Arc Pro A60 vs RTX A500 Mobile

Place in the ranking	306	229
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Power efficiency	20.30	12.87
Architecture	Ampere (2020−2024)	Generation 12.7 (2022−2023)
GPU code name	GA107S	DG2-256
Market segment	Mobile workstation	Workstation
Release date	22 March 2022 (2 years ago)	6 June 2023 (1 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	2048	2048
Core clock speed	832 MHz	900 MHz
Boost clock speed	1537 MHz	2050 MHz
Number of transistors	no data	11,500 million
Manufacturing process technology	8 nm	6 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	60 Watt (20 - 60 Watt TGP)	130 Watt
Texture fill rate	98.37	262.4
Floating-point processing power	6.296 TFLOPS	8.397 TFLOPS
ROPs	48	64
TMUs	64	128
Tensor Cores	64	256
Ray Tracing Cores	16	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).

Interface	PCIe 4.0 x16	PCIe 4.0 x16
Width	no data	1-slot

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	4 GB	12 GB
Memory bus width	64 Bit	192 Bit
Memory clock speed	1500 MHz	2000 MHz
Memory bandwidth	96 GB/s	384.0 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

No outputs

4x DisplayPort 2.0

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	6.6
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	3.0	3.0
Vulkan	1.3	1.3
CUDA	8.6	-

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 A500 Mobile 17.54

Arc Pro A60 24.10
+37.4%

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 A500 Mobile 6769

Arc Pro A60 9300
+37.4%

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	48 −35.4%	65−70 +35.4%
1440p	27 −29.6%	35−40 +29.6%
4K	4 −25%	5−6 +25%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

24−27

−25%

30−33
+25%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	35−40 −28.6%	45−50 +28.6%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	24−27 −20%	30−33 +20%
Battlefield 5	50−55 −37.3%	70−75 +37.3%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	30−35 −29%	40−45 +29%
Cyberpunk 2077	24−27 −25%	30−33 +25%
Far Cry 5	35−40 −25%	45−50 +25%
Far Cry New Dawn	40−45 −31%	55−60 +31%
Forza Horizon 4	100−105 −30%	130−140 +30%
Hitman 3	30−33 −33.3%	40−45 +33.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn	75−80 −28.2%	100−105 +28.2%
Metro Exodus	50−55 −32.1%	70−75 +32.1%
Red Dead Redemption 2	40−45 −27.9%	55−60 +27.9%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	50−55 −37.3%	70−75 +37.3%
Watch Dogs: Legion	80−85 −25%	100−105 +25%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	35−40 −28.6%	45−50 +28.6%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	24−27 −20%	30−33 +20%
Battlefield 5	50−55 −37.3%	70−75 +37.3%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	30−35 −29%	40−45 +29%
Cyberpunk 2077	24−27 −25%	30−33 +25%
Far Cry 5	35−40 −25%	45−50 +25%
Far Cry New Dawn	40−45 −31%	55−60 +31%
Forza Horizon 4	100−105 −30%	130−140 +30%
Hitman 3	30−33 −33.3%	40−45 +33.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn	75−80 −28.2%	100−105 +28.2%
Metro Exodus	50−55 −32.1%	70−75 +32.1%
Red Dead Redemption 2	40−45 −27.9%	55−60 +27.9%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	62 −37.1%	85−90 +37.1%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	35−40 −35.1%	50−55 +35.1%
Watch Dogs: Legion	80−85 −25%	100−105 +25%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	35−40 −28.6%	45−50 +28.6%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	24−27 −20%	30−33 +20%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	30−35 −29%	40−45 +29%
Cyberpunk 2077	24−27 −25%	30−33 +25%
Far Cry 5	35−40 −25%	45−50 +25%
Forza Horizon 4	100−105 −30%	130−140 +30%
Hitman 3	30−33 −33.3%	40−45 +33.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn	75−80 −28.2%	100−105 +28.2%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	54 −29.6%	70−75 +29.6%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	29 −20.7%	35−40 +20.7%
Watch Dogs: Legion	80−85 −25%	100−105 +25%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

40−45

−27.9%

55−60
+27.9%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	30−33 −33.3%	40−45 +33.3%
Far Cry New Dawn	24−27 −25%	30−33 +25%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	16−18 −31.3%	21−24 +31.3%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	12−14 −23.1%	16−18 +23.1%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	16−18 −23.5%	21−24 +23.5%
Cyberpunk 2077	8−9 −25%	10−11 +25%
Far Cry 5	18−20 −33.3%	24−27 +33.3%
Forza Horizon 4	80−85 −34.1%	110−120 +34.1%
Hitman 3	18−20 −33.3%	24−27 +33.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn	30−35 −25%	40−45 +25%
Metro Exodus	27−30 −29.6%	35−40 +29.6%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	39 −28.2%	50−55 +28.2%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	16−18 −23.5%	21−24 +23.5%
Watch Dogs: Legion	95−100 −36.8%	130−140 +36.8%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

24−27

−20%

30−33
+20%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	14−16 −20%	18−20 +20%
Far Cry New Dawn	10−12 −27.3%	14−16 +27.3%
Hitman 3	10−12 −27.3%	14−16 +27.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn	75−80 −28.2%	100−105 +28.2%
Metro Exodus	14−16 −20%	18−20 +20%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	14−16 −20%	18−20 +20%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	9−10 −33.3%	12−14 +33.3%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	7−8 −28.6%	9−10 +28.6%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	8−9 −25%	10−11 +25%
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 −33.3%	4−5 +33.3%
Far Cry 5	8−9 −25%	10−11 +25%
Forza Horizon 4	21−24 −28.6%	27−30 +28.6%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	14−16 −20%	18−20 +20%
Watch Dogs: Legion	6−7 −33.3%	8−9 +33.3%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

14−16

−28.6%

18−20
+28.6%

This is how RTX A500 Mobile and Arc Pro A60 compete in popular games:

Arc Pro A60 is 35% faster in 1080p
Arc Pro A60 is 30% faster in 1440p
Arc Pro A60 is 25% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	17.54	24.10
Recency	22 March 2022	6 June 2023
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	12 GB
Chip lithography	8 nm	6 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	60 Watt	130 Watt

RTX A500 Mobile has 116.7% lower power consumption.

Arc Pro A60, on the other hand, has a 37.4% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 1 year, a 200% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 33.3% more advanced lithography process.

The Arc Pro A60 is our recommended choice as it beats the RTX A500 Mobile in performance tests.

Be aware that RTX A500 Mobile is a mobile workstation card while Arc Pro A60 is a workstation one.

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