RTX A5000 Mobile vs GeForce RTX 2080 Super Max-Q

Place in performance ranking	131	100
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Value for money	44.52	no data
Architecture	Turing (2018−2021)	Ampere (2020−2022)
GPU code name	N18E-G3	GA104
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Release date	2 April 2020 (4 years old)	12 April 2021 (3 years old)
Current price	$812	no data

Value for money

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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Technical specs

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	3072	6144
Core clock speed	975 MHz	1215 MHz
Boost clock speed	1230 MHz	1770 MHz
Number of transistors	13,600 million	17,400 million
Manufacturing process technology	12 nm	8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	90 Watt	165 Watt (80 - 150 Watt TGP)
Texture fill rate	207.4	302.4

Size and compatibility

Information on GeForce RTX 2080 Super Max-Q and RTX A5000 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	PCIe 3.0 x16	PCIe 4.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors	None	no data

Memory

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	GDDR6	GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount	8 GB	16 GB
Memory bus width	256 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	11000 MHz	14000 MHz
Memory bandwidth	352.0 GB/s	448.0 GB/s
Shared memory	-	-

Video outputs and ports

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
G-SYNC support	+	no data

Technologies

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

VR Ready

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API support

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

DirectX	12 Ultimate (12_2)	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	6.5	6.6
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	1.2	3.0
Vulkan	1.2.140	1.2
CUDA	7.5	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 2080 Super Max-Q 35.61

RTX A5000 Mobile 39.77
+11.7%

RTX A5000 Mobile outperforms GeForce RTX 2080 Super Max-Q by 12% 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%

RTX 2080 Super Max-Q 29637

RTX A5000 Mobile 36164
+22%

RTX A5000 Mobile outperforms GeForce RTX 2080 Super Max-Q by 22% 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%

RTX 2080 Super Max-Q 21903

RTX A5000 Mobile 27271
+24.5%

RTX A5000 Mobile outperforms GeForce RTX 2080 Super Max-Q by 25% 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%

RTX 2080 Super Max-Q 127741
+155%

RTX A5000 Mobile 50154

GeForce RTX 2080 Super Max-Q outperforms RTX A5000 Mobile by 155% in 3DMark Cloud Gate 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:

Full HD	111 +4.7%	106 −4.7%
1440p	75 +11.9%	67 −11.9%
4K	47 −2.1%	48 +2.1%

Performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

60−65

−12.9%

70−75
+12.9%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	90 +28.6%	70−75 −28.6%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	60−65 −22.6%	76 +22.6%
Battlefield 5	139 +20.9%	110−120 −20.9%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	124 +13.8%	100−110 −13.8%
Cyberpunk 2077	60−65 −12.9%	70−75 +12.9%
Far Cry 5	115 +23.7%	93 −23.7%
Far Cry New Dawn	103 +21.2%	85 −21.2%
Forza Horizon 4	110−120 −9%	120−130 +9%
Hitman 3	110−120 −31.3%	147 +31.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn	109 +0%	109 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	99 +54.7%	60−65 −54.7%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	110 +0.9%	109 −0.9%
Watch Dogs: Legion	65−70 +4.7%	64 −4.7%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	77 +10%	70−75 −10%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	60−65 −3.2%	64 +3.2%
Battlefield 5	127 +10.4%	110−120 −10.4%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	101 −7.9%	100−110 +7.9%
Cyberpunk 2077	60−65 −12.9%	70−75 +12.9%
Far Cry 5	108 +20%	90 −20%
Far Cry New Dawn	98 +25.6%	78 −25.6%
Forza Horizon 4	110−120 −9%	120−130 +9%
Hitman 3	110−120 −17.9%	132 +17.9%
Horizon Zero Dawn	83 −15.7%	96 +15.7%
Metro Exodus	77 −3.9%	80 +3.9%
Red Dead Redemption 2	56 −14.3%	60−65 +14.3%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	100 +0%	100 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	143 −4.9%	150 +4.9%
Watch Dogs: Legion	65−70 +11.7%	60 −11.7%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	56 −25%	70−75 +25%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	60−65 +12.7%	55 −12.7%
Battlefield 5	119 +3.5%	110−120 −3.5%
Cyberpunk 2077	60−65 −12.9%	70−75 +12.9%
Far Cry 5	102 +20%	85 −20%
Far Cry New Dawn	90 +26.8%	71 −26.8%
Forza Horizon 4	110−120 −9%	120−130 +9%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	88 −2.3%	90 +2.3%
Watch Dogs: Legion	65−70 +48.9%	45 −48.9%

1440p
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	67 +1.5%	65−70 −1.5%
Hitman 3	65−70 −33.8%	87 +33.8%
Horizon Zero Dawn	45−50 −49%	73 +49%
Metro Exodus	51 +15.9%	44 −15.9%
Red Dead Redemption 2	36 +12.5%	30−35 −12.5%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	70 −1.4%	71 +1.4%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	53 +23.3%	40−45 −23.3%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	35−40 −12.8%	44 +12.8%
Battlefield 5	96 +15.7%	80−85 −15.7%
Cyberpunk 2077	27−30 −18.5%	30−35 +18.5%
Far Cry 5	77 −2.6%	79 +2.6%
Far Cry New Dawn	75 +21%	62 −21%
Forza Horizon 4	75−80 −12%	80−85 +12%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	45−50 −18.4%	55−60 +18.4%
Watch Dogs: Legion	30−35 −38.7%	43 +38.7%

4K
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	37 +2.8%	35−40 −2.8%
Hitman 3	35−40 −34.3%	47 +34.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn	24−27 +30%	20 −30%
Metro Exodus	32 +23.1%	26 −23.1%
Red Dead Redemption 2	24 +14.3%	21−24 −14.3%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	38 +0%	38 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	54 −7.4%	58 +7.4%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	32 +18.5%	27−30 −18.5%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	21−24 −31.8%	29 +31.8%
Battlefield 5	56 +16.7%	45−50 −16.7%
Cyberpunk 2077	10−12 −27.3%	14−16 +27.3%
Far Cry 5	42 −4.8%	44 +4.8%
Far Cry New Dawn	46 +7%	43 −7%
Forza Horizon 4	50−55 −12%	55−60 +12%
Watch Dogs: Legion	18−20 −44.4%	26 +44.4%

This is how RTX 2080 Super Max-Q and RTX A5000 Mobile compete in popular games:

1080p resolution:

RTX 2080 Super Max-Q is 4.7% faster than RTX A5000 Mobile

1440p resolution:

RTX 2080 Super Max-Q is 11.9% faster than RTX A5000 Mobile

4K resolution:

RTX A5000 Mobile is 2.1% faster than RTX 2080 Super Max-Q

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

in Red Dead Redemption 2, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the RTX 2080 Super Max-Q is 54.7% faster than the RTX A5000 Mobile.
in Horizon Zero Dawn, with 1440p resolution and the High Preset, the RTX A5000 Mobile is 49% faster than the RTX 2080 Super Max-Q.

All in all, in popular games:

RTX 2080 Super Max-Q is ahead in 31 test (46%)
RTX A5000 Mobile is ahead in 34 tests (50%)
there's a draw in 3 tests (4%)

Advantages and disadvantages

Performance score	35.61	39.77
Recency	2 April 2020	12 April 2021
Maximum RAM amount	8 GB	16 GB
Chip lithography	12 nm	8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	90 Watt	165 Watt