RTX PRO 500 Blackwell Mobile vs RTX A400

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared RTX A400 with RTX PRO 500 Blackwell Mobile, including specs and performance data.

RTX A400
2024
4 GB GDDR6, 50 Watt
14.10

RTX PRO 500 Blackwell Mobile outperforms RTX A400 by an impressive 89% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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Primary details

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

Place in the ranking397241
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency21.9559.38
ArchitectureAmpere (2020−2025)Blackwell 2.0 (2025−2026)
GPU code nameGA107GB207
Market segmentWorkstationMobile workstation
Release date16 April 2024 (1 year ago)19 March 2025 (less than a year ago)

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 cores7681792
Core clock speed727 MHz2235 MHz
Boost clock speed1762 MHz2520 MHz
Number of transistors8,700 millionno data
Manufacturing process technology8 nm5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)50 Watt35 Watt
Texture fill rate42.29141.1
Floating-point processing power2.706 TFLOPS9.032 TFLOPS
ROPs1624
TMUs2456
Tensor Cores2456
Ray Tracing Cores614
L1 Cacheno data1.8 MB
L2 Cacheno data24 MB

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).

InterfacePCIe 4.0 x8PCIe 5.0 x16
Length163 mmno data
Width1-slotno data
Supplementary power connectorsNoneno data

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 typeGDDR6GDDR7
Maximum RAM amount4 GB6 GB
Memory bus width64 Bit96 Bit
Memory clock speed1500 MHz1750 MHz
Memory bandwidth96 GB/s336.0 GB/s
Shared memory--
Resizable BAR++

Connectivity and outputs

This section shows the types and number of video connectors on each GPU. The data applies specifically to desktop reference models (for example, NVIDIA’s Founders Edition). OEM partners often modify both the number and types of ports. On notebook GPUs, video‐output options are determined by the laptop’s design rather than the graphics chip itself.

Display Connectors4x mini-DisplayPort 1.4aPortable Device Dependent

API and SDK support

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

DirectX12 Ultimate (12_2)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model6.76.8
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL3.03.0
Vulkan1.31.4
CUDA8.612.0
DLSS++

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 HD30−35
−96.7%
59
+96.7%
1440p18−21
−111%
38
+111%
4K14−16
−107%
29
+107%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low

Counter-Strike 2 150−160
+0%
150−160
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 60−65
+0%
60−65
+0%

Full HD
Medium

Battlefield 5 100−110
+0%
100−110
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 150−160
+0%
150−160
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 60−65
+0%
60−65
+0%
Escape from Tarkov 100−110
+0%
100−110
+0%
Far Cry 5 99
+0%
99
+0%
Fortnite 130−140
+0%
130−140
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 100−110
+0%
100−110
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 85−90
+0%
85−90
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 100−110
+0%
100−110
+0%
Valorant 180−190
+0%
180−190
+0%

Full HD
High

Battlefield 5 100−110
+0%
100−110
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 150−160
+0%
150−160
+0%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 260−270
+0%
260−270
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 60−65
+0%
60−65
+0%
Escape from Tarkov 100−110
+0%
100−110
+0%
Far Cry 5 89
+0%
89
+0%
Fortnite 130−140
+0%
130−140
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 100−110
+0%
100−110
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 85−90
+0%
85−90
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 113
+0%
113
+0%
Metro Exodus 60−65
+0%
60−65
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 100−110
+0%
100−110
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 85−90
+0%
85−90
+0%
Valorant 180−190
+0%
180−190
+0%

Full HD
Ultra

Battlefield 5 100−110
+0%
100−110
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 60−65
+0%
60−65
+0%
Escape from Tarkov 100−110
+0%
100−110
+0%
Far Cry 5 85
+0%
85
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 100−110
+0%
100−110
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 100−110
+0%
100−110
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 85−90
+0%
85−90
+0%

Full HD
Epic

Fortnite 130−140
+0%
130−140
+0%

1440p
High

Counter-Strike 2 60−65
+0%
60−65
+0%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 190−200
+0%
190−200
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 59
+0%
59
+0%
Metro Exodus 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%
Valorant 210−220
+0%
210−220
+0%

1440p
Ultra

Battlefield 5 75−80
+0%
75−80
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 27−30
+0%
27−30
+0%
Escape from Tarkov 60−65
+0%
60−65
+0%
Far Cry 5 59
+0%
59
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 70−75
+0%
70−75
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%

1440p
Epic

Fortnite 65−70
+0%
65−70
+0%

4K
High

Counter-Strike 2 27−30
+0%
27−30
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%
Metro Exodus 24−27
+0%
24−27
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%
Valorant 160−170
+0%
160−170
+0%

4K
Ultra

Battlefield 5 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%
Escape from Tarkov 30−33
+0%
30−33
+0%
Far Cry 5 29
+0%
29
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%

4K
Epic

Fortnite 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%

This is how RTX A400 and RTX PRO 500 Blackwell Mobile compete in popular games:

  • RTX PRO 500 Blackwell Mobile is 97% faster in 1080p
  • RTX PRO 500 Blackwell Mobile is 111% faster in 1440p
  • RTX PRO 500 Blackwell Mobile is 107% faster in 4K

All in all, in popular games:

  • there's a draw in 58 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score 14.10 26.70
Recency 16 April 2024 19 March 2025
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 6 GB
Chip lithography 8 nm 5 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 50 Watt 35 Watt

RTX PRO 500 Blackwell Mobile has a 89.4% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 11 months, a 50% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 60% more advanced lithography process, and 42.9% lower power consumption.

The RTX PRO 500 Blackwell Mobile is our recommended choice as it beats the RTX A400 in performance tests.

Be aware that RTX A400 is a workstation graphics card while RTX PRO 500 Blackwell Mobile is a mobile workstation one.

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