RTX A5000 Max-Q vs RTX A5000 Mobile

Primary Details

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

Place in performance ranking96not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
ArchitectureAmpere (2020−2022)Ampere (2020−2022)
GPU code nameGA104GA104
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date12 April 2021 (3 years ago)12 April 2021 (3 years ago)
Current priceno data$6897

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 MHz1350 MHz
Number of transistors17,400 million17,400 million
Manufacturing process technology8 nm8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)165 Watt (80 - 150 Watt TGP)80 Watt
Texture fill rate302.4259.2

Form Factor & Compatibility

Information on RTX A5000 Mobile and RTX A5000 Max-Q compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. 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
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 GB16 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed14000 MHz12 GB/s
Memory bandwidth448.0 GB/s384.0 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 outputsPortable Device Dependent

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
CUDA8.68.6

Pros & Cons Summary


Power consumption (TDP) 165 Watt 80 Watt

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