RTX A5500 Mobile vs GeForce GTX 1080 SLI Mobile
Aggregate performance score
We've compared GeForce GTX 1080 SLI Mobile with RTX A5500 Mobile, including specs and performance data.
RTX A5500 Mobile outperforms GTX 1080 SLI Mobile by a small 5% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in performance ranking | 113 | 100 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 66.74 | no data |
| Architecture | Pascal (2016−2021) | Ampere (2020−2022) |
| GPU code name | Pascal GP104 SLI | GA103S |
| Market segment | Laptop | Mobile workstation |
| Release date | 16 August 2016 (7 years ago) | 30 March 2022 (2 years ago) |
| Current price | $352 | 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 | 5120 | 7424 |
| Core clock speed | 1556 MHz | no data |
| Boost clock speed | 1733 MHz | 1500 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 14400 Million | 22,000 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 16 nm | 8 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | no data | 165 Watt (80 - 165 Watt TGP) |
| Texture fill rate | no data | 365.4 |
Form factor & compatibility
Information on GeForce GTX 1080 SLI Mobile 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 | large | large |
| Interface | no data | PCIe 4.0 x16 |
| SLI options | + | no 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 type | GDDR5 | GDDR6 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 2x 8 GB | 16 GB |
| Memory bus width | 256 Bit | 256 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 10000 MHz | 16000 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | no data | 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 data | No outputs |
| G-SYNC support | + | no data |
Supported technologies
Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.
| VR Ready | + | no data |
API compatibility
List of supported graphics and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12_1 | 12 Ultimate (12_2) |
| Shader Model | no data | 6.5 |
| OpenGL | no data | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | no data | 3.0 |
| Vulkan | + | 1.3 |
| 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.
RTX A5500 Mobile outperforms GeForce GTX 1080 SLI Mobile by 5% based on our aggregate 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%
GeForce GTX 1080 SLI Mobile outperforms RTX A5500 Mobile by 40% 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%
GeForce GTX 1080 SLI Mobile outperforms RTX A5500 Mobile by 52% 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%
GeForce GTX 1080 SLI Mobile outperforms RTX A5500 Mobile by 65% in 3DMark Cloud Gate GPU.
SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 maya-04
Benchmark coverage: 3%
RTX A5500 Mobile outperforms GeForce GTX 1080 SLI Mobile by 14% in SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 maya-04.
SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 sw-03
Benchmark coverage: 3%
RTX A5500 Mobile outperforms GeForce GTX 1080 SLI Mobile by 226% in SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 sw-03.
SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 snx-02
Benchmark coverage: 3%
RTX A5500 Mobile outperforms GeForce GTX 1080 SLI Mobile by 1751% in SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 snx-02.
SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 catia-04
Benchmark coverage: 3%
RTX A5500 Mobile outperforms GeForce GTX 1080 SLI Mobile by 162% in SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 catia-04.
SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 creo-01
Benchmark coverage: 3%
RTX A5500 Mobile outperforms GeForce GTX 1080 SLI Mobile by 215% in SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 creo-01.
SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 mediacal-01
Benchmark coverage: 3%
RTX A5500 Mobile outperforms GeForce GTX 1080 SLI Mobile by 94% in SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 mediacal-01.
SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 showcase-01
Benchmark coverage: 3%
RTX A5500 Mobile outperforms GeForce GTX 1080 SLI Mobile by 32% in SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 showcase-01.
SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 energy-01
Benchmark coverage: 3%
RTX A5500 Mobile outperforms GeForce GTX 1080 SLI Mobile by 84% 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 | 139
+10.3%
| 126
−10.3%
|
| 1440p | 65−70
−10.8%
| 72
+10.8%
|
| 4K | 99
+94.1%
| 51
−94.1%
|
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low Preset
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 65−70
−98.5%
|
129
+98.5%
|
Full HD
Medium Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 65−70
−4.5%
|
70−75
+4.5%
|
| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 65−70
−4.6%
|
65−70
+4.6%
|
| Battlefield 5 | 120−130
−5.8%
|
120−130
+5.8%
|
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 75−80
−5.3%
|
80−85
+5.3%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 65−70
−75.4%
|
114
+75.4%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 80−85
−4.9%
|
85−90
+4.9%
|
| Far Cry New Dawn | 90−95
−4.3%
|
95−100
+4.3%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 140−150
−3.4%
|
150−160
+3.4%
|
| Hitman 3 | 75−80
−6.5%
|
80−85
+6.5%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 150−160
−6%
|
160−170
+6%
|
| Metro Exodus | 110−120
−3.6%
|
110−120
+3.6%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 90−95
−3.3%
|
95−100
+3.3%
|
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 140−150
−71.8%
|
244
+71.8%
|
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 90−95
