RTX A5500 vs RTX A3000 Mobile

Aggregated performance score

RTX A3000 Mobile
2021
12 GB GDDR6
33.10

RTX A5500 outperforms RTX A3000 Mobile by 68% based on our aggregated benchmark results.

Primary details

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

Place in performance ranking15237
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data2.62
ArchitectureAmpere (2020−2022)Ampere (2020−2022)
GPU code nameGA104GA102
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release date12 April 2021 (3 years ago)22 March 2022 (2 years ago)
Current priceno data$3965

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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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 cores409610240
Core clock speed1080 MHzno data
Boost clock speed1560 MHz1665 MHz
Number of transistors17,400 million28,300 million
Manufacturing process technology8 nm8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)130 Watt (60 - 115 Watt TGP)230 Watt
Texture fill rate237.6532.8

Form factor & compatibility

Information on RTX A3000 Mobile and RTX A5500 compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop video cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility). 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 sizelargeno data
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x16PCIe 4.0 x16
Lengthno data267 mm
Widthno data2-slot
Supplementary power connectorsno data1x 8-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 typeGDDR6GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount12 GB24 GB
Memory bus width192 Bit384 Bit
Memory clock speed14000 MHz16 GB/s
Memory bandwidth336.0 GB/s768.0 GB/s
Shared memory-no data

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 ConnectorsNo outputs4x DisplayPort 1.4a

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 Ultimate (12_2)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model6.66.7
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL3.03.0
Vulkan1.21.3
CUDA8.68.6

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 HD99
−61.6%
160−170
+61.6%
1440p46
−63%
75−80
+63%
4K42
−66.7%
70−75
+66.7%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 77
−55.8%
120−130
+55.8%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 60−65
−63.9%
100−105
+63.9%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 79
−64.6%
130−140
+64.6%
Battlefield 5 100−110
−58.4%
160−170
+58.4%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 85−90
−57.3%
140−150
+57.3%
Cyberpunk 2077 66
−66.7%
110−120
+66.7%
Far Cry 5 111
−62.2%
180−190
+62.2%
Far Cry New Dawn 103
−65%
170−180
+65%
Forza Horizon 4 100−110
−61.9%
170−180
+61.9%
Hitman 3 146
−64.4%
240−250
+64.4%
Horizon Zero Dawn 104
−63.5%
170−180
+63.5%
Red Dead Redemption 2 50−55
−60.4%
85−90
+60.4%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 75−80
−55.8%
120−130
+55.8%
Watch Dogs: Legion 93
−61.3%
150−160
+61.3%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 60−65
−63.9%
100−105
+63.9%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 68
−61.8%
110−120
+61.8%
Battlefield 5 100−110
−58.4%
160−170
+58.4%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 85−90
−57.3%
140−150
+57.3%
Cyberpunk 2077 53
−60.4%
85−90
+60.4%
Far Cry 5 103
−65%
170−180
+65%
Far Cry New Dawn 98
−63.3%
160−170
+63.3%
Forza Horizon 4 100−110
−61.9%
170−180
+61.9%
Hitman 3 124
−61.3%
200−210
+61.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn 89
−57.3%
140−150
+57.3%
Metro Exodus 55−60
−63.8%
95−100
+63.8%
Red Dead Redemption 2 50−55
−60.4%
85−90
+60.4%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 75−80
−55.8%
120−130
+55.8%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 151
−65.6%
250−260
+65.6%
Watch Dogs: Legion 86
−62.8%
140−150
+62.8%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 60−65
−63.9%
100−105
+63.9%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 51
−66.7%
85−90
+66.7%
Battlefield 5 100−110
−58.4%
160−170
+58.4%
Cyberpunk 2077 43
−62.8%
70−75
+62.8%
Far Cry 5 93
−61.3%
150−160
+61.3%
Far Cry New Dawn 87
−60.9%
140−150
+60.9%
Forza Horizon 4 100−110
−61.9%
170−180
+61.9%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 61
−63.9%
100−105
+63.9%
Watch Dogs: Legion 39
−66.7%
65−70
+66.7%

1440p
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 50−55
−60.4%
85−90
+60.4%
Hitman 3 55−60
−61%
95−100
+61%
Horizon Zero Dawn 45−50
−66.7%
75−80
+66.7%
Metro Exodus 35−40
−57.1%
55−60
+57.1%
Red Dead Redemption 2 24−27
−53.8%
40−45
+53.8%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 45−50
−59.6%
75−80
+59.6%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 35−40
−66.7%
60−65
+66.7%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 35−40
−57.1%
55−60
+57.1%
Battlefield 5 70−75
−66.7%
120−130
+66.7%
Cyberpunk 2077 27
−66.7%
45−50
+66.7%
Far Cry 5 69
−59.4%
110−120
+59.4%
Far Cry New Dawn 60−65
−58.7%
100−105
+58.7%
Forza Horizon 4 65−70
−59.4%
110−120
+59.4%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 40−45
−59.1%
70−75
+59.1%
Watch Dogs: Legion 27−30
−60.7%
45−50
+60.7%

4K
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 27−30
−60.7%
45−50
+60.7%
Hitman 3 30−35
−56.3%
50−55
+56.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn 24−27
−66.7%
40−45
+66.7%
Metro Exodus 21−24
−59.1%
35−40
+59.1%
Red Dead Redemption 2 18−20
−66.7%
30−33
+66.7%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 24−27
−60%
40−45
+60%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 45
−66.7%
75−80
+66.7%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 21−24
−59.1%
35−40
+59.1%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 20−22
−50%
30−33
+50%
Battlefield 5 40−45
−62.5%
65−70
+62.5%
Cyberpunk 2077 10−11
−60%
16−18
+60%
Far Cry 5 36
−66.7%
60−65
+66.7%
Far Cry New Dawn 30−35
−61.8%
55−60
+61.8%
Forza Horizon 4 45−50
−63%
75−80
+63%
Watch Dogs: Legion 16−18
−50%
24−27
+50%

This is how RTX A3000 Mobile and RTX A5500 compete in popular games:

  • RTX A5500 is 61.6% faster than RTX A3000 Mobile in 1080p
  • RTX A5500 is 63% faster than RTX A3000 Mobile in 1440p
  • RTX A5500 is 66.7% faster than RTX A3000 Mobile in 4K

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 33.10 55.53
Recency 12 April 2021 22 March 2022
Maximum RAM amount 12 GB 24 GB
Power consumption (TDP) 130 Watt 230 Watt

The RTX A5500 is our recommended choice as it beats the RTX A3000 Mobile in performance tests.

Be aware that RTX A3000 Mobile is a notebook card while RTX A5500 is a desktop one.


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