a whopping 3381% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

Place in performance ranking106197
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
ArchitectureFermi (2010−2014)Ampere (2020−2024)
GPU code nameN12P-GEGA104
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date6 January 2011 (13 years ago)12 April 2021 (3 years ago)

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 cores966144
CUDA cores96no data
Core clock speed600 MHz1215 MHz
Boost clock speedno data1770 MHz
Number of transistors585 million17,400 million
Manufacturing process technology40 nm8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)23 Watt165 Watt (80 - 150 Watt TGP)
Texture fill rate9.600302.4
Floating-point performance0.2304 gflops19.35 gflops

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 sizemedium sizedlarge
InterfacePCIe 2.0 x16PCIe 4.0 x16
Supplementary power connectorsNoneno data

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 typeDDR3GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount1536 MB16 GB
Memory bus width128 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed900 MHz14000 MHz
Memory bandwidth28.8 GB/s448.0 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 ConnectorsNo outputsNo outputs

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

Optimus+-

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 API12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model5.16.6
OpenGL4.54.6
OpenCL1.13.0
VulkanN/A1.2
CUDA+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.

GT 525M 1.19
RTX A5000 Mobile 41.42
+3381%

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark, part of Passmark PerformanceTest suite. 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.

GT 525M 460
RTX A5000 Mobile 15981
+3374%

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.

GT 525M 799
RTX A5000 Mobile 36164
+4426%

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.

GT 525M 630
RTX A5000 Mobile 27271
+4229%

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 HD21
−414%
108
+414%
1440p1−2
−6300%
64
+6300%
4K1−2
−5000%
51
+5000%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−2233%
70−75
+2233%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 5−6
−1580%
80−85
+1580%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4−5
−1900%
80−85
+1900%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−2233%
70−75
+2233%
Far Cry 5 1−2
−8500%
85−90
+8500%
Far Cry New Dawn 3−4
−3167%
95−100
+3167%
Forza Horizon 4 1−2
−19200%
190−200
+19200%
Hitman 3 6−7
−1317%
85−90
+1317%
Horizon Zero Dawn 14−16
−1079%
160−170
+1079%
Red Dead Redemption 2 2−3
−4500%
90−95
+4500%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 8−9
−1725%
140−150
+1725%
Watch Dogs: Legion 30−35
−303%
120−130
+303%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 5−6
−1580%
80−85
+1580%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4−5
−1900%
80−85
+1900%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−2233%
70−75
+2233%
Far Cry 5 1−2
−8500%
85−90
+8500%
Far Cry New Dawn 3−4
−3167%
95−100
+3167%
Forza Horizon 4 1−2
−19200%
190−200
+19200%
Hitman 3 6−7
−1317%
85−90
+1317%
Horizon Zero Dawn 14−16
−1079%
160−170
+1079%
Red Dead Redemption 2 2−3
−4500%
90−95
+4500%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 8−9
−2300%
192
+2300%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 10−12
−645%
80−85
+645%
Watch Dogs: Legion 30−35
−303%
120−130
+303%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 5−6
−1580%
80−85
+1580%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4−5
−1900%
80−85
+1900%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−2233%
70−75
+2233%
Far Cry 5 1−2
−8500%
85−90
+8500%
Forza Horizon 4 1−2
−19200%
190−200
+19200%
Hitman 3 6−7
−1317%
85−90
+1317%
Horizon Zero Dawn 14−16
−850%
133
+850%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 8−9
−1900%
160
+1900%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 10−12
−718%
90
+718%
Watch Dogs: Legion 30−35
−40.6%
45
+40.6%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 2−3
−4500%
90−95
+4500%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 1−2
−7600%
75−80
+7600%
Far Cry New Dawn 2−3
−2950%
60−65
+2950%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 1−2
−4200%
40−45
+4200%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 0−1 45−50
Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
−3100%
30−35
+3100%
Far Cry 5 1−2
−4500%
45−50
+4500%
Hitman 3 7−8
−643%
50−55
+643%
Horizon Zero Dawn 4−5
−2075%
85−90
+2075%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 0−1 55−60
Watch Dogs: Legion 5−6
−3760%
190−200
+3760%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 4−5
−1600%
65−70
+1600%

4K
High Preset

Far Cry New Dawn 0−1 30−35

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 1−2
−2600%
27−30
+2600%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 1−2
−2800%
29
+2800%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 0−1 24−27
Far Cry 5 0−1 21−24

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 2−3
−1650%
35−40
+1650%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla 76
+0%
76
+0%
Battlefield 5 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%
Metro Exodus 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla 64
+0%
64
+0%
Battlefield 5 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%
Metro Exodus 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla 55
+0%
55
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla 44
+0%
44
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 220−230
+0%
220−230
+0%
Metro Exodus 62
+0%
62
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 129
+0%
129
+0%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%
Hitman 3 38
+0%
38
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 180−190
+0%
180−190
+0%
Metro Exodus 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 58
+0%
58
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 55−60
+0%
55−60
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 75
+0%
75
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 26
+0%
26
+0%

This is how GT 525M and RTX A5000 Mobile compete in popular games:

  • RTX A5000 Mobile is 414% faster in 1080p
  • RTX A5000 Mobile is 6300% faster in 1440p
  • RTX A5000 Mobile is 5000% faster in 4K

Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:

  • in Forza Horizon 4, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the RTX A5000 Mobile is 19200% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • RTX A5000 Mobile is ahead in 47 tests (70%)
  • there's a draw in 20 tests (30%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.19 41.42
Recency 6 January 2011 12 April 2021
Maximum RAM amount 1536 MB 16 GB
Chip lithography 40 nm 8 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 23 Watt 165 Watt

GT 525M has 617.4% lower power consumption.

RTX A5000 Mobile, on the other hand, has a 3380.7% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 10 years, a 966.7% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 400% more advanced lithography process.

The RTX A5000 Mobile is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GT 525M in performance tests.


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