RTX 5000 Ada Generation vs RTX A5000 Mobile

Place in the ranking	93	8
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Power efficiency	19.33	21.66
Architecture	Ampere (2020−2024)	Ada Lovelace (2022−2024)
GPU code name	GA104	AD102
Market segment	Mobile workstation	Workstation
Release date	12 April 2021 (3 years ago)	9 August 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	6144	12800
Core clock speed	900 MHz	1155 MHz
Boost clock speed	1575 MHz	2550 MHz
Number of transistors	17,400 million	76,300 million
Manufacturing process technology	8 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	150 Watt	250 Watt
Texture fill rate	302.4	1,020
Floating-point processing power	19.35 TFLOPS	65.28 TFLOPS
ROPs	96	176
TMUs	192	400
Tensor Cores	192	400
Ray Tracing Cores	48	100

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	large	no data
Interface	PCIe 4.0 x16	PCIe 4.0 x16
Length	no data	267 mm
Width	no data	2-slot
Supplementary power connectors	no data	1x 16-pin

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	16 GB	32 GB
Memory bus width	256 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	1750 MHz	2250 MHz
Memory bandwidth	448.0 GB/s	576.0 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

Portable Device Dependent

4x DisplayPort 1.4a

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	6.7	6.8
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	3.0	3.0
Vulkan	1.3	1.3
CUDA	8.6	8.9

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 42.03

RTX 5000 Ada Generation 78.47
+86.7%

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 16161

RTX 5000 Ada Generation 30174
+86.7%

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	108 −85.2%	200−210 +85.2%
1440p	74 −75.7%	130−140 +75.7%
4K	54 −85.2%	100−110 +85.2%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2	90−95 −77.8%	160−170 +77.8%
Cyberpunk 2077	90−95 −75.8%	160−170 +75.8%
Elden Ring	140−150 −81.2%	270−280 +81.2%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	100−110 −85.2%	200−210 +85.2%
Counter-Strike 2	90−95 −77.8%	160−170 +77.8%
Cyberpunk 2077	47 −80.9%	85−90 +80.9%
Forza Horizon 4	231 −73.2%	400−450 +73.2%
Metro Exodus	85 −76.5%	150−160 +76.5%
Red Dead Redemption 2	80−85 −85.2%	150−160 +85.2%
Valorant	160−170 −77.5%	300−310 +77.5%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	100−110 −85.2%	200−210 +85.2%
Counter-Strike 2	90−95 −77.8%	160−170 +77.8%
Cyberpunk 2077	40 −75%	70−75 +75%
Dota 2	125 −84%	230−240 +84%
Elden Ring	140−150 −81.2%	270−280 +81.2%
Far Cry 5	82 −82.9%	150−160 +82.9%
Fortnite	180−190 −66.7%	300−310 +66.7%
Forza Horizon 4	192 −82.3%	350−400 +82.3%
Grand Theft Auto V	122 −80.3%	220−230 +80.3%
Metro Exodus	68 −76.5%	120−130 +76.5%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	200−210 −69.9%	350−400 +69.9%
Red Dead Redemption 2	80−85 −85.2%	150−160 +85.2%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	150−160 −85.4%	280−290 +85.4%
Valorant	160−170 −77.5%	300−310 +77.5%
World of Tanks	270−280 −79.2%	500−550 +79.2%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	100−110 −85.2%	200−210 +85.2%
Counter-Strike 2	90−95 −77.8%	160−170 +77.8%
Cyberpunk 2077	34 −76.5%	60−65 +76.5%
Dota 2	124 −85.5%	230−240 +85.5%
Far Cry 5	100−105 −80%	180−190 +80%
Forza Horizon 4	160 −81.3%	290−300 +81.3%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	200−210 −69.9%	350−400 +69.9%
Valorant	160−170 −77.5%	300−310 +77.5%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2	82 −82.9%	150−160 +82.9%
Elden Ring	85−90 −81.8%	160−170 +81.8%
Grand Theft Auto V	82 −82.9%	150−160 +82.9%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	170−180 −71.4%	300−310 +71.4%
Red Dead Redemption 2	40−45 −86%	80−85 +86%
World of Tanks	260−270 −69.2%	450−500 +69.2%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	75−80 −84.2%	140−150 +84.2%
Counter-Strike 2	40−45 −81.8%	80−85 +81.8%
Cyberpunk 2077	22 −81.8%	40−45 +81.8%
Far Cry 5	130−140 −83.8%	250−260 +83.8%
Forza Horizon 4	129 −86%	240−250 +86%
Metro Exodus	62 −77.4%	110−120 +77.4%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	75−80 −86.7%	140−150 +86.7%
Valorant	130−140 −83.8%	250−260 +83.8%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	40−45 −81.8%	80−85 +81.8%
Dota 2	76 −84.2%	140−150 +84.2%
Elden Ring	40−45 −78.6%	75−80 +78.6%
Grand Theft Auto V	76 −84.2%	140−150 +84.2%
Metro Exodus	26 −73.1%	45−50 +73.1%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	130−140 −81.2%	250−260 +81.2%
Red Dead Redemption 2	27−30 −78.6%	50−55 +78.6%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	76 −84.2%	140−150 +84.2%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	50−55 −80%	90−95 +80%
Counter-Strike 2	40−45 −81.8%	80−85 +81.8%
Cyberpunk 2077	10 −80%	18−20 +80%
Dota 2	107 −77.6%	190−200 +77.6%
Far Cry 5	60−65 −71.9%	110−120 +71.9%
Fortnite	60−65 −80.3%	110−120 +80.3%
Forza Horizon 4	75 −86.7%	140−150 +86.7%
Valorant	70−75 −80.6%	130−140 +80.6%

This is how RTX A5000 Mobile and RTX 5000 Ada Generation compete in popular games:

RTX 5000 Ada Generation is 85% faster in 1080p
RTX 5000 Ada Generation is 76% faster in 1440p
RTX 5000 Ada Generation is 85% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	42.03	78.47
Recency	12 April 2021	9 August 2023
Maximum RAM amount	16 GB	32 GB
Chip lithography	8 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	150 Watt	250 Watt

RTX A5000 Mobile has 66.7% lower power consumption.

RTX 5000 Ada Generation, on the other hand, has a 86.7% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 2 years, a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 60% more advanced lithography process.

The RTX 5000 Ada Generation 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 RTX 5000 Ada Generation is a workstation one.

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