RTX A500 vs GeForce RTX 4080

Place in the ranking	3	308
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	28.96	no data
Power efficiency	19.55	20.39
Architecture	Ada Lovelace (2022−2024)	Ampere (2020−2024)
GPU code name	AD103	GA107
Market segment	Desktop	Workstation
Release date	20 September 2022 (2 years ago)	10 November 2021 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$1,199	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

no data

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 cores	9728	2048
Core clock speed	2205 MHz	1440 MHz
Boost clock speed	2505 MHz	1770 MHz
Number of transistors	45,900 million	no data
Manufacturing process technology	5 nm	8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	320 Watt	60 Watt
Texture fill rate	761.5	113.3
Floating-point processing power	48.74 TFLOPS	7.25 TFLOPS
ROPs	112	32
TMUs	304	64
Tensor Cores	304	64
Ray Tracing Cores	76	16

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).

Interface	PCIe 4.0 x16	PCIe 4.0 x8
Length	310 mm	no data
Width	3-slot	1-slot
Supplementary power connectors	1x 16-pin	None

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	16 GB	4 GB
Memory bus width	256 Bit	64 Bit
Memory clock speed	1400 MHz	1750 MHz
Memory bandwidth	716.8 GB/s	112.0 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	+	-

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 Ultimate (12_2)	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	6.7	6.7
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	3.0	3.0
Vulkan	1.3	1.3
CUDA	8.9	8.6

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. 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 4080 89.76
+411%

RTX A500 17.55

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 4080 34627
+412%

RTX A500 6769

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	242 +438%	45−50 −438%
1440p	164 +447%	30−35 −447%
4K	111 +429%	21−24 −429%

Cost per frame, $

1080p	4.95	no data
1440p	7.31	no data
4K	10.80	no data

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

231

+413%

45−50
−413%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	180−190 +423%	35−40 −423%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	262 +424%	50−55 −424%
Battlefield 5	240−250 +442%	45−50 −442%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	120−130 +471%	21−24 −471%
Cyberpunk 2077	231 +413%	45−50 −413%
Far Cry 5	110−120 +462%	21−24 −462%
Far Cry New Dawn	200−210 +474%	35−40 −474%
Forza Horizon 4	260−270 +434%	50−55 −434%
Hitman 3	120−130 +438%	24−27 −438%
Horizon Zero Dawn	300−350 +427%	60−65 −427%
Metro Exodus	150−160 +417%	30−33 −417%
Red Dead Redemption 2	120−130 +417%	24−27 −417%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	400−450 +439%	75−80 −439%
Watch Dogs: Legion	150−160 +413%	30−33 −413%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	180−190 +423%	35−40 −423%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	217 +443%	40−45 −443%
Battlefield 5	240−250 +442%	45−50 −442%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	120−130 +471%	21−24 −471%
Cyberpunk 2077	210 +425%	40−45 −425%
Far Cry 5	110−120 +462%	21−24 −462%
Far Cry New Dawn	200−210 +474%	35−40 −474%
Forza Horizon 4	260−270 +434%	50−55 −434%
Hitman 3	120−130 +438%	24−27 −438%
Horizon Zero Dawn	300−350 +427%	60−65 −427%
Metro Exodus	150−160 +417%	30−33 −417%
Red Dead Redemption 2	120−130 +417%	24−27 −417%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	512 +412%	100−105 −412%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	200−210 +415%	40−45 −415%
Watch Dogs: Legion	150−160 +413%	30−33 −413%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	180−190 +423%	35−40 −423%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	189 +440%	35−40 −440%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	120−130 +471%	21−24 −471%
Cyberpunk 2077	190 +443%	35−40 −443%
Far Cry 5	110−120 +462%	21−24 −462%
Forza Horizon 4	260−270 +434%	50−55 −434%
Hitman 3	120−130 +438%	24−27 −438%
Horizon Zero Dawn	396 +428%	75−80 −428%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	480 +433%	90−95 −433%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	259 +418%	50−55 −418%
Watch Dogs: Legion	164 +447%	30−33 −447%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

120−130

+417%

24−27
−417%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	160−170 +453%	30−33 −453%
Far Cry New Dawn	110−120 +433%	21−24 −433%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	110−120 +429%	21−24 −429%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	153 +467%	27−30 −467%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	80−85 +413%	16−18 −413%
Cyberpunk 2077	129 +438%	24−27 −438%
Far Cry 5	80−85 +425%	16−18 −425%
Forza Horizon 4	270−280 +442%	50−55 −442%
Hitman 3	130−140 +446%	24−27 −446%
Horizon Zero Dawn	332 +453%	60−65 −453%
Metro Exodus	149 +452%	27−30 −452%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	390 +420%	75−80 −420%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	191 +446%	35−40 −446%
Watch Dogs: Legion	240−250 +433%	45−50 −433%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

120−130

+438%

24−27
−438%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	85−90 +450%	16−18 −450%
Far Cry New Dawn	65−70 +475%	12−14 −475%
Hitman 3	80−85 +419%	16−18 −419%
Horizon Zero Dawn	220−230 +465%	40−45 −465%
Metro Exodus	140−150 +426%	27−30 −426%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	187 +434%	35−40 −434%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	80−85 +479%	14−16 −479%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	100 +456%	18−20 −456%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	50−55 +420%	10−11 −420%
Cyberpunk 2077	63 +425%	12−14 −425%
Far Cry 5	50−55 +456%	9−10 −456%
Forza Horizon 4	190−200 +469%	35−40 −469%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	195 +457%	35−40 −457%
Watch Dogs: Legion	87 +444%	16−18 −444%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

110−120

+429%

21−24
−429%

This is how RTX 4080 and RTX A500 compete in popular games:

RTX 4080 is 438% faster in 1080p
RTX 4080 is 447% faster in 1440p
RTX 4080 is 429% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	89.76	17.55
Recency	20 September 2022	10 November 2021
Maximum RAM amount	16 GB	4 GB
Chip lithography	5 nm	8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	320 Watt	60 Watt

RTX 4080 has a 411.5% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 10 months, a 300% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 60% more advanced lithography process.

RTX A500, on the other hand, has 433.3% lower power consumption.

The GeForce RTX 4080 is our recommended choice as it beats the RTX A500 in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce RTX 4080 is a desktop card while RTX A500 is a workstation one.

Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.