RTX A5000 Mobile vs Quadro FX 880M
Aggregate performance score
RTX A5000 Mobile outperforms Quadro FX 880M by a whopping 6979% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
Place in performance ranking | 1176 | 99 |
Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
Architecture | GT2xx (2009−2012) | Ampere (2020−2022) |
GPU code name | N10P-GLM | GA104 |
Market segment | Mobile workstation | Laptop |
Release date | 7 January 2010 (14 years ago) | 12 April 2021 (3 years ago) |
Current price | $980 | no data |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.
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 | 48 | 6144 |
Core clock speed | 550 MHz | 1215 MHz |
Boost clock speed | no data | 1770 MHz |
Number of transistors | 486 million | 17,400 million |
Manufacturing process technology | 40 nm | 8 nm |
Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 165 Watt (80 - 150 Watt TGP) |
Texture fill rate | 8.800 | 302.4 |
Floating-point performance | 116.16 gflops | no data |
Form factor & compatibility
Information on Quadro FX 880M and RTX A5000 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 | medium sized | large |
Interface | MXM-A (3.0) | 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, DDR3 | GDDR6 |
Maximum RAM amount | 1 GB | 16 GB |
Memory bus width | 128 Bit | 256 Bit |
Memory clock speed | 790 MHz | 14000 MHz |
Memory bandwidth | 25.28 GB/s | 448.0 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 | No outputs |
API compatibility
List of supported graphics and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
DirectX | 11.1 (10_1) | 12 Ultimate (12_2) |
Shader Model | 4.1 | 6.6 |
OpenGL | 3.3 | 4.6 |
OpenCL | 1.1 | 3.0 |
Vulkan | N/A | 1.2 |
CUDA | 1.2 | 8.6 |
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 | 21
−390%
| 103
+390%
|
1440p | 0−1 | 64 |
4K | 0−1 | 51 |
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low Preset
Cyberpunk 2077 | 3−4
−2233%
|
70−75
+2233%
|
Full HD
Medium Preset
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 2−3
−4300%
|
85−90
+4300%
|
Cyberpunk 2077 | 3−4
−2233%
|
70−75
+2233%
|
Far Cry 5 | 4−5
−1925%
|
80−85
+1925%
|
Forza Horizon 4 | 3−4
−3900%
|
120−130
+3900%
|
Hitman 3 | 3−4
−4800%
|
147
+4800%
|
Horizon Zero Dawn | 10−12
−1545%
|
181
+1545%
|
Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 8−9
−2788%
|
231
+2788%
|
Full HD
High Preset
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 2−3
−4300%
|
85−90
+4300%
|
Cyberpunk 2077 | 3−4
−2233%
|
70−75
+2233%
|
Far Cry 5 | 4−5
−1950%
|
82
+1950%
|
Forza Horizon 4 | 3−4
−3900%
|
120−130
+3900%
|
Hitman 3 | 3−4
−1233%
|
40
+1233%
|
Horizon Zero Dawn | 10−12
−1391%
|
164
+1391%
|
Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 8−9
−1688%
|
143
+1688%
|
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 3−4
−4900%
|
150
+4900%
|
Full HD
Ultra Preset
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 2−3
−4300%
|
85−90
+4300%
|
Cyberpunk 2077 | 3−4
−2233%
|
70−75
+2233%
|
Far Cry 5 | 4−5
−1925%
|
80−85
+1925%
|
Forza Horizon 4 | 3−4
−3900%
|
120−130
+3900%
|
Horizon Zero Dawn | 10−12
−1109%
|
133
+1109%
|
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 3−4
−2900%
|
90
+2900%
|
1440p
Ultra Preset
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 4−5
−1425%
|
60−65
+1425%
|
Cyberpunk 2077 | 1−2
−3100%
|
30−35
+3100%
|
Far Cry 5 | 1−2
−7800%
|
79
+7800%
|
Horizon Zero Dawn | 3−4
−2800%
|
85−90
+2800%
|
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 0−1 | 55−60 |
4K
High Preset
Far Cry 5 | 4−5
−1200%
|
52
+1200%
|
Horizon Zero Dawn | 1−2
−4900%
|
50−55
+4900%
|
4K
Ultra Preset
Horizon Zero Dawn | 1−2
−6200%
|
63
+6200%
|
Metro Exodus | 4−5
−975%
|
43
+975%
|
4K
Epic Preset
Red Dead Redemption 2 | 2−3
−1650%
|
35−40
+1650%
|
This is how FX 880M and RTX A5000 Mobile compete in popular games:
- RTX A5000 Mobile is 390% faster in 1080p
Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:
- in Far Cry 5, with 1440p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the RTX A5000 Mobile is 7800% faster than the FX 880M.
All in all, in popular games:
- Without exception, RTX A5000 Mobile surpassed FX 880M in all 31 of our tests.
Pros & cons summary
Performance score | 0.56 | 39.64 |
Recency | 7 January 2010 | 12 April 2021 |
Maximum RAM amount | 1 GB | 16 GB |
Chip lithography | 40 nm | 8 nm |
Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 165 Watt |
The RTX A5000 Mobile is our recommended choice as it beats the Quadro FX 880M in performance tests.
Be aware that Quadro FX 880M is a mobile workstation card while RTX A5000 Mobile is a mobile workstation one.
Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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