RTX A500 Mobile vs GeForce GTX 960M

Place in performance ranking	459	322
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	1.47	no data
Architecture	Maxwell (2014−2018)	Ampere (2020−2022)
GPU code name	N16P-GX	GA107
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Release date	12 March 2015 (9 years ago)	30 March 2022 (2 years ago)
Current price	$799	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

no data

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	2048
CUDA cores	640	no data
Core clock speed	1096 MHz	no data
Boost clock speed	1202 MHz	1537 MHz
Number of transistors	1,870 million	no data
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	75 Watt	60 Watt (20 - 60 Watt TGP)
Texture fill rate	47.04	98.37
Floating-point performance	1,505 gflops	no data

Form factor & compatibility

Information on GeForce GTX 960M and RTX A500 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	no data
Bus support	PCI Express 3.0	no data
Interface	MXM-B (3.0)	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	4 GB	4 GB
Memory bus width	128 Bit	64 Bit
Memory clock speed	2500 MHz	14000 MHz
Memory bandwidth	80 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	No outputs
VGA аnalog display support	+	no data
DisplayPort Multimode (DP++) support	+	no data
HDMI	+	no data

Supported technologies

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

GameStream	+	no data
GeForce ShadowPlay	+	no data
GPU Boost	2.0	no data
GameWorks	+	no data
H.264, VC1, MPEG2 1080p video decoder	+	no data
Optimus	+	no data
BatteryBoost	+	no data
Ansel	+	no data

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 (11_0)	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	5.1	6.6
OpenGL	4.5	4.6
OpenCL	1.2	3.0
Vulkan	1.1.126	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.

GTX 960M 8.78

RTX A500 Mobile 15.46
+76.1%

RTX A500 Mobile outperforms GeForce GTX 960M by 76% 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%

GTX 960M 5278

RTX A500 Mobile 10748
+104%

RTX A500 Mobile outperforms GeForce GTX 960M by 104% in 3DMark 11 Performance GPU.

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:

900p	95 −68.4%	160−170 +68.4%
Full HD	36 −55.6%	56 +55.6%
1440p	15 −66.7%	25 +66.7%
4K	14 −71.4%	24−27 +71.4%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

14−16

−71.4%

24−27
+71.4%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	25 −28%	30−35 +28%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	12−14 −117%	24−27 +117%
Battlefield 5	30 −66.7%	50−55 +66.7%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	18−20 −78.9%	30−35 +78.9%
Cyberpunk 2077	14−16 −71.4%	24−27 +71.4%
Far Cry 5	28 −50%	40−45 +50%
Far Cry New Dawn	31 −38.7%	40−45 +38.7%
Forza Horizon 4	35 −48.6%	50−55 +48.6%
Hitman 3	20−22 −80%	35−40 +80%
Horizon Zero Dawn	30−33 −66.7%	50−55 +66.7%
Metro Exodus	31 −51.6%	45−50 +51.6%
Red Dead Redemption 2	24−27 −72%	40−45 +72%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	24−27 −208%	77 +208%
Watch Dogs: Legion	14−16 −86.7%	27−30 +86.7%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	19 −68.4%	30−35 +68.4%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	12−14 −117%	24−27 +117%
Battlefield 5	23 −117%	50−55 +117%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	18−20 −78.9%	30−35 +78.9%
Cyberpunk 2077	14−16 −71.4%	24−27 +71.4%
Far Cry 5	24−27 −185%	74 +185%
Far Cry New Dawn	24 −79.2%	40−45 +79.2%
Forza Horizon 4	31 −67.7%	50−55 +67.7%
Hitman 3	20−22 −80%	35−40 +80%
Horizon Zero Dawn	30−33 −66.7%	50−55 +66.7%
Metro Exodus	25 −88%	45−50 +88%
Red Dead Redemption 2	24−27 −72%	40−45 +72%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	9 −244%	31 +244%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	24 −33.3%	30−35 +33.3%
Watch Dogs: Legion	14−16 −86.7%	27−30 +86.7%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	11 −191%	30−35 +191%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	12−14 −117%	24−27 +117%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	18−20 −78.9%	30−35 +78.9%
Cyberpunk 2077	14−16 −71.4%	24−27 +71.4%
Far Cry 5	18 −133%	40−45 +133%
Forza Horizon 4	25 −108%	50−55 +108%
Horizon Zero Dawn	30−33 −66.7%	50−55 +66.7%
Metro Exodus	23 −104%	45−50 +104%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	14 −129%	30−35 +129%
Watch Dogs: Legion	14−16 −86.7%	27−30 +86.7%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

24−27

−72%

40−45
+72%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	14 −114%	30−33 +114%
Far Cry New Dawn	16 −81.3%	27−30 +81.3%
Hitman 3	10−12 −100%	21−24 +100%
Red Dead Redemption 2	6−7 −83.3%	10−12 +83.3%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	8 −100%	16−18 +100%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	4−5 −225%	12−14 +225%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	10−12 −72.7%	18−20 +72.7%
Cyberpunk 2077	4−5 −100%	8−9 +100%
Far Cry 5	15 −66.7%	24−27 +66.7%
Forza Horizon 4	18 −61.1%	27−30 +61.1%
Horizon Zero Dawn	18−20 −72.2%	30−35 +72.2%
Metro Exodus	15 −80%	27−30 +80%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	10−11 −290%	39 +290%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	8−9 −100%	16−18 +100%
Watch Dogs: Legion	4−5 −150%	10−11 +150%

4K
High Preset

Far Cry 5	21−24 −57.1%	30−35 +57.1%
Far Cry New Dawn	8 −100%	16−18 +100%
Hitman 3	5−6 −120%	10−12 +120%
Horizon Zero Dawn	9−10 −88.9%	16−18 +88.9%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	4−5 −125%	9−10 +125%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	10 −50%	14−16 +50%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	5−6 −80%	9−10 +80%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	4−5 −75%	7−8 +75%
Battlefield 5	3 −433%	16−18 +433%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	5−6 −100%	10−11 +100%
Cyberpunk 2077	1−2 −200%	3−4 +200%
Forza Horizon 4	10−12 −90.9%	21−24 +90.9%
Horizon Zero Dawn	9−10 −88.9%	16−18 +88.9%
Metro Exodus	6 −150%	14−16 +150%
Watch Dogs: Legion	3−4 −100%	6−7 +100%