RTX 3000 Ada Generation Mobile vs RTX A5000 Mobile

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared RTX A5000 Mobile and RTX 3000 Ada Generation Mobile, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

RTX A5000 Mobile
2021
16 GB GDDR6, 150 Watt
41.89
+0.6%

RTX A5000 Mobile outperforms RTX 3000 Ada Generation Mobile by a minimal 1% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking9697
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency19.1324.80
ArchitectureAmpere (2020−2024)Ada Lovelace (2022−2024)
GPU code nameGA104no data
Market segmentMobile workstationMobile workstation
Release date12 April 2021 (3 years ago)21 March 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 cores61444608
Core clock speed900 MHzno data
Boost clock speed1575 MHzno data
Number of transistors17,400 millionno data
Manufacturing process technology8 nm5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)150 Watt115 Watt (35 - 115 Watt TGP)
Texture fill rate302.4no data
Floating-point processing power19.35 TFLOPSno data
ROPs96no data
TMUs192no data
Tensor Cores192no data
Ray Tracing Cores48no data

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 sizelargelarge
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x16no 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 typeGDDR6GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount16 GB8 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed1750 MHz16000 MHz
Memory bandwidth448.0 GB/sno data
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 Dependentno data

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 Ultimate (12_2)12 Ultimate
Shader Model6.7no data
OpenGL4.6no data
OpenCL3.0no data
Vulkan1.3-
CUDA8.6-

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 A5000 Mobile 41.89
+0.6%
RTX 3000 Ada Generation Mobile 41.64

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 16138
+0.6%
RTX 3000 Ada Generation Mobile 16044

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.

RTX A5000 Mobile 36164
+23%
RTX 3000 Ada Generation Mobile 29411

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.

RTX A5000 Mobile 27271
+30.4%
RTX 3000 Ada Generation Mobile 20908

3DMark Cloud Gate GPU

Cloud Gate is an outdated DirectX 11 feature level 10 benchmark that was used for home PCs and basic notebooks. It displays a few scenes of some weird space teleportation device launching spaceships into unknown, using fixed resolution of 1280x720. Just like Ice Storm benchmark, it has been discontinued in January 2020 and replaced by 3DMark Night Raid.

