RTX A500 Mobile vs RTX A3000 Mobile

Place in performance ranking	154	322
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Architecture	Ampere (2020−2022)	Ampere (2020−2022)
GPU code name	GA104	GA107
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Release date	12 April 2021 (3 years ago)	30 March 2022 (2 years ago)

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	4096	2048
Core clock speed	1080 MHz	no data
Boost clock speed	1560 MHz	1537 MHz
Number of transistors	17,400 million	no data
Manufacturing process technology	8 nm	8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	130 Watt (60 - 115 Watt TGP)	60 Watt (20 - 60 Watt TGP)
Texture fill rate	237.6	98.37

Form factor & compatibility

Information on RTX A3000 Mobile and RTX A500 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	large	no data
Interface	PCIe 4.0 x16	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	GDDR6	GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount	12 GB	4 GB
Memory bus width	192 Bit	64 Bit
Memory clock speed	14000 MHz	14000 MHz
Memory bandwidth	336.0 GB/s	96 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

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 Ultimate (12_2)	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	6.6	6.6
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	3.0	3.0
Vulkan	1.2	1.3
CUDA	8.6	8.6

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark performance comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.

Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance 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 A3000 Mobile 32.63
+111%

RTX A500 Mobile 15.46

RTX A3000 Mobile outperforms RTX A500 Mobile by 111% based on our aggregated benchmark results.

3DMark 11 Performance GPU

3DMark 11 is an obsolete DirectX 11 benchmark by Futuremark. It used four tests based on two scenes, one being few submarines exploring the submerged wreck of a sunken ship, the other is an abandoned temple deep in the jungle. All the tests are heavy with volumetric lighting and tessellation, and despite being done in 1280x720 resolution, are relatively taxing. Discontinued in January 2020, 3DMark 11 is now superseded by Time Spy.

Benchmark coverage: 17%

RTX A3000 Mobile 25990
+142%

RTX A500 Mobile 10748

RTX A3000 Mobile outperforms RTX A500 Mobile by 142% in 3DMark 11 Performance GPU.

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	96 +71.4%	56 −71.4%
1440p	46 +84%	25 −84%
4K	46 +119%	21−24 −119%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

77
+221%

24−27

−221%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	60−65 +87.5%	30−35 −87.5%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	79 +204%	24−27 −204%
Battlefield 5	100−110 +112%	50−55 −112%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	70−75 +112%	30−35 −112%
Cyberpunk 2077	66 +175%	24−27 −175%
Far Cry 5	70−75 +71.4%	40−45 −71.4%
Far Cry New Dawn	85−90 +97.7%	40−45 −97.7%
Forza Horizon 4	100−110 +94.2%	50−55 −94.2%
Hitman 3	146 +306%	35−40 −306%
Horizon Zero Dawn	164 +228%	50−55 −228%
Metro Exodus	85−90 +89.4%	45−50 −89.4%
Red Dead Redemption 2	80−85 +93%	40−45 −93%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	164 +113%	77 −113%
Watch Dogs: Legion	93 +232%	27−30 −232%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	60−65 +87.5%	30−35 −87.5%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	68 +162%	24−27 −162%
Battlefield 5	100−110 +112%	50−55 −112%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	70−75 +112%	30−35 −112%
Cyberpunk 2077	53 +121%	24−27 −121%
Far Cry 5	85 +14.9%	74 −14.9%
Far Cry New Dawn	49 +14%	40−45 −14%
Forza Horizon 4	100−110 +94.2%	50−55 −94.2%
Hitman 3	39 +8.3%	35−40 −8.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn	151 +202%	50−55 −202%
Metro Exodus	98 +109%	45−50 −109%
Red Dead Redemption 2	80−85 +93%	40−45 −93%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	67 +116%	31 −116%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	151 +372%	30−35 −372%
Watch Dogs: Legion	86 +207%	27−30 −207%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	60−65 +87.5%	30−35 −87.5%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	51 +96.2%	24−27 −96.2%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	70−75 +112%	30−35 −112%
Cyberpunk 2077	43 +79.2%	24−27 −79.2%
Far Cry 5	70−75 +71.4%	40−45 −71.4%
Forza Horizon 4	100−110 +94.2%	50−55 −94.2%
Horizon Zero Dawn	114 +128%	50−55 −128%
Metro Exodus	87 +85.1%	45−50 −85.1%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	61 +90.6%	30−35 −90.6%
Watch Dogs: Legion	39 +39.3%	27−30 −39.3%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

80−85
+93%

40−45

−93%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	60−65 +107%	30−33 −107%
Far Cry New Dawn	70−75 +155%	27−30 −155%
Hitman 3	40−45 +100%	21−24 −100%
Red Dead Redemption 2	24−27 +127%	10−12 −127%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	35−40 +119%	16−18 −119%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	35−40 +169%	12−14 −169%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	45−50 +153%	18−20 −153%
Cyberpunk 2077	27 +238%	8−9 −238%
Far Cry 5	69 +176%	24−27 −176%
Forza Horizon 4	65−70 +128%	27−30 −128%
Horizon Zero Dawn	65−70 +123%	30−35 −123%
Metro Exodus	60−65 +130%	27−30 −130%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	86 +121%	39 −121%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	40−45 +169%	16−18 −169%
Watch Dogs: Legion	27−30 +170%	10−11 −170%

4K
High Preset

Far Cry 5	41 +24.2%	30−35 −24.2%
Far Cry New Dawn	40−45 +150%	16−18 −150%
Hitman 3	24−27 +136%	10−12 −136%
Horizon Zero Dawn	40−45 +135%	16−18 −135%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	24−27 +178%	9−10 −178%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	45 +200%	14−16 −200%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	21−24 +133%	9−10 −133%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	18−20 +171%	7−8 −171%
Battlefield 5	40−45 +150%	16−18 −150%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	27−30 +190%	10−11 −190%
Cyberpunk 2077	10−11 +233%	3−4 −233%
Forza Horizon 4	45−50 +114%	21−24 −114%
Horizon Zero Dawn	40−45 +135%	16−18 −135%
Metro Exodus	30−35 +120%	14−16 −120%
Watch Dogs: Legion	14−16 +150%	6−7 −150%