−4.3%
|
98
+4.3%
|
Full HD
High Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 65−70
−4.5%
|
70−75
+4.5%
|
| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 65−70
−4.6%
|
65−70
+4.6%
|
| Battlefield 5 | 120−130
−5.8%
|
120−130
+5.8%
|
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 75−80
−5.3%
|
80−85
+5.3%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 65−70
−35.4%
|
88
+35.4%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 80−85
−4.9%
|
85−90
+4.9%
|
| Far Cry New Dawn | 90−95
−4.3%
|
95−100
+4.3%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 140−150
−3.4%
|
150−160
+3.4%
|
| Hitman 3 | 75−80
−6.5%
|
80−85
+6.5%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 150−160
−6%
|
160−170
+6%
|
| Metro Exodus | 110−120
−3.6%
|
110−120
+3.6%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 90−95
−3.3%
|
95−100
+3.3%
|
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 140−150
−40.8%
|
200
+40.8%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 181
−13.3%
|
205
+13.3%
|
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 90−95
−3.2%
|
95−100
+3.2%
|
Full HD
Ultra Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 65−70
−4.5%
|
70−75
+4.5%
|
| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 65−70
−4.6%
|
65−70
+4.6%
|
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 75−80
−5.3%
|
80−85
+5.3%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 65−70
−16.9%
|
76
+16.9%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 80−85
−4.9%
|
85−90
+4.9%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 140−150
−3.4%
|
150−160
+3.4%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 150−160
−6%
|
160−170
+6%
|
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 140−150
−25.4%
|
178
+25.4%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 115
+12.7%
|
102
−12.7%
|
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 90−95
+22.1%
|
77
−22.1%
|
Full HD
Epic Preset
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 90−95
−3.3%
|
95−100
+3.3%
|
1440p
High Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 70−75
−5.6%
|
75−80
+5.6%
|
| Far Cry New Dawn | 85−90
−5.9%
|
90−95
+5.9%
|
1440p
Ultra Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 40−45
−4.9%
|
40−45
+4.9%
|
| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 40−45
−7.3%
|
40−45
+7.3%
|
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 55−60
−5.3%
|
60−65
+5.3%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 27−30
−55.2%
|
45
+55.2%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 65−70
−5.9%
|
70−75
+5.9%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 80−85
−6.3%
|
85−90
+6.3%
|
| Hitman 3 | 45−50
−6.3%
|
50−55
+6.3%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 80−85
−6.2%
|
85−90
+6.2%
|
| Metro Exodus | 70−75
−4.2%
|
70−75
+4.2%
|
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 90−95
−43.3%
|
129
+43.3%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 50−55
−7.4%
|
55−60
+7.4%
|
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 30−35
−81.3%
|
58
+81.3%
|
1440p
Epic Preset
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 65−70
−4.6%
|
65−70
+4.6%
|
4K
High Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 35−40
−5.3%
|
40−45
+5.3%
|
| Far Cry New Dawn | 30−35
−6.5%
|
30−35
+6.5%
|
| Hitman 3 | 30−35
−3.2%
|
30−35
+3.2%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 45−50
−8.5%
|
50−55
+8.5%
|
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 30−35
−6.3%
|
30−35
+6.3%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 87
+38.1%
|
63
−38.1%
|
4K
Ultra Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 24−27
−8%
|
27−30
+8%
|
| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 21−24
−8.7%
|
24−27
+8.7%
|
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 24−27
−4.2%
|
24−27
+4.2%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 12−14
−50%
|
18
+50%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 21−24
−4.5%
|
21−24
+4.5%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 50−55
−5.8%
|
55−60
+5.8%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 45−50
−8.5%
|
50−55
+8.5%
|
| Metro Exodus | 40−45
−4.9%
|
40−45
+4.9%
|
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 18−20
−57.9%
|
30
+57.9%
|
4K
Epic Preset
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 30−35
−6.1%
|
35−40
+6.1%
|
This is how GTX 1080 SLI Mobile and RTX A5500 Mobile compete in popular games:
- GTX 1080 SLI Mobile is 10% faster in 1080p
- RTX A5500 Mobile is 11% faster in 1440p
- GTX 1080 SLI Mobile is 94% faster in 4K
Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:
- in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, with 4K resolution and the High Preset, the GTX 1080 SLI Mobile is 38% faster.
- in Cyberpunk 2077, with 1080p resolution and the Low Preset, the RTX A5500 Mobile is 98% faster.
All in all, in popular games:
- GTX 1080 SLI Mobile is ahead in 3 tests (4%)
- RTX A5500 Mobile is ahead in 69 tests (96%)
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 37.59 | 39.63 |
| Recency | 16 August 2016 | 30 March 2022 |
| Chip lithography | 16 nm | 8 nm |
RTX A5500 Mobile has a 5.4% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 5 years, and a 100% more advanced lithography process.
Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between GeForce GTX 1080 SLI Mobile and RTX A5500 Mobile.
Be aware that GeForce GTX 1080 SLI Mobile is a notebook graphics 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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