RTX A500 vs GeForce RTX 4070 Mobile

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce RTX 4070 Mobile with RTX A500, including specs and performance data.

RTX 4070 Mobile
2023
8 GB GDDR6, 115 Watt
43.75
+192%

RTX 4070 Mobile outperforms RTX A500 by a whopping 192% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

Place in the ranking66331
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency30.1619.79
ArchitectureAda Lovelace (2022−2024)Ampere (2020−2024)
GPU code nameAD106GA107
Market segmentLaptopWorkstation
Release date3 January 2023 (2 years ago)10 November 2021 (3 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 cores46082048
Core clock speed1395 MHz1440 MHz
Boost clock speed1695 MHz1770 MHz
Number of transistors22,900 millionno data
Manufacturing process technology5 nm8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)115 Watt60 Watt
Texture fill rate244.1113.3
Floating-point processing power15.62 TFLOPS7.25 TFLOPS
ROPs4832
TMUs14464
Tensor Cores14464
Ray Tracing Cores3616

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 sizelargeno data
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x8PCIe 4.0 x8
Widthno data1-slot
Supplementary power connectorsno dataNone

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 typeGDDR6GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount8 GB4 GB
Memory bus width128 Bit64 Bit
Memory clock speed2000 MHz1750 MHz
Memory bandwidth256.0 GB/s112.0 GB/s
Shared memory--
Resizable BAR++

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 ConnectorsPortable Device DependentNo outputs

API and SDK compatibility

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

DirectX12 Ultimate (12_2)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model6.86.7
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL3.03.0
Vulkan1.31.3
CUDA8.98.6
DLSS++

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.

RTX 4070 Mobile 43.75
+192%
RTX A500 14.98

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.

RTX 4070 Mobile 19550
+192%
RTX A500 6693

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 HD129
+223%
40−45
−223%
1440p75
+213%
24−27
−213%
4K46
+229%
14−16
−229%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2 250−260
+202%
85−90
−202%
Cyberpunk 2077 135
+200%
45−50
−200%
Hogwarts Legacy 108
+209%
35−40
−209%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5 140−150
+194%
50−55
−194%
Counter-Strike 2 172
+213%
55−60
−213%
Cyberpunk 2077 115
+229%
35−40
−229%
Far Cry 5 139
+209%
45−50
−209%
Fortnite 200−210
+211%
65−70
−211%
Forza Horizon 4 180−190
+202%
60−65
−202%
Forza Horizon 5 216
+209%
70−75
−209%
Hogwarts Legacy 99
+230%
30−33
−230%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
+213%
55−60
−213%
Valorant 260−270
+207%
85−90
−207%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5 140−150
+194%
50−55
−194%
Counter-Strike 2 146
+224%
45−50
−224%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 270−280
+193%
95−100
−193%
Cyberpunk 2077 97
+223%
30−33
−223%
Dota 2 178
+197%
60−65
−197%
Far Cry 5 133
+196%
45−50
−196%
Fortnite 200−210
+211%
65−70
−211%
Forza Horizon 4 180−190
+202%
60−65
−202%
Forza Horizon 5 195
+200%
65−70
−200%
Grand Theft Auto V 144
+220%
45−50
−220%
Hogwarts Legacy 87
+222%
27−30
−222%
Metro Exodus 111
+217%
35−40
−217%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
+213%
55−60
−213%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 229
+205%
75−80
−205%
Valorant 260−270
+207%
85−90
−207%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 140−150
+194%
50−55
−194%
Cyberpunk 2077 87
+222%
27−30
−222%
Dota 2 167
+204%
55−60
−204%
Far Cry 5 123
+208%
40−45
−208%
Forza Horizon 4 180−190
+202%
60−65
−202%
Hogwarts Legacy 76
+217%
24−27
−217%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
+213%
55−60
−213%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 116
+231%
35−40
−231%
Valorant 260−270
+207%
85−90
−207%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Fortnite 200−210
+211%
65−70
−211%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 94
+213%
30−33
−213%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 300−350
+199%
110−120
−199%
Grand Theft Auto V 90
+200%
30−33
−200%
Metro Exodus 69
+229%
21−24
−229%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
+218%
55−60
−218%
Valorant 290−300
+206%
95−100
−206%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 110−120
+231%
35−40
−231%
Cyberpunk 2077 54
+200%
18−20
−200%
Far Cry 5 112
+220%
35−40
−220%
Forza Horizon 4 140−150
+216%
45−50
−216%
Hogwarts Legacy 50
+213%
16−18
−213%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 89
+197%
30−33
−197%

1440p
Epic Preset

Fortnite 120−130
+223%
40−45
−223%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 43
+207%
14−16
−207%
Grand Theft Auto V 90
+200%
30−33
−200%
Hogwarts Legacy 30−33
+200%
10−11
−200%
Metro Exodus 44
+214%
14−16
−214%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 71
+196%
24−27
−196%
Valorant 280−290
+195%
95−100
−195%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 75−80
+221%
24−27
−221%
Counter-Strike 2 55−60
+222%
18−20
−222%
Cyberpunk 2077 24
+200%
8−9
−200%
Dota 2 146
+224%
45−50
−224%
Far Cry 5 61
+239%
18−20
−239%
Forza Horizon 4 95−100
+223%
30−33
−223%
Hogwarts Legacy 26
+225%
8−9
−225%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 70−75
+204%
24−27
−204%

4K
Epic Preset

Fortnite 65−70
+214%
21−24
−214%

This is how RTX 4070 Mobile and RTX A500 compete in popular games:

  • RTX 4070 Mobile is 223% faster in 1080p
  • RTX 4070 Mobile is 213% faster in 1440p
  • RTX 4070 Mobile is 229% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 43.75 14.98
Recency 3 January 2023 10 November 2021
Maximum RAM amount 8 GB 4 GB
Chip lithography 5 nm 8 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 115 Watt 60 Watt

RTX 4070 Mobile has a 192.1% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 1 year, a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 60% more advanced lithography process.

RTX A500, on the other hand, has 91.7% lower power consumption.

The GeForce RTX 4070 Mobile is our recommended choice as it beats the RTX A500 in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce RTX 4070 Mobile is a notebook card while RTX A500 is a workstation one.

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