RTX A500 Mobile vs GeForce RTX 3080 Mobile

Place in performance ranking	88	321
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Architecture	Ampere (2020−2022)	Ampere (2020−2022)
GPU code name	GN20-E7 GA104	GA107
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Release date	12 January 2021 (3 years ago)	30 March 2022 (2 years ago)

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	6144	2048
Core clock speed	780 - 1100 MHz	no data
Boost clock speed	1245 - 1710 MHz	1537 MHz
Number of transistors	17,400 million	no data
Manufacturing process technology	8 nm	8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	150 Watt (80 - 150 Watt TGP)	60 Watt (20 - 60 Watt TGP)
Texture fill rate	296.6	98.37

Form factor & compatibility

Information on GeForce RTX 3080 Mobile 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	large	no data
Interface	PCIe 4.0 x16	PCIe 4.0 x16

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	GDDR6	GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount	16 GB	4 GB
Memory bus width	256 Bit	64 Bit
Memory clock speed	14000 MHz	14000 MHz
Memory bandwidth	384.0 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

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	6.5	6.6
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	2.0	3.0
Vulkan	1.2	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 Mobile 41.21
+167%

RTX A500 Mobile 15.46

GeForce RTX 3080 Mobile outperforms RTX A500 Mobile by 167% 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 3080 Mobile 37933
+253%

RTX A500 Mobile 10748

GeForce RTX 3080 Mobile outperforms RTX A500 Mobile by 253% 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	120 +114%	56 −114%
1440p	77 +208%	25 −208%
4K	50 +178%	18−20 −178%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

134
+458%

24−27

−458%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	122 +281%	30−35 −281%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	96 +269%	24−27 −269%
Battlefield 5	130−140 +164%	50−55 −164%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	90−95 +168%	30−35 −168%
Cyberpunk 2077	117 +388%	24−27 −388%
Far Cry 5	80−85 +95.2%	40−45 −95.2%
Far Cry New Dawn	100−110 +137%	40−45 −137%
Forza Horizon 4	194 +273%	50−55 −273%
Hitman 3	156 +333%	35−40 −333%
Horizon Zero Dawn	220 +340%	50−55 −340%
Metro Exodus	100−110 +121%	45−50 −121%
Red Dead Redemption 2	95−100 +128%	40−45 −128%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	261 +239%	77 −239%
Watch Dogs: Legion	110 +293%	27−30 −293%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	104 +225%	30−35 −225%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	79 +204%	24−27 −204%
Battlefield 5	130−140 +164%	50−55 −164%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	90−95 +168%	30−35 −168%
Cyberpunk 2077	99 +313%	24−27 −313%
Far Cry 5	83 +12.2%	74 −12.2%
Far Cry New Dawn	51 +18.6%	40−45 −18.6%
Forza Horizon 4	188 +262%	50−55 −262%
Hitman 3	104 +189%	35−40 −189%
Horizon Zero Dawn	203 +306%	50−55 −306%
Metro Exodus	107 +128%	45−50 −128%
Red Dead Redemption 2	100 +133%	40−45 −133%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	165 +432%	31 −432%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	190 +494%	30−35 −494%
Watch Dogs: Legion	97 +246%	27−30 −246%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	78 +144%	30−35 −144%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	69 +165%	24−27 −165%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	90−95 +168%	30−35 −168%
Cyberpunk 2077	90 +275%	24−27 −275%
Far Cry 5	80−85 +95.2%	40−45 −95.2%
Forza Horizon 4	157 +202%	50−55 −202%
Horizon Zero Dawn	155 +210%	50−55 −210%
Metro Exodus	95 +102%	45−50 −102%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	106 +231%	30−35 −231%
Watch Dogs: Legion	73 +161%	27−30 −161%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

95
+121%

40−45

−121%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	80−85 +167%	30−33 −167%
Far Cry New Dawn	129 +345%	27−30 −345%
Hitman 3	70 +218%	21−24 −218%
Red Dead Redemption 2	49 +345%	10−12 −345%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	59 +269%	16−18 −269%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	54 +315%	12−14 −315%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	70 +268%	18−20 −268%
Cyberpunk 2077	30−35 +325%	8−9 −325%
Far Cry 5	102 +308%	24−27 −308%
Forza Horizon 4	130 +348%	27−30 −348%
Horizon Zero Dawn	121 +290%	30−35 −290%
Metro Exodus	90 +233%	27−30 −233%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	141 +262%	39 −262%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	79 +394%	16−18 −394%
Watch Dogs: Legion	56 +460%	10−11 −460%

4K
High Preset

Far Cry 5	64 +93.9%	30−35 −93.9%
Far Cry New Dawn	74 +363%	16−18 −363%
Hitman 3	47 +327%	10−12 −327%
Horizon Zero Dawn	66 +288%	16−18 −288%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	49 +444%	9−10 −444%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	70 +367%	14−16 −367%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	43 +378%	9−10 −378%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	36 +414%	7−8 −414%
Battlefield 5	67 +319%	16−18 −319%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	49 +390%	10−11 −390%
Cyberpunk 2077	14−16 +367%	3−4 −367%
Forza Horizon 4	87 +314%	21−24 −314%
Horizon Zero Dawn	69 +306%	16−18 −306%
Metro Exodus	58 +287%	14−16 −287%
Watch Dogs: Legion	32 +433%	6−7 −433%