RTX A500 vs GeForce GTX 860M

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GTX 860M with RTX A500, including specs and performance data.

GTX 860M
2014
4 GB GDDR5, 75 Watt
7.90

RTX A500 outperforms GTX 860M by a whopping 122% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking515307
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency7.2920.24
ArchitectureMaxwell (2014−2017)Ampere (2020−2024)
GPU code nameGM107GA107
Market segmentLaptopWorkstation
Release date13 January 2014 (10 years ago)10 November 2021 (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 cores1152 or 6402048
Core clock speed797 MHz1440 MHz
Boost clock speed1085 MHz1770 MHz
Number of transistors1,870 millionno data
Manufacturing process technology28 nm8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)75 Watt60 Watt
Texture fill rate43.40113.3
Floating-point processing power1.389 TFLOPS7.25 TFLOPS
ROPs1632
TMUs4064
Tensor Coresno data64
Ray Tracing Coresno data16

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 sizedno data
Bus supportPCI Express 2.0, PCI Express 3.0no data
InterfaceMXM-B (3.0)PCIe 4.0 x8
Widthno data1-slot
Supplementary power connectorsNoneNone
SLI options+-

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 typeGDDR5GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount4 GB4 GB
Standard memory configurationGDDR5no data
Memory bus width128 Bit64 Bit
Memory clock speedUp to 2500 MHz1750 MHz
Memory bandwidth80.0 GB/s112.0 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
eDP 1.2 signal supportUp to 3840x2160no data
LVDS signal supportUp to 1920x1200no data
VGA аnalog display supportUp to 2048x1536no data
DisplayPort Multimode (DP++) supportUp to 3840x2160no data
HDMI+-
HDCP content protection+-
7.1 channel HD audio on HDMI+-
TrueHD and DTS-HD audio bitstreaming+-

Supported technologies

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

H.264, VC1, MPEG2 1080p video decoder+-
Optimus+-
Ansel+no data

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (11_0)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model5.16.7
OpenGL4.54.6
OpenCL1.13.0
Vulkan1.1.1261.3
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.

GTX 860M 7.90
RTX A500 17.54
+122%

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.

GTX 860M 3047
RTX A500 6769
+122%

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:

900p91
−120%
200−210
+120%
Full HD36
−108%
75−80
+108%
4K14
−114%
30−35
+114%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 12−14
−100%
24−27
+100%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 18−20
−111%
40−45
+111%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 10−12
−118%
24−27
+118%
Battlefield 5 21−24
−117%
50−55
+117%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 16−18
−119%
35−40
+119%
Cyberpunk 2077 12−14
−100%
24−27
+100%
Far Cry 5 18−20
−94.4%
35−40
+94.4%
Far Cry New Dawn 21−24
−105%
45−50
+105%
Forza Horizon 4 50−55
−112%
110−120
+112%
Hitman 3 14−16
−100%
30−33
+100%
Horizon Zero Dawn 45−50
−111%
95−100
+111%
Metro Exodus 21−24
−117%
50−55
+117%
Red Dead Redemption 2 21−24
−105%
45−50
+105%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 24−27
−112%
55−60
+112%
Watch Dogs: Legion 55−60
−114%
120−130
+114%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 18−20
−111%
40−45
+111%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 10−12
−118%
24−27
+118%
Battlefield 5 21−24
−117%
50−55
+117%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 16−18
−119%
35−40
+119%
Cyberpunk 2077 12−14
−100%
24−27
+100%
Far Cry 5 18−20
−94.4%
35−40
+94.4%
Far Cry New Dawn 21−24
−105%
45−50
+105%
Forza Horizon 4 50−55
−112%
110−120
+112%
Hitman 3 14−16
−100%
30−33
+100%
Horizon Zero Dawn 45−50
−111%
95−100
+111%
Metro Exodus 21−24
−117%
50−55
+117%
Red Dead Redemption 2 21−24
−105%
45−50
+105%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 24−27
−112%
55−60
+112%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 60
−117%
130−140
+117%
Watch Dogs: Legion 55−60
−114%
120−130
+114%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 18−20
−111%
40−45
+111%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 10−12
−118%
24−27
+118%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 16−18
−119%
35−40
+119%
Cyberpunk 2077 12−14
−100%
24−27
+100%
Far Cry 5 18−20
−94.4%
35−40
+94.4%
Forza Horizon 4 50−55
−112%
110−120
+112%
Hitman 3 14−16
−100%
30−33
+100%
Horizon Zero Dawn 45−50
−111%
95−100
+111%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 24−27
−112%
55−60
+112%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 12
−100%
24−27
+100%
Watch Dogs: Legion 55−60
−114%
120−130
+114%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 21−24
−105%
45−50
+105%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 14−16
−100%
30−33
+100%
Far Cry New Dawn 12−14
−100%
24−27
+100%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 8−9
−100%
16−18
+100%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 3−4
−100%
6−7
+100%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 8−9
−100%
16−18
+100%
Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
−100%
8−9
+100%
Far Cry 5 9−10
−100%
18−20
+100%
Forza Horizon 4 30−33
−117%
65−70
+117%
Hitman 3 10−12
−118%
24−27
+118%
Horizon Zero Dawn 16−18
−106%
35−40
+106%
Metro Exodus 10−11
−110%
21−24
+110%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 7−8
−100%
14−16
+100%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 7−8
−100%
14−16
+100%
Watch Dogs: Legion 50−55
−120%
110−120
+120%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 12−14
−108%
27−30
+108%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 7−8
−100%
14−16
+100%
Far Cry New Dawn 5−6
−100%
10−11
+100%
Hitman 3 4−5
−100%
8−9
+100%
Horizon Zero Dawn 27−30
−114%
60−65
+114%
Metro Exodus 5−6
−100%
10−11
+100%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 5−6
−100%
10−11
+100%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 5−6
−100%
10−11
+100%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 3−4
−100%
6−7
+100%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3−4
−100%
6−7
+100%
Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
−100%
2−3
+100%
Far Cry 5 4−5
−100%
8−9
+100%
Forza Horizon 4 9−10
−100%
18−20
+100%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 3−4
−100%
6−7
+100%
Watch Dogs: Legion 3−4
−100%
6−7
+100%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 8−9
−100%
16−18
+100%

This is how GTX 860M and RTX A500 compete in popular games:

  • RTX A500 is 120% faster in 900p
  • RTX A500 is 108% faster in 1080p
  • RTX A500 is 114% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 7.90 17.54
Recency 13 January 2014 10 November 2021
Chip lithography 28 nm 8 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 75 Watt 60 Watt

RTX A500 has a 122% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 7 years, a 250% more advanced lithography process, and 25% lower power consumption.

The RTX A500 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTX 860M in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce GTX 860M is a notebook card while RTX A500 is a 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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