GeForce RTX 5090 vs RTX A2000 Mobile

Place in the ranking	217	6
Place by popularity	not in top-100	58
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	8.97
Power efficiency	18.65	9.98
Architecture	Ampere (2020−2024)	Blackwell 2.0 (2025)
GPU code name	GA106	GB202
Market segment	Mobile workstation	Desktop
Release date	12 April 2021 (3 years ago)	30 January 2025 (recently)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$1,999

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	2560	21760
Core clock speed	893 MHz	2017 MHz
Boost clock speed	1358 MHz	2407 MHz
Number of transistors	13,250 million	92,200 million
Manufacturing process technology	8 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	95 Watt	575 Watt
Texture fill rate	108.6	1,637
Floating-point processing power	6.953 TFLOPS	104.8 TFLOPS
ROPs	48	176
TMUs	80	680
Tensor Cores	80	680
Ray Tracing Cores	20	170

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	no data
Interface	PCIe 4.0 x16	PCIe 5.0 x16
Length	no data	304 mm
Width	no data	2-slot
Supplementary power connectors	no data	1x 16-pin

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	GDDR7
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	32 GB
Memory bus width	128 Bit	512 Bit
Memory clock speed	1375 MHz	1750 MHz
Memory bandwidth	176.0 GB/s	1.79 TB/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	1x HDMI 2.1b, 3x DisplayPort 2.1b
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	6.6	6.8
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	3.0	3.0
Vulkan	1.2	1.4
CUDA	8.6	10.1

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 A2000 Mobile 25.41

RTX 5090 82.26
+224%

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 A2000 Mobile 9893

RTX 5090 32021
+224%

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	79 −162%	207 +162%
1440p	43 −328%	184 +328%
4K	37 −281%	141 +281%

Cost per frame, $

1080p	no data	9.66
1440p	no data	10.86
4K	no data	14.18

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2	45−50 +700%	6−7 −700%
Cyberpunk 2077	74 −211%	230−240 +211%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	75−80 −221%	250−260 +221%
Counter-Strike 2	45−50 +700%	6−7 −700%
Cyberpunk 2077	31 −223%	100−105 +223%
Forza Horizon 4	135 −196%	400−450 +196%
Forza Horizon 5	65−70 −224%	220−230 +224%
Metro Exodus	72 −219%	230−240 +219%
Red Dead Redemption 2	55−60 +1767%	3−4 −1767%
Valorant	110 −218%	350−400 +218%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	75−80 −221%	250−260 +221%
Counter-Strike 2	45−50 +700%	6−7 −700%
Cyberpunk 2077	25 −220%	80−85 +220%
Dota 2	119 −194%	350−400 +194%
Far Cry 5	88 −80.7%	159 +80.7%
Fortnite	120−130 −213%	400−450 +213%
Forza Horizon 4	108 −178%	300−310 +178%
Forza Horizon 5	65−70 −224%	220−230 +224%
Grand Theft Auto V	106 −183%	300−310 +183%
Metro Exodus	53 −221%	170−180 +221%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	160−170 +3900%	4−5 −3900%
Red Dead Redemption 2	55−60 +1767%	3−4 −1767%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	80−85 +2000%	4−5 −2000%
Valorant	69 −219%	220−230 +219%
World of Tanks	260−270 +3163%	8−9 −3163%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	75−80 −221%	250−260 +221%
Counter-Strike 2	45−50 −321%	202 +321%
Cyberpunk 2077	20 −200%	60−65 +200%
Dota 2	129 −210%	400−450 +210%
Far Cry 5	75−80 +1200%	6−7 −1200%
Forza Horizon 4	94 −219%	300−310 +219%
Forza Horizon 5	65−70 −224%	220−230 +224%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	160−170 +3900%	4−5 −3900%
Valorant	100−110 −191%	300−310 +191%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2	50 −220%	160−170 +220%
Grand Theft Auto V	50 −220%	160−170 +220%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	170−180 −214%	550−600 +214%
Red Dead Redemption 2	24−27 −213%	75−80 +213%
World of Tanks	170−180 −224%	550−600 +224%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	50−55 −208%	160−170 +208%
Cyberpunk 2077	13 −208%	40−45 +208%
Far Cry 5	75−80 +1800%	4−5 −1800%
Forza Horizon 4	63 −217%	200−210 +217%
Forza Horizon 5	40−45 −217%	130−140 +217%
Metro Exodus	49 −206%	150−160 +206%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	35−40 −208%	120−130 +208%
Valorant	70−75 +1650%	4−5 −1650%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	10−11 −1640%	174 +1640%
Dota 2	44 +193%	14−16 −193%
Grand Theft Auto V	44 −218%	140−150 +218%
Metro Exodus	20−22 −735%	167 +735%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	75−80 −216%	250−260 +216%
Red Dead Redemption 2	16−18 −213%	50−55 +213%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	44 −218%	140−150 +218%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	27−30 −215%	85−90 +215%
Counter-Strike 2	10−11 −450%	55 +450%
Cyberpunk 2077	9−10 −200%	27−30 +200%
Dota 2	72 −219%	230−240 +219%
Far Cry 5	30−35 −224%	110−120 +224%
Fortnite	30−35 −213%	100−105 +213%
Forza Horizon 4	35 −214%	110−120 +214%
Forza Horizon 5	21−24 −218%	70−75 +218%
Valorant	30−35	0−1

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2

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This is how RTX A2000 Mobile and RTX 5090 compete in popular games:

RTX 5090 is 162% faster in 1080p
RTX 5090 is 328% faster in 1440p
RTX 5090 is 281% faster in 4K

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

in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS, with 1080p resolution and the High Preset, the RTX A2000 Mobile is 3900% faster.
in Counter-Strike 2, with 4K resolution and the High Preset, the RTX 5090 is 1640% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

RTX A2000 Mobile is ahead in 13 tests (68%)
RTX 5090 is ahead in 5 tests (26%)
there's a draw in 1 test (5%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	25.41	82.26
Recency	12 April 2021	30 January 2025
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	32 GB
Chip lithography	8 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	95 Watt	575 Watt

RTX A2000 Mobile has 505.3% lower power consumption.

RTX 5090, on the other hand, has a 223.7% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 3 years, a 700% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 60% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce RTX 5090 is our recommended choice as it beats the RTX A2000 Mobile in performance tests.

Be aware that RTX A2000 Mobile is a mobile workstation card while GeForce RTX 5090 is a desktop one.

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