RTX A500 Mobile vs GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB

Place in performance ranking	20	321
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	19.32	no data
Architecture	Ampere (2020−2022)	Ampere (2020−2022)
GPU code name	Ampere GA102	GA107
Market segment	Desktop	Laptop
Release date	11 January 2022 (2 years ago)	30 March 2022 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$799	no data
Current price	$1053 (1.3x MSRP)	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	8960	2048
Boost clock speed	1260 MHz	1537 MHz
Number of transistors	28,300 million	no data
Manufacturing process technology	8 nm	8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	350 Watt	60 Watt (20 - 60 Watt TGP)
Texture fill rate	478.8	98.37

Form factor & compatibility

Information on GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB and RTX A500 Mobile compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop video cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility). 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.

Interface	PCIe 4.0 x16	PCIe 4.0 x16
Length	285 mm	no data
Width	2-slot	no data
Supplementary power connectors	1x 12-pin	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	GDDR6X	GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount	12 GB	4 GB
Memory bus width	384 Bit	64 Bit
Memory clock speed	1710 MHz	14000 MHz
Memory bandwidth	912.4 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	1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a	No outputs
HDMI	+	no data

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 Ultimate (12_2)	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	6.6	6.6
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	3.0	3.0
Vulkan	1.3	1.3
CUDA	8.6	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 3080 12 GB 69.08
+346%

RTX A500 Mobile 15.48

GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB outperforms RTX A500 Mobile by 346% based on our aggregate 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 3080 12 GB 217116
+1920%

RTX A500 Mobile 10748

GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB outperforms RTX A500 Mobile by 1920% 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:

Full HD	179 +198%	60 −198%
1440p	120 +287%	31 −287%
4K	86 +378%	18−20 −378%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

130−140
+458%

24−27

−458%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	110−120 +255%	30−35 −255%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	120−130 +365%	24−27 −365%
Battlefield 5	220−230 +342%	50−55 −342%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	110−120 +284%	30−35 −284%
Cyberpunk 2077	130−140 +458%	24−27 −458%
Far Cry 5	110−120 +225%	35−40 −225%
Far Cry New Dawn	160−170 +302%	40−45 −302%
Forza Horizon 4	210−220 +196%	70−75 −196%
Hitman 3	120−130 +307%	30−33 −307%
Horizon Zero Dawn	351 +466%	60−65 −466%
Metro Exodus	140−150 +175%	50−55 −175%
Red Dead Redemption 2	120−130 +188%	40−45 −188%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	422 +448%	77 −448%
Watch Dogs: Legion	118 +136%	50−55 −136%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	110−120 +255%	30−35 −255%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	120−130 +365%	24−27 −365%
Battlefield 5	220−230 +342%	50−55 −342%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	110−120 +284%	30−35 −284%
Cyberpunk 2077	130−140 +458%	24−27 −458%
Far Cry 5	110−120 +225%	35−40 −225%
Far Cry New Dawn	160−170 +302%	40−45 −302%
Forza Horizon 4	210−220 +196%	70−75 −196%
Hitman 3	65 +117%	30−33 −117%
Horizon Zero Dawn	290−300 +371%	60−65 −371%
Metro Exodus	66 +26.9%	50−55 −26.9%
Red Dead Redemption 2	120−130 +188%	40−45 −188%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	356 +474%	62 −474%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	321 +463%	57 −463%
Watch Dogs: Legion	130−140 +168%	50−55 −168%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	110−120 +255%	30−35 −255%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	120−130 +365%	24−27 −365%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	110−120 +284%	30−35 −284%
Cyberpunk 2077	130−140 +458%	24−27 −458%
Far Cry 5	110−120 +225%	35−40 −225%
Forza Horizon 4	210−220 +196%	70−75 −196%
Horizon Zero Dawn	263 +324%	60−65 −324%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	314 +481%	54 −481%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	165 +432%	31 −432%
Watch Dogs: Legion	95 +90%	50−55 −90%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

120−130
+188%

40−45

−188%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	160−170 +450%	30−33 −450%
Far Cry New Dawn	140−150 +397%	27−30 −397%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	80−85 +406%	16−18 −406%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	85−90 +562%	12−14 −562%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	100−110 +458%	18−20 −458%
Cyberpunk 2077	70−75 +813%	8−9 −813%
Far Cry 5	147 +488%	24−27 −488%
Forza Horizon 4	160−170 +453%	30−33 −453%
Hitman 3	100−110 +461%	18−20 −461%
Horizon Zero Dawn	206 +565%	30−35 −565%
Metro Exodus	116 +330%	27−30 −330%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	236 +505%	39 −505%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	120−130 +635%	16−18 −635%
Watch Dogs: Legion	84 +740%	10−11 −740%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

110−120
+356%

24−27

−356%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	85−90 +480%	14−16 −480%
Far Cry New Dawn	65−70 +527%	10−12 −527%
Hitman 3	78 +609%	10−12 −609%
Horizon Zero Dawn	100−110 +524%	16−18 −524%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	83 +822%	9−10 −822%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	132 +780%	14−16 −780%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	55−60 +533%	9−10 −533%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	50−55 +671%	7−8 −671%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	50−55 +538%	8−9 −538%
Cyberpunk 2077	30−35 +1033%	3−4 −1033%
Far Cry 5	50−55 +525%	8−9 −525%
Forza Horizon 4	110−120 +467%	21−24 −467%
Horizon Zero Dawn	125 +635%	16−18 −635%
Metro Exodus	98 +553%	14−16 −553%
Watch Dogs: Legion	55 +817%	6−7 −817%