Nvidia RTX 500 Ada Generation Mobile vs RTX A4000 Mobile

Place in the ranking	112	204
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Power efficiency	23.71	53.94
Architecture	Ampere (2020−2024)	Ada Lovelace (2022−2024)
GPU code name	GA104	AD107
Market segment	Mobile workstation	Mobile workstation
Release date	12 April 2021 (3 years ago)	26 February 2024 (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 cores	5120	2048
Core clock speed	1140 MHz	1485 MHz
Boost clock speed	1680 MHz	2025 MHz
Number of transistors	17,400 million	18,900 million
Manufacturing process technology	8 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	115 Watt	35 Watt
Texture fill rate	268.8	129.6
Floating-point processing power	17.2 TFLOPS	8.294 TFLOPS
ROPs	80	32
TMUs	160	64
Tensor Cores	160	64
Ray Tracing Cores	40	16

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	medium sized
Interface	PCIe 4.0 x16	PCIe 4.0 x8

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	8 GB	4 GB
Memory bus width	256 Bit	64 Bit
Memory clock speed	1500 MHz	2000 MHz
Memory bandwidth	384.0 GB/s	128.0 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

Portable Device Dependent

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	6.7	6.8
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	3.0	3.0
Vulkan	1.3	1.3
CUDA	8.6	8.9

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2	80−85 +50.9%	55−60 −50.9%
Cyberpunk 2077	85−90 +54.5%	55−60 −54.5%
Elden Ring	130−140 +46.3%	95−100 −46.3%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	100−110 +50%	70−75 −50%
Counter-Strike 2	80−85 +50.9%	55−60 −50.9%
Cyberpunk 2077	85−90 +54.5%	55−60 −54.5%
Forza Horizon 4	190−200 +47.7%	130−140 −47.7%
Metro Exodus	90−95 +44.6%	65−70 −44.6%
Red Dead Redemption 2	75−80 +54%	50−55 −54%
Valorant	150−160 +58%	100−105 −58%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	100−110 +50%	70−75 −50%
Counter-Strike 2	80−85 +50.9%	55−60 −50.9%
Cyberpunk 2077	85−90 +54.5%	55−60 −54.5%
Dota 2	120−130 +44.7%	85−90 −44.7%
Elden Ring	130−140 +46.3%	95−100 −46.3%
Far Cry 5	95−100 +49.2%	65−70 −49.2%
Fortnite	170−180 +56.4%	110−120 −56.4%
Forza Horizon 4	190−200 +47.7%	130−140 −47.7%
Grand Theft Auto V	120−130 +44.7%	85−90 −44.7%
Metro Exodus	90−95 +44.6%	65−70 −44.6%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	200−210 +54.6%	130−140 −54.6%
Red Dead Redemption 2	75−80 +54%	50−55 −54%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	140−150 +47.4%	95−100 −47.4%
Valorant	150−160 +58%	100−105 −58%
World of Tanks	270−280 +46.8%	190−200 −46.8%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	100−110 +50%	70−75 −50%
Counter-Strike 2	80−85 +50.9%	55−60 −50.9%
Cyberpunk 2077	85−90 +54.5%	55−60 −54.5%
Dota 2	120−130 +44.7%	85−90 −44.7%
Far Cry 5	95−100 +49.2%	65−70 −49.2%
Forza Horizon 4	190−200 +47.7%	130−140 −47.7%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	200−210 +54.6%	130−140 −54.6%
Valorant	150−160 +58%	100−105 −58%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2	70−75 +46%	50−55 −46%
Elden Ring	80−85 +47.3%	55−60 −47.3%
Grand Theft Auto V	70−75 +46%	50−55 −46%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	170−180 +45.8%	120−130 −45.8%
Red Dead Redemption 2	35−40 +44.4%	27−30 −44.4%
World of Tanks	250−260 +47.1%	170−180 −47.1%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	70−75 +46%	50−55 −46%
Counter-Strike 2	40−45 +48.1%	27−30 −48.1%
Cyberpunk 2077	40−45 +48.1%	27−30 −48.1%
Far Cry 5	120−130 +50.6%	85−90 −50.6%
Forza Horizon 4	110−120 +52%	75−80 −52%
Metro Exodus	85−90 +54.5%	55−60 −54.5%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	65−70 +53.3%	45−50 −53.3%
Valorant	120−130 +45.9%	85−90 −45.9%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	40−45 +51.9%	27−30 −51.9%
Dota 2	75−80 +56%	50−55 −56%
Elden Ring	35−40 +58.3%	24−27 −58.3%
Grand Theft Auto V	75−80 +56%	50−55 −56%
Metro Exodus	30−35 +57.1%	21−24 −57.1%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	120−130 +50.6%	85−90 −50.6%
Red Dead Redemption 2	24−27 +44.4%	18−20 −44.4%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	75−80 +56%	50−55 −56%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	45−50 +53.3%	30−33 −53.3%
Counter-Strike 2	40−45 +51.9%	27−30 −51.9%
Cyberpunk 2077	16−18 +70%	10−11 −70%
Dota 2	75−80 +56%	50−55 −56%
Far Cry 5	55−60 +47.5%	40−45 −47.5%
Fortnite	55−60 +60%	35−40 −60%
Forza Horizon 4	65−70 +44.4%	45−50 −44.4%
Valorant	65−70 +46.7%	45−50 −46.7%

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	39.52	27.36
Recency	12 April 2021	26 February 2024
Maximum RAM amount	8 GB	4 GB
Chip lithography	8 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	115 Watt	35 Watt

RTX A4000 Mobile has a 44.4% higher aggregate performance score, and a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount.

Nvidia RTX 500 Ada Generation Mobile, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 2 years, a 60% more advanced lithography process, and 228.6% lower power consumption.

The RTX A4000 Mobile is our recommended choice as it beats the RTX 500 Ada Generation Mobile in performance tests.

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