RTX A3000 Mobile vs Quadro FX 2500M

Place in the ranking	1211	167
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Power efficiency	0.87	32.24
Architecture	Curie (2003−2013)	Ampere (2020−2024)
GPU code name	G71	GA104
Market segment	Mobile workstation	Mobile workstation
Release date	29 September 2005 (19 years ago)	12 April 2021 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$99.99	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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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	32	4096
Core clock speed	500 MHz	600 MHz
Boost clock speed	500 MHz	1230 MHz
Number of transistors	278 million	17,400 million
Manufacturing process technology	90 nm	8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	45 Watt	70 Watt
Texture fill rate	12.00	157.4
Floating-point processing power	no data	10.08 TFLOPS
ROPs	16	64
TMUs	24	128
Tensor Cores	no data	128
Ray Tracing Cores	no data	32

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 size	large	large
Interface	MXM-III	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	GDDR3	GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount	512 MB	6 GB
Memory bus width	256 Bit	192 Bit
Memory clock speed	600 MHz	1375 MHz
Memory bandwidth	38.4 GB/s	264.0 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

No outputs

Portable Device Dependent

API compatibility

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

DirectX	9.0c (9_3)	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	3.0	6.7
OpenGL	2.1	4.6
OpenCL	N/A	3.0
Vulkan	N/A	1.3
CUDA	-	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.

FX 2500M 0.56

RTX A3000 Mobile 32.35
+5677%

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.

FX 2500M 217

RTX A3000 Mobile 12480
+5651%

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	1−2 −10400%	105 +10400%
1440p	0−1	51
4K	0−1	44

Cost per frame, $

1080p

99.99

no data

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

3−4

−2467%

77
+2467%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	4−5 −1650%	70−75 +1650%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	3−4 −2133%	65−70 +2133%
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 −2100%	66 +2100%
Far Cry New Dawn	1−2 −8200%	80−85 +8200%
Hitman 3	5−6 −1260%	65−70 +1260%
Horizon Zero Dawn	10−12 −1191%	140−150 +1191%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	6−7 −1817%	110−120 +1817%
Watch Dogs: Legion	30−33 −293%	110−120 +293%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	4−5 −1650%	70−75 +1650%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	3−4 −2133%	65−70 +2133%
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 −1667%	53 +1667%
Far Cry New Dawn	1−2 −8200%	80−85 +8200%
Hitman 3	5−6 −1260%	65−70 +1260%
Horizon Zero Dawn	10−12 −1191%	140−150 +1191%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	6−7 −2133%	134 +2133%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	10−11 −580%	65−70 +580%
Watch Dogs: Legion	30−33 −293%	110−120 +293%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	4−5 −1650%	70−75 +1650%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	3−4 −2133%	65−70 +2133%
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 −1333%	43 +1333%
Hitman 3	5−6 −1260%	65−70 +1260%
Horizon Zero Dawn	10−12 −936%	114 +936%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	6−7 −1800%	114 +1800%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	10−11 −510%	61 +510%
Watch Dogs: Legion	30−33 −30%	39 +30%

1440p
High Preset

Far Cry New Dawn

1−2

−4900%

50−55
+4900%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	0−1	35−40
Cyberpunk 2077	1−2 −2600%	27 +2600%
Far Cry 5	1−2 −3700%	35−40 +3700%
Hitman 3	6−7 −583%	40−45 +583%
Horizon Zero Dawn	3−4 −2200%	65−70 +2200%
Watch Dogs: Legion	1−2 −17000%	170−180 +17000%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

3−4

−1767%

55−60
+1767%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	1−2 −2000%	21−24 +2000%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	0−1	18−20

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

2−3

−1300%

27−30
+1300%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla	79 +0%	79 +0%
Battlefield 5	100−110 +0%	100−110 +0%
Far Cry 5	70−75 +0%	70−75 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	170−180 +0%	170−180 +0%
Metro Exodus	100−110 +0%	100−110 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	80−85 +0%	80−85 +0%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla	68 +0%	68 +0%
Battlefield 5	100−110 +0%	100−110 +0%
Far Cry 5	70−75 +0%	70−75 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	170−180 +0%	170−180 +0%
Metro Exodus	100−110 +0%	100−110 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	80−85 +0%	80−85 +0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla	51 +0%	51 +0%
Far Cry 5	70−75 +0%	70−75 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	170−180 +0%	170−180 +0%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

80−85

+0%

80−85

+0%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5

60−65

+0%

60−65

+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla	30−35 +0%	30−35 +0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	35−40 +0%	35−40 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	180−190 +0%	180−190 +0%
Metro Exodus	60−65 +0%	60−65 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	86 +0%	86 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	40−45 +0%	40−45 +0%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	30−35 +0%	30−35 +0%
Far Cry New Dawn	27−30 +0%	27−30 +0%
Hitman 3	24−27 +0%	24−27 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	160−170 +0%	160−170 +0%
Metro Exodus	40−45 +0%	40−45 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	45 +0%	45 +0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	20−22 +0%	20−22 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	10−11 +0%	10−11 +0%
Far Cry 5	18−20 +0%	18−20 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	45−50 +0%	45−50 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	51 +0%	51 +0%
Watch Dogs: Legion	16−18 +0%	16−18 +0%

This is how FX 2500M and RTX A3000 Mobile compete in popular games:

RTX A3000 Mobile is 10400% faster in 1080p

Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:

in Watch Dogs: Legion, with 1440p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the RTX A3000 Mobile is 17000% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

RTX A3000 Mobile is ahead in 35 tests (50%)
there's a draw in 35 tests (50%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	0.56	32.35
Recency	29 September 2005	12 April 2021
Maximum RAM amount	512 MB	6 GB
Chip lithography	90 nm	8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	45 Watt	70 Watt

FX 2500M has 55.6% lower power consumption.

RTX A3000 Mobile, on the other hand, has a 5676.8% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 15 years, a 1100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 1025% more advanced lithography process.

The RTX A3000 Mobile is our recommended choice as it beats the Quadro FX 2500M in performance tests.

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