Nvidia RTX 500 Ada Generation Mobile vs RTX A500 Mobile
Aggregate performance score
We've compared RTX A500 Mobile and RTX 500 Ada Generation Mobile, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.
Nvidia RTX 500 Ada Generation Mobile outperforms RTX A500 Mobile by an impressive 55% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 338 | 227 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | 39.03 | 52.01 |
| Architecture | Ampere (2020−2024) | Ada Lovelace (2022−2024) |
| GPU code name | GA107S | AD107 |
| Market segment | Mobile workstation | Mobile workstation |
| Release date | 22 March 2022 (3 years ago) | 26 February 2024 (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 | 1485 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1537 MHz | 2025 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 8,700 million | 18,900 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 8 nm | 5 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 30 Watt | 35 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 98.37 | 129.6 |
| Floating-point processing power | 6.296 TFLOPS | 8.294 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 32 | 32 |
| TMUs | 64 | 64 |
| Tensor Cores | 64 | 64 |
| 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).
| Laptop size | no data | medium sized |
| Interface | PCIe 4.0 x8 | 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 | 4 GB | 4 GB |
| Memory bus width | 64 Bit | 64 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 1500 MHz | 2000 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 96 GB/s | 128.0 GB/s |
| Shared memory | - | - |
| Resizable BAR | + | + |
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 | Portable Device Dependent |
API and SDK 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 | 6.8 | 6.8 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| Vulkan | 1.3 | 1.3 |
| CUDA | 8.6 | 8.9 |
| DLSS | + | + |
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.
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.
3DMark Vantage Performance
3DMark Vantage is an outdated DirectX 10 benchmark using 1280x1024 screen resolution. It taxes the graphics card with two scenes, one depicting a girl escaping some militarized base located within a sea cave, the other displaying a space fleet attack on a defenseless planet. It was discontinued in April 2017, and Time Spy benchmark is now recommended to be used instead.
3DMark Fire Strike Graphics
Fire Strike is a DirectX 11 benchmark for gaming PCs. It features two separate tests displaying a fight between a humanoid and a fiery creature made of lava. Using 1920x1080 resolution, Fire Strike shows off some realistic graphics and is quite taxing on hardware.
3DMark Time Spy Graphics
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 | 43
−51.2%
| 65−70
+51.2%
|
| 1440p | 23
−52.2%
| 35−40
+52.2%
|
| 4K | 4
−50%
| 6−7
+50%
|
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 90−95
−52.2%
|
140−150
+52.2%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 30−35
−47.1%
|
50−55
+47.1%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 23
−52.2%
|
35−40
+52.2%
|
Full HD
Medium Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 65−70
−44.9%
|
100−105
+44.9%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 90−95
−52.2%
|
140−150
+52.2%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 30−35
−47.1%
|
50−55
+47.1%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 54
−48.1%
|
80−85
+48.1%
|
| Fortnite | 90−95
−44.4%
|
130−140
+44.4%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 65−70
−49.3%
|
100−105
+49.3%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 50−55
−53.8%
|
80−85
+53.8%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 20
−50%
|
30−33
+50%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 60−65
−47.5%
|
90−95
+47.5%
|
| Valorant | 120−130
−55%
|
200−210
+55%
|
Full HD
High Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 65−70
−44.9%
|
100−105
+44.9%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 90−95
−52.2%
|
140−150
+52.2%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 210−220
−42.2%
|
300−310
+42.2%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 30−35
−47.1%
|
50−55
+47.1%
|
| Dota 2 | 95−100
−51.5%
|
150−160
+51.5%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 48
−45.8%
|
70−75
+45.8%
|
| Fortnite | 90−95
−44.4%
|
130−140
+44.4%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 65−70
−49.3%
|
100−105
+49.3%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 50−55
−53.8%
|
80−85
+53.8%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 66
−51.5%
|
100−105
+51.5%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 11
−45.5%
|
16−18
+45.5%
|
| Metro Exodus | 30−35
−47.1%
|
50−55
+47.1%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 60−65
−47.5%
|
90−95
+47.5%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 55
−54.5%
|
85−90
+54.5%
|
| Valorant | 120−130
−55%
|
200−210
+55%
|
Full HD
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 65−70
−44.9%
|
100−105
+44.9%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 30−35
−47.1%
|
50−55
+47.1%
|
| Dota 2 | 95−100
−51.5%
|
150−160
+51.5%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 44
−47.7%
|
65−70
+47.7%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 65−70
−49.3%
|
100−105
+49.3%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 5
−40%
|
7−8
+40%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 60−65
−47.5%
|
90−95
+47.5%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 29
−55.2%
|
45−50
+55.2%
|
| Valorant | 120−130
−55%
|
200−210
+55%
|
Full HD
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 90−95
−44.4%
|
130−140
+44.4%
|
1440p
High Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 30−35
−51.5%
|
50−55
+51.5%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 120−130
−50%
|
180−190
+50%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 30
−50%
|
45−50
+50%
|
| Metro Exodus | 20−22
−50%
|
30−33
+50%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 160−170
−50%
|
240−250
+50%
|
| Valorant | 160−170
−53.4%
|
250−260
+53.4%
|
1440p
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 45−50
−52.2%
|
70−75
+52.2%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 14−16
−40%
|
21−24
+40%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 35−40
−52.8%
|
55−60
+52.8%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 40−45
−50%
|
60−65
+50%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 18−20
−50%
|
27−30
+50%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 24−27
−40%
|
35−40
+40%
|
1440p
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 35−40
−48.6%
|
55−60
+48.6%
|
4K
High Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 12−14
−38.5%
|
18−20
+38.5%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 30−33
−50%
|
45−50
+50%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 10−11
−40%
|
14−16
+40%
|
| Metro Exodus | 12−14
−38.5%
|
18−20
+38.5%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 21−24
−52.2%
|
35−40
+52.2%
|
| Valorant | 90−95
−53.8%
|
140−150
+53.8%
|
4K
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 24−27
−45.8%
|
35−40
+45.8%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 12−14
−38.5%
|
18−20
+38.5%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 6−7
−50%
|
9−10
+50%
|
| Dota 2 | 55−60
−55.2%
|
90−95
+55.2%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 18−20
−50%
|
27−30
+50%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 27−30
−55.2%
|
45−50
+55.2%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 10−11
−40%
|
14−16
+40%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 16−18
−50%
|
24−27
+50%
|
4K
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 16−18
−50%
|
24−27
+50%
|
This is how RTX A500 Mobile and Nvidia RTX 500 Ada Generation Mobile compete in popular games:
- Nvidia RTX 500 Ada Generation Mobile is 51% faster in 1080p
- Nvidia RTX 500 Ada Generation Mobile is 52% faster in 1440p
- Nvidia RTX 500 Ada Generation Mobile is 50% faster in 4K
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 16.34 | 25.40 |
| Recency | 22 March 2022 | 26 February 2024 |
| Chip lithography | 8 nm | 5 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 30 Watt | 35 Watt |
RTX A500 Mobile has 16.7% lower power consumption.
Nvidia RTX 500 Ada Generation Mobile, on the other hand, has a 55.4% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 1 year, and a 60% more advanced lithography process.
The RTX 500 Ada Generation Mobile is our recommended choice as it beats the RTX A500 Mobile in performance tests.
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