GeForce RTX 5090 Mobile vs RTX A5000 Mobile

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared RTX A5000 Mobile with GeForce RTX 5090 Mobile, including specs and performance data.

RTX A5000 Mobile
2021
16 GB GDDR6, 150 Watt
41.02

RTX 5090 Mobile outperforms RTX A5000 Mobile by an impressive 75% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking9718
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency19.2053.13
ArchitectureAmpere (2020−2024)Blackwell 2.0 (2025)
GPU code nameGA104GB203
Market segmentMobile workstationLaptop
Release date12 April 2021 (3 years ago)2025 (recently)

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 cores614410496
Core clock speed900 MHz990 MHz
Boost clock speed1575 MHz1515 MHz
Number of transistors17,400 million45,600 million
Manufacturing process technology8 nm4 nm
Power consumption (TDP)150 Watt95 Watt
Texture fill rate302.4496.9
Floating-point processing power19.35 TFLOPS31.8 TFLOPS
ROPs96128
TMUs192328
Tensor Cores192328
Ray Tracing Cores4882

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 sizelargeno data
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x16PCIe 5.0 x16

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 amount16 GB24 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed1750 MHz2000 MHz
Memory bandwidth448.0 GB/s811.5 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 ConnectorsPortable Device Dependent1x HDMI 2.1b, 3x DisplayPort 2.1b
HDMI-+

API and SDK compatibility

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
CUDA8.610.1
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.

RTX A5000 Mobile 41.02
RTX 5090 Mobile 71.87
+75.2%

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 A5000 Mobile 16142
RTX 5090 Mobile 28280
+75.2%

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 HD108
−66.7%
180−190
+66.7%
1440p71
−69%
120−130
+69%
4K50
−70%
85−90
+70%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Atomic Heart 110−120
−70.9%
200−210
+70.9%
Counter-Strike 2 90−95
−66.7%
150−160
+66.7%
Cyberpunk 2077 90−95
−64.8%
150−160
+64.8%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Atomic Heart 110−120
−70.9%
200−210
+70.9%
Battlefield 5 130−140
−74.2%
230−240
+74.2%
Counter-Strike 2 90−95
−66.7%
150−160
+66.7%
Cyberpunk 2077 90−95
−64.8%
150−160
+64.8%
Far Cry 5 93
−72%
160−170
+72%
Fortnite 160−170
−72.6%
290−300
+72.6%
Forza Horizon 4 150−160
−73.3%
260−270
+73.3%
Forza Horizon 5 110−120
−73.9%
200−210
+73.9%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 150−160
−69.9%
260−270
+69.9%
Valorant 220−230
−54.9%
350−400
+54.9%

Full HD
High Preset

Atomic Heart 110−120
−70.9%
200−210
+70.9%
Battlefield 5 130−140
−74.2%
230−240
+74.2%
Counter-Strike 2 90−95
−66.7%
150−160
+66.7%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 270−280
−61.9%
450−500
+61.9%
Cyberpunk 2077 90−95
−64.8%
150−160
+64.8%
Dota 2 132
−74.2%
230−240
+74.2%
Far Cry 5 90
−66.7%
150−160
+66.7%
Fortnite 160−170
−72.6%
290−300
+72.6%
Forza Horizon 4 150−160
−73.3%
260−270
+73.3%
Forza Horizon 5 110−120
−73.9%
200−210
+73.9%
Grand Theft Auto V 122
−72.1%
210−220
+72.1%
Metro Exodus 80
−75%
140−150
+75%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 150−160
−69.9%
260−270
+69.9%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 150
−73.3%
260−270
+73.3%
Valorant 220−230
−54.9%
350−400
+54.9%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 130−140
−74.2%
230−240
+74.2%
Counter-Strike 2 90−95
−66.7%
150−160
+66.7%
Cyberpunk 2077 90−95
−64.8%
150−160
+64.8%
Dota 2 124
−69.4%
210−220
+69.4%
Far Cry 5 85
−64.7%
140−150
+64.7%
Forza Horizon 4 150−160
−73.3%
260−270
+73.3%
Forza Horizon 5 110−120
−73.9%
200−210
+73.9%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 150−160
−69.9%
260−270
+69.9%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 90
−66.7%
150−160
+66.7%
Valorant 220−230
−54.9%
350−400
+54.9%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Fortnite 160−170
−72.6%
290−300
+72.6%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 30−35
−61.3%
50−55
+61.3%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 260−270
−68.5%
450−500
+68.5%
Grand Theft Auto V 82
−70.7%
140−150
+70.7%
Metro Exodus 44
−70.5%
75−80
+70.5%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
−71.4%
300−310
+71.4%
Valorant 250−260
−75.1%
450−500
+75.1%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 95−100
−71.7%
170−180
+71.7%
Cyberpunk 2077 45−50
−66.7%
75−80
+66.7%
Far Cry 5 79
−64.6%
130−140
+64.6%
Forza Horizon 4 110−120
−71.2%
190−200
+71.2%
Forza Horizon 5 65−70
−73.9%
120−130
+73.9%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 70−75
−62.2%
120−130
+62.2%

1440p
Epic Preset

Fortnite 100−110
−74.8%
180−190
+74.8%

4K
High Preset

Atomic Heart 30−35
−71.9%
55−60
+71.9%
Counter-Strike 2 18−20
−57.9%
30−33
+57.9%
Grand Theft Auto V 76
−71.1%
130−140
+71.1%
Metro Exodus 26
−73.1%
45−50
+73.1%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 58
−72.4%
100−105
+72.4%
Valorant 230−240
−69.5%
400−450
+69.5%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 60−65
−61.3%
100−105
+61.3%
Counter-Strike 2 18−20
−57.9%
30−33
+57.9%
Cyberpunk 2077 21−24
−66.7%
35−40
+66.7%
Dota 2 107
−68.2%
180−190
+68.2%
Far Cry 5 44
−70.5%
75−80
+70.5%
Forza Horizon 4 70−75
−62.2%
120−130
+62.2%
Forza Horizon 5 40−45
−74.4%
75−80
+74.4%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 50−55
−69.8%
90−95
+69.8%

4K
Epic Preset

Fortnite 50−55
−66.7%
85−90
+66.7%

This is how RTX A5000 Mobile and RTX 5090 Mobile compete in popular games:

  • RTX 5090 Mobile is 67% faster in 1080p
  • RTX 5090 Mobile is 69% faster in 1440p
  • RTX 5090 Mobile is 70% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 41.02 71.87
Maximum RAM amount 16 GB 24 GB
Chip lithography 8 nm 4 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 150 Watt 95 Watt

RTX 5090 Mobile has a 75.2% higher aggregate performance score, a 50% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 100% more advanced lithography process, and 57.9% lower power consumption.

The GeForce RTX 5090 Mobile is our recommended choice as it beats the RTX A5000 Mobile in performance tests.

Be aware that RTX A5000 Mobile is a mobile workstation card while GeForce RTX 5090 Mobile is a mobile workstation one.

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