RTX A5500 vs GeForce MX150

Place in the ranking	592	44
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Power efficiency	40.71	17.05
Architecture	Pascal (2016−2021)	Ampere (2020−2024)
GPU code name	GP108	GA102
Market segment	Laptop	Workstation
Release date	17 May 2017 (7 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	384	10240
Core clock speed	937 MHz	1080 MHz
Boost clock speed	1038 MHz	1665 MHz
Number of transistors	1,800 million	28,300 million
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	10 Watt	230 Watt
Texture fill rate	24.91	532.8
Floating-point processing power	0.7972 TFLOPS	34.1 TFLOPS
ROPs	16	96
TMUs	24	320
Tensor Cores	no data	320
Ray Tracing Cores	no data	80

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 3.0 x16	PCIe 4.0 x16
Length	no data	267 mm
Width	no data	2-slot
Supplementary power connectors	None	1x 8-pin

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	24 GB
Memory bus width	64 Bit	384 Bit
Memory clock speed	1253 MHz	2000 MHz
Memory bandwidth	40.1 GB/s	768.0 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 outputs

4x DisplayPort 1.4a

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 (12_1)	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	6.4	6.7
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	1.2	3.0
Vulkan	1.2.131	1.3
CUDA	6.1	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.

GeForce MX150 5.90

RTX A5500 56.83
+863%

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.

GeForce MX150 2269

RTX A5500 21854
+863%

GeekBench 5 OpenCL

Geekbench 5 is a widespread graphics card benchmark combined from 11 different test scenarios. All these scenarios rely on direct usage of GPU's processing power, no 3D rendering is involved. This variation uses OpenCL API by Khronos Group.

GeForce MX150 9594

RTX A5500 174913
+1723%

GeekBench 5 Vulkan

GeForce MX150 8252

RTX A5500 147513
+1688%

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	26 −862%	250−260 +862%
1440p	28 −829%	260−270 +829%
4K	20 −850%	190−200 +850%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2	12−14 −823%	120−130 +823%
Cyberpunk 2077	12−14 −817%	110−120 +817%
Elden Ring	14−16 −833%	140−150 +833%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	15 −833%	140−150 +833%
Counter-Strike 2	12−14 −823%	120−130 +823%
Cyberpunk 2077	9 −844%	85−90 +844%
Forza Horizon 4	27 −863%	260−270 +863%
Metro Exodus	18 −844%	170−180 +844%
Red Dead Redemption 2	27 −863%	260−270 +863%
Valorant	24 −858%	230−240 +858%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	21 −852%	200−210 +852%
Counter-Strike 2	12−14 −823%	120−130 +823%
Cyberpunk 2077	3 −800%	27−30 +800%
Dota 2	40 −775%	350−400 +775%
Elden Ring	13 −823%	120−130 +823%
Far Cry 5	42 −852%	400−450 +852%
Fortnite	29 −831%	270−280 +831%
Forza Horizon 4	21 −852%	200−210 +852%
Grand Theft Auto V	26 −862%	250−260 +862%
Metro Exodus	11 −809%	100−105 +809%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	56 −793%	500−550 +793%
Red Dead Redemption 2	16−18 −841%	160−170 +841%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	22 −855%	210−220 +855%
Valorant	17 −841%	160−170 +841%
World of Tanks	87 −820%	800−850 +820%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	14 −829%	130−140 +829%
Counter-Strike 2	12−14 −823%	120−130 +823%
Cyberpunk 2077	12−14 −817%	110−120 +817%
Dota 2	62 −787%	550−600 +787%
Far Cry 5	26 −862%	250−260 +862%
Forza Horizon 4	16 −838%	150−160 +838%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	19 −847%	180−190 +847%
Valorant	16−18 −841%	160−170 +841%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2	5−6 −800%	45−50 +800%
Elden Ring	5 −800%	45−50 +800%
Grand Theft Auto V	6−7 −817%	55−60 +817%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	43 −830%	400−450 +830%
Red Dead Redemption 2	5−6 −800%	45−50 +800%
World of Tanks	55 −809%	500−550 +809%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	10−11 −850%	95−100 +850%
Counter-Strike 2	9−10 −844%	85−90 +844%
Cyberpunk 2077	5−6 −800%	45−50 +800%
Far Cry 5	12−14 −817%	110−120 +817%
Forza Horizon 4	10−11 −850%	95−100 +850%
Metro Exodus	7−8 −829%	65−70 +829%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	7−8 −829%	65−70 +829%
Valorant	16−18 −838%	150−160 +838%

4K
High Preset

Dota 2	16−18 −841%	160−170 +841%
Elden Ring	3−4 −800%	27−30 +800%
Grand Theft Auto V	16−18 −841%	160−170 +841%
Metro Exodus	1−2 −800%	9−10 +800%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	21 −852%	200−210 +852%
Red Dead Redemption 2	4−5 −775%	35−40 +775%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	16−18 −841%	160−170 +841%
World of Tanks	30 −833%	280−290 +833%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	5−6 −800%	45−50 +800%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 −800%	18−20 +800%
Dota 2	24 −858%	230−240 +858%
Far Cry 5	7−8 −829%	65−70 +829%
Fortnite	5−6 −800%	45−50 +800%
Forza Horizon 4	5−6 −800%	45−50 +800%
Valorant	5−6 −800%	45−50 +800%

This is how GeForce MX150 and RTX A5500 compete in popular games:

RTX A5500 is 862% faster in 1080p
RTX A5500 is 829% faster in 1440p
RTX A5500 is 850% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	5.90	56.83
Recency	17 May 2017	22 March 2022
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	24 GB
Chip lithography	14 nm	8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	10 Watt	230 Watt

GeForce MX150 has 2200% lower power consumption.

RTX A5500, on the other hand, has a 863.2% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 4 years, a 500% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 75% more advanced lithography process.

The RTX A5500 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce MX150 in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce MX150 is a notebook card while RTX A5500 is a workstation one.

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