RTX A5000 Mobile 50154
RTX 3000 Ada Generation Mobile 82612
+64.7%

3DMark Time Spy Graphics

RTX A5000 Mobile 10307
+23.4%
RTX 3000 Ada Generation Mobile 8351

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 HD112
+1.8%
110−120
−1.8%
1440p72
+2.9%
70−75
−2.9%
4K51
+2%
50−55
−2%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 70−75
+7.7%
65−70
−7.7%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 80−85
+5%
80−85
−5%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 76
+1.3%
75−80
−1.3%
Battlefield 5 120−130
+6.7%
120−130
−6.7%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 80−85
+6.7%
75−80
−6.7%
Cyberpunk 2077 70−75
+7.7%
65−70
−7.7%
Far Cry 5 85−90
+1.2%
85−90
−1.2%
Far Cry New Dawn 95−100
+3.2%
95−100
−3.2%
Forza Horizon 4 190−200
+1.6%
190−200
−1.6%
Hitman 3 85−90
+6.3%
80−85
−6.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn 160−170
+3.1%
160−170
−3.1%
Metro Exodus 120−130
+5.8%
120−130
−5.8%
Red Dead Redemption 2 90−95
+2.2%
90−95
−2.2%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 140−150
+4.3%
140−150
−4.3%
Watch Dogs: Legion 120−130
+7.5%
120−130
−7.5%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 80−85
+5%
80−85
−5%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 64
+6.7%
60−65
−6.7%
Battlefield 5 120−130
+6.7%
120−130
−6.7%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 80−85
+6.7%
75−80
−6.7%
Cyberpunk 2077 70−75
+7.7%
65−70
−7.7%
Far Cry 5 85−90
+1.2%
85−90
−1.2%
Far Cry New Dawn 95−100
+3.2%
95−100
−3.2%
Forza Horizon 4 190−200
+1.6%
190−200
−1.6%
Hitman 3 85−90
+6.3%
80−85
−6.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn 160−170
+3.1%
160−170
−3.1%
Metro Exodus 120−130
+5.8%
120−130
−5.8%
Red Dead Redemption 2 90−95
+2.2%
90−95
−2.2%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 192
+1.1%
190−200
−1.1%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 80−85
+2.5%
80−85
−2.5%
Watch Dogs: Legion 120−130
+7.5%
120−130
−7.5%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 80−85
+5%
80−85
−5%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 55
+10%
50−55
−10%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 80−85
+6.7%
75−80
−6.7%
Cyberpunk 2077 70−75
+7.7%
65−70
−7.7%
Far Cry 5 85−90
+1.2%
85−90
−1.2%
Forza Horizon 4 190−200
+1.6%
190−200
−1.6%
Hitman 3 85−90
+6.3%
80−85
−6.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn 133
+2.3%
130−140
−2.3%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 160
+6.7%
150−160
−6.7%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 90
+5.9%
85−90
−5.9%
Watch Dogs: Legion 45
+12.5%
40−45
−12.5%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 90−95
+2.2%
90−95
−2.2%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 75−80
+2.7%
75−80
−2.7%
Far Cry New Dawn 60−65
+1.7%
60−65
−1.7%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 40−45
+7.5%
40−45
−7.5%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 44
+10%
40−45
−10%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 45−50
+4.4%
45−50
−4.4%
Cyberpunk 2077 30−35
+6.7%
30−33
−6.7%
Far Cry 5 45−50
+2.2%
45−50
−2.2%
Forza Horizon 4 220−230
+0.9%
220−230
−0.9%
Hitman 3 50−55
+4%
50−55
−4%
Horizon Zero Dawn 85−90
+2.4%
85−90
−2.4%
Metro Exodus 62
+3.3%
60−65
−3.3%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 129
+7.5%
120−130
−7.5%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 55−60
+5.5%
55−60
−5.5%
Watch Dogs: Legion 190−200
+1.6%
190−200
−1.6%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 65−70
+4.6%
65−70
−4.6%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 40−45
+14.3%
35−40
−14.3%
Far Cry New Dawn 30−35
+13.3%
30−33
−13.3%
Hitman 3 38
+8.6%
35−40
−8.6%
Horizon Zero Dawn 180−190
+1.7%
180−190
−1.7%
Metro Exodus 50−55
+2%
50−55
−2%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 58
+5.5%
55−60
−5.5%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 27−30
+12.5%
24−27
−12.5%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 29
+7.4%
27−30
−7.4%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 24−27
+4.2%
24−27
−4.2%
Cyberpunk 2077 14−16
+16.7%
12−14
−16.7%
Far Cry 5 21−24
+9.5%
21−24
−9.5%
Forza Horizon 4 55−60
+10%
50−55
−10%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 75
+7.1%
70−75
−7.1%
Watch Dogs: Legion 26
+8.3%
24−27
−8.3%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 35−40
+16.7%
30−33
−16.7%

This is how RTX A5000 Mobile and RTX 3000 Ada Generation Mobile compete in popular games:

  • RTX A5000 Mobile is 2% faster in 1080p
  • RTX A5000 Mobile is 3% faster in 1440p
  • RTX A5000 Mobile is 2% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 41.89 41.64
Recency 12 April 2021 21 March 2023
Maximum RAM amount 16 GB 8 GB
Chip lithography 8 nm 5 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 150 Watt 115 Watt

RTX A5000 Mobile has a 0.6% higher aggregate performance score, and a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount.

RTX 3000 Ada Generation Mobile, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 1 year, a 60% more advanced lithography process, and 30.4% lower power consumption.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between RTX A5000 Mobile and RTX 3000 Ada Generation Mobile.


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