GeForce RTX 2080 Mobile vs RTX A5000 Mobile

General info

Comparison of graphics card architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters.

Place in performance rating	63	71
Value for money	5.48	no data
Architecture	Turing (2018−2021)	Ampere (2020−2022)
GPU code name	N18E-G3 TU104	GA104
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Release date	6 January 2019 (3 years ago)	12 April 2021 (1 year ago)
Price now	$2003	no data

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	2944	no data
Core clock speed	1380 MHz	no data
Boost clock speed	1590 MHz	no data
Number of transistors	13,600 million	17,400 million
Manufacturing process technology	12 nm	8 nm
Thermal design power (TDP)	150 Watt	no data
Texture fill rate	292.6	302.4

Compatibility, dimensions and requirements

Information on GeForce RTX 2080 Mobile 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

Memory

Parameters of memory installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Note that GPUs integrated into processors have no dedicated VRAM and use a shared part of system RAM.

Memory type	GDDR6	no data
Maximum RAM amount	8 GB	no data
Memory bus width	256 Bit	no data
Memory clock speed	14000 MHz	no data
Memory bandwidth	384.0 GB/s	no data
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 data
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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no data

API support

APIs supported, including particular versions of those APIs.

DirectX	12 Ultimate (12_1)	no data
Shader Model	6.5	6.6
OpenGL	4.6	no data
OpenCL	1.2	no data
Vulkan	1.2.131	1.2
CUDA	7.5	8.6

Benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark performance comparison. Note that overall benchmark performance is measured in points in 0-100 range.

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Overall score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. 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.

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

Here are the average frames per second in a large set of popular games across different resolutions:

Full HD	143 +34.9%	106 −34.9%
1440p	94 +38.2%	68 −38.2%
4K	65 +38.3%	47 −38.3%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	90 +83.7%	45−50 −83.7%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	87 +14.5%	76 −14.5%
Battlefield 5	132 +169%	45−50 −169%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	171 +249%	45−50 −249%
Cyberpunk 2077	94 +0%	94 +0%
Far Cry 5	104 +11.8%	93 −11.8%
Far Cry New Dawn	102 +20%	85 −20%
Forza Horizon 4	147 +200%	45−50 −200%
Hitman 3	183 +24.5%	147 −24.5%
Horizon Zero Dawn	121 +11%	109 −11%
Red Dead Redemption 2	119 +143%	45−50 −143%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	115 +5.5%	109 −5.5%
Watch Dogs: Legion	114 +78.1%	64 −78.1%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	83 +69.4%	45−50 −69.4%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	74 +15.6%	64 −15.6%
Battlefield 5	118 +141%	45−50 −141%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	151 +208%	45−50 −208%
Cyberpunk 2077	77 −2.6%	79 +2.6%
Far Cry 5	97 +7.8%	90 −7.8%
Far Cry New Dawn	105 +34.6%	78 −34.6%
Forza Horizon 4	145 +196%	45−50 −196%
Hitman 3	159 +20.5%	132 −20.5%
Horizon Zero Dawn	94 −2.1%	96 +2.1%
Metro Exodus	90 +12.5%	80 −12.5%
Red Dead Redemption 2	71 +44.9%	45−50 −44.9%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	109 +9%	100 −9%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	174 +16%	150 −16%
Watch Dogs: Legion	101 +68.3%	60 −68.3%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	67 +36.7%	45−50 −36.7%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	66 +20%	55 −20%
Battlefield 5	117 +139%	45−50 −139%
Cyberpunk 2077	67 −1.5%	68 +1.5%
Far Cry 5	96 +12.9%	85 −12.9%
Far Cry New Dawn	93 +31%	71 −31%
Forza Horizon 4	139 +184%	45−50 −184%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	95 +5.6%	90 −5.6%
Watch Dogs: Legion	71 +57.8%	45 −57.8%

1440p
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	102 +108%	45−50 −108%
Hitman 3	103 +18.4%	87 −18.4%
Horizon Zero Dawn	65 −12.3%	73 +12.3%
Metro Exodus	55 +25%	44 −25%
Red Dead Redemption 2	44 −11.4%	45−50 +11.4%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	71 +0%	71 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	42	no data

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	55 +12.2%	45−50 −12.2%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	52 +18.2%	44 −18.2%
Battlefield 5	115 +135%	45−50 −135%
Cyberpunk 2077	45 +2.3%	44 −2.3%
Far Cry 5	82 +3.8%	79 −3.8%
Far Cry New Dawn	89 +43.5%	62 −43.5%
Forza Horizon 4	122 +149%	45−50 −149%
Watch Dogs: Legion	53 +23.3%	43 −23.3%

4K
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	59 +20.4%	45−50 −20.4%
Hitman 3	59 +25.5%	47 −25.5%
Horizon Zero Dawn	38 −5.3%	40 +5.3%
Metro Exodus	35 +34.6%	26 −34.6%
Red Dead Redemption 2	30 −63.3%	45−50 +63.3%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	42 +10.5%	38 −10.5%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	65 +12.1%	58 −12.1%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	38 −28.9%	45−50 +28.9%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	34 +17.2%	29 −17.2%
Battlefield 5	68 +38.8%	45−50 −38.8%
Cyberpunk 2077	22 +4.8%	21 −4.8%
Far Cry 5	52 +18.2%	44 −18.2%
Far Cry New Dawn	56 +30.2%	43 −30.2%
Forza Horizon 4	82 +67.3%	45−50 −67.3%
Watch Dogs: Legion	31 +19.2%	26 −19.2%

Advantages and disadvantages

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Performance rating	50.78	49.26
Novelty	6 January 2019	12 April 2021
Chip lithography	12 nm	8 nm

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