RTX 4000 SFF Ada Generation vs RTX A5000 Mobile

Aggregate performance score

RTX A5000 Mobile
2021
16 GB GDDR6, 165 Watt
39.65

RTX 4000 SFF Ada Generation outperforms RTX A5000 Mobile by a substantial 39% based on our aggregated benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in performance ranking9938
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
ArchitectureAmpere (2020−2022)Ada Lovelace
GPU code nameGA104AD104
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release date12 April 2021 (3 years ago)21 March 2023 (1 year ago)

Detailed specifications

General performance parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. These parameters indirectly speak of performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider their benchmark and gaming test results. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores61446144
Core clock speed1215 MHzno data
Boost clock speed1770 MHz1565 MHz
Number of transistors17,400 million35,800 million
Manufacturing process technology8 nm5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)165 Watt (80 - 150 Watt TGP)70 Watt
Texture fill rate302.4300.5

Form factor & compatibility

Information on RTX A5000 Mobile and RTX 4000 SFF Ada Generation compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop video cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility). For notebook video cards it's notebook size, connection slot and bus, if the video card is inserted into a slot instead of being soldered to the notebook motherboard.

Laptop sizelargeno data
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x16PCIe 4.0 x16
Lengthno data168 mm
Widthno data2-slot
Supplementary power connectorsno dataNone

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 GB20 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit160 Bit
Memory clock speed14000 MHz14 GB/s
Memory bandwidth448.0 GB/s280.0 GB/s
Shared memory-no data

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 ConnectorsNo outputs4x mini-DisplayPort 1.4a

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 Ultimate (12_2)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model6.66.7
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL3.03.0
Vulkan1.21.3
CUDA8.68.9

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 HD103
−35.9%
140−150
+35.9%
1440p64
−32.8%
85−90
+32.8%
4K51
−37.3%
70−75
+37.3%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 70−75
−35.7%
95−100
+35.7%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 65−70
−37.7%
95−100
+37.7%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 76
−31.6%
100−105
+31.6%
Battlefield 5 120−130
−32.8%
170−180
+32.8%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 85−90
−36.4%
120−130
+36.4%
Cyberpunk 2077 70−75
−35.7%
95−100
+35.7%
Far Cry 5 80−85
−35.8%
110−120
+35.8%
Far Cry New Dawn 95−100
−31.3%
130−140
+31.3%
Forza Horizon 4 120−130
−33.3%
160−170
+33.3%
Hitman 3 147
−36.1%
200−210
+36.1%
Horizon Zero Dawn 181
−38.1%
250−260
+38.1%
Metro Exodus 100−110
−38.6%
140−150
+38.6%
Red Dead Redemption 2 95−100
−36.8%
130−140
+36.8%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 231
−29.9%
300−310
+29.9%
Watch Dogs: Legion 64
−32.8%
85−90
+32.8%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 65−70
−37.7%
95−100
+37.7%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 64
−32.8%
85−90
+32.8%
Battlefield 5 120−130
−32.8%
170−180
+32.8%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 85−90
−36.4%
120−130
+36.4%
Cyberpunk 2077 70−75
−35.7%
95−100
+35.7%
Far Cry 5 82
−34.1%
110−120
+34.1%
Far Cry New Dawn 39
−28.2%
50−55
+28.2%
Forza Horizon 4 120−130
−33.3%
160−170
+33.3%
Hitman 3 40
−37.5%
55−60
+37.5%
Horizon Zero Dawn 164
−34.1%
220−230
+34.1%
Metro Exodus 78
−28.2%
100−105
+28.2%
Red Dead Redemption 2 95−100
−36.8%
130−140
+36.8%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 143
−32.9%
190−200
+32.9%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 150
−33.3%
200−210
+33.3%
Watch Dogs: Legion 60
−33.3%
80−85
+33.3%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 65−70
−37.7%
95−100
+37.7%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 55
−36.4%
75−80
+36.4%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 85−90
−36.4%
120−130
+36.4%
Cyberpunk 2077 70−75
−35.7%
95−100
+35.7%
Far Cry 5 80−85
−35.8%
110−120
+35.8%
Forza Horizon 4 120−130
−33.3%
160−170
+33.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn 133
−35.3%
180−190
+35.3%
Metro Exodus 71
−33.8%
95−100
+33.8%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 90
−33.3%
120−130
+33.3%
Watch Dogs: Legion 45
−33.3%
60−65
+33.3%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 95−100
−36.8%
130−140
+36.8%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 75−80
−29.9%
100−105
+29.9%
Far Cry New Dawn 90−95
−29%
120−130
+29%
Hitman 3 59
−35.6%
80−85
+35.6%
Red Dead Redemption 2 30−35
−25%
40−45
+25%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 40−45
−27.9%
55−60
+27.9%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 44
−36.4%
60−65
+36.4%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 60−65
−31.1%
80−85
+31.1%
Cyberpunk 2077 30−35
−25%
40−45
+25%
Far Cry 5 79
−39.2%
110−120
+39.2%
Forza Horizon 4 80−85
−32.5%
110−120
+32.5%
Horizon Zero Dawn 85−90
−37.9%
120−130
+37.9%
Metro Exodus 62
−37.1%
85−90
+37.1%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 129
−31.8%
170−180
+31.8%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 55−60
−31.6%
75−80
+31.6%
Watch Dogs: Legion 43
−27.9%
55−60
+27.9%

4K
High Preset

Far Cry 5 52
−34.6%
70−75
+34.6%
Far Cry New Dawn 50−55
−37.3%
70−75
+37.3%
Hitman 3 38
−31.6%
50−55
+31.6%
Horizon Zero Dawn 50−55
−30%
65−70
+30%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 38
−31.6%
50−55
+31.6%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 58
−37.9%
80−85
+37.9%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 27−30
−29.6%
35−40
+29.6%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 29
−37.9%
40−45
+37.9%
Battlefield 5 45−50
−35.4%
65−70
+35.4%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 35−40
−31.6%
50−55
+31.6%
Cyberpunk 2077 14−16
−28.6%
18−20
+28.6%
Forza Horizon 4 55−60
−36.4%
75−80
+36.4%
Horizon Zero Dawn 63
−34.9%
85−90
+34.9%
Metro Exodus 43
−27.9%
55−60
+27.9%
Watch Dogs: Legion 26
−34.6%
35−40
+34.6%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 35−40
−28.6%
45−50
+28.6%

This is how RTX A5000 Mobile and RTX 4000 SFF Ada Generation compete in popular games:

  • RTX 4000 SFF Ada Generation is 36% faster in 1080p
  • RTX 4000 SFF Ada Generation is 33% faster in 1440p
  • RTX 4000 SFF Ada Generation is 37% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 39.65 55.23
Recency 12 April 2021 21 March 2023
Maximum RAM amount 16 GB 20 GB
Chip lithography 8 nm 5 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 165 Watt 70 Watt

The RTX 4000 SFF Ada Generation is our recommended choice as it beats the RTX A5000 Mobile in performance tests.

Be aware that RTX A5000 Mobile is a notebook card while RTX 4000 SFF Ada Generation is a desktop one.


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